by - August 25, 2017 9:33 am
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit (ORT), along with the Walton Family Foundation, is asking the public to complete a survey to assess the potential to operate a higher level…
by - August 25, 2017 6:18 am
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) Chancellor Dr. Paul Beran wants to see a 10% drop in recidivism for Sebastian County by this time next year, citing the county’s…
by - August 24, 2017 9:29 pm
The Federal Trade Commission approved Amazon’s bid Wednesday, and Whole Foods shareholders also green-lighted the deal which is expected to close by the end of this year. The blockbuster news…
by - August 24, 2017 8:53 pm
The University of Arkansas is investing about $3 million to expand its high-power electronics testing facility in Fayetteville’s Arkansas Research & Technology Park. The National Center for Reliable Electric Power…
by - August 24, 2017 8:13 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson had an important question when interviewing Stacy Hurst to become the director of the Department of Arkansas Heritage. The state’s deep historical and cultural history was important…
by - August 24, 2017 2:08 pm
Continued economic growth in Benton and Washington counties produced record sales tax results for the region’s four largest cities through the first eight reporting months of 2017. Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers…
by - August 24, 2017 1:17 pm
States will be ready to enforce the electronic logging mandate when it goes into effect Dec. 18, said Joe DeLorenzo, director of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Office of…
by - August 24, 2017 12:22 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Jeremy King will be a keynote speaker at the Northwest Arkansas Technology Summit on Oct. 17 at the John Q. Hammons…
by - August 24, 2017 8:43 am
Pat Gazzola loved three families: his family, his Arkansas Razorback family and his Catfish Hole family. Gazzola died Aug. 5 at Willard Walker Hospice Home in Fayetteville. He was 68….
by - August 23, 2017 8:52 pm
John Vickerman of Vickerman and Associates told stakeholders in the Western Arkansas Intermodal Authority (WAIA) on Wednesday (Aug. 23) the Fort Smith region should pursue its planned intermodal facility “the…
by - August 23, 2017 7:05 pm
Arkansas’ chief executive says those who have been “missing” from the workforce since the Great Recession began in 2008 are beginning to return, and he wants to do more to…
by - August 23, 2017 6:42 pm
EDITOR’S NOTE: The story has been updated with corrected information regarding second quarter income for Arkansas banks. —————– Cheap money and decent loan demand is helping Arkansas banks earn bigger…
by - August 23, 2017 6:23 pm
New data from the U.S. Labor Department shows that Arkansas had the second-largest percentage gain in nonfarm payroll U.S. employment over the past 12 months, adding nearly 33,000 jobs to…
by - August 23, 2017 5:55 pm
An 80-acre industrial site in Paragould has been readiness certified by McCallum Sweeney Inc. Paragould’s new certified site, located in the Paragould south industrial park and owned by the Economic…
by - August 23, 2017 3:52 pm
Tyson Foods said it has opened its new $31 million incubation technology center, located at the corner of East Huntsville Avenue and North Monitor Road in east Springdale. The 75,000…
by - August 23, 2017 3:19 pm
Erin Holland has been hired as the media specialist and membership consultant for the Arkansas Cannabis Industry Association. She is the first paid employee of the association that was formed…
by - August 23, 2017 2:53 pm
Wal-Mart Stores is partnering with Google to offer consumers the option to buy Wal-Mart items using their voice via Google Assistant. Walmart U.S. e Commerce CEO Marc Lore announced the…
by - August 23, 2017 11:55 am
Becky Barnes Campbell and Lauren Waldrip Ward announced Wednesday (Aug. 23) the opening of Campbell Ward LLC in Little Rock. The firm, according to a news release, will provide services in…
by - August 23, 2017 10:53 am
The University of Arkansas and Cree Fayetteville will receive more than $4 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to develop more efficient electric power…
by - August 23, 2017 9:10 am
George’s Inc. is conducting a search to replace a departing member of its executive team. Glen Balch, vice president of human resources for the Springdale poultry company, has announced his…
