by - January 9, 2018 11:58 am
Mercy will start construction on a 7,400-square-foot primary care clinic in north Bentonville next week, according to a Tuesday (Jan. 9) news release. The $4.1 million clinic is among seven…
by - January 9, 2018 9:13 am
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services announced it has increased driver pay rates up to 40% as it works to attract drivers to the company. The mileage pay rate has increased…
by - January 9, 2018 8:59 am
The historic Guisinger Building on the southeast corner of the square in downtown Fayetteville has a new owner. A group of investors, using the name DPS Ventures LLC, paid $1…
by - January 8, 2018 5:37 pm
The city of Jonesboro is closer to opening its much discussed shooting range and education center. The city bought 208.7 acres that abuts Moore’s Road on Monday (Jan. 8) at…
by - January 8, 2018 5:25 pm
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame will have six new members after an induction ceremony March 2 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Little Rock. Once the new class is…
by - January 8, 2018 4:42 pm
Comedian and television host Ellen DeGeneres and General Mills-owned Cheerios have teamed up retail giant Wal-Mart Stores to extend a marketing campaign that celebrates paying it forward with good deeds…
by - January 8, 2018 4:17 pm
Demand for less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers continued to rise in the fourth quarter as freight demand from traditional LTL markets and truckload spillover increased and pricing trends accelerated, but difficult negotiations…
by - January 8, 2018 1:45 pm
Former University of Arkansas economist Kathy Deck has had a few months to settle into her new role as director of community and economic research partnerships at the University of…
by - January 8, 2018 1:08 pm
In 2017, 1,566 wildfires burned 27,549 acres in Arkansas. It’s the highest number of wildfires and acres burned since 2012 when 2,148 wildfires burned 34,434 acres. Overall, wildfires were larger…
by - January 8, 2018 12:49 pm
Hot Springs Baseball Weekend, a two-day event scheduled for March 23-24, will feature descendants of baseball legend Babe Ruth, in addition to former Major League Baseball players Ferguson Jenkins and…
by - January 8, 2018 9:04 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), which supports over 10,000 jobs across the state, announced Monday (Jan. 8) it is cutting 600 positions to close a budget gap…
by - January 7, 2018 1:26 pm
Population stagnation, limited wage and job growth have kept many counties in eastern Arkansas in the Mississippi Delta Region mired in mediocre economic growth. One organization comprised of eight counties…
by - January 7, 2018 1:08 pm
Arkansas Children’s leadership, lead investors and volunteers celebrated Saturday evening (Jan. 6) as Mandy Macke, with the Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation, announced a culminating capital campaign gift of…
by - January 6, 2018 8:27 pm
The finishing touches, last minute details and supply stocking for Arkansas Children’s Northwest is underway. Talk Business & Politics on Saturday (Jan. 6) toured the new hospital which is slated…
by - January 5, 2018 4:23 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge defended her record in support of job creators in an address to the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce at the group’s First Friday Breakfast…
by - January 5, 2018 4:01 pm
Service-related careers, especially in healthcare, show the most promise for growth nationwide and in Arkansas during the next few years, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor and…
by - January 5, 2018 3:35 pm
The nation’s thriving labor market hit a wall in December with weak job growth of only 148,000, but American employers still managed to close out 2017 with more than 2…
by - January 5, 2018 2:48 pm
A new citizens’ group, Driving Arkansas Forward, has organized to push for a constitutional amendment that would allow three casinos to be built in Arkansas with the bulk of the…
by - January 5, 2018 2:22 pm
Springdale developer Sam Mathias has given $700,000 to Arkansas Children’s Northwest, a pediatric hospital under construction west of Interstate 49 in Springdale. “I’m honored to join a caring community of…
by - January 5, 2018 12:44 pm
The American Trucking Associations supports health plan changes proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor to make it easier for small businesses and self-employed people to purchase high-quality, lower cost health…
