by - January 10, 2018 5:05 pm
Unemployment rates in Jonesboro and the surrounding region are near historic lows, but median income rates and labor participation rates are lower than the state and national averages. Jonesboro Unlimited…
by - January 10, 2018 4:23 pm
DENSO, headquartered in Japan with a manufacturing facility in Osceola, Ark., will join Kyoto University startup FLOSFIA Inc. to develop a next-generation power semiconductor device expected to reduce the energy…
by - January 10, 2018 4:20 pm
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) has released its monthly Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for December, and the story told is another positive one with the PMI at 59.7% —…
by - January 10, 2018 3:30 pm
The past year has been a profitable one for Wal-Mart investors. Shares were trading around $68 in early January 2017, and accelerated in mid-November to the $100 per share threshold….
by - January 10, 2018 3:11 pm
VIC Technology Venture Development of Fayetteville has formed the company Zebra Analytix, in order to develop and commercialize technology exclusively licensed to VIC from Virginia Tech University, VIC announced Wednesday…
by - January 10, 2018 2:30 pm
The Northwest Arkansas metro is back in the top 25 of the Milken Institute’s Best-Performing Cities Index for 2017, rising from the 30th spot in the 2016 report. The fast-growing…
by - January 10, 2018 2:27 pm
Little Rock-based Arkansas Heart Hospital has added to its statewide network with the acquisition of the Malvern Diagnostic Clinic. Financial terms were not disclosed in a news release sent Wednesday…
by - January 10, 2018 2:13 pm
The Jones Trust will build a 2.75-acre mountain bike skills park on The Jones Center for Families campus in downtown Springdale, according to a press release from the organization. The…
by - January 10, 2018 2:04 pm
Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation will give $518,855 to 20 nonprofit and community organizations for oral health programs in Arkansas. The foundation, through its community grants program, will donate the…
by - January 10, 2018 1:51 pm
How long have you lived in Northwest Arkansas? That might be the quintessential question that differentiates your opinion on a variety of topics ranging from immigration and infrastructure to Wal-Mart…
by - January 10, 2018 1:20 pm
American Trucking Associations applauded the approval of the Jobs for our Heroes Act and the Combating Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act. The previous streamlines the process for active-duty military,…
by - January 10, 2018 8:21 am
The first e-notarization in Arkansas was performed last month in Springdale, a major milestone in the housing finance industry. Waco Title Co. facilitated a 100% electronic closing Dec. 18. Pavaso…
by - January 9, 2018 5:09 pm
The Arkansas State Plant Board has decided to keep its April 15 deadline for dicamba use in Arkansas, and now it will be up to the Arkansas Legislative Council’s Administrative…
by - January 9, 2018 4:29 pm
Doug Babb, a corporate attorney for then Beverly Enterprises and former CEO of Fort Smith-based Cooper Clinic, has been appointed to the board of directors of El Pollo Loco Holdings,…
by - January 9, 2018 4:18 pm
Deep subprime lending has tightened in the used car industry, and America’s Car-Mart expects to see customer traffic increase. But the level at which the Bentonville-based buy here, pay here…
by - January 9, 2018 4:04 pm
The 2017 holiday season was believed to be the strongest for retailers since 2011 with increased spending from consumers. That said, there continues to be a wide split between the…
by - January 9, 2018 2:59 pm
A man who delivered ice cream on a bicycle in his youth to help his family business thrive died Sunday. He was 94. Albert Yarnell, the son of Ray Yarnell,…
by - January 9, 2018 2:35 pm
Wal-Mart and its major egg supplier Cal-Maine Foods were sued Monday (Jan. 8) in the U.S. District Court of Northern California by a shopper claiming unlawful and fraudulent business practices…
by - January 9, 2018 2:25 pm
The impact of machine learning, virtual reality, big data and the Internet of things will continue to expand in 2018 for Arkansas businesses, said Michael Paladino, chief technology officer at…
by - January 9, 2018 2:11 pm
J.D. Lowery, manager of economic development for electricity provider Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp., has been appointed to the board of directors for the Southern Economic Development Council. Lowery will serve…
