by - June 21, 2017 2:30 pm
General Pallets owner Phil White cleared a preliminary hurdle with the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) with his planned redevelopment of the 900 block of Garrison Avenue. White…
by - June 21, 2017 2:08 pm
Prices of used semitrailer tractors aren’t expected to rise over the next two years, said Steve Clough, president of Arrow Truck Sales, a prediction suggesting flat to slow growth in…
by - June 21, 2017 12:45 pm
DENSO, the auto parts manufacturer with a manufacturing facility in Osceola, Ark., has announced a $1 million grant for 22 institutions and educational programs across North America, including two in…
by - June 21, 2017 10:25 am
As more and more consumers migrate to online retailers such as Amazon and Overstock.com, online retailers are facing pushback on potential e-commerce sales because of concerns over the security of…
by - June 21, 2017 9:50 am
State Rep. Trevor Drown says he is running for Arkansas Secretary of State in 2018. The Russellville Republican officially announced his candidacy Tuesday (June 20) during a monthly meeting of…
by - June 21, 2017 9:09 am
Although national weather officials are predicting hotter-than-normal temperatures during the dog days of summer, grid operators across the U.S. say they are ready to meet peak demand in all regions…
by - June 21, 2017 6:08 am
The Arkansas State Plant Board has received more than 50 complaints about drift from the dicamba herbicide in 2017, and the board voted 11-3 to severely restrict its use but…
by - June 20, 2017 10:03 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (June 20) approved a new recycling agreement with Third Rock Recycling, and their partner Pen Sales, for recycling services. In a 4-1…
by - June 20, 2017 5:24 pm
Gemini Development LLC, a Fayetteville technology development firm led by John James and Jim Kane, has raised $100,000 in equity and plans to raise $2 million. The firm filed on…
by - June 20, 2017 5:17 pm
Cherry Duckett, vice chancellor for institutional relations at UAMS in Little Rock, has announced her plans to retire. She’ll be replaced by Maurice Rigsby, currently assistant vice chancellor. Both moves…
by - June 20, 2017 5:00 pm
Two Arkansas export leaders are hopeful that new negotiations with international trade agreements can result in better deals for Arkansas and the U.S. Appearing on the latest Talk Business &…
by - June 20, 2017 4:20 pm
Dr. Guiliana Medrano’s company, GeneCoMe Biotech, had a potentially revolutionary concept. Chickens are fed antibiotics to ward off diseases such as salmonella and Listeria. The company hoped to develop natural…
by - June 20, 2017 4:06 pm
The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) voted unanimously to recommend the Propelling Downtown Forward plan for the Board of Directors’ consideration at a Tuesday morning (June 20) meeting….
by - June 20, 2017 3:40 pm
Tracking down a bad food product sold by any grocer is obviously important for the customer, but it also can help a supplier more quickly recover the recall cost and…
by - June 20, 2017 3:29 pm
Augmented reality technology was once only dreamed of in movies, like “Terminator” or “Minority Report,” before expanding into smartphone games, such as Pokémon Go, but it’s now starting to make…
by - June 20, 2017 3:20 pm
The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission has published the requirements for submitting bids to five operators to grow and cultivate medical marijuana under the constitutional amendment that was approved by voters…
by - June 20, 2017 8:25 am
The Arkansas manufacturing industry has been awarded a C grade in a new national study from Ball State University and Conexus Indiana. Categories in the report included overall manufacturing industry…
by - June 20, 2017 6:37 am
When Kelly Grooms stepped on to the stage of the newly established Downtown Playhouse in Pocahontas, it was a place he knew well. More than a quarter century earlier, he…
by - June 19, 2017 5:58 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and his economic development team on Monday (June 19) met with Dassault Falcon Jet officials at the Paris Air Show on the first leg of a European…
by - June 19, 2017 5:46 pm
Rich Moellers, chairman of the board of the Conway County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) in Morrilton, announced Monday that at least 350 new jobs will be created in Morrilton this…
