by - June 27, 2017 8:18 am
Fayetteville developer Specialized Real Estate Group has completed the land acquisition for a multimillion-dollar mixed-use development near downtown Bentonville. According to property records, SREG paid $6.18 million for 11.22 acres…
by - June 26, 2017 10:51 pm
The Fort Smith recycling issue spilled over to a school board meeting Monday night (June 26) when the Fort Smith Public School (FSPS) Board voted to table acceptance of a…
by - June 26, 2017 9:28 pm
Longtime public relations veteran and community activist Robert K. “Bob” Sells has died at the age of 85. Sells worked in PR for Arkansas’ Southwestern Bell operations for decades before…
by - June 26, 2017 7:47 pm
Peco Foods, Inc. needs to hire up to 250 more workers at its Pocahontas plant and has plans for a $30 million expansion, plant manager Alan Risley told Talk Business…
by - June 26, 2017 3:54 pm
Consumers were spending in full force in recent months according to sales tax revenue reported for Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities. Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers and Bentonville reported combined record sales…
by - June 26, 2017 3:42 pm
Fresh off an overseas trade trip, Gov. Asa Hutchinson made his first public appearance in Arkansas since returning and told the media there is much work to be done before…
by - June 26, 2017 3:13 pm
The increasing number of earthquakes in the U.S. east of the Rocky Mountains has coincided with the spike in production by energy companies that use underground wastewater injection to extract…
by - June 26, 2017 2:54 pm
Members of Arkansas’ congressional delegation announced Monday (June 26) that 11 Arkansas airports will receive $5.5 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). According to a news release issued jointly…
by - June 26, 2017 2:35 pm
A 130,000-square-foot building in Springdale formerly known as All-Star Sports Arena has changed hands for $2.3 million. The purchase price equals $17.69 per square foot. According to county real estate…
by - June 26, 2017 9:55 am
Coal production is expected to either remain flat or decline through 2040, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Over the past decade, coal production has fallen as the use…
by - June 26, 2017 9:30 am
The University of Central Arkansas Community Development Institute has chosen Alma as this year’s focus for its Community Development Kick Start program. Through the program, Alma will receive a “high-level…
by - June 26, 2017 8:45 am
Publicly held Ecoark Holdings Inc. of Rogers has hired Stephen Dacus as general counsel. Dacus was previously a litigation partner at Kutak Rock in Fayetteville. “Bringing our legal counsel in-house…
by - June 25, 2017 12:53 pm
Guests tasted, sampled and sipped some of the best food and beverages Northwest Arkansas has to offer at the third annual BITE NW Arkansas (formerly Taste of Northwest Arkansas) on…
by - June 25, 2017 9:55 am
Legislative Black Caucus leader Rep. Vivian Flowers, D-Pine Bluff, says healthcare is the No. 1 issue she’s been hearing in a series of town halls the group has been holding…
by - June 25, 2017 9:48 am
Although President Donald Trump is advocating a hard-line stance with Cuba, Arkansas’ First District Congressman Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, thinks legislation he is pushing has a narrow window to pass. A…
by - June 25, 2017 8:27 am
The Arkansas State Plant Board issued an emergency ban Friday preventing the use and sale of the herbicide dicamba. The ban comes after more than 240 filed damage complaints, according…
by - June 24, 2017 9:16 am
Tyson Foods recently added a position for a chief integration officer to support acquisitions that help drive the company’s strategic growth. George Chappelle, COO at AdvancePierre Foods, was selected for…
by - June 23, 2017 12:21 pm
In anticipation of applications and rules for the industry to be finalized, there has been a crescendo of interest from all areas of the state’s fledgling medical marijuana industry, said…
by - June 23, 2017 11:50 am
On Tuesday (June 20), I introduced the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017. The bill, originally introduced in 2015, has one overriding goal – to make our federal forests healthy…
by - June 23, 2017 10:58 am
The largest bank holding companies in the United States have strong capital levels and can lend to homes and businesses in a severe recession, according to supervisory bank stress tests….
