by - October 4, 2018 2:34 pm
While the weather may not exactly feel like fall, consumers have been busy buying decorations for Halloween for the past several weeks as retailers eager to boost revenue hopped on…
by - October 4, 2018 12:59 pm
U.S. natural gas supply and demand rose 12% in the first half of 2018, from the same period in 2017, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. In the first…
by - October 4, 2018 11:50 am
Fayetteville-based clothing company LIVSN Designs recently started to sell its clothing through a Kickstarter campaign to raise $30,000 before apparel production begins. Fayetteville native Andrew Gibbs-Dabney launched the company on…
by - October 3, 2018 7:05 pm
The transportation sector is benefiting from a healthy economy, and this has led to tight truckload and intermodal capacity and expectations for a strong peak season, analysts said. Also tightening…
by - October 3, 2018 5:40 pm
A University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture researcher’s efforts to understand how exposure to top soil affects the gut microbiome and feed efficiency in pigs have earned him a…
by - October 3, 2018 5:26 pm
Walmart continues to digitize processes aimed at improving customer shopping experiences and better equipping its workforce. Tom Ward, vice president of digital operations at Walmart U.S., said some of that…
by - October 3, 2018 12:09 pm
Bentonville firm RevUnit, a digital product development agency that designs, develops and launches business development strategies, and Fayetteville consulting firm Startup Junkie have teamed up to launch a 16-week startup…
by - October 3, 2018 9:35 am
Manuela Well-Off-Man germinated an idea several years ago, while she was an associate curator at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art: produce an exhibit of contemporary art created by indigenous…
by - October 2, 2018 6:46 pm
Walmart has filed a WARN letter with federal authorities regarding the pending closure of a large return center in Bentonville. The retailer told Talk Business & Politics in January it…
by - October 2, 2018 6:42 pm
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has selected five new projects in Arkansas for its 13-state Mississippi River Basin Initiative (MRBI). In addition, the initiative has been extended in…
by - October 2, 2018 6:37 pm
The 5,302-foot runway at Springdale Municipal Airport has reopened after a $2.2 million project to resurface the runway and install LED lighting. The city of Springdale celebrated the completion of…
by - October 2, 2018 5:10 pm
With a rise in reports of algae growth on the Buffalo River, U.S. Reps. French Hill, R-Little Rock, and Steve Womack, R-Rogers, have asked the National Park Service (NPS) for…
by - October 2, 2018 5:00 pm
Northern Jonesboro is perhaps the most blighted part of the city, and civic and business leaders are exploring what impacts may result from a corridor between the Arkansas State University…
by - October 2, 2018 4:49 pm
The residential units of a mixed-use development in Fayetteville recently sold for $55.6 million. Houston-based Sun Holdings Group, a real estate investment and management company in the apartment, hospitality and…
by - October 2, 2018 4:47 pm
Officials from Mercy Northwest Arkansas and city of Bentonville celebrated the opening of a new primary care health clinic along North Walton Boulevard on Tuesday (Oct. 2). It is the…
by - October 2, 2018 4:08 pm
With half the women in the U.S. wearing a size 14 or higher, Walmart has seized another opportunity to expand its e-commerce fashion offerings with the pending acquisition of Eloquii,…
by - October 2, 2018 2:48 pm
The Unexpected has added a, well, unexpected level to this year’s art festival. The Unexpected Outlier Series will bring several musical acts to downtown Fort Smith, including Backroad Anthem and…
by - October 2, 2018 11:30 am
State budget coffers were brimming headed into October and the early holiday shopping season as tax collections in all major revenue categories were ahead of forecast, the Arkansas Department of…
by - October 2, 2018 10:31 am
The density of crude oil that’s processed by U.S. refineries along the Gulf Coast has become lighter since 2008 when the refineries shifted from heavier imported crude oil to lighter…
by - October 1, 2018 8:51 pm
The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission on Monday (Oct. 1) scheduled a meeting with a Boston consulting firm in nearly two weeks to score and review the nearly 200 medical cannabis…
