by - May 31, 2017 3:15 pm
Tyson Foods of Springdale has pledged $50,000 to help fund Tyson Tuesday Nights from June 6 to Aug. 29 at Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayetteville. The venue will…
by - May 31, 2017 3:12 pm
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) market is expected to hit $195.47 billion by 2022, according to a new report from research firm Markets and Markets, and is expected to…
by - May 31, 2017 2:40 pm
In this ever-changing world of technology, the people of Wal-Mart will set it apart and elevate it above the competition, said Doug McMillon, president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores. On…
by - May 31, 2017 2:20 pm
More than half of the employers across the St. Louis Fed’s Eighth District expect economic conditions to be better or somewhat better than last year as modest employee growth and…
by - May 31, 2017 2:02 pm
The writer sat at his desk typing away inside a makeshift office in a barn loft. Through the cracks in the wood, children would stare at him, but he rarely…
by - May 31, 2017 1:58 pm
A site plan for a Chick-fil-A restaurant on Pauline Whitaker Parkway in Rogers has been submitted for technical review. The civil engineering plan was filed with the city by Greyden…
by - May 31, 2017 1:41 pm
For several years, Bentonville has eyed the prospect of building a large-scale meeting center and hotel downtown, but the project cannot move forward without investment — and it’s not going…
by - May 31, 2017 12:29 pm
More than 3,000 of the 1.5 million Walmart U.S. employees donned in matching blue t-shirts filed into Bud Walton Arena early Wednesday (May 31) to kick off the retail giant’s…
by - May 31, 2017 10:18 am
Wal-Mart Stores employees have another way to purchase passes for the Commuter Express, a park-and-ride route of Ozark Regional Transit. Home office employees can buy the passes using payroll deduction,…
by - May 31, 2017 9:17 am
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub in North Little Rock has named Joel Gordon its new executive director, the organization announced in an emailed newsletter on Wednesday (May 31). Gordon has…
by - May 31, 2017 8:33 am
USA Truck has hired Rick Hainlen as vice president of revenue operations. The Van Buren-based carrier announced Hainlen’s appointment Wednesday (May 31). Hainlen’s hiring is the latest in a series…
by - May 30, 2017 6:00 pm
An “aggressive and uncommon” approach to education, efforts toward boosting “cultural competency” and the need to push a rural state toward “demands of the modern economy” are some of the…
by - May 30, 2017 4:45 pm
Consumers began spending more money as spring approached this year and that is showing up in local sales tax revenue among Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities. Cumulative sales tax revenue…
by - May 30, 2017 4:06 pm
The Arkansas Tech University Board of Trustees approved tuition and fee increases and an operating budget of $161 million for the 2017-18 fiscal year during a meeting at the Ross…
by - May 30, 2017 3:38 pm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared 23 Arkansas counties disasters in the wake of spring flooding. This designation is separate from a presidential disaster declaration, which Gov. Asa Hutchinson…
by - May 30, 2017 3:17 pm
A real estate and development firm based in Springfield, Mo., has acquired a renovated Fayetteville multifamily asset for $8 million. O’Reilly Development Co. acquired the South Creekside Apartments, situated on…
by - May 30, 2017 2:20 pm
Jonesboro’s economic growth stumbled in recent months as sales and use receipts and building permit values declined. At least one of those indicators is on the rise again. Northeast Arkansas’…
by - May 30, 2017 2:07 pm
Apptegy, a Little Rock-based tech startup company that received support from Hayseed Ventures in Fayetteville, received a $5.7 million investment from Five Elms Capital of Kansas City, Apptegy announced Tuesday…
by - May 30, 2017 1:18 pm
When the first Wal-Mart Stores shareholders’ meeting was held in Little Rock, nobody came. That didn’t sit well with Sam Walton. He decided to dedicate a whole week to raise…
by - May 30, 2017 1:06 pm
New car dealers are looking to sell more used cars, but automobile dealers like America’s Car-Mart don’t expect it will impact their business, as its customers would likely not have…
