by - June 28, 2017 1:17 pm
The home office of Wal-Mart Stores in Bentonville was buzzing Wednesday (June 28) with more than 550 hopeful suppliers eager to pitch their products to buyers for a chance to…
by - June 28, 2017 11:58 am
The Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Board of Directors has hired Jennifer Gerber to serve as interim executive director for the annual festival. Director Courtney Pledger left earlier this year…
by - June 28, 2017 10:34 am
Fuel ethanol production capacity in the United States rose 4%, or by more than 600 million gallons, to 15.5 billion gallons per year in January 2017, from the same month…
by - June 28, 2017 10:31 am
Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) has recognized an Arkansas organization as part of its 2017 SEPA Power Player Awards. Ouachita Electric Cooperative (OECC) of Camden was named…
by - June 28, 2017 8:12 am
The 3.72-acre Madison Plaza commercial development at 2505-2507 S. Thompson St. in Springdale has been sold for $1.6 million. Highway 71 Properties LLC, managed by Wanda Braswell, acquired the 53,600-square-foot…
by - June 28, 2017 8:10 am
The World Trade Center Arkansas in Rogers has partnered with the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Exim Bank) to participate in the Regional Export Promotion Program (REPP), a joint…
by - June 27, 2017 8:42 pm
The final mile might be what’s on everyone’s mind when it comes to Amazon and its move to purchase Whole Foods Market, but the point of origin might be just…
by - June 27, 2017 7:03 pm
Wal-Mart made headlines this past week for various reasons from discontinuing its price matching program in Minnesota to telling vendors to abandon Amazon’s cloud service. The retailer was also dubbed…
by - June 27, 2017 5:37 pm
Although Arkansas’ fledgling cannabis sector will not bring in one penny of revenue until early 2018, a highly-cited key industry research report forecasts there are huge growth opportunities for the…
by - June 27, 2017 5:09 pm
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) President and CEO Kyle Parker said the school’s new planned zoning development (PZD) announced Tuesday (June 27) in coordination with the announcement of the…
by - June 27, 2017 4:39 pm
There’s hope that a farmer in Arkansas will produce 120 bushels of soybeans on one acre this year. “Grow for the Green,” the perennial competition that challenges the state’s soybean…
by - June 27, 2017 4:30 pm
More import vehicles, between year model 2006 and 2012, are on U.S. roads than domestic vehicles, according to Experian Automotive. A total of 51.5% of vehicles in operation in this…
by - June 27, 2017 3:58 pm
Four healthcare specialties of Little Rock-based Arkansas Children’s have received rankings from the U.S. News & World Report. The rankings were listed in the 2017-18 Best Children’s Hospitals, published online…
by - June 27, 2017 3:57 pm
Kathleen Trotter is the new executive director for the Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale, the ACO board announced Tuesday (June 27). A veteran nonprofit executive, Trotter was named…
by - June 27, 2017 3:20 pm
Joan Smalls, one of the top grossing runway models in 2013, is no stranger to swimsuits and lingerie, donning Victoria’s Secret apparel since 2011 in the retailer’s annual show. Now…
by - June 27, 2017 2:52 pm
Wal-Mart Stores is partnering with Quest Diagnostics to offer blood tests and other lab work in a few of its stores by the end of this year. The retailer tagged…
by - June 27, 2017 12:26 pm
A Charleston, S.C.-based real estate firm has purchased the Bowman Curve I & II shopping centers at 200 and 400 N. Bowman Road in Little Rock for $7.13 million. Ziff…
by - June 27, 2017 12:13 pm
AMP Fest, a one-day festival that mixes cutting-edge tech demonstrations with live music and craft beer, is set for Oct. 14, 4-9 p.m., at the Walmart AMP in Rogers. The…
by - June 27, 2017 12:02 pm
Patients needing non-life threatening medical care in the emergency department or after hours clinic at Conway Regional Health System can schedule appointments online, according to a news release. The hospital…
by - June 27, 2017 11:08 am
The Walmart U.S management team has in the past few years paid attention to detail in its store operations changing basically every process along the way, according to Judith McKenna,…
