by - September 11, 2017 6:42 pm
Gross inputs to refineries along the U.S. Gulf Coast declined 34% or 3.2 million barrels per day in the week ending Sept. 1, from the previous week in which Hurricane…
by - September 11, 2017 6:17 pm
Little Rock nonprofit Winrock International has helped to develop an emission reduction program in Ghana, allowing it to become part of the Carbon Fund portfolio of the Forest Carbon Partnership…
by - September 11, 2017 6:12 pm
Pilgrim’s Pride has acquired Moy Park, a European-based chicken and prepared foods manufacture, for $1.3 billion. The deal will give the Greeley, Colo.,-based company access to markets in the United…
by - September 11, 2017 5:03 pm
WattGlass, a Fayetteville-based startup, has partnered with the publicly-traded solar panel manufacturer Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Limited, Yingli announced Monday (Sept. 11). WattGlass makes anti-fog and anti-reflection coatings for…
by - September 11, 2017 4:27 pm
Arkansas has 19 million forested acres about 56% of the state’s total land area, according to the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program. The state has 11.9 billion trees, and…
by - September 11, 2017 4:16 pm
Fort Smith metro building activity was up big in its smallest sectors for August, pushing what were negative year-to-date numbers into the black. Normally what happens in Fort Smith has…
by - September 11, 2017 4:09 pm
A rise in enplanements and sales at food venues are driving an increase in food and beverage revenue at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA). Food and beverage revenue has increased…
by - September 11, 2017 3:15 pm
Less than a decade after Wells Fargo began doing business in Arkansas in 2009, the West Coast financial giant’s growth in the state could be stymied by a number of…
by - September 11, 2017 2:51 pm
Downtown Van Buren will welcome the third Pasta Grill restaurant in Arkansas joining previous locations at Conway and Russellville. The Italian eatery, which also serves steaks and seafood, will open…
by - September 11, 2017 11:58 am
It’s taken economic developers more than three years, but a 500-acre swath in southern Wynne near Highway 1 has been certified as a technology/industrial park. No announcements are imminent, but…
by - September 11, 2017 11:52 am
Texans who need to file or pay state taxes in Arkansas will have until the end of January 2018 to meet those obligations under a directive issued last week by…
by - September 11, 2017 9:25 am
Lockheed Martin’s production team for the USS Little Rock is headed to the capital city on Tuesday to meet local officials and to hand out promotional materials to be shared…
by - September 10, 2017 4:48 pm
With Hurricane Harvey relief still underway, Hurricane Irma again has Walmart U.S. and Sam’s Club stores closing and mobilizing to provide post-storm relief. The retail giant said Sunday (Sept. 10)…
by - September 10, 2017 11:43 am
A growing concern within the state’s medical marijuana community has been whether a bank will step up to process possible millions of dollars in cash generated by the fledging industry,…
by - September 9, 2017 11:52 am
Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) Health Policy Director J. Craig Wilson said despite the state’s role as a leader in implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), “something is…
by - September 8, 2017 4:22 pm
The Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism has appointed a new management team for War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. The Arkansas Legislature voted this year to move War Memorial…
by - September 8, 2017 4:05 pm
Wal-Mart and its foundation on Friday (Sept. 8) committed to give at least $1 million to the relief efforts for Hurricane Irma, the second hurricane to hit the U.S. in…
by - September 8, 2017 2:16 pm
Speaking at his alma mater Thursday evening (Sept. 7), J.K. Symancyk told University of Arkansas students he never set out for a career in retail. James Kevin Symancyk grew up…
by - September 8, 2017 10:21 am
The goings-on at Bentonville’s 8th Street Market are beginning to draw the attention of food industry professionals from across the country. The market’s primary tenant is “Brightwater: A Center for…
by - September 8, 2017 9:34 am
Hurricane Irma has utilities in Florida preparing for high levels of power outages, and officials in the state are planning to shut down two nuclear power plants — Turkey Point…
