by - December 21, 2017 7:22 pm
John McIntosh of 64.6 Downtown said the development group for the downtown Fort Smith area will be focused on hiring an executive director to help enact the Propelling Downtown Forward…
by - December 21, 2017 6:36 pm
A Blue Ribbon panel convened by Gov. Asa Hutchinson earlier this year is recommending the state launch of a $25 million, five-year economic development nonprofit to address business challenges in…
by - December 21, 2017 6:15 pm
U.S. District Judge D. Price Marshall Jr. delivered an early Christmas present to Houston-based Plains and Eastern Clean Line on Thursday (Dec. 21) by striking down a complaint by Arkansas…
by - December 21, 2017 2:36 pm
College Avenue in Fayetteville is going to the dogs — at least at 2407 N. College Ave. Following the success of its first property, a Little Rock-based company is expanding…
by - December 21, 2017 12:24 pm
Consumer spending and strong business investment lifted real gross domestic product (GDP) in the third quarter at an annual rate of 3.2%, according to the third estimate released Thursday (Dec….
by - December 21, 2017 12:05 pm
Consumers continue to spend in Northwest Arkansas. The region’s four largest cities reported combined sales tax revenue through December rose 5.9% to $66.072 million. Each of the four cities collected…
by - December 21, 2017 11:30 am
Arkansas’ craft beer industry doubled in size between 2014 and 2016, but a Northwest Arkansas brewer said there is still room to grow, and that momentum could be helped by…
by - December 21, 2017 11:16 am
The Little Rock Technology Park Authority board of directors on Wednesday (Dec. 20) selected WER Architects/Planners of Little Rock to handle the design and planning of the unfinanced second phase…
by - December 21, 2017 10:02 am
Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas gave a $150,000 grant to Mercy Health Foundation to support the internal medicine residency program in 2018. On Thursday (Dec. 21), Mercy…
by - December 21, 2017 9:59 am
Fayetteville City Council tabled a request to establish an Energy Action Plan on Tuesday (Dec. 19) after city staff worked with community and city leaders and stakeholders to develop the…
by - December 21, 2017 9:16 am
Although Arkansas saw robust economic expansion and record low unemployment in the first half and third quarter of 2017, personal income growth across the state lagged behind the rest of…
by - December 21, 2017 8:57 am
The Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce has promoted Debbie Griffin to the position of executive vice president and chief operating officer. She will assume the role Jan. 1. Griffin…
by - December 21, 2017 8:40 am
Chris Spear, president and CEO of American Trucking Associations, told a Senate panel that the federal government needs to invest more into highway infrastructure to keep up with rising freight…
by - December 20, 2017 6:57 pm
Arkansas has more than 3 million residents, according to the latest estimate update from U.S. Census Bureau. The state’s population grew half a percent (16,048) from 2016 to this year….
by - December 20, 2017 6:22 pm
The Red Wolves Foundation, the athletics fundraising arm at Arkansas State University, is scrambling to collect as many donations as possible before significant changes to the U.S. tax code are…
by - December 20, 2017 6:13 pm
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded an $800,000 grant to the city of Fort Smith for “critical sewer system improvements needed to accommodate business development…
by - December 20, 2017 4:27 pm
Arkansas Economic Development Commission executive Vice President Danny Games was named Wednesday (Dec. 20) as the new director of business and economic development for Entergy Arkansas, Inc., replacing Mike Maulden,…
by - December 20, 2017 3:27 pm
Tyson Foods had a record year of profits, while the stars were mostly aligned for most protein manufacturers last year. Tom Hayes, who was named president of the company in…
by - December 20, 2017 3:09 pm
Deaths from work injuries in the U.S. rose 7% in 2016, marking the third consecutive year deaths increased. Suicides at the workplace reached a level not seen since 1992 when…
by - December 20, 2017 2:13 pm
Sam’s Club, the warehouse club division owned by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., is planning to build a new layout center in Bentonville, just a few steps from its headquarters on Simple…
