by - April 6, 2017 11:44 am
Delta Regional Authority’s programs brought about $26 million in investment to eastern Arkansas last year, according to the DRA’s annual report. It worked on 13 projects in the state, directly…
by - April 5, 2017 4:22 pm
The University of Arkansas and Arkansas State University now offer a dual transfer bachelor’s degree where students can earn a degree in poultry science from the UA and a degree in…
by - April 5, 2017 10:09 am
Cromwell Architects Engineers has opened a Fayetteville office, and it’s a homecoming in more ways than one for the Little Rock-based firm. Cromwell architect Josh Danish, who is a graduate…
by - March 31, 2017 1:15 pm
More than one-third of the U.S. adult population holds a bachelor’s degree or higher, marking the highest percentage since the U.S. Census Bureau began collecting data on the subject in…
by - March 30, 2017 3:11 pm
Acxiom Corp. signed an agreement this week to lease the remaining 11,215 square feet in the 301 Main St. building in downtown Little Rock’s Creative Corridor. Completed in 2015, the…
by - March 29, 2017 5:18 pm
Garrison Asset Management LLC — doing business as Garrison Financial Corp. — has been sold to current employees Kerry Bradley (president), Glenn Atkins (executive vice president) and James Bell (vice…
by - March 28, 2017 10:26 am
Kaaren Biggs, the Biggs family and Packaging Specialties Inc. have donated $2 million to Arkansas Children’s Northwest in Springdale, it was announced Tuesday (March 28). “Throughout the years, our family…
by - March 23, 2017 4:55 pm
The office of Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday (March 23) announced the following appointments to boards and commissions. Bruce Alford, Lewisville, to the Red River Commission. Appointment expires Jan. 14,…
by - March 23, 2017 10:29 am
Several Arkansas companies are among the 2017 American Advertising Awards district honorees for the American Advertising Federation’s 10th District, covering parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas. The district honorees…
by - March 21, 2017 9:14 am
Jimmy’s Egg expects to open its first Arkansas restaurant at Nelson’s Crossing in Fayetteville on March 27, franchise owner Hunter Boelte said. The nearly 3,500-square-foot restaurant at 3931 N. Shiloh…
by - March 16, 2017 7:54 am
Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock has received the Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. On Wednesday (March 15), the 359-bed pediatric hospital found out it had earned…
by - March 13, 2017 3:09 pm
John Chambers, president of Chambers Bancshares Inc. of Danville, announced Monday (March 13) that Landi Mkhize has been promoted to chief financial officer of the holding company. Chambers Bancshares is…
by - March 13, 2017 1:30 pm
After coaching high school football in Arkansas for the past 13 years, Brooks Coatney is opting for an unlikely career change. Coatney, passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach the past…
by - March 13, 2017 10:49 am
Florida-based grocer Publix scored the highest for customer experience in the 2017 Temkin Experience Rating. Publix received a rating of 84% putting it a category by itself. Temkin recently surveyed…
by - March 11, 2017 9:07 pm
A new study from IHS Economics and the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) shows that natural gas encouraged U.S. manufacturing growth and employment in recent years. Manufacturers use natural gas…
by - March 9, 2017 4:27 pm
CHI St. Vincent has announced a $14 million project to expand and renovate CHI St. Vincent North in Sherwood and move the Arkansas Neuroscience Institute to the hospital, from CHI…
by - March 9, 2017 3:58 pm
Wes Morris, president of prepared foods manufacturing at Tyson Foods, is leaving the meat giant, according to an internal email from COO Noel White obtained by Talk Business & Politics….
by - March 9, 2017 11:38 am
The first Growler USA franchise in Arkansas opened Feb. 24 in The District at Pinnacle Hills mixed-use development on J.B. Hunt Drive in Rogers. The pub and restaurant offers more…
by - March 8, 2017 5:47 pm
The office of Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday released the following list of appointments. Dr. Dexter Booth, Little Rock, to the Arkansas State Claims Commission. Appointment expires Jan. 14, 2022….
by - March 8, 2017 11:59 am
Home BancShares, parent company of Centennial Bank, has climbed seven spots to No. 8 on Forbes’ Best Banks in America list, according to a news release. The Conway-based holding company,…
