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 —…
by - June 25, 2018 11:07 am
Between 2010 and 2016, consumption of hydrocarbon gas liquids (HGL) in the United States rose 12% to 928 million barrels as HGL prices fell 47% and HGL expenditures fell 41%,…
by - June 25, 2018 11:04 am
Arvest Bank has promoted Mike Willard to president and CEO of its North Central Arkansas/West Plains, Missouri bank market. Willard currently is the president and CEO of the bank’s Prairie…
by - June 25, 2018 10:44 am
2018 is a year of milestones for Springdale businessman Don Pitts. Pitts, who will turn 80 in December, is the chairman of Springdale-based United Holding Co., the family owned entity…
by - June 25, 2018 10:19 am
Three Chinese manufacturers from the Shandong Province that announced plans to locate in Arkansas following one of Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s frequent Far East trade missions have not yet moved out…
by - June 25, 2018 9:49 am
Sherwood Urgent Care will open a clinic Aug. 27 at 201 Airport Road in Hot Springs. Sherwood Urgent Care – Hot Springs will be open daily: 8 a.m. to 8…
by - June 25, 2018 9:00 am
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal is pleased to introduce our 10 honorees for the 2018 Women in Business awards program. Honorees represent women from a variety of careers, who have…
by - June 24, 2018 10:33 pm
Facebook is bringing a “Community Boost” to Little Rock on Dec. 11-12, 2018. The program was started last November and is part of Facebook’s commitment to visits U.S. cities with…
by - June 24, 2018 4:59 pm
Former University of Arkansas football coach Bret Bielema was fired following the 2017 season, and the school agreed to pay the coach nearly $12 million for the final three years…
by - June 22, 2018 5:25 pm
It’s now up to the U.S. Senate to move on a farm bill after the U.S. House narrowly passed a farm bill that would remove millions from the Supplemental Nutrition…
by - June 22, 2018 12:10 pm
A Chinese clothing maker that signed one of several deals with Gov. Asa Hutchinson to bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. has begun production and posted “help wanted” signs…
by - June 22, 2018 12:00 pm
Walmart Labs Chief Technology Officer Jeremy King has said the retail giant will add to its tech workforce this year, creating around 2,000 full- and part-time jobs. The jobs will…
by - June 22, 2018 11:28 am
A report submitted to Congress on Thursday (June 21) by the U.S. Office of Government Accountability (GAO) warns that action is needed on the nation’s growing federal deficit, which grew…
by - June 22, 2018 11:16 am
Rising fuel prices and tightening capacity in the trucking industry have some shippers transporting more freight via rail as carriers feel the effects of high fuel prices, which are expected…
by - June 22, 2018 11:05 am
The Walton Family Foundation began 30 years ago and has given $6.2 billion in grants to a wide variety of groups in Arkansas and around the country. Last year, 47…
by - June 22, 2018 9:52 am
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the June 11 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - June 22, 2018 9:46 am
Nathan Slaton, head of the Arkansas Soil Testing Lab, has been appointed assistant director of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, the statewide research component of the University of Arkansas System’s Division…
by - June 21, 2018 9:31 pm
The Riverfront Drive Skate and Bike Park slated to open by Memorial Day may have missed its deadline, but Fort Smith Parks and Recreation Director Doug Reinert told the city’s…
