by - February 9, 2017 7:00 pm
Startup Talk is a round-up of entrepreneurial, startup and tech news. SEC SCHEDULES QUARTERLY MEETING ON SMALL, EMERGING COMPANIES The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging…
by - February 9, 2017 6:48 pm
An unfortunate decision to take a semester off from Philander Smith College in Little Rock left Sherman E. Tate in the desolate hills on the Laotian border. It was 1967,…
by - February 9, 2017 6:38 pm
Arkansas’ natural gas utilities won’t have to wait until a rate case filing before the state Public Service Commission to recoup investments on proposed infrastructure projects that benefit all classes…
by - February 9, 2017 1:15 pm
Shareholders of Tyson Foods were greeted with food and loads of hospitality at the meat giant’s annual shareholder meeting in Springdale on Thursday (Feb. 9). The crowd was, as usual,…
by - February 9, 2017 11:51 am
In recognition of American Heart Month in February, the food delivery service Chef Shuttle of Little Rock is introducing the “Heart Healthy Challenge,” intended to encourage healthier eating and regular…
by - February 9, 2017 11:18 am
The Leonard Johnson Trust will give $1 million to Arkansas Children’s Northwest in honor of Kathleen Johnson, who was married to Leonard Johnson for 63 years. The 233,613-square-foot pediatric hospital…
by - February 9, 2017 8:48 am
Mars Petcare has achieved a significant milestone in workplace safety. The company recently announced its Fort Smith manufacturing facility at Chaffee Crossing has surpassed the two million man-hour mark for…
by - February 9, 2017 8:44 am
Ozark Integrated Circuits of Fayetteville has been awarded a Phase I $150,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to apply its technology to geothermal energy exploration. Ozark IC makes…
by - February 9, 2017 6:36 am
There was a time when the rich soil in the Mississippi Delta served as Arkansas’ gold mine. Since it was formed in 1836 through the turn of the next century,…
by - February 8, 2017 6:40 pm
Five medical marijuana bills advanced through the House Rules Committee Wednesday (Feb. 7), but committee members voted against a bill that would require licenses to be granted to a “natural…
by - February 8, 2017 4:49 pm
The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 2.9% in December, compared to the same month in 2015, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ Freight Transportation…
by - February 8, 2017 3:22 pm
Despite an onslaught of retailer woes, store closures and weaker-than-expected holiday sales, the National Retail Federation expects solid growth this year projecting total sales – excluding automobiles, fuel and restaurants…
by - February 8, 2017 3:08 pm
While the trucking industry has embraced some autonomous vehicle technology, carriers won’t soon start hauling freight with self-driving semitrailers like the one that hauled beer on a Colorado interstate last…
by - February 8, 2017 2:45 pm
One of the biggest concerns of suppliers and retailers like Wal-Mart Stores is not if, but when will a majority of category sales make the shift from in-store to online….
by - February 8, 2017 2:12 pm
Rural cities and counties in Northeast Arkansas have been among the poorest areas of the South for many generations. Jobs are sparse, earnings are relatively low, and educational opportunities have…
by - February 8, 2017 12:28 pm
As Arkansas lawmakers work to develop a regulatory framework for the medical marijuana market, a new study estimates market size for the drug to be at $55.8 billion globally by…
by - February 8, 2017 7:16 am
More than $8 million in restructuring charges and a “challenging freight environment” pushed ArcBest’s 2016 net income down more than 58%. Fourth quarter and full year income fell well below…
by - February 7, 2017 7:03 pm
A bill that would have required the state Department of Human Services (DHS) to redirect spending for people with disabilities from institutionalized care to community-based services was narrowly defeated on…
by - February 7, 2017 6:48 pm
Out-of-state sellers such as Amazon would be required to send notices to Arkansas consumers that they owe sales taxes under a bill passed by the Arkansas House of Representatives Tuesday….
by - February 7, 2017 6:39 pm
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-Little Rock), a long-time banker and investment manager, wants to remove “anomalies” in the law that prevent broker-dealers from offering research on exchange traded funds. Hill…
