by - September 20, 2018 1:22 pm
Walmart confirmed this week Micky Onvural will be taking over as head of Bonobos, the upscale men’s apparel startup it acquired last year. She succeeds Bonobos founder Andy Dunn, who…
by - September 20, 2018 10:24 am
The Arkansas Department of Education has received a $9 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to develop and support school-based mental health programs in the…
by - September 20, 2018 9:59 am
Executive recruiting firm Cameron Smith & Associates in Rogers announced Thursday (Sept. 20) it is expanding its services to include recruiting for the growing commercial real estate sector. Smith said…
by - September 20, 2018 6:29 am
Arkansas State University has received the 2018 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, according to…
by - September 19, 2018 5:20 pm
Tyson Foods remains in “very capable” hands, according to industry analyst Steve Kay, publisher of Cattle Buyers Weekly, who is “extremely confident” in Noel White’s ability to run the complex…
by - September 19, 2018 5:01 pm
The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) will receive its first national grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH). The three-year award totals $323,628, and it will be under…
by - September 19, 2018 4:56 pm
The Arkansas Agriculture Department’s Livestock and Poultry Commission doled out $729,000 to support the operations of Arkansas fairs and to offset expenses of Arkansas youth representing the state in agriculture-related…
by - September 19, 2018 4:53 pm
A report released Wednesday (Sept. 19) by the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF) makes the case that one-fourth of the state’s workforce would benefit from the Issue 5…
by - September 19, 2018 12:29 pm
A large-scale development plan has been submitted with Bentonville planners for yet another hotel in the city. The planning commission will consider at its Oct. 2 meeting a plan to…
by - September 19, 2018 12:23 pm
Community Health Centers of Arkansas will receive nearly $3 million for substance abuse and mental health treatment. On Wednesday (Sept. 19), U.S. Sens. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, and Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas,…
by - September 19, 2018 11:36 am
Real average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls increased 0.2% in August, from the same month in 2017, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The change…
by - September 19, 2018 7:53 am
The Bike Alliance of Northwest Arkansas (BikeNWA) hosted the second of two public meetings Tuesday (Sept. 18) on a proposed protected bicycle lane for Meadow and Maple avenues and Holcomb…
by - September 19, 2018 7:44 am
Athlete and adventurer Rebecca Rusch told guests at the 20th annual NWA Business Women’s Conference on Tuesday (Sept. 18) that her 1,200 kilometer bicycle trek on the Ho Chi Minh…
by - September 18, 2018 9:26 pm
Democratic candidate for governor Jared Henderson Tuesday released his plan for controlling health care costs that included setting a statewide cost growth goal and creating a health commission that would…
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…
