by - May 28, 2019 4:08 pm
Newly-appointed Secretary of Commerce-designate Mike Preston named Cheryl Schluterman as the Director of the Division of Arkansas Development Finance Authority (ADFA) when the agency becomes part of the Department of…
by - May 25, 2019 9:03 am
Heavy rains and powerful storms have dumped unseasonably large amounts of water in upstream rivers. As a result state and federal officials are bracing for flooding along the lock-and-dam controlled…
by - May 23, 2019 8:27 am
Walmart has hired David Searle as the new international ethics and compliance officer. His first day is Tuesday (May 28). Searle, a graduate from Stanford and Duke University Law School,…
by - May 22, 2019 8:00 am
Little Rock investment banking group Stephens Inc. announced the hiring of Sarah Pickens as vice president within its Private Client Group. She is based at Stephens’ Wall Street office in…
by - May 21, 2019 11:12 am
Tulsa, Okla.-based Manhattan Road & Bridge Co. has hired industry veteran David Foster as vice president of operations of its Northwest Arkansas division. With offices in Springdale and Little Rock,…
by - May 21, 2019 8:59 am
Stone Bank is creating a new lending division for home loans and has hired mortgage industry veteran Jason Hornsby of Pine Bluff to head up the new division. A Pine…
by - May 21, 2019 7:02 am
Walk-On’s Bistreaux & Bar, a Cajun-themed restaurant/sports bar co-owned by football star Drew Brees, has completed a $1.36 million deal for a two-acre site at Lewis Ranch in Conway. “We…
by - May 20, 2019 7:58 pm
The University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton has officially opened its search for a new chancellor. The next appointed chancellor will be the fourth leader in the institution’s 56-year…
by - May 20, 2019 7:33 pm
The farmer members of Arkansas-based Riceland Foods, Inc. have elected Jennifer James to the board of directors for the North Central Arkansas District of the world’s largest miller and marketer…
by - May 20, 2019 7:19 pm
University of Central Arkansas President Houston Davis and Arkansas State University-Beebe Chancellor Jennifer Methvin signed a memorandum of understanding to enter into a “Bear Partners” agreement. The partnership gives ASU-Beebe…
by - May 15, 2019 4:12 pm
Dallas-based law firm SettlePou has opened an Arkansas office in Little Rock with the hiring of attorney Robert Coleman. Coleman, who is also licensed in Tennessee, had previously been in…
by - May 14, 2019 9:18 am
North Little Rock-based Garver, the largest engineering, planning, architectural and environmental services firm in Arkansas, is expanding its headquarters with the recent acquisition of two buildings at 7700 Northshore Place. The…
by - May 14, 2019 7:52 am
CHI St. Vincent Foundation has successfully achieved its fundraising goal of $4 million for its new Arkansas Neuroscience Institute (ANI) Research and Education Center. Foundation officials said they raised more…
by - May 14, 2019 7:45 am
Fed cattle prices continued to rally through April and surpassed seasonal peaks in March, according to Derrell Peel, agriculture extension specialist with Oklahoma State University. He said April looks to…
by - May 13, 2019 12:29 pm
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services announced Monday (May 13) plans to purchase up to 200,000 shares, or about 3.4% of its outstanding common stock, at a price between $55 and…
by - May 13, 2019 6:40 am
CARTI, the Central Arkansas Radiation Therapy Institute, announced the opening of The Breast Center at CARTI. From routine mammography screenings to the early detection and treatment of breast cancer and…
by - May 12, 2019 11:13 pm
Stuttgart-based Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc., the holding company for Farmers and Merchants Bank completed its previously announced acquisition of Mountain Home Bancshares, Inc. and its subsidiary, Integrity First Bank, N.A….
by - May 10, 2019 8:58 am
Tyson Foods announced Friday (May 10) the expansion of its board of directors from 11 to 12 members with the addition of Jonathan D. Mariner. Mariner, 64, is a private…
by - May 9, 2019 6:31 pm
Uniti Corp. on Thursday (May 9) eked out a penny per share of profit in the first quarter as the Little Rock real estate investment trust awaits the outcome of…
by - May 9, 2019 12:13 pm
CenterPoint Energy Inc., which closed its $6 billion deal to acquire Indiana-based Vectren Corp. in early 2019, on Thursday (May 9) posted first quarter profits below year ago results as…
