by - April 6, 2018 11:29 am
Springfield, Mo.-based Aerobotics LLC will host an entry-level class for those interested in flying drones from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 21 at Northwest Technical Institute in Springdale. Rick…
by - April 6, 2018 9:37 am
The U.S. labor market only added 103,000 positions in March as the nation’s jobless rate held steady at 4.1% for the last three months of 2017 and the first quarter…
by - April 6, 2018 9:18 am
Forrest City-based Armor Bank and its holding company, Big Creek Bancshares Inc., announced Friday (April 6) the appointment of Chad May as CEO. May will be based in Little Rock,…
by - April 6, 2018 8:52 am
Nearly 75 people attended a meeting to provide feedback on street projects that would be paid for with a bond issue that Springdale voters approved with 84% of the vote….
by - April 5, 2018 11:18 pm
Business and school officials pressed for voter approval of the proposed 5.558-mill increase for the Fort Smith Public School district during a Thursday (April 5) League of River Valley Voters…
by - April 5, 2018 10:53 pm
Fish mislabeling in restaurants is a worldwide problem, and in Arkansas one of the most popular fish consumed — catfish — is at times misidentified on menus. Since 2016 state…
by - April 5, 2018 8:21 pm
Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) will receive a $3.6 million federal grant to replace the majority, if not all, of the remaining buses that have yet to be replaced after a…
by - April 5, 2018 5:17 pm
Author, outdoor adventure planner and speaker Georgia Pellegrini told Arkansas community and business leaders they have an “incredible opportunity” to help the state develop a brand, adding they should not…
by - April 5, 2018 4:20 pm
David Cheesewright, former chief executive officer for Walmart International, ended his full-time employment with Walmart on March 31 and transitioned to a part-time consultant role for Walmart Canada for the…
by - April 5, 2018 3:35 pm
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) has been named a 2018 Energy Star Partner of the Year — Sustained Excellence award winner for the utility company’s energy efficiency program in Arkansas….
by - April 5, 2018 2:01 pm
A Little Rock technology startup with ties to the former Systematics Inc. and Alltel Corp. announced plans Thursday (April 5) to create 19 high-paying fintech jobs as the company scales…
by - April 5, 2018 1:46 pm
Fernando Marti, trade and investment commissioner for ProMexico, said he met earlier this week with J.B. Hunt, Tyson Foods, Walmart and a few small private businesses in Northwest Arkansas to…
by - April 5, 2018 11:16 am
Walton Family Foundation Home Region program director Karen Minkel says the best opportunity to strengthen Northwest Arkansas’ already growing bicycle and trail system economy lies in the further development of…
by - April 5, 2018 9:29 am
The number of net metering facilities in Northwest Arkansas increased dramatically in 2017. According to annual filings with the Arkansas Public Service Commission (PSC), there were 517 net metering facilities…
by - April 5, 2018 6:51 am
Second District Democrats Gwen Combs, Jonathan Dunkley, Paul Spencer and Clarke Tucker squared off Wednesday night (April 4) in their first formal debate, vying for the nomination to challenge incumbent…
by - April 4, 2018 8:55 pm
Jim Heath has operated his Jonesboro-area business, Jim Heath Floor Care for more than 35 years. When he hired Makaleigh Wright as his marketing coordinator she had some new ideas…
by - April 4, 2018 8:40 pm
The Chinese government announced Wednesday (April 4) plans to institute a 25% tariff on $50 billion worth of U.S. imports, including several agri commodities produced in Arkansas. It’s another move…
by - April 4, 2018 8:16 pm
In separate actions, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge and Scott Ellington, prosecuting attorney for the 2nd Judicial District of Arkansas, are taking drug makers to court in a fight against…
by - April 4, 2018 8:02 pm
Arkansas’ two largest cities dropped details of their annual music festivals Wednesday (April 4), with Little Rock-based RiverFest Music Festival and Fort Smith-based Peacemaker Festival announcing headliners. RiverFest will be…
by - April 4, 2018 7:31 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) officials want to take a new approach to the airport access road that has been studied for more than 12 years to improve access to…
