by - May 8, 2018 5:02 pm
Jonesboro Rotary and city partner to build downtown plaza
Nearly 100 years ago World War I had ended, and a group of Jonesboro citizens decided to open a Rotary chapter in the city. The new group met at the…
Business
by - May 8, 2018 4:51 pm
Arkansas regulators approve $4.5 billion Wind Catcher project
The Arkansas Public Service Commission on Tuesday (May 8) gave Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) the go ahead for the controversial Wind Catcher Energy Connection project, a $4.5 billion project…
by - May 8, 2018 3:23 pm
25 new jobs at Fort Smith-based osteopathic college have average annual pay of $118,000
Officials at the Fort Smith-based Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) are in the process of hiring 25 more people, at an average salary of $118,000, to complete faculty and…
by - May 8, 2018 12:49 pm
Tyson Foods hopes new bill of rights will improve grower relationships
Tyson Foods recently issued a new bill of rights contract for its poultry growers in an effort to foster more transparency and better communication between the corporate giant and family…
by - May 8, 2018 12:29 pm
Federal trust pays $18.1 million to Arkansas retirees in 2017, pension bubble fears grow
The federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) paid out more than $18.111 million to 4,580 Arkansas retirees in failed pension plans in 2017. The payments came despite fears that rising…
by - May 7, 2018 9:07 pm
Jonesboro baseball and softball projects complete; new assistant parks and recreation director named
Upgrades at Joe Mack Campbell Park in Jonesboro are complete, and a recreational tournament was held there this last weekend to commemorate the completion of the work. The city spent…
by - May 7, 2018 3:51 pm
Walton Family Foundation grant to fund chamber initiatives focused on entrepreneurship, quality of life
The Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce has received a Walton Family Foundation grant from brothers Steuart and Tom Walton to fund projects it hopes will attract entrepreneurs to the…
by - May 7, 2018 3:32 pm
XNA creates task force for access road project
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) has formed a task force to advance the access road project and wants Hight Jackson Associates of Rogers to design a $20 million project to…
by - May 7, 2018 3:00 pm
UAFS community leadership course, ‘a class about getting things done’
“How many of you feel like you can make a difference in your community?” Rusty Myers ends each year of the community leadership course he and fellow businessman Fred Williams teach…
by - May 7, 2018 2:25 pm
Tight domestic trucking capacity increasing cost for consumers
As prices rise and investors keep tabs on inflation that might slow industry growth, tight capacity for truckload and some rail carriers has led them to invest in their fleets…
by - May 7, 2018 2:07 pm
Tyson Foods misses Wall Street expectations, second quarter income down 7.3%
Tyson Foods reported second quarter net income of $315 million for the quarter ending March 31, down 7.35% from the year-ago period thanks to rising labor and freight costs. The…
by - May 6, 2018 4:47 pm
Goal of summit in Bentonville is to increase trade with Africa
Toyin Umesiri has spent the better part of three years trying to turn more eyes toward economic opportunities in Africa. A native of Nigeria, Umesiri left a retail career with…
by - May 4, 2018 5:07 pm
Former Rolls-Royce North America executive highlights what Fort Smith, state must do to compete for advanced manufacturing jobs
Good-paying jobs are the “new currency” of the global economy, and one former industrialist believes Fort Smith is well-positioned to compete for them. Tom Loehr, former executive vice-president of Rolls-Royce…
by - May 4, 2018 2:21 pm
Venita McCellon-Allen retires as president, COO of SWEPCO
Venita McCellon-Allen has retired as president and chief operating officer for Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO). On Friday (May 4), the company of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP), announced…
by - May 4, 2018 2:04 pm
PotlatchDeltic reports 1Q profit of nearly $15 million, on target with post-merger savings
Nearly two months after joining operations with its Arkansas rival, PotlatchDeltic Corp. on Thursday (May 3) eked out a first quarter profit and reported its recent deal with El Dorado-based…
by - May 4, 2018 1:07 pm
68% of small business workers receive paid time off for holidays
U.S. small businesses, or those with fewer than 50 workers, offer 68% of their employees paid time off work for holidays and 67% of their employees paid time off work…
by - May 4, 2018 12:19 pm
BEA: Arkansas sees 36th ranking in 2017 GDP growth despite fourth quarter momentum
Arkansas’ economy only saw a moderate 1.1% change in real domestic product (GDP) growth in 2017 as the state’s economic output ranked 36th among the 50 states, according to a…
by - May 4, 2018 12:16 pm
Real Deals: P&G-occupied building in Fayetteville sells for $12.2 million
A 61,017-square-foot office building in Fayetteville recently sold for $12.2 million. The purchase price equals $199.94 per square foot. Cole PG Fayetteville AR LLC, managed by Phoenix-based real estate investment…
by - May 4, 2018 11:48 am
Legacy National Bank to acquire Bank of Gravett
Springdale-based Legacy National Bank announced Friday (May 4) a plan to acquire the Bank of Gravett for an undisclosed price. The combined bank will have total assets of more than…
by - May 4, 2018 11:21 am
U.S. jobless rate falls below 4% for first time in nearly two decades
The nation’s red-hot job market fell below 4% for the first time since the waning days of former President Bill Clinton administration nearly 20 years ago. The drop was aided…