by - August 16, 2017 4:21 pm
In the volatile retail sector more stores continue to close thanks to more consumers purchasing goods online. Through the first seven months of 2017 store closure announcements have increased 175%…
by - August 16, 2017 3:05 pm
Plans to renovate the north end zone at Centennial Bank Stadium are being finalized by Arkansas State University, and its athletics fundraising arm, the Red Wolves Foundation is raising money…
by - August 16, 2017 2:56 pm
New York-based Inc. magazine has released its annual list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the country, and it includes two businesses based in Fayetteville that are among the…
by - August 16, 2017 2:18 pm
Union Pacific Corp., which operates more than 1,300 miles of railroad track in Arkansas, announced plans to cut up to 750 jobs that will impact management and administrative positions across…
by - August 16, 2017 1:59 pm
Tyson Foods announced plans Wednesday (Aug. 16) to invest $84 million into its Union City, Tenn., poultry complex to boost chicken supply that’s sold into food service. The expansion will…
by - August 15, 2017 7:24 pm
Several corporate execs and industry and labor reps have resigned from President Donald Trump’s advisory councils following his controversial comments after the Charlottesville, Va., tragedy, but Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug…
by - August 15, 2017 6:08 pm
German-based Aldi and Minneapolis-based Target Corp. have taken moves to beef up their online shopping and home delivery capabilities, a response to the successful investments made by Wal-Mart Stores, Kroger…
by - August 15, 2017 5:47 pm
Consumers want to go online to complete some part of process to buy or shop for a vehicle, but whether they’ll be able to complete the process there remains to…
by - August 15, 2017 5:26 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission, in conjunction with a local technology-oriented nonprofit, announced Tuesday (Aug. 15) the launch of a new website aimed at matching highly-skilled knowledge-based workers with employers…
by - August 15, 2017 4:53 pm
Consumers opened up their wallets in July and spent more than they have for most months of this year with retail sales up 0.6%, according to a U.S. Department of…
by - August 15, 2017 7:08 am
The first floor of Kimpel Hall will look dramatically different to University of Arkansas students returning from summer break this fall, and it’s only the beginning of changes to the…
by - August 15, 2017 6:43 am
Riceland Foods and Riviana Foods Inc. will spend millions of dollars to expand into the rice/flour extrusion process market, Riceland Foods Inc. Vice President for Governmental Affairs Kevin McGilton told…
by - August 15, 2017 6:30 am
Passengers might love the low cost of flights for carriers, such as Allegiant, but the tradeoff might be they don’t reach their destination on the day they planned to arrive….
by - August 14, 2017 4:56 pm
Razorback football players Scott Bull and Chuck Dicus said Frank Broyles was an intimidating figure who used his persona in a positive way to motivate his players, and to eventually…
by - August 14, 2017 1:48 pm
Frank Broyles, the football coach who led the University of Arkansas to its only football national championship in 1964, died Monday (Aug. 14) in Fayetteville from complications of Alzheimer’s disease….
by - August 14, 2017 1:40 pm
Wal-Mart Stores is expected to be one of the winners in the volatile retail sector with second quarter earnings predictions reaching $3.2 billion in consolidated net income, or $1.07 per…
by - August 14, 2017 1:20 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Monday (Aug. 14) that the state Department of Human Services will seek bids for a private operator to take over day-to-day operations of seven of the…
by - August 14, 2017 1:19 pm
The Inn at the Mill and its companion restaurant, James at the Mill, have been sold for $4.2 million. The 4.7-acre property at 3906 Johnson Mill Blvd. in Johnson, which…
by - August 13, 2017 9:30 am
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., issued a statement on Sunday morning after white supremacists and counterprotestors clashed at a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Cotton said white supremacists “betray” American values and…
by - August 11, 2017 5:27 pm
Everyone, on some level, is an entrepreneur. That’s what entrepreneur and startup investor Steve Clark told a group of young professionals at a summit on Friday (Aug. 8) at the…
