by - September 5, 2017 11:34 am
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) has released its monthly Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for August, and the story told is another positive one with the PMI at 58.8%, an…
by - September 5, 2017 8:33 am
The U.S. Department of Energy has proposed a rule to accelerate the approval process for small-scale exports of natural gas, including liquefied natural gas (LNG), from the United States. On…
by - September 5, 2017 8:27 am
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will temporarily allow the distribution of 11.5 Low Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) gasoline in Arkansas in hopes to ease a fuel shortage in the wake…
by - September 4, 2017 6:39 pm
Big rig trailers might be the solar-powered batteries of the future for factories or warehouses in the supply chain. The trailers, equipped charged batteries, could await an electric tractor and…
by - September 1, 2017 9:42 am
One of Northwest Arkansas’ busiest areas for commercial development will significantly expand the scope of its activity early next year with the start of a $100 million mixed-use project. A…
by - August 31, 2017 6:11 pm
Record economic growth continued in Craighead County and its seat, Jonesboro, during August according to sales tax receipts and unemployment figures. Jonesboro collected $1.543 million in city sales and use…
by - August 31, 2017 6:02 pm
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC), based at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has received $200,000 to support its efforts in aiding science-driven small businesses,…
by - August 31, 2017 6:00 pm
U.S. consumption of distillate fuel has become less seasonal as its use as a heating fuel has fallen, exports have risen and its non-seasonal usage as a transportation fuel has…
by - August 31, 2017 5:57 pm
American Marksman Arkansas is expanding its operation in Searcy, Ark., and will add 100 manufacturing jobs in the near future. The company is a recycler and manufacturer of ammunitions and…
by - August 31, 2017 5:45 pm
Natural State of Kind was part of an end-of the-month surge of applications to open pot-growing facilities and retail dispensaries inside Arkansas state boundaries as industry officials anticipate a rush…
by - August 31, 2017 5:15 pm
Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) Executive Director Ivy Owen found himself at the head of the table following pointed remarks he made to Talk Business & Politics in an interview…
by - August 31, 2017 3:37 pm
By the end of October Wal-Mart said it will close an administrative claims office in Bartlesville, Okla., and relocate the jobs to its central claims office in Rogers. The retailer…
by - August 31, 2017 1:24 pm
The remnants of Hurricane Harvey shifted north and east Thursday and Arkansas farmers readied themselves for potential impacts. The National Weather Service predicted up to 10 inches of rain could…
by - August 31, 2017 1:14 pm
Tick-borne illnesses such as Ehrlichiosis and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever are on the rise in Arkansas through the first eight months of this year. The Arkansas Department of Health has…
by - August 31, 2017 1:00 pm
A new study by credit reporting giant Experian shows that Arkansas ranks among the top five states with the highest percentage of balances that are more than three months past…
by - August 31, 2017 12:29 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission has expanded its program assisting minority business owners to include women and veterans. As a result, the division of AEDC is now the Minority and…
by - August 31, 2017 12:20 pm
Hurricane Harvey’s rampage through the nation’s critical Gulf Coast refining infrastructure could cause snafus for the final leg of the nation’s vacation travel season, driving up pump prices across the…
by - August 31, 2017 11:11 am
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC), based at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has received $200,000 to support its efforts in aiding science-driven small businesses,…
by - August 31, 2017 11:05 am
Oil producers in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico have shut down about 324,000 barrels per day of crude oil production as a result of Tropical Storm Harvey, which initially made…
by - August 31, 2017 10:07 am
U.S. consumption of distillate fuel has become less seasonal as its use as a heating fuel has fallen, exports have risen and its non-seasonal usage as a transportation fuel has…
