by - March 15, 2018 5:15 pm
The Fort Smith Public School District (FSPS) has asked voters to approve a 5.558 millage increase during the May 22 primary election, and several area business and political leaders from…
by - March 15, 2018 4:04 pm
Publicly held Bank of the Ozarks of Little Rock, the state’s largest lender, will change its name later this year to Bank OZK. The rebranding needs to be approved by…
by - March 15, 2018 2:50 pm
After a nearly $2 million renovation project the past two years, the owners of The Quarters on Razorback Road, a 112-unit apartment complex just north of Baum Stadium in Fayetteville,…
by - March 15, 2018 1:27 pm
Amazon and Walmart are just a few of the global companies spending billions to chase digital dollars. A U.S. Department of Commerce report released Thursday (March 15) provides some detail…
by - March 15, 2018 12:24 pm
Content remains king in the retail world of omnichannel. That’s a message Walmart has preached for several years. Chicago-based ItemMaster heard the call and connected with the retail giant last…
by - March 15, 2018 12:13 pm
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will open its newly redesigned Early American Art galleries on Friday (March 16), marking the first reinstallation for the galleries since the museum opened…
by - March 15, 2018 10:15 am
U.S. crude oil exports nearly doubled to 1.1 million barrels per day in 2017, from 2016, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Last year was the second full year…
by - March 15, 2018 10:04 am
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Professor Charles O’Brien, Ph.D., has been awarded $11.3 million in federal funds over five years to launch the Center For Musculoskeletal Disease Research….
by - March 15, 2018 8:01 am
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 15, 2018 7:48 am
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 15, 2018 7:33 am
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) has released its monthly Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for February, and the story told is another positive one with the PMI at 60.8% —…
by - March 15, 2018 7:30 am
Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Del Monte Foods has tapped Bibie Wu as its new chief marketing officer. Wu’s experience includes ten years in marketing at General Mills where she led brands…
by - March 15, 2018 6:26 am
Five area high school students took home the $1,000 prize for a charitable giving app they developed during the second annual Junior Leadership Academy (JLA) program administered by the Fort…
by - March 14, 2018 7:08 pm
The Arkansas children’s uninsured rate fell to 4.1% last year thanks in part to Arkansas’ version of the Affordable Care Act. Marquita Little, health policy director with Arkansas Advocates for…
by - March 14, 2018 6:18 pm
St. Bernards Medical Center began in a two bedroom house at the corner of Church Street and Matthews Avenue almost 120 years ago. The property still has a hospital on…
by - March 14, 2018 5:24 pm
A much-anticipated meeting by the state Medical Marijuana Commission was postponed Wednesday (March 14) after Pulaski County Judge Wendell Griffen issued a temporary restraining order preventing the regulatory panel from…
by - March 14, 2018 4:26 pm
The James Beard Foundation announced the finalists for its coveted annual awards Wednesday (March 14) and a downtown Bentonville restaurant was among the nominees for design. The Preacher’s Son, a…
by - March 14, 2018 3:24 pm
The University of Central Arkansas and Conway Regional Health System announced a partnership Wednesday (March 14) to address shortages in the number of registered nurses. The Conway Regional Health Foundation…
by - March 14, 2018 2:52 pm
One of Springdale’s oldest businesses may be making plans to build a new headquarters closer to Interstate 49. According to a recent real estate filing, the parent company of H.C….
by - March 14, 2018 2:42 pm
Third-generation farmer Randy Veach is the 10th president of the Arkansas Farm Bureau since its 1935 formation. He and wife Thelma farm near Lost Cane (Mississippi County). He recently sat…
