by - May 21, 2018 1:11 pm
Longtime company executive Jim Minor has been promoted to vice president and chief operating officer of Little Rock-based Baldwin & Shell Construction Co., the company announced Monday (May 21). Minor…
by - May 21, 2018 12:29 pm
Entegrity Energy Partners, an energy services company based in Little Rock, has acquired Faytteville-based firm Richter Solar Energy. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Matt Bell, a partner…
by - May 20, 2018 3:21 pm
Dirt. Nutrient-rich, alluvial-plain soil. It’s the foundation of Arkansas’ row crop agri industry. Rice, soybeans, cotton and other profitable plants have for generations risen from millions of eastern Arkansas acres….
by - May 20, 2018 3:11 pm
The University of Arkansas this month rededicated efforts to stimulate the state’s economic growth by gathering six outreach units under the umbrella of the new Office of Economic Development. “We’re…
by - May 20, 2018 10:02 am
Department of Arkansas Heritage Director Stacy Hurst lauded the collaborative effort to preserve natural land in western Pulaski County and says a north-central Arkansas project is also in the works….
by - May 18, 2018 3:54 pm
For the third month in a row, Arkansas’ unemployment rate has held at 3.8%, just one-tenth of a percentage point below the national average and two-tenths of a point above…
by - May 18, 2018 2:33 pm
IberiaBank Corp., (NASDAQ: IBKC) the parent company of the regional banking group of the same name, announced plans Friday (May 18) to shutter or merge 22 locations across its Southeast…
by - May 18, 2018 1:18 pm
Three Benton County political candidates hosted a meet-and-greet event for young voters Thursday (May 17) at the Meteor Guitar Gallery in downtown Bentonville, just ahead of next week’s primary election…
by - May 18, 2018 10:48 am
Dallas-based Topgolf has officially announced plans for its first location in Arkansas. In a news release distributed Friday (May 18), the golf entertainment company said it will develop 11 acres…
by - May 18, 2018 8:26 am
A retail company known for clever commercials touting, among other products, “Buck Naked” underwear has set its sights on Northwest Arkansas. A development plan is in the works to build…
by - May 18, 2018 8:11 am
Rock Mortgage, a division of Bank of Little Rock Mortgage, has opened a Fayetteville branch office in the Bellafont development north of Joyce Boulevard. The 1,350-square-foot office on Augustine Lane…
by - May 17, 2018 9:38 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority’s decision to deny a second offer from Memco, Inc. “has nothing to do with Memco,” according to FCRA Secretary/Treasurer Don Keesee. On Thursday (May 17),…
by - May 17, 2018 8:44 pm
Six University of Arkansas at Fort Smith students spent part of their recent semester working with researchers at the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM) on projects that could also…
by - May 17, 2018 8:11 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and a handful of other border-state governors will head to the White House on Monday (May 21) to discuss the nation’s immigration policy and meet with President…
by - May 17, 2018 6:01 pm
Construction is underway on a new hotel/convention center on the Arkansas State University campus, and school officials are hopeful it will serve as a springboard for a new hospitality management…
by - May 17, 2018 4:46 pm
After somewhat dismal e-commerce results in Walmart’s fiscal fourth quarter, the retailer surprised investors Thursday (May 17) with a 33% jump in online sales for the quarter ending April 27….
by - May 17, 2018 4:09 pm
Carriers expect turnover to rise in the second quarter as they increase driver pay to limit turnover and its related costs, a recent survey shows. More than two-thirds of large…
by - May 17, 2018 12:15 pm
A retail asset just east of Interstate 49 in Rogers has a new owner after a sale-leaseback deal worth $3.59 million. NNN Properties LLC-1710 South 46th Street Series LLC of…
by - May 17, 2018 12:03 pm
Barring a scheduling change mandated by Southeastern Conference officials, the Arkansas Razorbacks and Missouri Tigers will play a football game at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock every other year…
by - May 17, 2018 8:27 am
Fayetteville-based Ozarks Electric Cooperative is building a four-story, 38,000-square-foot office at its headquarters to accommodate growth in the electricity utility and its broadband service, OzarksGo. CEO Mitchell Johnson said the…
