Business

Delegation can boost enterprise value

I recently had the chance to listen to a Vistage presentation by a fellow M&A adviser. In addition to nodding my head in agreement at pretty much every word, I…

Springdale business exec appointed to national manufacturing advisory board

Chris Weiser, president and CEO of J.V. Manufacturing in Springdale, has been appointed to the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The institute…

Fort Smith Regional Airport director job down to five finalists

The Fort Smith Regional Airport Commission is closer to naming a replacement for former Director John Parker, who announced his retirement last November and officially stepped away from the position…

Jenny Fleiss joins Walmart’s Store No. 8 innovation division

Wal-Mart Stores announces Jenny Fleiss has joined the retailer’s innovation division dubbed Store No. 8. Fleiss is the co-founder and CEO of Rent the Runway, which began as an online-only…

Bella Vista lawyer placed on interim suspension for mishandling client funds

The Arkansas Supreme Court’s Office of Professional Conduct (OPC) has placed a veteran Bella Vista attorney on interim suspension for allegedly mismanaging funds from a client’s trust account. Tom C….

Sediver opens plant in West Memphis

A new $15 million manufacturing facility that will employ up to 75 workers has opened in West Memphis. Sediver USA, a subsidiary of the Seves Group has started production, according…

Nearly 25% of Arkansas adults are cigarette smokers

About 15% of the U.S. adult population are cigarette smokers, and Arkansas has the third highest percentage of those who smoke, according to research compiled by Vapourlites.com. In 2015, about…

Most sun-tracking solar arrays are west of Mississippi River

More than 50% of U.S. solar plants use technology that tracks the path of the sun, and the majority of plants with these systems are in the Southwest, according to…

Research suggests bias against women in technology hampers innovation, part of ‘STEM crisis’

During a recent Women in Technology Conference at the University of Arkansas, National Center for Women & Information Technology Associate Director Terry Morreale pointed to widely published research in order…

The Supply Side: Applications for ‘Open Call’ event accepted through May 18

Within the first two days of launching the invitation for its fourth Open Call, Walmart U.S. received about 200 applications from existing and prospective suppliers to pitch their products in…

New Arkansas marijuana laws include restrictions, but no reversal of November vote

After 53% of Arkansas voters approved the state’s Medical Marijuana Amendment in November, legislators passed 24 laws that changed it. But none severely restricted the availability of the drug, said…

Northwest Arkansas counties among healthiest in the state, but gaps exist

There is roughly a 10-year difference in life expectancy between residents of Benton County in and Phillips County in eastern Arkansas’ Delta region, according to the 2017 County Health Rankings…

Tab Benoit, J.J. Grey and Mofro, Gov’t Mule to headline King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena

The 32nd annual King Biscuit Blues Festival is set for Oct. 5-7 in Helena. This year’s headliners are Tab Benoit, J.J. Grey and Mofro and Gov’t Mule, according to a…

Wal-Mart ordered to pay Cuker Interactive more than $12 million over trade secrets

A federal jury seated in Fayetteville awarded Cuker Interactive more than $12 million in damages from a former business relationship with Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores. The retailer began the litigation when…

Non-profit in Rogers supports young women aging out of foster care

Aging out of foster care without a permanent home is the highest-risk outcome for a foster youth. Twenty-five percent of these youth report that they became homeless within two to…

Arkansas’ jobless rate at 3.6% in March, sets another record low

A reduction in the state’s available labor pool and a year-over-year gain of more than 2,000 jobs helped push Arkansas’ March jobless rate to a new record low of 3.6%….

Former surgeon general: Health equity required for a healthy nation

The United States can only become a healthy nation if it first becomes an equitable one regarding opportunities for healthy living, a former surgeon general under Presidents Bill Clinton and…

Wal-Mart top five execs earn more than $60 million in recent fiscal year

The top boss at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. saw his pay rise almost 13% in the most recent fiscal year thanks to a cash bonus bump of 42% tied to meeting…

Bill Halter and L’Oréal are counting on the sun

For former Arkansas Lt. Governor Bill Halter and his corporate partner, L’Oréal USA, they’ve planted a field of beams. On Thursday, Halter’s solar panel company Scenic Hill Solar and cosmetics…

Phoenix Investors to spend $10 million on former Whirlpool plant, already in talks with tenant prospects

Officials with Phoenix Investors say the former Whirlpool manufacturing facility in Fort Smith is a “diamond in the rough” and they plan to spend $10 million in the next 6…