by - July 20, 2017 10:50 am
An entrepreneur from Canada is hoping a deal with Wal-Mart Stores that includes frozen tea pops will push the company into the black. Dionne Laslo-Baker, a medical toxicologist by trade…
by - July 20, 2017 10:27 am
The outlook is good for the U.S. transportation sector, with freight volumes to rise almost 3% in 2017, said American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello. On Wednesday (July 19),…
by - July 20, 2017 10:14 am
Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism (ADTP) director Kane Webb said whether the Arkansas Razorbacks continue to play football games at War Memorial Stadium, the 69-year old venue’s future will…
by - July 20, 2017 10:08 am
The National Center for Natural Gas Control in Mexico recently reallocated the country’s natural gas pipeline capacity to foreign and domestic companies after two rounds of auctions, according to the…
by - July 19, 2017 8:36 pm
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said on Wednesday that following a lunch meeting with President Donald Trump, Republican senators would restart their push for a full and immediate repeal of the…
by - July 19, 2017 7:04 pm
Hytrol, a Jonesboro-based conveyor belt manufacturer, has expanded its workforce to more than 1,200 workers, a 20% increase in the last year, company President David Peacock told Talk Business &…
by - July 19, 2017 6:58 pm
Acquisition-minded Simmons First National Corp. on Wednesday (July 19) reported second quarter profits of more than $23 million on strong loan and deposit growth as the Pine Bluff-based bank prepares…
by - July 19, 2017 5:09 pm
Here in Northwest Arkansas, we are fortunate to have a thriving economy, thanks in large part to businesses of all sizes investing in our community. I know from working closely…
by - July 19, 2017 4:41 pm
The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) approved a request from fellow commissioner and General Pallets owner Phil White on Tuesday (July 18) that will allow his planned redevelopment…
by - July 19, 2017 4:25 pm
Tiny tots dressed as angels and garden fairies danced on the lawn of the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks (BGO) on July 15 as the garden was transformed into a…
by - July 19, 2017 3:47 pm
Hypermarkets and supermarkets will account for less than half the total world trade by 2021, according to a recent report from Kantar Worldpanel. Countries where traditional larger-scale grocery formats are…
by - July 19, 2017 3:00 pm
Mexico-based Industrias Bachoco, the parent company of OK Foods in Fort Smith, has acquired Albertville Quality Foods (AQF), a value-added meat company with foodservice, retail and national accounts. Details of…
by - July 19, 2017 2:48 pm
McCormick & Co. has agreed to purchase the food division of Reckitt Benckiser for $4.2 billion, according to a company announcement Wednesday (July 19). The deal includes the brands Frank’s…
by - July 19, 2017 2:18 pm
Arkansas Children’s has named Diana McDaniel vice president of operations for Arkansas Children’s Northwest (ACNW) in Springdale. She will be responsible for providing oversight and direction for operational, administrative and…
by - July 19, 2017 12:29 pm
A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) professor has been awarded a $710,000 grant for the continuation of an interdisciplinary training program for health professionals with the aim of…
by - July 19, 2017 11:05 am
The Little Rock School District this fall will launch a new career-learning program for high school students. The Excel program, which has tapped into the national Centers for Advanced Professional…
by - July 19, 2017 10:28 am
More than two-thirds of U.S. households with programmable thermostats don’t use the controls to program them, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Only 12% of the 118 million households…
by - July 19, 2017 10:24 am
Federal banking agencies on Tuesday (July 18) issued a notice of a proposed rule to raise the threshold for commercial real estate transactions requiring an appraisal from $250,000 to $400,000….
by - July 19, 2017 10:10 am
The 109-room Staybridge Suites Fayetteville in University Village Center has completed a $3 million renovation. The four-story hotel at 1577 W. 15th St., near Baum Stadium, was built in 2008…
by - July 19, 2017 9:50 am
Nearly lost in the recent announcement of a second college at the Chaffee Crossing-based Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) campus was the receipt of a $350,000 grant to install…
