by - June 13, 2018 11:10 pm
The Little Rock Technology Park Authority spent nearly three hours on Wednesday (June 13) hearing proposals from four Central Arkansas construction firms competing to build the second phase of the…
by - June 13, 2018 4:27 pm
The Arkansas Rice Research Promotion Board has dedicated $4 million toward the construction of a rice research center in Poinsett County, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture spokesman Ryan…
by - June 13, 2018 4:05 pm
The U.S. Census Bureau has extended the deadline for the 2017 economic census, the five-year survey of nearly 3.7 million U.S. businesses and their impact on the nation’s economy. The…
by - June 13, 2018 3:51 pm
Healthcare organization Mercy will allow 5,336 employees in Arkansas to take up to two weeks of paid parental leave as it responds to a 2017 employee survey on benefits and…
by - June 13, 2018 3:41 pm
Warren Brown of Virginia and Casey Millspaugh of Fort Smith were among the more than 450 business owners welcomed by Walmart to its Bentonville home office Wednesday (June 13) for…
by - June 12, 2018 7:42 pm
More than 450 hopeful entrepreneurs began streaming into Bentonville on Tuesday (June 12) from 46 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia for Walmart’s “Open Call.” This year, Walmart…
by - June 12, 2018 7:13 pm
Staff leaders with the U.S. Marshals Museum told the museum’s board they were able to reduce the budget for the planned facility and the amount to raise is now down…
by - June 12, 2018 4:28 pm
A Missouri nonprofit that accrued more than $80 million in net income and over $180 million in annual revenues could possibly lose its tax-exempt status and access to government funds…
by - June 12, 2018 2:24 pm
Retailers are looking to cash in big as a majority of Americans plan to celebrate Father’s Day this year spending a total of $15.3 billion on dear ole’ dad. The…
by - June 12, 2018 1:46 pm
Hollywood movie star Robert Mitchum was on vacation with his wife in New Orleans when he ran into “Colonel” Tom Parker, then a musician talent manager. The couple had listened…
by - June 12, 2018 10:23 am
In advance of this week’s Arkansas Bar Association annual meeting in Hot Springs, Supreme Court Justice Courtney Goodson is lining up significant support. Goodson led the ticket in a three-person…
by - June 11, 2018 6:04 pm
Federal prosecutors are asking for up to 24 months of prison time for former Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort Smith, more than the 12 to 18 months that may have been…
by - June 11, 2018 5:56 pm
Jet.com President Simon Belsham has a clear focus for the online retailing business he took over earlier this year. He’s been tasked with integrating customer experiences with grocery and general…
by - June 11, 2018 4:08 pm
An attorney for Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, R-Little Rock, said Monday (June 11) that an ongoing federal multi-million-dollar bribery probe concerning the mysterious “Senator A” does not show any evidence the…
by - June 11, 2018 9:53 am
Underneath a soybean field near Marion lies one of the most under-reported tragedies in the country’s history. On April 27, 1865, the steamboat Sultana exploded on the Mississippi River about…
by - June 11, 2018 9:27 am
Last year, roughly 31% of U.S. consumers were likely to purchase groceries online. Overall, U.S. grocery stores rang up $641.04 billion in sales last year, with roughly $14.2 billion originating…
by - June 10, 2018 6:54 pm
As U.S. corporations and businesses reap benefits from the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 in December, state and national nonprofits across Arkansas are still trying…
by - June 10, 2018 6:48 pm
When Dr. Edward Salo was growing up he loved to watch professional wrestling. During the 1980s the World Wrestling Federation, now World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), became the dominant wrestling company….
by - June 8, 2018 11:44 am
Logistics companies generate the highest financial return across the transportation industry, and many of these companies are leaders in the development of technology and algorithms as startups look to enter…
by - June 8, 2018 11:12 am
Walmart executives talk often about “frictionless shopping.” Greg Foran, CEO of Walmart U.S., and Marc Lore, CEO of Walmart U.S. eCommerce, recently told the media the retailer will be more…
