by - September 18, 2018 3:51 pm
Arkansas is a small state in terms of land mass and population density. It’s one of the reasons international trade is so important to the state economy. Total exports of…
by - September 18, 2018 3:39 pm
Commercial open houses and future plans for The Bakery event center were the focus of a Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) meeting on Tuesday (Sept. 18). Leading off,…
by - September 18, 2018 2:44 pm
Prime: River Valley Professional Summit, a one-day event for young professionals and entrepreneurs, will be hitting The Bakery, DoubleTree Hotel, and Temple Live in downtown Fort Smith on Friday (Sept….
by - September 18, 2018 1:52 pm
It’s been seven years since Walmart plunked down $2.4 billion for a 51% stake in Massmart Holdings Limited, the second largest retail holding company in South Africa. Doug McMillon, CEO…
by - September 18, 2018 12:22 pm
Arkansas has the highest percentage of private sector employees who work in the trucking industry, according to the American Trucking Trends 2018 report. The report showed one in 12 people,…
by - September 18, 2018 11:19 am
Coming off the highest quarterly profits in the company’s history and with plans to expand its sheet cold mill factory in Northeast Arkansas, Nucor Corp. has upped its previous guidance…
by - September 18, 2018 10:36 am
Arkansas economic development officials are still engaged in talks with Chinese officials to bring two major durable goods projects to Arkansas. The news comes amid a new round of trade…
by - September 18, 2018 10:25 am
Fayetteville-based Lindsey Management Co., a third-party property management company, has submitted a preliminary development plan to the city of Springdale for a 476-unit multifamily development near Arvest Ballpark. According to…
by - September 18, 2018 10:07 am
Little Rock-based transmission organization Southwest Power Pool (SPP) announced several western utilities want SPP to provide reliability coordination services for them starting in late 2019. SPP has served as a…
by - September 18, 2018 6:45 am
A statewide coalition of financial institutions, large corporations and community nonprofits are pooling their resources to launch a new banking option for undeserved Arkansans. Bank On Arkansas+, a special project…
by - September 17, 2018 5:42 pm
Logistics and transportation providers are optimistic about the outlook of the U.S. economy and their business in the fourth quarter as logisticians salaries increased by the 10th highest rate of…
by - September 17, 2018 5:06 pm
When Broadway producer and Tony Award winner Vivek Tiwary decided to write a book about the Beatles first manager, Brian Epstein, he made two key decisions. He decided to put…
by - September 17, 2018 4:29 pm
The U.S. Department of Commerce on Sept. 30 is expected to release a second, but better version of its first-ever forecasting tool to measure the “ripple effect” of the outdoor…
by - September 17, 2018 4:17 pm
With the shift of many retail categories to online, suppliers who typically have served brick-and-mortar stores are facing somewhat uncharted territory, according to Chris Moore, vice president of sales and…
by - September 17, 2018 4:06 pm
The Missouri healthcare group at the center of a federal corruption and bribing scheme is said to be finalizing an agreement with a Hot Springs substance-abuse rehabilitation and behavioral health…
by - September 17, 2018 3:53 pm
A lawsuit filed in Benton County Circuit Court has exposed internal strife among the owners of a popular Bentonville brewery. On Friday (Sept. 14), Steven Outain, a co-owner of Bike…
by - September 17, 2018 3:14 pm
After the recusal by Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Dan Kemp, Gov. Asa Hutchinson has picked a replacement to hear a lawsuit appeal involving Issue 1, the tort reform amendment…
by - September 17, 2018 11:30 am
Tom Hayes announced Monday (Sept. 17) he will step down effective Sept. 30 as president and CEO of Tyson Foods citing personal reasons. The board of directors has chosen Tyson…
by - September 16, 2018 7:07 pm
The second time he met Sam Walton, former University of Arkansas placekicker Kendall Trainor was still looking to make it in the NFL. The Walmart Inc. founder told the 1988…
by - September 16, 2018 6:49 pm
A Jonesboro man who employs about 100 people in seven different businesses may have to sell his interests because of President Donald Trump’s travel ban of six primarily Muslim countries…
