by - June 27, 2018 4:51 pm
Four Arkansas banks were among the 113 financial institutions that were recipients of $22.8 million in federal awards handed out by the U.S. Treasury Department Wednesday (June 27) to invest…
by - June 27, 2018 4:15 pm
Chris Sultemeier, former president and CEO of Walmart Transportation LLC, has been appointed board chairman for San Diego-based Platform Science, a technology innovation company for commercial vehicles. Sultemeier, who retired…
by - June 27, 2018 3:56 pm
May was a good month for Realtors in Northwest Arkansas, but year-to-date sales through the first five months of 2018 were not quite as strong. May home sales totaled 1,096…
by - June 27, 2018 2:26 pm
The Department of Arkansas Heritage (DAH) announced Wednesday (June 27) a new mobile application for the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame. “We are so pleased to bring the best of…
by - June 27, 2018 1:34 pm
The United Steelworkers (USW) union has strongly condemned the U.S. Supreme Court’s Wednesday (June 27) 5-4 Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 decision prohibiting unions from collecting fees from non-union members….
by - June 27, 2018 12:37 pm
In Arkansas, 5.9% of the state’s 12,864 bridges (765) are structurally deficient, according to a 2018 report by American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The ARTBA released the report…
by - June 27, 2018 10:47 am
Gasoline prices are expected to remain lower than the May 28 price for the rest of the summer, and by September, are expected to fall to an average of $2.84…
by - June 27, 2018 8:29 am
Want to buy a downtown bar in Fayetteville, driven almost exclusively by a clientele of college students? There’s one for sale. Stir, a popular college bar on Dickson Street, is…
by - June 27, 2018 6:03 am
The number of Arkansas children living in poverty fell by 28,000 from 2010 to 2016, as the latest Annie E. Casey Foundation KIDS COUNT Data Book reports. Meanwhile, the state…
by - June 26, 2018 10:23 pm
Despite opposition from most political and church leaders in the state, Oklahoma voters on Tuesday (June 26) approved the legalization of marijuana for medical use. If results are certified, Oklahoma…
by - June 26, 2018 7:12 pm
With healthcare benefit costs expected to rise another 5% this year, more large employers like Walmart Inc. and Tyson Foods are looking to telehealth benefits to not only reign in…
by - June 26, 2018 6:49 pm
Sales and use tax receipt collections in Jonesboro and Craighead County continue to rebound after falling behind earlier this year. The city has collected $8.988 million in sales and use…
by - June 26, 2018 2:52 pm
The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (AHPP), a division of the Department of Arkansas Heritage (DAH), has awarded $2.96 million in grants for projects in 58 Arkansas counties through its County…
by - June 26, 2018 11:05 am
ABB, the company which bought Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric, is closing its plant in Clarksville, a move that will eliminate 140 full-time and 30 part-time jobs. It’s the second loss…
by - June 26, 2018 10:52 am
“When one door closes, another one opens.” With those words, the owners of Saké Martini & Sushi Bar in downtown Fort Smith have signed off. In a Facebook post on…
by - June 26, 2018 10:05 am
Walmart’s effort to tweak its mobile app is noteworthy given the retailer’s push to grow its evolving ecosystem. However, the mobile app’s store assistant function activated when a shopper enters…
by - June 25, 2018 7:41 pm
Cotton prices are on the rebound and more cotton acres will be planted in Arkansas in 2018. The agriculture commodity was selling for 86 cents per pound on Monday (June…
by - June 25, 2018 7:28 pm
Democratic Party of Arkansas chairman Rep. Michael John Gray, D-Augusta, believes state residents should know fully the impacts of President Donald Trump’s tariffs with China, the European Union and other…
by - June 25, 2018 3:32 pm
Retail spending amid the highest consumer confidence rates in 18 years helped hoist local sales tax revenue in June to double-digit gains. Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale reported cumulative revenue…
by - June 25, 2018 12:08 pm
Michelle Bernhardt-Barry, assistant professor of civil engineering at the University of Arkansas, has been studying methods to use soils and sands to build roads and structures in remote areas —…
