by - August 23, 2018 10:02 am
Louise Epstein has been hired by the Walton Family Foundation as director of university partnerships. The announcement was made Thursday (Aug. 23). Epstein was previously managing director of the Innovation…
by - August 23, 2018 9:46 am
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is seeking public feedback on possible changes to the hours-of-service regulations for commercial truck drivers. On Thursday (Aug. 23), an advance notice of…
by - August 22, 2018 7:18 pm
Arkansas’ top job recruiters empathized with manufacturing industry leaders today concerning the growing U.S. jobs skills gap that is hurting productivity and leaving thousands of key positions unfilled just as…
by - August 22, 2018 6:12 pm
Mark Smith, a long-time member of the KASU campus radio station staff at Arkansas State University, has been named station manager. Smith’s appointment comes after the retirement of Mike Doyle…
by - August 22, 2018 5:58 pm
On Wednesday (Aug. 22), Livonia, Mich.-based Applied Process opened its doors to the public to celebrate the beginning of operations in Fort Smith. The company purchased and renovated an abandoned…
by - August 22, 2018 5:18 pm
Construction on the new Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden County is finishing ahead of schedule and BMHCC President and CEO Brian Welton told Talk Business & Politics the doors could open by…
by - August 22, 2018 4:59 pm
Sexual assault cases continue to rise in Northwest Arkansas and until recently there was not a regional coordinator to train and assist medical professionals who conduct forensic exams following alleged…
by - August 22, 2018 2:21 pm
A consensus of Federal Reserve forecasters now expect the U.S. economy to expand at an annual rate of 3% in 2018 following the strong reading in the second quarter and…
by - August 22, 2018 1:57 pm
There were 5,769 homes sold through July this year in Benton and Washington counties, up less than 1% from 5,725 homes sold during the same period of 2017. That is…
by - August 22, 2018 11:34 am
U.S. natural gas pipeline exports to Mexico have risen to 4.4 billion cubic feet per day through the first five months of 2018 as new cross-border pipeline capacity comes online,…
by - August 22, 2018 11:24 am
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 2.9% in July, from the same month in 2017, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Milk prices declined 2.2%,…
by - August 22, 2018 11:10 am
Tiffny Calloway’s life has been the tale of two cities. She grew up in Pine Bluff and was the valedictorian for her high school class at Watson Chapel High School….
by - August 22, 2018 11:03 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has teamed up with SiriusXM, Pilot Flying J and The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. to establish a rewards program for carriers and…
by - August 22, 2018 4:15 am
Arkadelphia-based Ouachita Baptist University and Little Rock-based Baptist Health announced a partnership Tuesday (Aug. 21) to address the shortage of nurses in the state and region. OBU recently received approval…
by - August 21, 2018 6:26 pm
As widely expected, President Donald Trump on Tuesday (Aug. 21) repealed the Obama era “Clean Power Plan” and installed laxer regulations that federal EPA officials said would cut greenhouse gas…
by - August 21, 2018 5:14 pm
Private-label is growing faster growing in many categories than name brands, and leading the charge is Amazon and its plan for dominance, according to a recent report from Debra Weinswig…
by - August 21, 2018 4:52 pm
Hytrol has a new way to show its customers what kind of conveyor systems they are buying. The company spent $1.5 million to renovate its technology center at its Jonesboro…
by - August 21, 2018 4:36 pm
As President Donald Trump continues to push for more information on visa applicants entering the country, a U.S. Chamber of Commerce-sponsored coalition is quietly lobbying the administration and Congress to…
by - August 21, 2018 4:09 pm
Society will change in many ways during the next 30 years, and thanks to changing demographics, technology and ever-changing workforce demands, higher education may undergo the most dramatic transformation of…
by - August 21, 2018 4:03 pm
Retired Walmart executive Celia Swanson spoke of leading with grace and harmonizing the leadership paradox as she delivered the keynote address at the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 22nd annual Forty…
