by - September 7, 2022 5:08 pm
Natural gas prices are projected to be higher than average this winter amid low inventories and strong demand globally, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). LNG (liquified natural…
by - September 7, 2022 3:45 pm
Walmart seeks to raise $5 billion in operating capital through four separate bond issues ahead of expected Federal Reserve interest rate hike. Also, the Bentonville-based retailer announced Wednesday (Sept. 7)…
by - September 7, 2022 12:47 pm
Jobless rates in seven of the eight metro areas within or including parts of Arkansas were down compared with July 2021, and all areas posted year-over-year job gains. The largest…
by - September 7, 2022 11:02 am
Arkana Laboratories announced plans Wednesday (Sept. 7) to expand its Little Rock operations adding another 20 jobs this year and growing by another 74 workers over the next five years….
by - September 7, 2022 6:31 am
Minneapolis-based Artspace Projects, in partnership with Little Rock-based Windgate Foundation, announced plans Tuesday (Sept. 6) to advance a new mixed-use project for artists in Little Rock’s East Village neighborhood, the…
by - September 6, 2022 7:06 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (Sept. 6) appointed Simmons Bank Executive Vice President Lisa Hunter and Little Rock School Board member Jeff Wood to serve on the Arkansas State Board…
by - September 6, 2022 4:55 pm
Walmart has over the years made several attempts to improve the beef quality it sells. Last week, the retail giant invested a minority stake in Sustainable Beef, a rancher and…
by - September 6, 2022 11:51 am
Carmel, Ind.-based regional transmission organization Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) has added electric storage resources to its market portfolio for the first time as it prepares for a larger share…
by - September 6, 2022 9:55 am
Inflation has impacted consumers for the better part of a year, but it has also led to increased cropland acre values, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA’s…
by - September 5, 2022 10:43 am
In collaboration with investor Nex Cubed, GE Healthcare recently selected Fayetteville-based digital healthcare company CardioWise for the inaugural Edison Accelerator in Canada. Executives said that the accelerator could lead to…
by - September 4, 2022 10:23 am
The state’s new broadband director, Glen Howie, has been on the job for a little over a month and he’s already gauging where Arkansas can excel even further with Internet…
by - September 4, 2022 9:59 am
Clay Nickel, Arvest Wealth Management chief investment officer and strategist, analyzes a lot of data and talks to a variety of industry sources. He notes that current economic conditions are…
by - September 2, 2022 1:05 pm
Many retailers have reported shoppers making fewer trips and smaller basket sizes in recent months as rising prices weigh on household budgets. Grocery prices rose 12.2% this summer from a…
by - September 2, 2022 12:38 pm
Arkansas tax revenue in the first two months of the fiscal year (July-August) is $1.23 billion, up 3.5% thanks in large part to an 8.5% increase in sales and use…
by - September 2, 2022 11:12 am
University of Arkansas System President Donald Bobbitt announced Friday (Sept. 2) four finalists to be the next chancellor for the UA campus in Fayetteville. They are listed with their date…
by - September 2, 2022 10:29 am
Headed into Labor Day weekend, retail gasoline prices have been the highest since 2014, but Arkansas has the lowest gasoline prices in the United States, according to recent reports. On…
by - September 1, 2022 11:13 am
The manufacturing sector expanded in August at the same rate it did in July as price growth declined to the lowest level since June 2020, according to the Institute for…
by - August 31, 2022 5:19 pm
Pulaski County Judge Barry Hyde sounded the alarm on the state’s prison overcrowding issues on Wednesday (Aug. 31) during a meeting with legislators and stakeholders. Joining with the Arkansas Sheriffs…
by - August 31, 2022 4:13 pm
For the foreseeable future, autonomous trucks are expected to operate under a hub-to-hub model, allowing human drivers to complete the first and final miles of deliveries, according to a recent…
by - August 31, 2022 1:34 pm
Irving, Texas-based ExxonMobil Corp. recently sold its natural gas properties in the Fayetteville Shale play in north-central Arkansas to Oklahoma City-based Flywheel Energy LLC, according to Reuters. Financial terms of…
