by - April 6, 2017 4:41 pm
The Port of Little Rock has generated nearly $5.1 billion in economic activity in central Arkansas in the last decade and contributed almost $2.5 billion in gross regional product (GRP)…
by - April 6, 2017 1:45 pm
The Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville is launching the MakeHER Squad, a program that allows girls ages 14-18 to spend the summer working with Amazeum educators on STEAM initiatives and…
by - April 6, 2017 12:01 pm
The limit on how much individuals and companies can raise through crowdfunding has been raised 7% by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The new rules bump up the maximum…
by - April 6, 2017 11:59 am
Having a baby is one of life’s greatest joys, but one in seven couples trying to conceive will be diagnosed as infertile, according to the National Women’s Health Resource Center….
by - April 6, 2017 11:48 am
The majority of U.S. households use natural gas furnaces, electric furnaces or electric heat pumps as their main heat source in the winter, but the equipment and fuels used for…
by - April 6, 2017 11:46 am
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has released a guide to help community bankers understand the programs and products that the Federal Home Loan Banks offer for mortgages. The Affordable Mortgage…
by - April 6, 2017 11:44 am
Delta Regional Authority’s programs brought about $26 million in investment to eastern Arkansas last year, according to the DRA’s annual report. It worked on 13 projects in the state, directly…
by - April 6, 2017 8:22 am
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the April 3 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - April 5, 2017 5:57 pm
Editor’s note: This story is a component of The Compass Report. The quarterly Compass Report is managed by Talk Business & Politics, and sponsored by Lowell-based Zero Mountain Logistics, a…
by - April 5, 2017 5:14 pm
Dan Cowling, president of The Communications Group, a Little Rock-based marketing, advertising and public relations firm, announced today the company has promoted Jason Brown to director of public relations, managing the…
by - April 5, 2017 4:50 pm
Plans to build a 165-room Hyatt Place Hotel and an adjoining 78,000-square-foot convention center near Jonesboro’s hotel row off Caraway Road are in peril. Dirt work has been begun at…
by - April 5, 2017 4:32 pm
Wal-Mart Stores is once again tiptoeing toward expansion plans in India, after pausing the past couple of years since the breakup of its partnership with Bharti. IGD Retail recently noted…
by - April 5, 2017 4:23 pm
Ritter Agribusiness is helping to bridge a gap between technology companies and farms by providing testing grounds for startups associated with the AgLaunch initiative. Ritter Ag, based in the eastern…
by - April 5, 2017 4:22 pm
The University of Arkansas and Arkansas State University now offer a dual transfer bachelor’s degree where students can earn a degree in poultry science from the UA and a degree in…
by - April 5, 2017 4:07 pm
FedEx Office will open a printing and shipping center inside a Walmart Supercenter in Rogers at 4208 Pleasant Crossing Blvd., and it will be the first one located in a…
by - April 5, 2017 2:37 pm
“My friends say I make the best barbeque ribs ever and should open my own restaurant …” were words I often heard in initial calls from potential small business owners…
by - April 5, 2017 1:19 pm
The Springdale Advertising and Promotion Commission on Wednesday (April 5) announced the launch of a new regional website designed to promote Northwest Arkansas’ golf tourism. NWAGolfTrail.com provides online booking for…
by - April 5, 2017 10:16 am
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub has hired a manager for the Delta I-Fund program. Amy Hopper, now senior financial analyst at Newell Brands, will relocate to Little Rock from Atlanta…
by - April 5, 2017 10:09 am
Cromwell Architects Engineers has opened a Fayetteville office, and it’s a homecoming in more ways than one for the Little Rock-based firm. Cromwell architect Josh Danish, who is a graduate…
by - April 5, 2017 9:59 am
U.S. energy use narrowly increased to 97.4 quadrillion British thermal units in 2016, compared to 2015, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. At the same time, coal consumption fell…
