by - March 16, 2021 4:26 pm
Walmart said this week it plans to invest $400.06 million into its Canadian business to refurbish roughly 60% of its stores in 2021. The retail giant said that is the…
by - March 16, 2021 2:34 pm
Ernest Hemingway’s first novel may have been turned into a movie but he was not pleased. “A Farewell to Arms,” a book he mostly wrote while staying with his wife…
by - March 15, 2021 3:14 pm
Bank OZK said Monday (March 15) it has received approval from the Arkansas Public Service Commission and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to construct a solar power plant at a…
by - March 15, 2021 2:24 pm
Walmart has invested $153 million for a 0.9% stake in Japanese tech giant Rakuten in an effort to boost its presence in Japan and globally. Rakuten operates more than 70 technology…
by - March 15, 2021 12:22 pm
Two years ago, the state Legislature thought it would be prudent to have the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration take control of the administration and collection of franchise taxes….
by - March 14, 2021 4:05 pm
The cities of Augusta and Stuttgart will soon have 100% fiber high-speed internet services available to local residents thanks to help from the Arkansas Rural Connect (ARC) Broadband Grant Program….
by - March 13, 2021 12:32 pm
A satellite clinic for UAMS Health’s kidney and liver transplant patients living in northeast Arkansas opened Friday (March 12) at UAMS’ Northeast Regional Campus in Jonesboro. Post-transplant follow-up care will…
by - March 12, 2021 4:51 pm
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon signed an agreement to begin selling 233,000 of his Walmart share holdings to diversify his assets. The transactions will take place monthly beginning in April and…
by - March 12, 2021 12:45 pm
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded more than $4.9 million in federal stimulus grants to Arkansas airports, including $4.77 million to Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT)…
by - March 11, 2021 12:40 pm
The venture capital arm of Tyson Foods is one of four lead investors in Iterate Labs, a startup specializing in wearable digital technology for the poultry industry. Tyson Ventures was…
by - March 11, 2021 12:19 pm
Mississippi County native Dr. Fred Bourland received the A.L. Vandergriff Cotton Pioneer Award in February from the Southern Cotton Ginners Association. He is a professor of cotton breeding and genetics…
by - March 11, 2021 10:46 am
Arkansas banking company Arvest Bank is now an official sponsor of one of Missouri’s most popular tourist destinations. Arvest officials announced Thursday (March 11) a 10-year marketing agreement to be…
by - March 11, 2021 8:01 am
Fayetteville brokerage AcreTrader, the online farmland investing platform, said Thursday (March 11) it had raised $12 million in Series A funding. Jump Capital, a venture capital firm in Chicago, led…
by - March 10, 2021 2:34 pm
Walnut Creek, Calif.-based insurance brokerage Relation Insurance Services Inc. announced Wednesday (March 10) it has acquired the assets of Rogers-based The McKinney Group, doing business as McGhee Insurance Northwest Arkansas….
by - March 10, 2021 2:12 pm
Little Rock-based economic development organization Winrock International announced Wednesday (March 10) two new board members. Dr. Ruth Oniang’o is the long-time chair of the Sasakawa Africa Association and recipient of…
by - March 10, 2021 11:17 am
BSR Real Estate Investment Trust reported steady fourth quarter results, which led to a profitable full year. The Little Rock-based REIT, which trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange, posted full…
by - March 10, 2021 10:33 am
AARP Arkansas will host two online workshops to provide information to individuals looking to retire. The first interactive workshop focuses on Social Security and will be from 11:30 a.m. –…
by - March 10, 2021 10:30 am
Little Rock-based Priority1 Inc. has signed a lease for 20,618 square feet in downtown Little Rock’s 130,000-square-foot Lyon Building at 401 W. Capitol Ave. Lease terms were not disclosed. Priority1…
by - March 10, 2021 10:29 am
A small business trade group reports slightly improving sentiment among this sector of the economy. The National Federation of Independent Business Index rose to 95.8 in February, a slight bump from…
by - March 10, 2021 10:04 am
Since last year’s arrival of COVID-19, researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have received nearly $38.8 million to help combat the disease, it said Wednesday (March…
