by - April 14, 2014 7:32 pm
Bank of the Ozarks reported a 26% increase in first quarter 2014 net income as the Little Rock-based financial institution saw an unexpected bump in seasonal loan activity. First quarter…
by - April 14, 2014 5:09 pm
America's Car-Mart Inc. announced the opening of dealership No. 133 on Monday, April 14. The new dealership is located in Durant, Okla., and the company’s 24th Oklahoma location. Durant makes…
by - April 12, 2014 5:25 pm
It was just earlier this week that work began on a new $3 million commercial and residential mixed-use development along the 400 block of Garrison Avenue and it now looks…
by - April 11, 2014 3:43 pm
Massmart, Wal-Mart’s joint partner in South Africa, announced a top management change on Friday (April 11). Grant Pattison resigned as CEO of Massmart Holdings after seven years. Pattison oversaw the…
by - April 10, 2014 2:24 pm
Wal-Mart Stores said it’s serious about reducing energy costs with LED ceiling lighting fixtures engineered by its supplier partner GE. The retailer announced Thursday (April 10) it plans to use…
by - April 10, 2014 11:00 am
Entrepreneurial teams from the University of Arkansas won five of six categories at the recently completed 2014 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition. LumaDrop, a team from…
by - April 10, 2014 10:53 am
Discounter Family Dollar said today (April 10) it plans to close 5% of its store, reduce corporate headcount by 135 workers in attempt to shave $40 million to $45 million…
by - April 10, 2014 12:37 am
The same week Dollar General said it’s paring down items, Wal-Mart Stores inked a deal with Boulder, Colo.,-based Wild Oats to introduce 100 new organic products to Wal-Mart shoppers promising…
by - April 9, 2014 9:25 pm
The Regional Intermodal Transportation Authority's Wednesday (April 9) meeting presented progress in an effort to secure a study of an inland harbor in the Fort Smith region. The study, by…
by - April 9, 2014 12:21 pm
Robert and Sandra Connor of Little Rock and Dallas have made a $1.5 million pledge to extend the Robert C. and Sandra Connor Endowed Faculty Fellowship at the University of…
by - April 8, 2014 5:36 pm
A team of NorthWest Arkansas Community College students was named a finalist in the opening round of team competition in the Enactus U.S. National Exposition in Cincinnati on April 1….
by - April 8, 2014 5:13 pm
Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) announces plans to expand services by June 1. The public transportation company said recent budget increases by many of the municipalities it serves in Northwest Arkansas…
by - April 8, 2014 10:56 am
The Supply Chain Management Research Center at the University of Arkansas will hold its spring conference on April 23. This year’s theme surrounds analytics and Big Data capabilities that is…
by - April 8, 2014 10:32 am
Peter MacKeith has been named dean of the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas, effective July 1. MacKeith is a professor of architecture at the Sam…
by - April 7, 2014 9:08 pm
Wal-Mart Stores has filed a preliminary plan for a large scale Neighborhood Market near downtown Rogers, according to city officials and first reported by NWA Newspapers. It would be the…
by - April 7, 2014 3:37 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe on Monday (April 7) announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: John Beachboard, Little Rock, to the Public Health Advisory Board. Appointment expires Nov. 1, 2017….
by - April 7, 2014 12:59 pm
The 188th Fighter Wing’s Ebbing Air National Guard Base will host seven F-16C Falcons and 40 maintenance, operation and support personnel from the Oklahoma Air National Guard’s Tulsa-based 138th Fighter…
by - April 4, 2014 5:45 pm
Tyson Foods Inc. is recalling about 75,000 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets because they may be contaminated with "foreign matter," likely bits of plastic from a scraper inside a blending…
by - April 4, 2014 4:37 pm
Tyson Foods competitor Hillshire Brands Co., said Friday (April 4) it plans to close its processing facility in Florence, Ala., eliminating 1,100 jobs by Dec. 30. The announcement was made…
by - April 4, 2014 9:34 am
More than 400 Northwest Arkansas Digital Ambassadors use Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to tout some of region’s best successes. Now, they’ll have video- and photo-sharing outlet Instagram as a new…
