by - June 21, 2018 1:41 pm
Wine consumption is on the rise, with U.S. sales topping $62.7 billion last year. Walmart wants a part of that market and has spent the past year working to curate…
by - June 21, 2018 1:25 pm
Simmons Prepared Foods, a subsidiary of Siloam Springs-based Simmons Foods, hosted a site dedication ceremony Thursday (June 21) to officially mark the start of construction on its new Benton County poultry processing…
by - June 21, 2018 12:00 pm
The Internal Medicine Residency Program at the Northwest Regional Campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a full, 10-year accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate…
by - June 21, 2018 11:06 am
The median age of Arkansas residents rose in all but five counties, and the Hispanic population increased 20 basis points to comprise of 7.6% of the population in the state,…
by - June 21, 2018 10:22 am
A $2.79 million project to widen Maple Street, between Garland Avenue and Razorback Road, is expected to start this summer and be completed in summer 2019. The segment of Maple…
by - June 21, 2018 9:59 am
Sam’s Club recently held a grand opening of its eCommerce fulfillment in Memphis. The fulfillment center (FC) is the first of the planned conversions of recently shuttered Sam’s Club locations….
by - June 20, 2018 7:13 pm
A merger of two custom metal fabrication companies in the Fort Smith metro could add between 15-20 news jobs following a $1.6 million expansion of a Fort Smith facility. Arkoma,…
by - June 20, 2018 6:26 pm
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), which has been a strong ally of President Donald Trump since he took office in January 2017, came out strongly against his administration’s move…
by - June 20, 2018 6:18 pm
Construction prices have risen for 19 consecutive months, and industry executives in Arkansas don’t expect they’ll fall any time soon. According to a May report by IHS Markit and Procurement…
by - June 20, 2018 5:49 pm
Fresh foods from colorful produce displays to heat and serve meal kits sold in grocery deli sections continue to disrupt the food and consumable sectors in retail. Nielsen reports fresh…
by - June 20, 2018 5:09 pm
Walmart recently received a patent for a system designed to store patient medical records in a blockchain database. The information can then be retrieved at the scene of an emergency…
by - June 20, 2018 4:59 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods and Merck Animal Health together granted a $500,000 research gift to the poultry science department at Texas A&M University to help build a new research facility in…
by - June 20, 2018 12:30 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (June 19) voted to lower budget expectations for 2018 to address lower-than-expected revenues. Through the first four months of 2018, the city…
by - June 20, 2018 10:20 am
Tony Rogers, chief marketing officer for Walmart U.S., is transitioning to a new position at Sam’s Club where he will oversee membership and customer experience. The announcement was made to…
by - June 20, 2018 9:48 am
In connection with the LPGA event being held this week in Rogers, Walmart announced $17 million of financial support to five grant recipients including Walton Arts Center and NorthWest Arkansas…
by - June 19, 2018 7:11 pm
Federal highway and transit agencies are seeking public comment on the planning process of the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission as part of their review of how the commission makes…
by - June 19, 2018 6:53 pm
Arkansas is commonly referred to as the Natural State, but it could also be called the rice state. Rice farmers in the state planted 1.161 million acres last year, about…
by - June 19, 2018 4:48 pm
Studio 6 Architects unveiled plans Tuesday (June 19) for a potential brewery to be housed in the former Shipley Baking facility at 63 S. Sixth St., owned by Central Business…
by - June 19, 2018 4:32 pm
Crowdsourcing is not new to retail. Some of the biggest companies on the planet are using it to keep tabs on store shelves, final mile delivery and other needs. Coca-Cola…
by - June 19, 2018 3:26 pm
The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), the regional accrediting body for Arkansas State University, has notified ASU Chancellor Kelly Damphousse of its decision to accept the visiting team’s report on the…
