by - November 21, 2019 6:27 pm
Hendrix College President Bill Tsutsui will retire in December and be on sabbatical this spring. The Hendrix Board of Trustees accepted Tsutsui’s retirement Thursday (Nov. 21) and elected Senior Executive…
by - November 21, 2019 5:51 pm
A documentary team from Korean national public television is in Fort Smith this week taking an in-depth look at internships and secondary education. Felix Kwon, an international reporter with EBS,…
by - November 21, 2019 5:06 pm
The healthcare industry is a world of constant change. The technology, legislation, benefits — they are always evolving. Employers want to know what those changes are and how they’re going…
by - November 21, 2019 5:04 pm
The Henderson State University Board of Trustees on Thursday (Nov. 21) approved a merger agreement and transition plan with the Arkansas State University System. The agreement is subject to approval…
by - November 21, 2019 5:00 pm
Data from the U.S. Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows that Benton County had the largest second quarter yearly wage gain among the nation’s 355 largest counties at…
by - November 21, 2019 12:41 pm
Editor’s note: A previous version of this story has been updated to include additional details about the property transaction. Little Rock-based USAble Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Arkansas Blue…
by - November 20, 2019 4:39 pm
Located in a largely rural, somewhat Southern and almost Midwest region, Tyson Foods and Walmart are each striving to become more inclusive companies, according to local execs who took part…
by - November 20, 2019 4:28 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) broke ground Wednesday (Nov. 20) in a ceremony marking the start of a more than $150 million energy project, including a new…
by - November 20, 2019 4:06 pm
Dr. Mary L. Good, founding dean at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Donaghey College of Engineering and former chairwoman of the Little Rock Technology Authority, passed away Wednesday…
by - November 20, 2019 3:42 pm
From the earliest days of commerce — where folks in the Old West paid upfront or got shot — to the nostalgic days of Main Street with the likes of…
by - November 20, 2019 2:13 pm
Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax revenue between January and August was up 6.2% compared with the same period in 2018, and also a gain from the 5.2% year-over-year increase through the…
by - November 19, 2019 4:00 pm
Rice produced in Arkansas and the rest of the country can soon be sold in South Korea. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced…
by - November 19, 2019 2:56 pm
The University of Arkansas and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will soon welcome the initial cohort of students in a new occupational therapy program, which is the…
by - November 19, 2019 1:57 pm
Investors of Tyson Foods have plenty to smile about as the meat giant’s shares have recorded stellar growth this year of 68.5% behind solid revenue growth and a flush balance…
by - November 19, 2019 1:42 pm
The U.S. Census Bureau released new estimates Tuesday (Nov. 19) showing there are now more than 1 million same-sex couple households in the agency’s annual snapshot of American families and…
by - November 19, 2019 12:57 pm
Following several big job announcements across the state in the last month, Arkansas’ unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.5% as the civilian labor pool increased by a tidy 1,626 jobs…
by - November 19, 2019 10:08 am
Hot Springs-based Radius Aerospace, Inc. announced it has acquired Doncasters Group Limited’s Aerospace Forming and Fabricating Business in Sheffield and Shrewsbury, located in the United Kingdom. The new division will…
by - November 18, 2019 7:24 pm
America’s Car-Mart beat earnings and revenue expectations in the second quarter of fiscal 2020 as the Bentonville-based buy here, pay here used car dealer works to open three dealerships. After…
by - November 18, 2019 6:52 pm
U.S. consumers may have strong financial balance sheets but they still seek value with the purchases they make and the restaurants they chose. Coupon usage at restaurants is up 5%…
by - November 18, 2019 5:31 pm
Frontier Metropolitan Planning Organization and the city of Fort Smith are semifinalists in a competition that could lead to increased mobility through the city. Other finalists include Austin, Texas, and…
