by - October 14, 2024 2:52 pm
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $200,000 grant to provide outreach, education, and mentoring for technology-based…
by - October 12, 2024 9:51 pm
The Arkansas Institute for Performance Excellence (AIPE) honored seven organizations with an Arkansas Governor’s Quality Award during the 30th Annual Governor’s Quality Award Celebration at the Clinton Presidential Center in…
by - October 12, 2024 9:20 pm
The University of Arkansas–Pulaski Technical College released a study conducted by Lightcast, a global leader in labor market analytics, that estimates a $258 million economic impact on central Arkansas. The…
by - October 10, 2024 8:23 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received $5 million in federal funding to address the drug and opioid crisis among youth in Arkansas. The award comes from appropriations…
by - October 10, 2024 8:16 pm
Arkansas Federal Credit Union has opened a new location in Jonesboro, its first location in Northeast Arkansas. It is the 22nd overall branch in Arkansas for Arkansas Federal Credit Union….
by - October 10, 2024 10:43 am
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a $650,000 grant to a research team led by the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas in…
by - October 9, 2024 5:17 pm
The National Retail Federation (NRF) in concert with Hackett Associates projects September freight at the nation’s major ports to be up 12.9% compared to a year ago with an estimated…
by - October 9, 2024 12:08 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) has selected six Arkansas communities to participate in the 2024 Retail Academy program. The participating communities include Crossett, Hope, Marion, Morrilton, Newport, and Stuttgart….
by - October 8, 2024 6:08 pm
Walmart announced Tuesday (Oct. 8) plans to expand its core pet care business in five new store locations, and virtual veterinary care, pet prescriptions and grooming services. Building on the…
by - October 7, 2024 2:30 pm
Arkansas Tech University will use $730,000 in federal funds to provide equipment for the Farm Credit Agriculture Building on the ATU campus in Russellville. The funds will allow for the…
by - October 7, 2024 1:28 pm
Five Arkansas companies were presented the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Global Trade at a recent banquet in Little Rock. The award honors companies of all sizes for excellence in…
by - October 7, 2024 1:21 pm
The Little Rock & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) named Ryan Callison as its vice president of marketing and communications. A career destination marketer who previously worked at travel-focused agencies in Arizona,…
by - October 7, 2024 1:14 pm
Keo Fish Farms will spend $1.5 million to build an 856-kilowatt solar array at its Lonoke County facility. It will save the farm $110,726 during its first year and is…
by - October 6, 2024 6:06 pm
The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas (WFA) celebrated Arkansas women making an impact in public service, business and philanthropy at Thursday’s 26th annual Power of the Purse luncheon, held at the…
by - October 4, 2024 9:04 am
Walmart said the client base for its data ventures business has increased by 173% over the past year, and small and medium-sized suppliers subscribing to the service increased 100%. The…
by - October 2, 2024 5:13 pm
Walmart recently announced plans to automate regional distribution centers (RDC) in Searcy, Ark., and Buckeye, Ariz. The retail giant said the Searcy RDC has been in operation for 35 years…
by - October 2, 2024 3:52 pm
Jared Gabriele has joined Chambers Bank as its regional president and chief lending officer for Northwest Arkansas. Gabriele will oversee the bank’s lending operations in Elkins, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale….
by - October 2, 2024 2:45 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. will collaborate with venture lab UP.Labs to bring innovation to the forefront of the freight transportation industry, the companies announced Wednesday (Oct. 2)….
by - October 1, 2024 9:58 am
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller’s advisor and pilot, a Black Pilots of America leader who helped bring the organization’s annual “Operation Skyhook” event to Pine Bluff, and the only flag officer to…
by - October 1, 2024 9:52 am
UAMS researcher Lu Huang, Ph.D., has received a $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support his pursuit of a more effective tuberculosis (TB) vaccine. The…
