by - July 2, 2018 10:10 am
Conway-based Home BancShares has bought Shore Premier Finance in a cash and stock deal valued at over $400 million. SPF provides financing for high-end sail and power boats, and has…
by - July 1, 2018 7:09 pm
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on Preferred Family Healthcare, the company at the center of Medicaid fraud and kickbacks to Arkansas legislators. ––––––––––––––––– During the…
by - July 1, 2018 6:03 pm
Cupcakes aren’t a new idea. But a cupcake business, reimagined, paying competitive wages to employees with special needs? That was worth a frosty $500 at Entrepreneurship Bootcamp on Friday (June…
by - June 29, 2018 5:48 pm
Congress is one step closer to passing a new farm bill. The U.S. Senate passed its version of the bill by an 86-11 vote on Thursday (June 28). The bill…
by - June 29, 2018 4:13 pm
Preferred Family Health, the Springfield, Mo.-based company at the center of recent fraud and bribery allegations and indictments among Arkansas legislators, has been temporarily suspended from the state’s Medicaid program…
by - June 29, 2018 3:16 pm
Big River Steel announced Friday (June 29) a $1.2 billion expansion at it’s scrap recycling and steel production facility in Osceola. The move will create at least 500 new jobs…
by - June 29, 2018 11:17 am
The United States has enough resources to meet peak electric demand this summer in all areas except for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, according to the North American Electric…
by - June 29, 2018 10:32 am
The first project at the “Central Landing” development on the site of the former Conway airport will break ground this summer. Central Arkansas developer and Burkhalter Technologies Inc. CEO, John…
by - June 28, 2018 5:57 pm
The Professional Bowling Association will host a professional tournament in Jonesboro next year that will be televised on Fox Sports. Hijinx Family Entertainment Center will host the Greater Jonesboro PBA…
by - June 28, 2018 5:22 pm
The Arkansas Department of Information Systems (DIS) announced that Jennifer Davis has been selected as the state’s first chief privacy officer. The position of CPO at DIS was created in…
by - June 28, 2018 5:12 pm
Lockheed Martin announced that it has received a $364 million contract to produce the U.S. Army’s Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missile at the defense giant’s sprawling industrial site in Camden,…
by - June 28, 2018 4:37 pm
The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) and The Degen Foundation announced Thursday (June 28) two grants totaling more than $500,000 to fund a “celebration garden and wellness park.” Foundation…
by - June 28, 2018 4:37 pm
Amazon continues diving into the healthcare arena announcing Thursday (June 28) plans to acquire Boston-based PillPack, an online pharmacy that offers pre-sorted doses of medications and home delivery. Terms of…
by - June 28, 2018 3:19 pm
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Transportation Report is managed by Talk Business & Politics and sponsored by the Arkansas Trucking Association and the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce. Other transportation industry related stories can be…
by - June 28, 2018 2:45 pm
Walmart has rolled out a 3D shopping tour in its home category department in the likely hopes of capturing customers and pushing back against Amazon in the estimated $38.5 billion…
by - June 28, 2018 2:42 pm
Truck drivers remain in high demand as a Northwest Arkansas program looks to continue to address the shortage and works to recruit drivers, including women and veterans. In early 2016,…
by - June 28, 2018 11:51 am
Bentonville-based America’s Car-Mart has opened its 140th dealership in Pryor, Okla. On Thursday (June 28), the buy here, pay here used car dealer announced it had opened its 26th dealership…
by - June 28, 2018 10:44 am
Springdale is growing Northwest Arkansas’ mountain biking scene with a new $1.16 million trail system on Fitzgerald Mountain that will be the largest in the city. The project is funded…
by - June 28, 2018 10:12 am
Individual retirement account (IRA) assets surpassed $9 trillion in 2017, and those who are 60 and older account for 70% of those assets, according to research and consulting firm Cerulli…
by - June 27, 2018 5:28 pm
Walmart confirmed plans to close three U.S. stores in July. A Walmart store in Corning, Ark., a town of less than 1,000 people located in the state’s northeast corner, will…
