by - March 13, 2018 12:03 pm
SXSW: Tech trends 2018
Editor’s Note: Annie Holman, Associate Media Director for Little Rock-based CJRW, is spearheading a roundup of daily workshops being attended this week by her team at the SXSW conference in…
Business
by - March 13, 2018 11:22 am
Consumers pay 0.2% more for goods, services in February
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.2% in February after it increased 0.5% in January, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over the past 12…
by - March 13, 2018 10:44 am
Price volatility of S&P 500 rises to higher level than WTI crude oil
In early February, the stock market implied volatility exceeded the crude oil price volatility for the first time since 2008, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The VIX measures…
by - March 13, 2018 9:19 am
Then & Now: Erstine knows the data that keeps NWA ticking
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the March 5 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - March 12, 2018 11:30 pm
SXSW: Telling a six-second story
Editor’s Note: Annie Holman, Associate Media Director for Little Rock-based CJRW, is spearheading a roundup of daily workshops being attended this week by her team at the SXSW conference in…
by - March 12, 2018 9:34 pm
Fort Smith cultivator protests state’s medical marijuana licensing awards
One of the sixth-place finishers in the highly-competitive sweepstakes for one of Arkansas’ five prized pot-growing licenses has filed a protest with the state Medical Marijuana Commission ahead of the…
by - March 12, 2018 6:58 pm
Lane promoted to CEO of The Conductor
Kim Lane has been promoted to chief executive officer of The Conductor, a public-private partnership between the University of Central Arkansas and Fayetteville-based Startup Junkie Consulting. Since its launch in…
by - March 12, 2018 6:36 pm
AG Rutledge shoots down ‘casinos for highways’ amendment a second time
Supporters of a proposal to amend the Arkansas Constitution to allow up to four casinos in Arkansas with tax proceeds benefitting highway funding drew another unlucky response from Attorney General…
by - March 12, 2018 3:53 pm
Conway’s Cinemark Towne Centre sells for $7.41 million
A real estate investment trust based in Kansas City, Mo., has acquired Conway’s lone movie theater for $7.41 million. EPR Properties is the new owner of Cinemark Towne Centre, located…
by - March 12, 2018 3:45 pm
Real Deals: $14 million nets 873 acres for Simmons Foods complex (Correction)
Editor’s Note: This story has been corrected to note that Simmons Foods paid $14 million for 873 acres of land along with 475,000 square feet of poultry barns and two…
by - March 12, 2018 3:35 pm
Nowhere Developers speaker lineup represents tech giants
The Nowhere Developers conference is planned for March 15, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Record in downtown Bentonville. The “pure tech conference” will feature high-level discussion and…
by - March 12, 2018 3:30 pm
Jeff Harris, Kenneth Calhoun to lead ATA maintenance council
Over the next two years, the board for the American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council will be led by trucking industry executives of Arkansas. The council recently announced the…
by - March 12, 2018 1:44 pm
Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame adds Cathy Drew, Mike Mills
Cathy Drew, executive director of the Ozark Gateway Tourist Council, and Mike Mills, owner of Buffalo Outdoor Center, were inducted into the Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame on Monday (March…
by - March 12, 2018 12:20 pm
Building activity down more than 16% in the Fort Smith metro area
Fort Smith metro region building activity — permits for Fort Smith, Greenwood, and Van Buren — began 2018 behind its year-to-date performance from last year, though the last 28 days…
by - March 12, 2018 12:08 pm
Farmer: Highway funding about timing, perception, optics
Alec Farmer, owner of a family-owned farm and property and investment management company, is entering the third year of a 10-year term as a member of the Arkansas Highway Commission….
by - March 12, 2018 11:26 am
Arkansas jobless rate holds at 3.7%, nearly 8,000 nonfarm jobs added in 2017
Arkansas’ unemployment rate held steady entering 2018 as the state’s education, healthcare, manufacturing and professional and business sectors helped expand the economy by adding nearly 8,000 jobs over the past…
by - March 12, 2018 8:16 am
Signal 88 Security to open site in Northwest Arkansas
Omaha, Neb.-based security company Signal 88 Security looks to add a franchise in Northwest Arkansas this year. The company, which offers security guard services for businesses and homes, seeks military…
by - March 12, 2018 12:01 am
SXSW: The screenless future
Editor’s Note: Annie Holman, Associate Media Director for Little Rock-based CJRW, is spearheading a roundup of daily workshops being attended this week by her team at the SXSW conference in…
by - March 11, 2018 9:57 pm
Entrepreneur: Jonesboro needs to attract, keep young professionals
Livability will be a top priority for the upcoming crop of young professionals, and Jonesboro businessman Ted Herget hopes civic and business leaders are ready to take proactive steps to…
by - March 11, 2018 9:48 pm
KAIT’s Conroy appointed to new position
Raycom Media has named Chris Conroy as vice president and general manager of KFVS (CBS) and WQWQ (CW) in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Conroy joins KFVS/WQWQ from Raycom Media sister station…