by - February 16, 2017 3:03 pm
Industrial production fell 0.3% in January and was flat compared to the same month in 2016, according to a statistical release from the Federal Reserve. Also in January, manufacturing output…
by - February 16, 2017 3:01 pm
Wal-Mart Stores has been mum thus far on the recent holiday season and analysts expect the retail giant did well given that it’s also a grocery store. But full year…
by - February 16, 2017 11:57 am
State and local officials will dedicate a new sculpture commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase survey at 10 a.m. on Feb. 20 in the atrium of the Statehouse…
by - February 16, 2017 9:53 am
U.S. production of uranium concentrate fell 13% to 2.9 million pounds in 2016, compared to 2015, and was the lowest level since 2005, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration. Last…
by - February 16, 2017 9:31 am
A University of Arkansas alumna and her husband have donated $100,000 to start a fund supporting student entrepreneurial efforts within the UA’s Sam M. Walton College of Business. The Janet…
by - February 15, 2017 6:45 pm
State tourism officials Wednesday (Feb. 15) said the so-called “bathroom bill” filed on Valentine’s Day by two Republican state senators would dramatically impact Arkansas’ tourism and hospitality industries, causing convention…
by - February 15, 2017 4:20 pm
The massive healthcare industry is quietly being turned on its head as connected technology – defined as the Internet of Things (IoT) – finds its way into this sector. Wearable…
by - February 15, 2017 4:09 pm
Lower row crop commodities prices in 2016 hurt Arkansas farmers, and the trend is likely to continue in 2017, University of Arkansas at Monticello agriculture economist Dr. Robert Stark Jr….
by - February 15, 2017 3:17 pm
Farm Credit of Arkansas has 10,800 members in Arkansas and those members will receive a check from the financial cooperative this month. Farm Credit will disperse $15.5 million to its…
by - February 15, 2017 2:48 pm
While some company fleets have been testing in-cab cameras that face drivers, most large carriers in the state either don’t plan to use the systems or declined to talk about…
by - February 15, 2017 2:24 pm
As planning continues for a new banking center in Northwest Arkansas, Danville-chartered Chambers Bank has relocated its lone Benton County office to a temporary location in Rogers. Chambers vice president…
by - February 15, 2017 2:05 pm
The Fayetteville-based nonprofit New Design School is expanding its education offerings to include programs tailored to younger students, ages 6 to 15, with the acquisition of Nerdies, an alternative education…
by - February 15, 2017 8:30 am
Editor’s note: Health Beat is a weekly roundup of local and national health news. UAMS RESEARCH MOVES ONE STEP CLOSER TO LOU GEHRIG’S DISEASE CURE Researchers at the University of…
by - February 14, 2017 8:13 pm
Springdale-based Harps Foods announced Tuesday (Feb. 14) it would roll out a pilot program in Fort Smith designed to extend the buying power of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP,…
by - February 14, 2017 6:09 pm
Consumers in the U.S. may pay for President Donald Trump’s planned 1,900 mile border wall, and Arkansas farmers could lose agricultural market shares in Mexico as a result of it….
by - February 14, 2017 5:10 pm
The annual Harris Poll for Corporate Reputation pegs Wal-Mart Stores near the bottom of the pack at 76 out of 100 companies surveyed. Some of the retail giant’s largest competitors…
by - February 14, 2017 4:56 pm
An amended Senate bill that lawmakers credit with forcing Amazon to begin soon collecting sales tax for online purchases in Arkansas failed to move out of a House committee Tuesday…
by - February 14, 2017 4:24 pm
Tyson Foods CEO Tom Hayes announced Tuesday (Feb. 14) several key management changes. The moves come less than two months after Hayes succeeded Donnie Smith as CEO of the Springdale-based…
by - February 14, 2017 1:21 pm
From his office in the Willard J. Walker Hall at the University of Arkansas, John Kent, director of the Supply Chain Management Research Center, sees an autonomous robot driving on…
by - February 14, 2017 12:09 pm
Plans for renovations at Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock now include adding Chick-fil-A and Chili’s, the airport announced Tuesday (Feb. 14). Pending approval of the Little…
