by - January 16, 2017 4:40 pm
A director’s position that may have cost former Arkansas State University Chancellor Tim Hudson his job in August has been filled. ASU has hired Dr. Jeanne d’Arc Gomis to become…
by - January 16, 2017 1:43 pm
Whitbeck Laboratories has opened a new, 7,500-square-foot research and testing facility in the Springdale Technology Park, at the southeast corner of Huntsville Avenue and Kawneer Drive. The Springdale-based, full-service independent…
by - January 16, 2017 12:02 pm
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– SIMMONS FIRST ADDS TWO OUTSIDE DIRECTORS TO COMPANY BOARD St. Louis…
by - January 16, 2017 11:30 am
Executive changes continue at Wal-Mart Stores, with CEO Doug McMillon saying the world’s largest retailer requires “more speed and less bureaucracy” to better serve shoppers. The retailer has said John…
by - January 16, 2017 10:58 am
Arkansas’ four members of the House of Representatives voted with their Republican majority Friday for a 2017 budget resolution that paves the way for the repeal of the Affordable Care…
by - January 13, 2017 1:48 pm
Eureka Springs continues to embrace the New Orleans tradition of Mardi Gras through its 12th-annual Eureka Springs Mardi Gras celebration. It began Jan. 7 with a gala to announce Royal…
by - January 13, 2017 1:37 pm
In November, the United States became a net exporter of natural gas for the first time since 1957, based on data from Point Logic Energy, but the rise in exports…
by - January 13, 2017 1:36 pm
Last year, natural gas spot prices fell to the lowest level in 18 years, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration. In 2016, the prices were an average of $2.49 per…
by - January 13, 2017 9:40 am
The University of Arkansas is about to kick-start the second clean-up phase for a decommissioned nuclear test reactor owned by the school, but first it’s hosting an open house of…
by - January 13, 2017 8:41 am
Fayetteville-based Space Photonics Inc., with headquarters at the Arkansas Research & Technology Park, has received its seventh patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in the technology sector that…
by - January 13, 2017 6:53 am
District 58 State Representative Brandt Smith, R-Jonesboro, has introduced a bill to stop state funded colleges from becoming “sanctuary campuses” for undocumented students. If a college fails to comply, it…
by - January 12, 2017 8:29 pm
The number of Arkansans involved in the state’s private option medical insurance program – now known as Arkansas Works – fell in December for the first time in 2016. The…
by - January 12, 2017 8:08 pm
Talk Business & Politics and the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal will soon launch a new website designed to provide readers with access to more news content in an easier-to-use format….
by - January 12, 2017 7:49 pm
Semitrailer drivers and carriers will be challenged to maintain productivity when they adapt to electronic logging devices (ELDs), but they also might find the devices more difficult to cheat when…
by - January 12, 2017 5:50 pm
Fort Smith voters approved a 1% sales and use tax for the street program in 1985. The program pulls in around $20 million annually. But for 30 years, the city…
by - January 12, 2017 5:42 pm
Annibal Sodero, assistant professor of supply chain management at the University of Arkansas, said Wal-Mart’s $70 million acquisition of ShoeBuy looks good on paper, but he doesn’t understand a strategy…
by - January 12, 2017 5:11 pm
John Brown University of Siloam Springs has raised more than $100 million from about 13,000 donors toward its $125 million Campaign for the Next Century: A Hope and a Future,…
by - January 12, 2017 2:49 pm
In a marathon session, the U.S. Senate rejected 19 health care-related pieces of legislation Wednesday and Thursday, culminating in a budget resolution that sets the stage for repealing Obamacare. Now…
by - January 12, 2017 2:12 pm
Use of commercial aircraft capacity rose slightly in October for scheduled domestic flights, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported on Thursday (Jan. 12). A decrease in…
by - January 12, 2017 1:01 pm
Greene County is the second largest county in Northeast Arkansas, and its economy is largely fueled by thriving manufacturing and agriculture sector jobs. The median income in the county is…
