by - February 9, 2017 9:13 am
University of Arkansas School of Law faculty member Janie Simms Hipp has received the President’s Volunteer Service Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Corporation for National and Community Service, the…
by - February 8, 2017 4:49 pm
The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 2.9% in December, compared to the same month in 2015, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ Freight Transportation…
by - February 8, 2017 12:28 pm
As Arkansas lawmakers work to develop a regulatory framework for the medical marijuana market, a new study estimates market size for the drug to be at $55.8 billion globally by…
by - February 8, 2017 12:22 pm
Sheryl Connelly, manager of global consumer trends and “futuring” at Ford Motor Co. in Detroit, will speak March 3 at the University of Arkansas for the Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture…
by - February 8, 2017 10:54 am
Fayetteville developer Specialized Real Estate Group has identified a site near downtown Bentonville for its first Benton County project. A company spokeswoman said SREG is in the planning phase of…
by - February 7, 2017 8:05 am
A staple of Fayetteville’s restaurant scene for two decades is opening a second location in Bentonville. Stone Mill Café, an off-shoot of Stone Mill Bread & Flour Co., is leasing…
by - February 6, 2017 11:41 am
The Walton Family Foundation in Bentonville will donate $750,000 to Southern Bancorp Community Partners to support capital investments for small businesses in the Delta region, specifically in Phillips County, Ark.,…
by - February 6, 2017 8:23 am
The U.S. Department of Transportation released the 21st edition of the Transportation Statistics Annual Report for 2016 on Friday (Feb. 3). The 232-page report covers the U.S. transportation “system’s performance,…
by - February 2, 2017 9:08 am
The last of the shuttered Walmart Express formats in Northwest Arkansas in the tiny town of Decatur was snatched up by Dollar General for $425,000. The Goodlettsville, Tenn.,-based Dollar General…
by - February 1, 2017 1:42 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has joined two top 100 indexes compiled by the NASDAQ stock market. On Tuesday (Feb. 7), the Lowell-based carrier, with a market capitalization of $11 billion,…
by - February 1, 2017 8:39 am
President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to roll back regulations that affect small businesses. Earlier this week, he signed an executive order setting a “1 in, 2 out” rule…
by - January 31, 2017 3:11 pm
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host a series of live webinars designed to biotechnology commercialization, the center announced…
by - January 30, 2017 11:46 am
Natural gas-fired generating capacity is expected to rise by 11.2 gigawatts in 2017 and by 25.4 gigawatts in 2018, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration. If the plants start operating…
by - January 30, 2017 9:39 am
The University of Arkansas Community Design Center and the city of Conway might transform a flood-prone section of the city’s downtown square into an art park, and the National Endowment…
by - January 30, 2017 9:10 am
John Furner, 42, will assume the role of Sam’s Club CEO on Wednesday (Feb. 1) and the retail giant will pay him a base salary of $780,000 for this first…
by - January 27, 2017 9:31 am
The organization formerly known as the Bentonville/Bella Vista Area Chamber of Commerce has rebranded to better reflect its role within the growing Northwest Arkansas region, according to the chamber. It…
by - January 26, 2017 4:35 pm
The office of Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday (Jan. 26) made the following appointments and reappointments to state boards and commissions. Lona McCastlain, Austin, to the Parole Board. Appointment expires…
by - January 26, 2017 3:25 pm
The U.S. Small Business Administration has promoted Herbert Austin, the Dallas/Fort Worth district director, to acting regional administrator for the SBA’s south central region, which serves 3.3 million small businesses…
by - January 26, 2017 11:29 am
Crude oil sales from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve along the Gulf of Mexico are set to start this month, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration. On Wednesday (Jan. 25), the…
by - January 26, 2017 11:27 am
The Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism has named Kayla Hardage the new welcome center administrator for the state, the department announced on Thursday (Jan. 26). Hardage will oversee all…
