by - March 15, 2017 1:00 pm
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) has released its monthly Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for February, and the story told is another positive one with the PMI at 57.7%, a…
by - March 15, 2017 12:52 pm
Megawatt-scale solar projects installed in the United States rose 125% in 2016, from 2015, according to IHS Markit. Blattner Energy installed the most solar projects in 2016, followed by First…
by - March 15, 2017 12:31 pm
Several lawmakers on Tuesday (March 14) took time away from the State Capitol to attend a luncheon hosted by the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association (AAEA) that highlighted the economic benefits…
by - March 15, 2017 9:53 am
The latest Skyline Report released Wednesday (March 8) included a key historical finding. Significant absorption of new homes led to the lowest level of remaining months of unbuilt lot inventory…
by - March 15, 2017 9:49 am
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, says he is whipping votes for Speaker Paul Ryan’s healthcare reform proposal and hopes to see it move to the House floor as early as…
by - March 14, 2017 9:08 pm
The 2017 Governor’s Conference on Tourism wrapped up Tuesday (March 14) with its Henry Award winners coming from a broad swath of the state, including Eureka Springs, Fort Smith, Texarkana…
by - March 14, 2017 8:30 pm
The United States Marshals Museum (USMM) grew its fundraising an estimated $5 million since the last Talk Business & Politics report in November. USMM CFO Randy Philpot said the facility…
by - March 14, 2017 5:19 pm
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the March 6 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s Forty…
by - March 14, 2017 4:05 pm
Central Arkansas startups, Cocoa Belle Chocolates, RaftUp, and ClinicPass have been chosen by the Delta Regional Authority to be part of New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, March 19-24, in downtown New…
by - March 14, 2017 3:58 pm
Change is the only constant in the retail world today and Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon told Wall Street analysts Tuesday (March 14) the retailer is committed to its digital…
by - March 14, 2017 3:40 pm
Editor’s Note: Brett Parker, director of media services for Little Rock-based Stone Ward, will this week provide occasional updates on events he attends at the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas….
by - March 14, 2017 10:52 am
Competition for subprime credit began showing signs of slowing in the fourth quarter of 2016, as serious delinquencies rose and lenders tightened standards for lending. But while the rising delinquencies…
by - March 14, 2017 9:15 am
U.S. coal exports fell 18% to 60.3 million short tons in 2016, from 74 million short tons in 2015, despite increases in international coal prices last year, according to the…
by - March 13, 2017 10:39 pm
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores said it paid out $157 million in cash bonuses based on store performance in the fourth quarter. Across the U.S. about 850,000 store employees met the…
by - March 13, 2017 8:17 pm
The Steel Horse Rally motorcycle event on May 5 and 6 may still be close to two months away, but associated festivities are continuing on Saturday (March 18) with the…
by - March 13, 2017 7:40 pm
Arkansas Economic Development Commission Director Mike Preston is so convinced of the connection between job recruitment and tourism growth that the state’s tourism chief is scheduled to travel with Gov….
by - March 13, 2017 4:42 pm
The American Health Care Act, the House Republicans’ bill that would repeal and replace Obamacare, would reduce federal deficits by $337 billion but would increase the number of uninsured people…
by - March 13, 2017 3:09 pm
John Chambers, president of Chambers Bancshares Inc. of Danville, announced Monday (March 13) that Landi Mkhize has been promoted to chief financial officer of the holding company. Chambers Bancshares is…
by - March 13, 2017 1:30 pm
After coaching high school football in Arkansas for the past 13 years, Brooks Coatney is opting for an unlikely career change. Coatney, passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach the past…
by - March 13, 2017 10:50 am
Conventional hydroelectric generators accounted for 7% of the electricity generating capacity in operation in the United States and about 6% to 7% of U.S. electricity generated each year, according to…
