by - April 17, 2021 8:53 am
MHP/Team SI has announced that Julie C. Robbins has been promoted to senior director of planning. In her new role, Robbins will utilize her expertise to further innovate and expand…
by - April 15, 2021 5:19 pm
Walmart’s investment brings the size of Cruise’s latest funding round to $2.75 billion, the companies said Thursday, up from the $2 billion Cruise announced in January when Microsoft Corp. became…
by - April 14, 2021 5:23 pm
Ecoark, formerly based in Rogers, and its associated company Zest Labs have won a verdict against Walmart for $115 million handed down April 9 by U.S. District Court Judge James…
by - April 14, 2021 5:00 pm
Jonesboro-based Ritter Communications has spent $4 million to expand into Morrilton in the River Valley. In addition to broadband connectivity, Ritter Communications will offer a full suite of telecommunications services,…
by - April 14, 2021 12:31 pm
Daniel Trujillo, the Walmart global chief ethics and compliance officer, is exiting the retail giant to pursue other opportunities. The announcement was made this week in an internal email from…
by - April 13, 2021 6:47 pm
Elizabeth Jones, a history major and German minor at Hendrix College from Mount Vernon, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to study at Royal Holloway, University of London…
by - April 13, 2021 6:34 pm
The 2021 Arkansas Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan competition winners were announced last week and the University of Arkansas dominated the 21st annual awards. The winners of the college-level business…
by - April 13, 2021 9:33 am
As planting season begins in Arkansas, feral hogs continue to do damage and the cost is difficult to quantify. Most damage estimates, however, include only the crop itself, said Jennifer…
by - April 12, 2021 3:06 pm
Retail giant Walmart, which continues to build its internal advertising and media business, recently hired former Disney executive Jean Battany as the company’s first chief creative officer. Battany formerly served…
by - April 12, 2021 2:01 pm
The planned Whole Health School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Bentonville is joining the institutional membership of the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health, working to advance patient-centered, evidence-based…
by - April 12, 2021 9:26 am
Citizens Bank, headquartered in Batesville, has appointed Adam Mitchell as its CEO, succeeding outgoing CEO Phil Baldwin. Baldwin’s retirement, originally announced for mid-year, has been shortened due to the successful…
by - April 11, 2021 5:11 pm
Mercy doctors in Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas recently began utilizing the Savi Scout, a device that eliminates the need for wires and a preoperative procedure for patients undergoing lumpectomies…
by - April 11, 2021 9:58 am
The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau will host a jobs fair for hospitality and tourism workers on Tuesday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Statehouse…
by - April 11, 2021 9:51 am
Little Rock law firm Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP has established the Friday Forward Fellowship, a program to increase the number of law school students from diverse backgrounds. The program…
by - April 8, 2021 5:37 pm
Tyson Foods said Thursday (April 8) the meat giant is set to open its $425 million poultry processing plant, feed mill and hatchery in Humboldt, Tenn., later this month. “We’re…
by - April 8, 2021 12:10 pm
A 130-acre site in Osceola near I-55, railroad lines, and the Mississippi River now has a new designation to aid in economic development. Officials with Mississippi County Economic Development and…
by - April 7, 2021 7:44 pm
St. Bernards Healthcare has entered into a partnership with Arkansas State University-Newport (ASUN) to provide employment for individuals dislocated from work or struggling with poverty. The partnership, part of the…
by - April 7, 2021 1:28 pm
Little Rock-based IT services firm The Computer Hut (TCH) has acquired Pinnacle IT Services of Fort Smith. The companies did not disclose financial terms. The deal is effective May 1….
by - April 6, 2021 6:31 pm
Two recent U.S. Department of Agriculture reports indicated a red-hot grain and oilseed market was again heating up and raising corn prices for animal agriculture. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University…
by - April 6, 2021 2:08 pm
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) announced Tuesday (April 6) nine new members of its Advisory Committee on Community Banking, which shares input with the FDIC on community bank policy…
