by - May 3, 2018 6:15 pm
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agriculture Services Bill Northey met with Arkansas government and agriculture leaders in Little Rock on Tuesday to acclimate himself with…
by - May 3, 2018 5:00 pm
Nearly 100 people, including business, state and university officials, celebrated the completion of a $3.2 million project to expand an electricity research center at the University of Arkansas. On Thursday…
by - May 3, 2018 4:43 pm
Gränges, a Swedish company that specializes in the production of rolled aluminum products for heat exchanger applications and other niche products, will spend $26 million to expand its facility in…
by - May 3, 2018 3:23 pm
Walmart said Tuesday (May 1) it worked with Dorel Juvenile, a segment of Canadian-based Dorel Industries, to launch the first car seat and stroller made in the U.S. from recycled…
by - May 3, 2018 2:18 pm
The food service industry has looked to improve its supply chain network and use digital tools to give it an edge over competition, such as providers of home delivered meals…
by - May 3, 2018 1:58 pm
Windstream Holdings Inc. on Thursday (April 3) reported improvement in revenue growth and customer additions in the first quarter of 2018, but still posted steep losses as the Little Rock-based…
by - May 3, 2018 11:24 am
Arkansas Trucking Association’s 86th annual meeting May 16-18 will focus more on trucking industry issues instead of the history of the organization, like in the meeting last year, said Shannon…
by - May 2, 2018 10:28 pm
Murphy Oil USA Inc. on Wednesday (May 2) flipped to a profit from a year ago as strong in-store merchandise sales and the fuel distribution business led the El Dorado-based…
by - May 2, 2018 9:07 pm
El Dorado-based Murphy Oil Corp. posted Wednesday (May 2) strong first quarter results as improving international oil prices lifted the Arkansas oil company’s expanding global exploration and production program. For…
by - May 2, 2018 9:00 pm
Tractors have been running round the clock since Sunday afternoon in Craighead County row crop fields as farmers try to get back on schedule after weeks of rain and cold…
by - May 2, 2018 8:06 pm
Two startup companies from Poland and Switzerland were among the 10 startup companies that were selected Wednesday (May 2) to participate in the third iteration of the Venture Center’s FinTech…
by - May 2, 2018 5:39 pm
Competition will be stiff again this year as Walmart supplier companies and other organizations take a day off work on May 4 to take part in the fourth annual Corporate…
by - May 2, 2018 4:38 pm
“Get ready for something big!” That’s the promise of the MovieLounge electronic marquee sign that continues offering time and weather updates at the theater/restaurant, which closed down last September. Arkansas…
by - May 2, 2018 3:09 pm
Sales tax collections have missed expectations and previous year performances for the first quarter of 2018 by close to $500,000 when combining Fort Smith sales tax and the city’s share…
by - May 2, 2018 3:01 pm
Helen and Sam Walton worked to improve the lives of others and that spirit of giving continues today through their grandchildren and nieces and nephews, Kyle Peterson, executive director of…
by - May 2, 2018 2:18 pm
Two months before the end of fiscal year 2018, state budget coffers are nearly $54 million ahead of forecast despite lukewarm tax collections in April after more Arkansans received bigger…
by - May 2, 2018 2:05 pm
America’s Car-Mart earnings are expected to rise 48.5% to 98 cents per share in the fourth quarter and 27.7% to $3.18 cents per share for the year, based on a…
by - May 2, 2018 10:58 am
U.S. imports of Canadian crude oil shipped by rail increased to a monthly record of 205,000 barrels per day in December, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The imports…
by - May 2, 2018 9:45 am
Award-winning chefs will set up kitchens in the grocery areas of 225 select Walmart Supercenters through November to give cooking demonstrations, share food samples and offer recipes and meal preparation…
by - May 2, 2018 6:15 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors asked the City Administrator to examine options for filing a direct lawsuit against the River Valley Sports Complex (RVSC) organization, and it bid farewell…
