by - October 4, 2017 5:23 pm
As the nation’s population continues to age, the number of consumers having to provide care to the elderly on a daily basis reached 41.3 million in the past two years,…
by - October 4, 2017 3:35 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (Oct. 4) announced a $500,000 grant from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education to the University of Central Arkansas that will help fund development of…
by - October 4, 2017 3:07 pm
Consumers have the ability to spend more this holiday season, but the golden question is how much more? Jack Kleinhenz, chief economist for the National Retail Federation (NRF), said the…
by - October 4, 2017 2:04 pm
A transportation equipment company shouldn’t lose the $682 million it was expected to pay after winning an appeal in a case regarding a guardrail system it had redesigned without disclosing…
by - October 4, 2017 12:25 pm
Salvage auction operators have been rapidly recovering the nearly 200,000 vehicles totaled by Hurricane Harvey, and they should start to enter the market between the middle of the fourth quarter…
by - October 4, 2017 12:07 pm
The Arkansas Insurance Department (AID) has granted permission to sell insurance products in the state to American Inter-Fidelity Exchange of Merrillville, Indiana. The announcement was made Wednesday (Oct. 4). American Inter-Fidelity…
by - October 4, 2017 11:33 am
Eureka Springs, branded itself The Halloween City, has a number of Halloween-themed events on tap for October, including ghost tours, haunted theatrical shows, zombie parade, cemetery tours, séances and haunted…
by - October 4, 2017 10:56 am
Average gasoline taxes and fees levied by states have risen 4.5% to 27.9 cents per gallon as of July 1, from the same time last year, according to the U.S….
by - October 4, 2017 10:12 am
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Prof. Nitin Agarwal and his team have received $230,000 from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop methodologies for detecting social media…
by - October 4, 2017 9:48 am
The University of Arkansas Global Campus is partnering with NWA3D, a 3-D printing education company in Fayetteville, to teach business professionals how to use and maintain a 3-D printer through…
by - October 4, 2017 9:44 am
The Fayetteville-based chocolate company formerly known as Hello Cocoa has changed its name to Markham & Fitz. The change was prompted by a trademark issue and was unveiled ahead of…
by - October 4, 2017 9:10 am
Michael Moore and Bobby Carlson, franchisees of the first GymGuyz in Arkansas, want to bring the gym to the customer, instead of the customer having to go to the gym….
by - October 4, 2017 1:48 am
National Manufacturing Day, celebrated annually on the first Friday of October, began in 2012. The mission of MFG DAY is to positively change the public perception of modern manufacturing. Manufacturing…
by - October 3, 2017 7:36 pm
Fayetteville-based Arvest Bank retained the largest market share of deposits in Arkansas with $8.452 billion as of June 30, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. annual report released Tuesday….
by - October 3, 2017 6:27 pm
The Arkansas Farm Bureau along with Arkansas veterans, the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs, the Arkansas Agriculture Department and other agriculture leaders will take part in the Veterans 4 AG…
by - October 3, 2017 6:06 pm
The state Department of Finance & Administration’s legal team is notifying nearly 100 companies who applied to win one of the eight highly sought-after pot-growing greenhouse licenses to let them…
by - October 3, 2017 4:06 pm
One of downtown Bentonville’s oldest structures has suffered significant damage during the course of a restoration project, and will soon be razed. RopeSwing Hospitality Group, the Walton-backed firm behind Bentonville…
by - October 3, 2017 4:03 pm
Northwest Arkansas has long been a shining star in the Natural State, garnering national attention for its fast growing population, job growth and entrepreneurial energy. But it’s not enough to…
by - October 3, 2017 3:00 pm
The Downtown Springdale Alliance (DSA) has announced a new event celebrating the Ozarks region. Ozarktober Fest is a four-day series of events planned for Oct. 26-Oct. 29 in downtown Springdale….
by - October 3, 2017 2:18 pm
Centennial Bank parent company Home BancShares Inc. of Conway announced Tuesday (Oct. 3) the promotion of Kelly Buchanan to a new position, director of corporate branch strategies. Buchanan’s responsibilities include…
