by - August 23, 2018 11:27 am
More than three years after a motley crew of former Clinton administration officials, top energy executives and Pine Bluff job recruiters announced one of the largest economic development projects in…
by - August 22, 2018 9:47 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge’s office is investigating more than one legislator for fraud who has not yet been charged with a crime, her office said Wednesday (Aug. 22) during…
by - August 22, 2018 7:18 pm
Arkansas’ top job recruiters empathized with manufacturing industry leaders today concerning the growing U.S. jobs skills gap that is hurting productivity and leaving thousands of key positions unfilled just as…
by - August 22, 2018 2:21 pm
A consensus of Federal Reserve forecasters now expect the U.S. economy to expand at an annual rate of 3% in 2018 following the strong reading in the second quarter and…
by - August 22, 2018 11:03 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has teamed up with SiriusXM, Pilot Flying J and The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. to establish a rewards program for carriers and…
by - August 21, 2018 6:26 pm
As widely expected, President Donald Trump on Tuesday (Aug. 21) repealed the Obama era “Clean Power Plan” and installed laxer regulations that federal EPA officials said would cut greenhouse gas…
by - August 21, 2018 5:14 pm
Private-label is growing faster growing in many categories than name brands, and leading the charge is Amazon and its plan for dominance, according to a recent report from Debra Weinswig…
by - August 21, 2018 4:36 pm
As President Donald Trump continues to push for more information on visa applicants entering the country, a U.S. Chamber of Commerce-sponsored coalition is quietly lobbying the administration and Congress to…
by - August 21, 2018 4:09 pm
Society will change in many ways during the next 30 years, and thanks to changing demographics, technology and ever-changing workforce demands, higher education may undergo the most dramatic transformation of…
by - August 21, 2018 11:08 am
A Pulaski County Judge ruled Monday (Aug. 20) in a political tussle over previous state employment records of Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, but answers to many of the questions are…
by - August 20, 2018 5:30 pm
As Nathaniel Charles Todd stepped on the stage to receive a diploma at Arkansas State University’s spring commencement ceremony, he and the university recorded milestones. Todd was recognized as ASU’s…
by - August 20, 2018 4:54 pm
The most important aspect of being innovative in the trucking industry is making the commitment to innovate, and being open minded will allow the culture of innovation to grow, a…
by - August 20, 2018 4:38 pm
Veranda Luxury Pontoons on Monday (Aug. 20) announced the purchase of a 377,000 square-foot factory in Hot Springs that company officials said would allow the Central Arkansas company to expand…
by - August 20, 2018 11:57 am
Tyson Foods confirmed Monday (Aug. 20) it will acquire West Chester, Penn.,-based Keystone Foods for $2.16 billion in cash as it seeks to grow its prepared foods and international segments….
by - August 20, 2018 8:10 am
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal is pleased to present its 22nd class of Forty Under 40. The 40 young men and women we’re recognizing in this issue are some of…
by - August 19, 2018 7:43 pm
Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia, who spoke at the Lincoln Memorial in 1963 during the same March on Washington where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream”…
by - August 18, 2018 1:10 pm
Walmart has completed its largest acquisition in company history in terms of price — $16 billion — for Indian startup Flipkart. The Bentonville-based retail giant announced Saturday (Aug. 18) the…
by - August 17, 2018 4:26 pm
Arkansas’ jobless rate dipped back to near-record territory a day after Gov. Asa Hutchinson pre-empted the state’s monthly employment status report during an agriculture summit in Little Rock where he…
by - August 17, 2018 12:09 pm
The state Medical Marijuana Commission announced Friday (Aug. 17) that it has received two varied proposals to review and score the state’s 203 applications to locate up to 32 medical…
by - August 16, 2018 8:42 pm
Governor Asa Hutchinson said Thursday (Aug. 16) the state’s unemployment rate will be announced as 3.7% Friday and said he hopes disputes over trade policies end soon. The state’s previous…
