by - January 12, 2018 8:56 am
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis recently announced an appointment to the board of directors for the Little Rock Branch along with two reappointments and the naming of a…
by - January 11, 2018 5:49 pm
America’s Car-Mart will give former CEO Hank Henderson a $1.1 million retirement bonus. Also, the company’s chief financial officer has joined the board of directors for the Federal Reserve Bank…
by - January 11, 2018 5:30 pm
It was the classic “good news, bad news” day at Wal-Mart Stores. On the same day (Jan. 11) the world’s largest retailer announced hourly wage increases for U.S. employees, Sam’s…
by - January 11, 2018 3:12 pm
Bentonville-based company Premier Concepts has been acquired by a competitor, Missouri-based Premium Retail Services. Both companies provide in-store service and support to Wal-Mart Stores and its suppliers. Premier has exclusively…
by - January 11, 2018 2:49 pm
The Windgate Foundation in Siloam Springs has awarded the University of Arkansas College of Education and Health Professions $1.3 million, or $266,735 for five years, toward its Arkansas A+ Schools…
by - January 11, 2018 2:08 pm
Truckload company earnings reports for the fourth quarter are expected to show the best peak season in years, and should set up 2018 nicely as the industry looks to ride…
by - January 11, 2018 1:49 pm
Brent crude oil is expected to be an average of $60 per barrel in 2018 and $61 per barrel in 2019, up from the $54 per barrel average in 2017,…
by - January 11, 2018 1:35 pm
Wal-Mart stores joins a growing list of companies from AT&T to Home Depot applying some of its tax benefits from the new tax reform bill signed by President Donald Trump…
by - January 11, 2018 11:28 am
The House of Songs Ozarks in Bentonville has announced its January visiting artists will include Egyptian rock star Ramy Essam, and Cornell University Law Professor and Earth Day co-founder Gerald…
by - January 11, 2018 11:10 am
The Bon Jovi “This House is Not for Sale” 2018 tour is coming to Verizon Arena March 20 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Jan. 19 at 10 a.m….
by - January 11, 2018 9:42 am
RevUnit of Bentonville and Team SI of Little Rock were named in Entrepreneur magazine’s third-annual 360 list for 2017, representing the magazine’s choices for “Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America.“ Entrepreneur…
by - January 11, 2018 9:16 am
In a May 2016 survey about quality of life in Northwest Arkansas, a Walton Family Foundation report said parks and trails are the most used amenities in the region, with…
by - January 11, 2018 7:48 am
The Trump administration’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has sent a guidance to state Medicaid directors that aligns with part of Arkansas’ request for a waiver for its Arkansas…
by - January 10, 2018 5:55 pm
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, who will be installed as the next House Budget Committee chairman, said he wants to fix the “broken process” of federal budgeting and he predicted…
by - January 10, 2018 5:21 pm
Talk Business & Politics will launch a monthly print publication in Northeast Arkansas beginning in March 2018. The tabloid-size newsmagazine will feature business and political leaders and trends in the…
by - January 10, 2018 5:20 pm
Hot Springs manufacturer Timber Automation announced Wednesday (Jan. 10) it is investing more than $3.5 million to add 50 new employees and expand its 145,000-square-foot facility in Garland County. “We’re…
by - January 10, 2018 5:13 pm
Fort Smith Parks and Recreation Director Doug Reinert said work has begun on a renovation at Fort Smith Park Playground to make the park more inclusive for special needs children…
by - January 10, 2018 5:05 pm
Unemployment rates in Jonesboro and the surrounding region are near historic lows, but median income rates and labor participation rates are lower than the state and national averages. Jonesboro Unlimited…
by - January 10, 2018 4:23 pm
DENSO, headquartered in Japan with a manufacturing facility in Osceola, Ark., will join Kyoto University startup FLOSFIA Inc. to develop a next-generation power semiconductor device expected to reduce the energy…
by - January 10, 2018 4:20 pm
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) has released its monthly Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for December, and the story told is another positive one with the PMI at 59.7% —…
