by - May 16, 2018 6:04 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) real estate review committee on Wednesday (May 16) voted to reject a second offer from Memco on approximately five acres of Roberts Boulevard property…
by - May 16, 2018 5:52 pm
Shares of Acxiom Corp. stock were off more than 9% in after-market trading Wednesday (May 16) after the Conway-based data marketer missed Wall Street targets with its fourth quarter and…
by - May 16, 2018 5:37 pm
Tyson Foods President and CEO Tom Hayes said while the company’s raw material costs will fluctuate the mission to achieve volume growth, margin expansion, more unit sales and year-over-year earnings…
by - May 16, 2018 3:11 pm
The Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM)’s rocky relationship with President Donald Trump just took another turn. After criticizing the President for his first year due to slow movement of Section…
by - May 16, 2018 3:08 pm
“Documentary Dogpatch USA: An Average Stone-Age Community” will have its world premiere in Harrison, Ark., on Friday (May 18). Based on the fictional village dreamed up in the Li’l Abner…
by - May 16, 2018 3:01 pm
Farmers in Northeast Arkansas are working to finish planting this year’s crops, but the success of this year’s efforts won’t be known until harvest time several months down the road….
by - May 16, 2018 11:45 am
It’s more than 9,000 miles from Northwest Arkansas to Malawi, Africa, but Jason and Lacey Carney of Springdale see the poorest nation in the world as a land of opportunity….
by - May 16, 2018 10:21 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (May 15) voted 6-0 with one recusal (Director Don Hutchings) to extend a waiver of building permit and inspection fees to the…
by - May 16, 2018 8:59 am
The Arkansas Children’s Hospital Auxiliary donated $1.2 million for Arkansas Children’s Hospital programs. Since 2011, the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Auxiliary has raised $1 million or more annually to support ACH….
by - May 16, 2018 8:56 am
The World Trade Center Arkansas is expanding its partnership with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission with a new work space at the state agency’s offices in Little Rock. Launched in…
by - May 15, 2018 5:32 pm
Mumbai, India-based Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced Tuesday (May 15) it will nearly double its Arkansas employee headcount with the recent hiring of more than 200 employees at new offices…
by - May 15, 2018 5:08 pm
Members of the Central Business Improvement District (CBID) on Tuesday (May 15) discussed a planned $160,000 truck and traffic study for downtown Fort Smith. This time, the emphasis was on…
by - May 15, 2018 4:54 pm
It’s been about 60 days since dirt work began on the new convention center/hotel on the Arkansas State University campus, and the project is nearing its vertical phase, O’Reilly Hospitality…
by - May 15, 2018 3:53 pm
Fort Smith-based Beall Barclay & Company and the Little Rock office of Thomas & Thomas are merging in a deal expected to close later this year, creating of the state’s…
by - May 15, 2018 2:52 pm
Pine Bluff-based Simmons Bank has named Franklin Shirrell of Southlake, Texas, chief retail officer. Shirrell’s transition to Simmons follows 22 years at Regions Financial Corp. (Regions), where he most recently…
by - May 15, 2018 2:45 pm
A healthy nation is also likely a wealthy nation, but neither is true for many of 54 countries on the African continent. Chronic blindness from cataracts, a lack of doctors…
by - May 15, 2018 1:26 pm
Tyson Foods announced Tuesday (May 15) plans to acquire the poultry rendering assets of American Proteins and AMPRO Products for $850 million. The deal will allow the company to recycle…
by - May 15, 2018 9:20 am
A group of real estate investors in Fayetteville has acquired an historic building on the downtown square, and they are prepared to move cautiously with their renovation plans. 26 W….
by - May 14, 2018 6:27 pm
A little more than a year has passed since Milwaukee-based Phoenix Investors announced it would spend $10 million on the former Whirlpool plant at 6400 Jenny Lind Road. On Monday…
by - May 14, 2018 6:17 pm
Walmart Inc. is expected to see net income and revenue rise 12% and 2.5%, respectively, when the retail giant reports first quarter earnings ahead of the market opening on Thursday…
