by - November 18, 2024 5:08 pm
Arkansas Association of Asian Businesses (AAAB) is seeking nominations for its inaugural Asian-Owned Business Award. Nominations will be accepted through midnight Nov. 22. According to a news release, the award…
by - November 18, 2024 5:07 pm
Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world’s largest private owners of timberlands, announced Monday (Nov. 18) plans for a $500 million investment to build a new, state-of-the-art timber processing facility near…
by - November 18, 2024 4:09 pm
U.S. consumers spent $10.5 billion for online groceries in October, up 28% from a year ago, according to the Brick Meets Click/Mercatus shopper survey. October’s monthly sales set a record…
by - November 18, 2024 12:42 pm
The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) announced that St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro will open the first Maternal Life360 HOME in Arkansas this month and will begin providing…
by - November 18, 2024 12:31 pm
Riceland Foods reported more than $1.3 billion in revenues during its recent annual membership meeting in Stuttgart. The meeting highlighted the Riceland Foods Foundation, the cooperative’s government affairs work, and…
by - November 18, 2024 10:58 am
Jay Silveria has been named the next president of the University of Arkansas System, an institution with more than 70,000 enrolled students and more than 17,000 employees. He succeeds Donald…
by - November 16, 2024 11:09 am
Fort Smith attorney Joey McCutchen has been selected as legal counsel for a Franklin County group opposed to a planned state prison in the county. He’s not sure if they…
by - November 15, 2024 5:26 pm
Northwest Arkansas’ 2023 per capita income of $89,095 ranked 16th among the nation’s 384 metro areas and was the top ranked metro area in Arkansas. The state’s per capita income…
by - November 15, 2024 7:55 am
Simmons First National Corp. announced this week that Robert “Bob” Fehlman will step down as CEO and former CEO George Makris, the current executive chairman, will assume CEO duties effective…
by - November 14, 2024 6:55 pm
Walmart is expected on Nov. 19 to report modest earnings growth in its third-quarter ended Oct. 1. The Bentonville-based retailer is expected to post earnings per share of 53 cents,…
by - November 14, 2024 6:38 pm
Improving water levels on the Mississippi River have helped tonnage on the Arkansas River to swing from being down 4% year-to-date through August to being up almost 2% through October….
by - November 14, 2024 3:05 pm
Steve Clark, president and CEO of the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce, will retire after 16 years with the organization. His last day in his role will be Tuesday (Nov. 19)….
by - November 14, 2024 2:33 pm
The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees has approved a $30.6 million bond issue to finance construction for the new College of Veterinary Medicine at the A-State campus in…
by - November 14, 2024 2:28 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders, Secretary Hugh McDonald, Chief Workforce Officer Mike Rogers, and Arkansas Workforce Connections Director Cody Waits on Thursday (Nov. 14) awarded $48 million in training grants to support…
by - November 14, 2024 7:16 am
Upscale retailer Dillard’s reported Thursday (Nov. 14) net income of $124.6 million in its third quarter, down from $155.3 million one year ago. Diluted earnings per share was $7.73 versus…
by - November 14, 2024 6:21 am
The National Cold War Center and the Woodrow Wilson Center, whose parent company is the Smithsonian Institution, have announced a partnership to help preserve the story and advance learning about…
by - November 13, 2024 8:25 pm
Technology startup Xtremis has received U.S. Army contracts valued at more than $80 million to implement Xtremis’ artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to improve troops’ situational awareness and management of the…
by - November 13, 2024 8:02 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Council on Wednesday (Nov. 13) released a 44-page report that provides a roadmap toward transforming healthcare in Benton and Washington counties, and updated the progress made since…
by - November 13, 2024 8:31 am
Consumer spending bounced back in October lifting retail sales, excluding automobiles and fuel, up 0.74% over September and 4.13% higher than a year ago, according to the National Retail Federation…
by - November 12, 2024 5:21 pm
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, 69, has been picked by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Israel. Huckabee is the father of Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders,…
