by - September 13, 2016 12:01 pm
Springdale-based NanoMech received a $235,000 contract from the U.S. Army related to development of its n-Guard technology platform. The contract will allow NanoMech’s work to continue on multifunctional textiles using…
by - September 13, 2016 11:48 am
A “non-specific” bomb threat against the John Q. Hammons Convention Center Rogers evacuated the estimated 1,350 attending the NWA Business Women’s Conference on Tuesday morning (Sept. 13). Krista Khone, vice…
by - September 13, 2016 8:51 am
Google Express, a marketplace service linked to 20 retailers such as Costco, Walgreens and Whole Foods, is extending its two-day delivery shopping service in the Natural State effective Tuesday (Sept….
by - September 13, 2016 8:44 am
Googles overnight and two-day delivery service launched Tuesday to a large part of the Midwest, including parts of Arkansas, Michigan, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota, Colorado, Missouri, Ohio and Texas.
by - September 12, 2016 7:33 pm
Dr. Doug Whitlock and his wife, Joanne, planned to spend their 48th wedding anniversary in the quiet solitude of retirement. But Arkansas State University needed a new chancellor to calm the…
by - September 12, 2016 7:15 pm
The Nuclear Regulatory Commissions’ has issued its final mid-cycle assessment letters to the nation’s 99 operating commercial nuclear power plants regarding their performance through the first half of 2016, including…
by - September 12, 2016 4:00 pm
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on Monday (Sept. 12) announced that “Manufacturing USA” is the new brand name for the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation. The network consists of…
by - September 12, 2016 3:42 pm
Defense giant Lockheed Martin announced Monday (Sept. 12) that the first Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead rocket has rolled off the production line at company’s industrial manufacturing…
by - September 12, 2016 3:42 pm
Defense giant Lockheed Martin announced Monday (Sept. 12) that the first Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead rocket has rolled off the production line at company’s industrial manufacturing…
by - September 12, 2016 3:37 pm
Meat and poultry processes are expected to turn out less beef, pork and chicken this year, while turkey production is projected higher, according to the World Agriculture Supply and Demand…
by - September 12, 2016 3:37 pm
Meat and poultry processes are expected to turn out less beef, pork and chicken this year, while turkey production is projected higher, according to the World Agriculture Supply and Demand…
by - September 12, 2016 3:31 pm
The health of the state’s banking economy is sound but competition in the Northwest Arkansas market is taking a toll on net interest income while at the same time regulatory…
by - September 12, 2016 2:53 pm
State Highway and Transportation Department Director (AHTD) Scott Bennett on Monday (Sept. 12) offered Arkansas lawmakers their first chance to review dozens of state highway construction projects that are pumping…
by - September 12, 2016 1:48 pm
Fort Smith metro business expansions are helping the regional economy finally gain traction in terms of job gains after more than seven years of post-Great Recession declines. But revelations about…
by - September 12, 2016 12:40 pm
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and the state’s Surgeon General Dr. Greg Bledsoe on Monday (Sept. 12) dialed up their push to oppose the two medical marijuana amendments on the November…
by - September 12, 2016 11:20 am
On a recent Tuesday afternoon it was business as usual at the Future School of Fort Smith. But it doesn’t take long to realize here, “usual” means anything but. The…
by - September 12, 2016 11:02 am
It is no secret that Wal-Mart’s pending acquisition of Jet.com in the U.S. and recent partnership with JD.com in China are strategic plays the retail giant hopes will help its…
by - September 12, 2016 6:02 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– SIMMONS FIRST COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF TENNESSEE BANK, ASSETS TOP $8 BILLION Simmons…
by - September 12, 2016 12:02 am
National headlines from the retail world.
by - September 12, 2016 12:01 am
Natural State Media has purchased the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, but we are still in print and based out of Springdale.
