by - November 21, 2016 5:45 pm
William Duke and Nicolas Nahas, students at the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts in Hot Springs, were among the regional finalists in the Siemens Competition in Math,…
by - November 21, 2016 5:31 pm
The global commercial smoke detector market could hit $2 billion in revenue by 2020, according to a new report from Technavio. The research firm’s report, entitled “Global Commercial Smoke Detector…
by - November 21, 2016 4:42 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) has received a $200,000 grant to combat statewide dips in the graduation rate for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs. The…
by - November 21, 2016 10:01 am
GenWealth Financial Advisors is adding offices in Shreveport and Bossier City, Louisiana as a part of a long-term strategic growth plan for the company. Arkansas-based GenWealth has acquired the assets…
by - November 19, 2016 9:26 am
Wal-Mart Stores announced Friday (Nov. 18) that Senior Vice President and Controller Steve Whaley, 57, is resigning, effective Dec. 31. Whaley, the company’s principal accounting officer since 2007, will stay…
by - November 18, 2016 10:51 am
Heartland Renaissance Fund of Little Rock will receive $65 million in New Markets Tax Credits, and the award amount is the organization’s second largest in its 15 years in operation,…
by - November 17, 2016 9:55 pm
Simmons First National Corp., parent company of Simmons Bank, has entered into an agreement to acquire Hardeman County Investment Company, Inc., a Jackson, Tennessee-based financial firm that owns First South…
by - November 17, 2016 5:50 pm
Judge Rita Gruber will take office as chief judge of the Arkansas Court of Appeals in January, Supreme Court Justice Howard Brill and Chief Justice-Elect Dan Kemp announced Thursday. Chief…
by - November 17, 2016 3:52 pm
Harps Food Stores Inc. of Springdale announced Thursday (Nov. 17) that Roger Collins has resigned as CEO, and Kim Eskew, the company’s president and COO, has been elected as his…
by - November 17, 2016 3:26 pm
Home Bancshares Inc. (HBI) of Conway has successfully bid to acquire The Bank of Commerce, a Florida-state chartered bank based in Sarasota. HBI, parent company of Centennial Bank, was named…
by - November 17, 2016 11:47 am
The University of Central Arkansas in Conway has started an entrepreneurship support effort with the help of Startup Junkie Consulting and the nonprofit, Community Venture Foundation, both of Fayetteville. The…
by - November 17, 2016 11:07 am
While global financial markets were surprised by election results Nov. 8, the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis believes it’s too early to know how…
by - November 17, 2016 10:05 am
Deflationary prices in turkey, dairy and vegetables will reduce the cost of this year’s traditional Thanksgiving Dinner. The cost to feed a family of 10 is expected to tally just…
by - November 17, 2016 9:46 am
North Carolina-based retail technology firm Inmar Inc., through its directly owned subsidiary Carolina Promotions Services Inc., announced Thursday (Nov. 17) it has acquired shopper marketing agency Collective Bias of Rogers. Inmar is…
by - November 17, 2016 8:20 am
Japanese company Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN), parent company of Fayetteville-based public relations agency Mitchell, has purchased Gravity Media, a full-service multicultural marketing agency headquartered in New York City. The purchase of…
by - November 16, 2016 7:06 pm
The Arkansas World War I Centennial Commemoration Committee recently launched a website and is encouraging donations of historically significant items from the WWI time period to archival institutions, ahead of…
by - November 16, 2016 3:06 pm
The Arkansas State Senate changed a long-standing rule as its committee members were assigned to key committees and chairmanships for the 91st General Assembly, which begins in January 2017. Last…
by - November 16, 2016 10:06 am
East Arkansas high school students have helped turn the Delta’s oral history into a published book, with the help of the University of Arkansas. “The Arkansas Delta Oral History Project:…
by - November 16, 2016 8:13 am
The Walmart Museum in downtown Bentonville has added several new exhibits chronicling the history of Wal-Mart Stores and its founder, the museum announced on Tuesday (Nov. 15). The expanded offerings…
by - November 15, 2016 6:44 pm
Arkansas Children’s Hospital and Conway Regional Health System will coordinate neonatal care as a result of an agreement that’s the first of its kind for the hospitals. On Tuesday (Nov….
