by - October 21, 2023 10:21 am
An almost 7% month-to-month increase in the number of jobless pushed Arkansas’ unemployment rate from 2.7% in August to 2.9% in September. However, the number of jobless in September is…
by - October 20, 2023 2:06 pm
Pharmaceutical company FarmaKeio Custom Compounding announced Friday (Oct. 20) that it will open a new location at 1270 Dons Lane in Conway. The company will invest $2.29 million in the…
by - October 19, 2023 6:04 pm
Heading into the holiday season retailers from dollar stores to mass and specialty stores are carrying more inventory as consumer spending has shifted to other economic sectors like travel and…
by - October 19, 2023 4:05 pm
Winrock International has introduced the Multicultural Business Xcellerator (MBX), an initiative supported by the Walton Family Foundation aimed at promoting inclusive innovation and entrepreneurship in Arkansas. The foundation has distributed…
by - October 19, 2023 3:43 pm
Little Rock-based Bank OZK posted a third-quarter net income of $169.7 million, up 32.3% compared with $128.3 million in the same quarter of 2022. Per share earnings of $1.49 topped…
by - October 19, 2023 10:52 am
Arkansas’ nonprofit arts and culture industry generated $306.4 million in economic activity in 2022. Specific to Northwest Arkansas, researchers determined the economic impact to be about $230 million last year….
by - October 19, 2023 9:14 am
Third-quarter net income and total revenue were down for Conway-based Home BancShares compared with the same quarter in 2022. However, earnings per share of 49 cents beat the consensus estimate…
by - October 19, 2023 9:07 am
For the second consecutive quarter, Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. posted double-digit declines in earnings and revenue as market conditions remained soft. After the markets closed Wednesday (Oct. 18),…
by - October 19, 2023 6:46 am
The Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas and the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame Board announced Thursday (Oct. 19) the 2024 class of inductees for…
by - October 18, 2023 4:19 pm
Commercial barge traffic on the Arkansas River has been shuttered due to the Mississippi River’s historic low water levels, Port of Little Rock Executive Director Bryan Day told Talk Business…
by - October 17, 2023 5:43 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. posted double-digit declines in earnings and revenue in the third quarter amid continued softness in the freight market. After the markets closed Tuesday…
by - October 17, 2023 5:20 pm
Retail sales rose 0.7% in September from the previous month, better than the 0.3% that was expected because of higher interest rates and concerns over a weakening economy, according to…
by - October 17, 2023 4:22 pm
Syngenta, a company owned by the Chinese government, will be forced to sell 160 acres of agricultural land it owns in Craighead County, Gov. Sarah Sanders said Tuesday (Oct. 17)….
by - October 17, 2023 4:06 pm
Delta Dental of Arkansas will provide free dental care for eligible Arkansas military veterans on Nov. 3 during the annual Operation Stand Down event. Two company executives and five current…
by - October 17, 2023 11:03 am
Even with an 8.4% decline and 12.2% decline in August and September, respectively, tonnage on the Arkansas River totaled 9.282 million tons through September, up 12%, according to the U.S….
by - October 17, 2023 11:00 am
Walmart is requiring all of its suppliers to subscribe to its Luminate data service beginning in October. Luminate is Walmart’s newest way to share data with suppliers – data that…
by - October 17, 2023 10:34 am
Marcus Jones, a retired Army Colonel, said Tuesday (Oct. 17) he will run as a Democrat to challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock. Jones filed paperwork with the…
by - October 16, 2023 10:17 pm
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is awarding over $2.3 million in investments to six projects in Arkansas through the States’ Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP). The six new investment projects…
by - October 16, 2023 11:51 am
The overwhelming majority of supply chain managers said they faced challenges in the past year, and most of them took steps to improve operations, according to a new survey from…
by - October 16, 2023 10:59 am
Satellite images and those captured by drones are aiding farmers in new ways. The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service is adapting to ensure that it will be able to…
