by - December 8, 2015 5:55 pm
Newk’s Eatery has eyed a second location for its Northwest Arkansas expansion. The casual dining restaurant recently signed a lease for a new site in the soon-to-be-completed Country Club Plaza…
by - December 8, 2015 4:51 pm
The Springdale Chamber of Commerce received a $50,000 grant from Cargill Inc., a turkey processing company located in the city, to support workforce training initiatives of the Ignite Springdale economic…
by - December 4, 2015 3:35 pm
Dan Hosman, a row-crop farmer from Jonesboro, is the 2015 recipient of the Stanley E. Reed Leadership Award from the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation. Hosman accepted the award from Farm…
by - December 4, 2015 2:51 pm
John Brown University announced this week its entrepreneurship minor and hosted Sarah Hartwick, “Shark Tank” survivor and founder of SURFSET Fitness Inc., at the minor’s launch party on Dec. 1….
by - December 3, 2015 7:09 pm
Officials with Centennial Bank as well as Craighead County and local chamber officials formally dedicated on Thursday (Dec. 3) the Ed Way Community Room on the third floor of the…
by - December 3, 2015 11:57 am
Tyson Foods recently promoted Garrett Olson to vice president of finance for its retail packaged brands group. In his new role Olson is responsible for supporting Tyson Foods’ retail leadership…
by - December 2, 2015 7:23 pm
Erin Hogue has been named vice president of development at the Walton Arts Cener. Hogue brings more than 10 years of fundraising and strategic planning experience to the job. Hogue…
by - December 2, 2015 3:44 pm
The Arkansas Highway Commission approved Wednesday (Dec. 2) a Minute Order that designates 44 miles of U.S. Highway 63 in northeast Arkansas, from Interstate 55 in Crittenden County to U.S….
by - December 2, 2015 6:42 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on Tuesday (Dec. 1) announced the following appointments to the reestablished Governor’s Developmental Disabilities Council. Per executive order 15-19, council members representing principal state agencies shall…
by - December 1, 2015 6:54 pm
David Burton, an assistant vice president, purchasing and security officer with First National Bank of Fort Smith, has received the first annual Sam M. Sicard Community Leadership Award. The award…
by - December 1, 2015 6:22 pm
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has made its lobbying efforts for 2014 public on its investor website. The company said it spent $2.3 million on lobbying efforts at the state…
by - December 1, 2015 6:05 pm
BNSF Logistics has been located in Springdale for nearly two decades but the subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Rail Road recently moved into a new Northwest headquarters located at…
by - November 30, 2015 5:36 pm
A former Tyson Foods plant worker in North Texas was awarded a $2.248 million injury settlement by a federal jury following a recent trial held in the U.S. Court District…
by - November 30, 2015 3:26 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) on Monday (Nov. 30) announced that Jeff Moore has been hired as the agency’s new director of marketing and communications. The AEDC marketing and communications…
by - November 30, 2015 3:21 pm
One of Arkansas State University’s distinguished alumni, who played a role in the creation of the modern AT&T, is the featured speaker at the university’s 2015 fall commencement ceremony, Chancellor…
by - November 24, 2015 1:05 pm
The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees approved the creation of the Tesseract Center for Immersive Environments and Game Design at its Nov. 20 meeting. Pending approval from the Arkansas…
by - November 24, 2015 1:03 pm
Frank and Judy Fletcher, University of Arkansas alumnus, have contributed $600,000 to their alma mater to establish an entrepreneurial assistance fund in the Sam M. Walton College of Business. The…
by - November 24, 2015 12:58 pm
The Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board on Monday announced the board members and officers for 2015-2016. Bono native Shannon Davis was reappointed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson to serve on the Arkansas…
by - November 23, 2015 4:39 pm
The National League of Cities (NLC) recently named its leadership at the annual Congress of Cities and Exposition in Nashville, Tenn. Little Rock Mayor and Arkansas Municipal League Immediate Past President Mark…
by - November 21, 2015 9:00 am
Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. and President and CEO Judy McReynolds were honored Thursday (Nov. 19) by the Women’s Forum of New York at the third biennial Breakfast of Corporate Champions…
