by - July 28, 2017 2:57 pm
In response to customer demand, Slim Chickens will build its sixth Northwest Arkansas restaurant in Springdale in the Ozark Center Point Place shopping center at the Highway 412/Interstate 49 intersection….
by - July 28, 2017 10:45 am
Some 220 Arkansas patients have already received medical marijuana registry identification cards, less than a month since state Department of Health (ADH) officials began accepting applications to allow citizens to…
by - July 28, 2017 10:21 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has completed construction of a nearly 144,000-square-foot office building at its corporate headquarters east of Interstate 49 in Lowell. On Friday (July 28), the carrier announced…
by - July 28, 2017 9:27 am
A boost in tonnage and the number of shipments helped Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. post second quarter net income of $15.777 million, up 54% compared to the same quarter in…
by - July 27, 2017 10:51 pm
There is a scene at the end of the Oscar-winning film High Noon where retired U.S. Marshal Will Kane — having disposed of the bad guys in his last act…
by - July 27, 2017 6:34 pm
U.S. rice production is expected to decline during the next year, and markets in China will not boost U.S. rice exports in 2018. Overall world-wide rice production is expected to…
by - July 27, 2017 6:30 pm
Low freight rates continue to plague P.A.M. Transportation Services, and on Thursday (July 27), the Tontitown-based carrier reported second-quarter earnings declined 59%. In the second quarter that ended June 30,…
by - July 27, 2017 4:04 pm
In the heart of the Sebastian County Juvenile Detention Center, there is a triangular atrium known as “the rec yard.” Thirty feet of cement brick climb into the air, allowing…
by - July 27, 2017 2:26 pm
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, the largest employer in Northwest Arkansas and nation, is purging more of its corporate jobs. This marks the third round of layoffs in Bentonville this calendar…
by - July 27, 2017 1:45 pm
Fast-growing Bear State Financial Inc. saw second-quarter profits spike nearly 50% as the community bank’s strong loan and investment portfolio continued to grow the company’s asset base. The earnings were…
by - July 27, 2017 1:20 pm
Four years into Wal-Mart’s mission to support U.S. manufacturing jobs, the retailer continues efforts to shape discussions at the national level between manufacturers, government and non-government organizations and other stakeholders….
by - July 27, 2017 12:42 pm
The Federal Open Market Committee kept the federal funds rate at 1% to 1.25% on Wednesday (July 26). The existing rate is “accommodative” and is expected to support more strengthening…
by - July 27, 2017 12:40 pm
A different district of the city will be featured each week in August for Little Rock Restaurant Month, the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau announced this week. This year…
by - July 27, 2017 11:13 am
Three commercial lots in Bentonville totaling 22.61 acres recently sold for a combined $4.99 million. The purchase price equals $5.07 per square foot. 8th & Melissa LLC, a Delaware-registered company…
by - July 27, 2017 10:31 am
SWEPCO’s wind project announced Wednesday is the latest in a spate of power projects that will add more renewable options to Arkansas’ energy mix. Plains and Eastern Clean Line is…
by - July 27, 2017 10:10 am
The amount of natural gas used to produce electricity, which is known as power burn, reached 41 billion cubic feet July 20, the highest level so far in 2017, according…
by - July 27, 2017 8:37 am
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson will be in downtown Bentonville on Monday (July 31) to kick off an event sponsored by the Northwest Arkansas Emerging Leaders. The series is called “Ready…
by - July 27, 2017 7:57 am
Construction of a new banking center will soon begin at the southwest corner of Walton Boulevard and Southwest 28th Street in Bentonville. At its July 5 meeting, members of the…
by - July 26, 2017 6:02 pm
As 10 out-of-state entrepreneurs gave presentations to attract new investors to their startup firms on Wednesday (July 26) at the Clinton President Library, Gov. Asa Hutchinson made a “pitch” of…
by - July 26, 2017 5:25 pm
A lot of transit providers in the state don’t realize they’re coordinating services because they might be working together on a small scale, said Greg Nation, public transportation administrator for…
