by - May 27, 2019 8:59 pm
Coordinating through various means of communication and communicating how best to coordinate people, resources, information, and needs was the focus of two meetings of more than 50 Fort Smith area…
by - May 27, 2019 6:09 pm
Current flows on the Arkansas River will result in closure of the Interstate 540 bridge between Van Buren and Fort Smith and the U.S. 64 (Midland) bridge between Van Buren…
by - May 27, 2019 12:36 pm
Matt Waller, dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, and Shelley Simpson, executive vice president, chief commercial officer and president of Highway Services…
by - May 27, 2019 12:29 pm
Amazon has been a major disruptor to traditional retail, but the company’s recent financial results indicate growth by the Seattle-based e-commerce titan is moderating, according to Deborah Weinswig, CEO and…
by - May 25, 2019 9:23 am
As Arkansans began the long Memorial Day weekend, the Trump administration quietly announced that it plans to shutter or outsource all of the nation’s rural Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers,…
by - May 24, 2019 4:42 pm
The port of Fort Smith is underwater. Port operations in Van Buren are either underwater or will be by Sunday (May 26). The port of Little Rock is likely to…
by - May 23, 2019 11:47 am
Last week, Pine Bluff native Chris Jones had no idea his trek to Atlanta for the 20th anniversary celebration of his graduating class at Morehouse College would be part of…
by - May 23, 2019 10:57 am
As Arkansas’ first secretary of education, Johnny Key will implement Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s government transformation efforts for students in pre-kindergarten through graduate school. Hutchinson announced Key, the current education commissioner,…
by - May 23, 2019 7:39 am
Bentonville remained the fastest-growing city among the largest cities in the state, with its population rising 3.6% to 51,111 people in 2018, from 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau….
by - May 22, 2019 5:03 pm
Oklahoma Gas & Electric said Wednesday (May 22) it has received all state and federal regulatory approvals to move forward with the acquisition of two cleaner-burning power plants to reduce…
by - May 22, 2019 4:34 pm
America’s Car-Mart Inc. stock fell more than 10% one day after the Bentonville-based buy here, pay here used car dealer reported earnings beat analyst expectations, but revenue missed estimates for…
by - May 22, 2019 3:29 pm
Data breaches are always on the minds of retailers regardless of their size. In brick-and-mortar stores or online, all retailers face millions of hacker threats each day. Walmart recently held…
by - May 22, 2019 10:41 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (May 22) named his 15 new cabinet secretaries who will be tasked with overhauling and then streamlining state government for the first time since former…
by - May 21, 2019 7:30 pm
America’s Car-Mart beat earnings estimates but missed revenue expectations in fiscal 2019 as profit rose 30.5%, and revenue increased 9.3%. Also, the Bentonville-based buy here, pay here used car dealer…
by - May 21, 2019 10:57 am
After Dillard’s Inc. reported flat first-quarter sales and earnings last week, Chairman and CEO William Dillard II told shareholders over the weekend that the Arkansas department store will emerge stronger…
by - May 21, 2019 8:12 am
May is synonymous with graduations and the end of school for millions of students across the country. With a strong overall economy fueled by low unemployment and scant inflationary price…
by - May 20, 2019 7:44 pm
One of the primary reasons President Donald Trump has enacted hundreds of billions of dollars worth of tariffs on Chinese goods that flow into the U.S. is intellectual property theft….
by - May 20, 2019 7:07 pm
Armed with the new Solar Access Act enacted into law during the 92nd General Assembly, Phillips County is racing to become the first county in the Natural State to install…
by - May 20, 2019 12:18 pm
The University of Arkansas School of Art, the first and only accredited collegiate school of art in the state, has hired its first executive director. The UA announced Monday (May…
by - May 19, 2019 8:09 pm
Andrea Allen is the executive director of Arkansas State University’s Delta Center for Economic Development. The center is home to the Small Business Technology Development Center, Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions and…
