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Capacity of fuel ethanol rises 4% in early 2017

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…

Ouachita Electric Cooperative named SEPA Electric Cooperative Utility of the Year

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…

Investor pays $1.6 million For Madison Plaza in Springdale

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…

World Trade Center Arkansas partners with Exim Bank as REPP participant

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…

Origin of produce delivery might be as important as final mile, part of Amazon-Whole Foods discussion

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…

Wal-Mart news briefs: Get off Amazon’s cloud, bye-bye price matching, big ad spender

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…

Arkansas’ untried medical cannabis market projected to see sales of $67 million by 2025

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…

Barling, Fort Smith will share ‘close to even split’ on taxable sales from medical college’s planned community

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…

Contest hopes to push the limits of Arkansas’ top soybean growers

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…

Imports hit ‘sweet spot’ as total number of vehicles in operation rise, new vehicle sales decline

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…

Arkansas Children’s earns 4 nationwide rankings for healthcare specialties

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…

Kathleen Trotter promoted to executive director at Arts Center of the Ozarks

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…

Fashion model Joan Smalls strikes deal with Wal-Mart

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…

Wal-Mart and Quest Diagnostics team up to offer in-store lab tests

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…

Little Rock shopping centers sold for $7.1 million

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…

AMP’s music-slash-tech fest to support arts education set for Oct. 14

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…

Conway Regional patients can schedule ER appointments online

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…

Wal-Mart execs discuss turnaround in U.S. stores behind ‘one best way’

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,…

Arkansas Colleges of Health Education announce second college, more than $21 million in new development

The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) announced Tuesday (June 27) the follow-up to its Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM). The new 60,000 square-foot facility in Fort Smith will…

U.S. petroleum exports double over past 6 years

Gross exports of U.S. crude oil and petroleum products have more than doubled, rising to 5.2 million barrels per day in 2016, from 2.4 million barrels per day in 2010,…

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