by - October 26, 2018 8:29 am
A real estate investment trust in Little Rock has closed on the purchase of a Springdale multifamily development for $28.9 million. BSR REIT, a publicly traded multifamily management company, is…
by - October 25, 2018 7:58 pm
Gas Pos, a new technology platform for the fuel business, announced Thursday (Oct. 25) that it has relocated its headquarters to North Little Rock from Birmingham, Ala. Gas Pos is…
by - October 25, 2018 6:33 pm
The United States Department of Agriculture intends to move its Economic Research Service (ERS) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture out of Washington D.C. and Arkansas Agriculture Secretary…
by - October 25, 2018 5:47 pm
Jim Mote was an 18-year-old farm boy picking cotton in northeast Arkansas one morning when he saw a military truck approaching. It was September 1957, and Mote — one of…
by - October 25, 2018 5:07 pm
The good financial news continues for Van Buren-based USA Truck, which posted third quarter net income of $3.3 million, well ahead of the $409,000 in the same quarter of 2017….
by - October 25, 2018 4:37 pm
Arkansas State University was notified Wednesday (Oct. 24) by its food service provider, Sodexo, that one of its workers reported testing positive for the Hepatitis A virus, according to the…
by - October 25, 2018 4:02 pm
Electricity is perhaps the most critical component of our nation’s critical infrastructure. Emergency services, healthcare, transportation, industry and nearly all of our creature comforts rely on electricity. Naturally, each of…
by - October 25, 2018 3:21 pm
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded an agriculture project in Fayetteville known as Woolsey Incubator Farm with a $100,000 grant as part of the agency’s 2018 educational funding….
by - October 25, 2018 2:53 pm
Drones have been pegged as a better way to deliver final mile packaging and 7-Eleven convenience stores in select cities have been delivering hot coffee via drones for over a…
by - October 25, 2018 2:23 pm
Starting in early June, used vehicle prices started to rise, and Jonathan Smoke, chief economist of Cox Automotive, attributed the abnormal summer increase to tariffs. Smoke, who also compiles the…
by - October 25, 2018 2:21 pm
In late July, Tyson Foods lowered its fiscal year earnings guidance by an average of 65 cents per share. The company cited volatile meat prices relating to excess supplies of…
by - October 25, 2018 2:15 pm
Fayetteville radio station KUAF 91.3 FM, the flagship National Public Radio station for Northwest Arkansas, raised 95% of its target amount during its recent fall fundraiser. Kyle Kellams, the station’s…
by - October 25, 2018 1:51 pm
The number of Americans without a savings or checking account fell for the third consecutive year in 2017, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s biennial national survey of so-called…
by - October 25, 2018 1:46 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Institute (AEDI) in Little Rock has launched a new statistical dashboard that offers key demographic and economic data in one central online location. The institute, which…
by - October 24, 2018 8:15 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission announced Wednesday (Oct. 24) that Newport and Paragould have completed the Competitive Communities Initiative evaluation that aims to ensure their preparedness to successfully compete for…
by - October 24, 2018 8:09 pm
The Conductor announced that its “High School Startup Day” program, presented in partnership with Junior Achievement of Arkansas and the University of Central Arkansas, has been selected as an official…
by - October 24, 2018 5:49 pm
A trio of building supply developments in Benton and Washington counties recently sold for a combined $7.18 million. STORE Capital Corp. of Scottsdale, Ariz., through its Store Master Funding XV…
by - October 24, 2018 5:42 pm
Airport Director Kelly Johnson of the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) in Highfill has been promoted to chief operating officer and will start in the position Nov. 1. Members of…
by - October 24, 2018 4:41 pm
The spot price of Brent crude oil is expected to rise 2.5% to $81 per barrel in the fourth quarter of 2018, but how the international benchmark price will be…
by - October 24, 2018 4:26 pm
The Fort Smith-based Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) has formed the ACHE Advancement Advisory Council to help the ACHE Board of Trustees in their advancement efforts and to “further…
