by - October 22, 2017 5:00 pm
Arkansas State Auditor Andrea Lea has appointed Skot Covert to serve as her chief of staff. Covert, a Franklin County native, has served as Lea’s communications director for the past…
by - October 19, 2017 9:49 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has reached a $120 million settlement, along with 48 other states and the District of Columbia, with General Motors Company over allegations that the company…
by - October 19, 2017 11:32 am
Earnings for Bear State Financial rose 8% in the third quarter as interest income increased from average balances, loans and investment securities. Profit was $5.132 million, or 14 cents per…
by - October 18, 2017 2:52 pm
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) has voiced its support for President Donald Trump’s recent decision to scrap the Clean Power Plan. NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons said manufacturers…
by - October 18, 2017 2:48 pm
A belief by a national manufacturing leader that more things can be made in the U.S. would be good news for Arkansas’ manufacturing sector. Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) President…
by - October 18, 2017 6:43 am
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has named Cory Cox of Perryville as her new chief of staff following the departure of Carl Vogelpohl, who has served in that role since…
by - October 16, 2017 12:53 pm
Lieutenant Governor Tim Griffin announced Monday (Oct. 16) the departure of his chief of staff, Scott Burton, and the hiring of David Ray as his successor, effective immediately. “I thank…
by - October 12, 2017 12:51 pm
Arkansas State University interim dean of the College of Business Dr. Kathy White Loyd has been named “Woman of the Year” by the Jonesboro Business and Professional Women. Loyd, a…
by - October 12, 2017 11:08 am
University of Arkansas endowment holdings have reached more than $1 billion, a record high for the school, according to a press release sent by the UA on Thursday (Oct. 12)….
by - October 11, 2017 9:00 am
North Little Rock-based Garver, the state’s largest engineering, planning, architectural and environmental services firm, has acquired Ruggles & Bohm, an engineering and design services firm in Wichita, Kan. Financial terms…
by - October 9, 2017 1:18 pm
Arkansas Tech University in Russellville has received a federal grant to increase resources for students who are military veterans. The school will receive an anticipated $1.3 million over five years…
by - October 6, 2017 5:54 pm
Wal-Mart Stores is making a tender offer to purchase certain outstanding debt securities issued by the retail giant to reduce the company’s interest expense. The $8.5 billion tender offer was…
by - October 6, 2017 11:40 am
Mike Maulden, director of business and economic development for Entergy Arkansas, will retire at the end of January after working 34 years for the company, CEO Rick Riley said. “It…
by - October 5, 2017 9:06 am
A new survey shows the Northwest Arkansas metro — defined as Benton, Washington and Madison counties in Arkansas and McDonald County in Missouri — had just 33 homes in some…
by - October 4, 2017 8:36 pm
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) has released its monthly Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for September, and the story told is another positive one with the PMI at 60.8%, an…
by - October 3, 2017 2:02 pm
Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock will receive a $4.9 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to improve a runway safety area. On Tuesday (Oct….
by - October 3, 2017 11:12 am
Nancy Peevy, a freelance writer for Talk Business & Politics and the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, has captured several state and national writing awards, including a first place national award…
by - October 2, 2017 8:53 pm
Wal-Mart Stores continues to invest in growing its global footprint, from tweaking it’s first convenience store in Bentonville to a multimillion dollar investment going into its lackluster Brazilian business, and…
by - October 2, 2017 5:14 pm
Springdale is the sixth fastest-growing small city in the United States, according to WalletHub.com. The Northwest Arkansas city jumped two spots in WalletHub’s 2017 study on the Fastest-Growing Cities in…
by - September 29, 2017 2:20 pm
Boston-based Iron Mountain Inc., a publicly traded storage and data management firm, announced the opening of a new 23,000 square foot information management facility in fast-growing Otter Creek area of…
