by - November 20, 2017 6:41 pm
Fort Smith has moved closer to attaining a planned 100,000-square foot manufacturing facility for Silgan Plastic Food Containers Corporation (Silgan PFC), whose clients include Nestlé, ConAgra, General Mills, and Campbell…
by - November 20, 2017 6:34 pm
The Arkansas State University Board of Trustees approved a ground lease resolution Monday to allow a $29 million renovation project to begin at Centennial Bank Stadium. The renovation will include…
by - November 20, 2017 5:50 pm
Dr. Regina Thurman is the medical director of Optimal Pain and Wellness in Fayetteville, specializing in using wide-ranging approaches to pain management. She was appointed in August to be board…
by - November 20, 2017 3:29 pm
While electronic logging devices have held the technology spotlight recently, in-cab cameras have begun to tap the industry on the shoulder. As new systems are added to big rigs and…
by - November 20, 2017 2:59 pm
Arkansas and U.S. highways will likely see higher traffic volumes during the Thanksgiving Day weekend, which could possibly lead to a more fatalities and distracted motorists as nearly 51 million…
by - November 20, 2017 1:50 pm
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) has called out the California 6th District Court of Appeals for a ruling that it calls “alarming” and “anti-manufacturing,” using it as the impetus…
by - November 20, 2017 1:21 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) has filed suit against property owner Mike Tankersley, who had requested, and was denied, an extension request earlier this year as part of the…
by - November 20, 2017 12:17 pm
Tyson Foods announced Monday (Nov. 20) plans to build a $300 million chicken production complex near Humboldt, Tenn. The facility is expected to create more than 1,500 jobs. Operations in…
by - November 20, 2017 9:50 am
As the United States, United Kingdom and Japan, have shifted to service economies, from manufacturing economies, they have been using less electricity than China, India, Egypt and Brazil, according to…
by - November 20, 2017 9:08 am
Entrepreneur John James wants to develop more e-commerce talent in Northwest Arkansas, and he’s putting some skin in the game to do so. James has turned over operations of an…
by - November 20, 2017 7:41 am
Lineus Medical of Fayetteville has acquired BVAD Tech, a company founded by Lineus Medical’s founder and CEO Spencer Jones. BVAD’s first product is a dual lumen peripheral IV catheter, composed…
by - November 20, 2017 6:43 am
The Jonesboro A&P Commission has agreed to give up to $2.5 million in hotel tax rebates for a proposed hotel/convention center to be located on the Arkansas State University campus….
by - November 19, 2017 4:46 pm
Megan Crozier feels a certain calling, in her role as senior vice president, general merchandise manager of packaged goods at Wal-Mart, to keep food costs down. Crozier shared her commitment…
by - November 17, 2017 5:10 pm
Wal-Mart generates dozens of headlines each week around the globe. This week was no exception with news of its growing mobile payment system, online marketplace expansion, being sued for discrimination…
by - November 17, 2017 4:55 pm
National hotel occupancy was 71.4% in the third quarter of this year, marking a record-high since 1995, according to the industry statistics resource STR. The average increase over 2016 was…
by - November 17, 2017 4:44 pm
PRADCO Outdoor Brands announced the addition of 60 new jobs, and Methodist Village Senior Living kicked off a major expansion project during separate ceremonies in Fort Smith on Friday (Nov….
by - November 17, 2017 4:20 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services announced it has reserved “multiple” Tesla big rigs after the battery-powered electric truck was unveiled Thursday (Nov. 16), but many questions remain such as battery longevity…
by - November 17, 2017 1:16 pm
The city of Fayetteville is in the early stages of a design project to overhaul 50 acres of outdoor space with the intention of tying together cultural institutions in downtown…
by - November 17, 2017 11:17 am
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center, based at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, announced two events planned for early December. A webcast on Navy Small Business…
by - November 17, 2017 8:01 am
An app-based service allowing members to fly as much as they’d like is coming to Northwest Arkansas. Surf Air is expected to start flying out of Bentonville Municipal Airport by…
