by - May 17, 2017 2:45 pm
As the need for cybersecurity intensifies, education is a top priority, according to a report published in April by the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit. The…
by - May 17, 2017 1:53 pm
Shares of Acxiom Corp. fell more than 7% in trading Wednesday (May 17) after the Little Rock-based data marketer missed Wall Street targets after releasing fourth quarter and yearly results…
by - May 17, 2017 11:41 am
Phil Watkins, manager of energy efficiency and consumer programs for Southwestern Electric Power Co., is retiring after 27 years with the utility company. On Wednesday (May 17), SWEPCO, a subsidiary…
by - May 17, 2017 11:38 am
Veteran news anchor and long-time executive director of the Arkansas Broadcasters Association Doug Krile has announced he will retire from the post at the end of the organization’s July convention….
by - May 17, 2017 10:48 am
Operational costs of traffic congestion for the trucking industry rose 27% to $63.4 billion in 2015, from $49.6 billion in 2014, according to the American Transportation Research Institute. On Tuesday…
by - May 16, 2017 9:19 pm
NEA Baptist Clinic CEO Brad Parsons told Talk Business & Politics he hopes any changes to the national healthcare laws won’t result in fewer Arkansans with health insurance. Last year,…
by - May 16, 2017 9:06 pm
Tyson Foods has been in the midst of a tender offer to acquire AdvancePierre since May 9, but a group of shareholders balked at the notion of the $40.25 cash…
by - May 16, 2017 3:11 pm
Logistics managers with strong e-commerce skills are earning 42% more than those in the same position without those skills, according to a recent salary survey. In April, Logistics Management released…
by - May 16, 2017 1:36 pm
A vacant commercial building on Wedington Drive in Fayetteville has a new owner after a recent sale worth $2.2 million. Batesville-chartered The Citizens Bank acquired the 3,442-square-foot building at 3971…
by - May 16, 2017 12:59 pm
The Firecracker program unveiled at the recent ProHakathon sponsored by Fort Smith-based Propak on May 11 drew heavy attention from onlookers, who expressed conflicting emotions at what they were seeing…
by - May 16, 2017 9:39 am
A Bentonville hotel recently sold for $3.45 million. An affiliate of The Packard Companies, a full-service management firm based in San Diego, bought the former Baymont Inn & Suites at…
by - May 16, 2017 9:32 am
Oil-fired power plants produced less than 1% of the total amount of electricity generated in the United States in 2016, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. These plants accounted…
by - May 15, 2017 7:28 pm
Entrepreneur and businessman Jody Shackelford knew it was time to seize the moment. A few years earlier, his grandfather Harry Shackelford invented The Rocket Shot, a device that shoots two…
by - May 15, 2017 5:58 pm
Last week’s earnings reports from department stores Macy’s, J.C. Penney and Kohl’s were not good. Analysts say that trend could change this week with quarterly reports from Wal-Mart Stores, Home…
by - May 15, 2017 5:26 pm
New data from the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) shows that Arkansas’ economy expanded at a tepid rate of only 0.5% in the fourth quarter of 2016,…
by - May 15, 2017 4:25 pm
An Iowa-based meat processing company has acquired Decatur poultry business Crystal Lake Farms, including its Free Ranger line of chickens, for $3.5 million. West Liberty Foods filed the ownership paperwork…
by - May 15, 2017 2:50 pm
Natural gas production in the lower-48 states has declined for the second consecutive month and was down 3% in April from the same month in 2016, according to IHS Markit….
by - May 15, 2017 1:51 pm
The Legislation and Executive Committees of the Arkansas Bar Association have recommended a sweeping constitutional proposal to be considered by the ABA’s House of Delegates, the governing body for the…
by - May 15, 2017 1:47 pm
A Chicago-based group that advocates for the return of manufacturing jobs to the U.S. says “the tide has turned,” with more jobs “onshored” than leaving the country. But it will…
by - May 15, 2017 1:37 pm
Land for a new restaurant on Pleasant Grove Road in Rogers has been acquired. Joplin, Mo., businessman A.J. Nursariwala, principal of The Nursariwala Group, paid Home Bancshares Inc. $925,000 for…
