by - September 20, 2017 10:34 am
Menguin, an online tuxedo rental startup previously headquartered in Fayetteville, has been acquired for $25 million by competitor Generation Tux, a company founded by Men’s Wearhouse founder George Zimmer. The…
by - September 20, 2017 10:31 am
Del Monte Foods of California announced Wednesday (Sept. 20) it has sold its Sager Creek Vegetable Co. business based in Siloam Springs to McCall Farms of South Carolina, a food…
by - September 20, 2017 10:21 am
The Western Arkansas Intermodal Authority (formerly known as the Regional Intermodal Transportation Authority, or RITA) has just turned eight years old and is facing increasing pressure to produce a result…
by - September 19, 2017 7:17 pm
Two statewide trade groups that have emerged to actively promote medical marijuana use in Arkansas are planning special events to celebrate the hallmark starting point of the state’s newest industry….
by - September 19, 2017 7:07 pm
Bank of the Ozarks executives formally announced Tuesday (Sept. 19) that the fast-growing publicly-traded financial concern will begin construction on a new 247,000-square-foot headquarters by the end of 2017. Bank…
by - September 19, 2017 6:16 pm
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma ravaged the Texas Gulf coast and much of Florida, respectively, where Wal-Mart and Publix have dozens of stores that closed briefly during flooding and the storms’…
by - September 19, 2017 6:04 pm
Hurricane Harvey’s reach included Arkansas’ tourism marketing budget, with the state shifting just under $300,000 in broadcast spending as a result of Houston and much of southeast Texas being slammed…
by - September 19, 2017 5:06 pm
Low income customers who rely on food stamp (SNAP) benefits which are now transmitted electronically will have the opportunity to purchase grocery items online and pickup at a few Wal-Mart…
by - September 19, 2017 4:49 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday put the weight of his office behind Congress’ latest attempt to overhaul the nation’s healthcare system, saying the Graham-Cassidy bill now circulating in the U.S….
by - September 19, 2017 4:01 pm
Water use is critical to any successful farm and a new irrigation-regulating system has been developed by the private company, Smart Farm Inc. The Intelligent Irrigation System allows for precision…
by - September 19, 2017 10:01 am
The vacancy rate for all commercial space in Northwest Arkansas fell from 11.7% in the second half of 2016 to 10.5% in the first half of 2017, according to the…
by - September 18, 2017 7:34 pm
We knew it was coming. It just came a week earlier than expected. The Hog game with Texas A&M was assigned the dreaded 11 a.m. kick off. Most of Tusk…
by - September 18, 2017 7:26 pm
Flood waters hampered rice planting this season and the remnants of Harvey and Irma poured rain and winds on rice fields ready to harvest late in the summer. Arkansas produces…
by - September 18, 2017 7:10 pm
Tyson Foods continues to shift personnel and restructure its sales management teams with the latest round of changes announced Friday (Sept. 15) in an internal memo from Scott Rouse, chief…
by - September 18, 2017 6:27 pm
After seeing a flurry of last-minute proposals Monday (Sept. 18) for Arkansas’ first pot-growing facilities and retail cannabis dispensaries, the state Medical Marijuana Commission (AMMC) must now sift through a…
by - September 18, 2017 5:08 pm
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma caused major disruptions in the supply chain, and will impact the trucking/transportation industry for weeks and even months to come, said John Kent, director of the…
by - September 18, 2017 5:00 pm
The planned University of Arkansas School of Art is a boon to the entire university, not just aspiring artists and art historians, Chancellor Joseph Steinmetz said, following his “State of…
by - September 18, 2017 11:18 am
Year-to-date numbers in the Northwest Arkansas housing market indicate the pace of growth is slowing, in both unit sales and sales volume. That’s according to the latest data provided by…
by - September 17, 2017 5:15 pm
Benefitting from other states’ experiences, at least one national expert is complimentary of Arkansas’ effort to build an oversight system to create a medical marijuana industry in the Natural State….
by - September 17, 2017 5:14 pm
One of the unintended and morbid consequences of the rising number of opioid-related drug overdose deaths in Arkansas and across the U.S. is the recent turnaround in the nation’s waiting…
