by - January 12, 2016 2:03 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. hired Stuart Scott as its new chief information officer. He follows Kay Lewis who retired Dec. 31 after nearly three decades with the logistics company….
by - January 12, 2016 1:52 pm
Simmons Foods has raised starting hourly pay at many of its production facilities to $10, up from $9 previously. This raise is for all part-time and full-time positions, company officials…
by - January 12, 2016 10:23 am
A law firm including one former and two current state legislators now has a decidedly bipartisan tone. On Tuesday, the law firm of Steel, Wright and Collier, PLLC – led…
by - January 11, 2016 8:37 pm
Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas opened is new Spine Center on Monday (Jan. 11) at 2710 Rife Lane in Rogers. This new service is led by Mercy Spine Center Medical Director…
by - January 11, 2016 8:35 pm
The Walton Arts Center has named Brain Crowne to the role of vice president for the Walmart AMP. Crowne will be responsible for all operations of the Walmart AMP including…
by - January 11, 2016 2:41 pm
Arkansas Pharmacists Association (APA) Chief Operating Officer Scott Pace, Pharm.D., J.D. has been selected to lead the APA as the new Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officer. Pace was…
by - January 11, 2016 2:40 pm
Goodwill Industries of Arkansas has announced new 2016-17 officers and names two new members to board of directors. The new 2016-17 officers are Chair Mitch Chandler, Arkansas Scholarship Lottery; Vice…
by - January 11, 2016 2:35 pm
Sue Owens, Economics Arkansas executive director, was elected to serve as the 2016 president of the National Association of Economic Educators (NAEE). During the October 2015 national annual conference hosted…
by - January 11, 2016 2:34 pm
The Chronicle of Philanthropy, the nation’s leading philanthropic publication, last week unveiled its inaugural 40 Under 40 List of “Young leaders who are solving the problems of today – tomorrow.”…
by - January 8, 2016 5:07 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) will rink the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday (Jan. 11). While in New York City, Hutchinson will visit businesses and site…
by - January 8, 2016 1:58 pm
The Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC) is now accepting applications for the 2016 Leadership Batesville program. The deadline to apply is Jan. 31, 2016. Leadership Batesville is designed to…
by - January 8, 2016 11:36 am
Brenda Blair, 48, was sentenced to 28 months in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release on one count of wire fraud related to her actions while an…
by - January 8, 2016 11:34 am
Laura Jacobs has been named associate vice chancellor and chief of staff for incoming University of Arkansas Chancellor Joseph Steinmetz. She previously worked as associate vice chancellor for University Relations….
by - January 7, 2016 5:38 pm
For the next session of Uncommon Communities at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute, it’s all about the dollars and cents. The theme of the next session, to be held at the…
by - January 7, 2016 2:11 pm
Dewayne Douglas will be the next director of human resources for the City of Jonesboro, Mayor Harold Perrin announced Thursday. Douglas will join Jonesboro’s city administration after spending the last…
by - January 7, 2016 7:09 am
Dr. Ashok Subramanian, the dean and professor of business at Buena Vista University, has been hired to lead the College of Business at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith….
by - January 7, 2016 6:16 am
The first round of retail layoffs have been announced in 2016 as Macy’s will eliminate more than 4,500 jobs as part of another restructuring plan that includes the closure of…
by - January 6, 2016 8:53 pm
The Northeast Arkansas Fairgrounds in Jonesboro was busy Tuesday as farmers and producers both learned about the year that has passed and what the future may hold. The Arkansas Soybean…
by - January 6, 2016 8:10 pm
• General Mills acquires Epic Provisions General Mills continues to expand it snack food offering, this time with the acquisition of Epic Provisions. Terms of this deal were not disclosed…
by - January 6, 2016 7:58 pm
Southworth Products Corporation, a global manufacturer of ergonomic material handling equipment provided more detail Wednesday (Jan. 6) on the expansion of a manufacturing facility in Manila, Ark. The company plans…
