by - March 23, 2016 10:40 am
Stephanie McCratic founded Acorn: An Influence Company in 2014. The Bentonville-based venture currently employs 12 people and works with more than 700 contractors through social media. The company works as…
by - March 23, 2016 10:17 am
The Bekaert plant in Rogers, which has made steel cords for the tire industry since 1989, will soon see a $32 million expansion which will add 50% capacity and 100…
by - March 23, 2016 9:51 am
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub held an open house on Thursday, March 3, 2016, in North Little Rock, but it has been “gaining steam” for more than a year. The…
by - March 23, 2016 8:55 am
On Friday, March 4, over 120 people attended the first annual TEDxUniversityofCentralArkansas on the campus of UCA at the historic Ida Waldran Auditorium. Among the presenters, participants were surprised with…
by - March 23, 2016 7:14 am
Editor’s note: Rich Huddleston is the executive director of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of the…
by - March 23, 2016 6:34 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– MEDICARE SPENT $473 BILLION LESS FROM 2009-2014 COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS The Department…
by - March 22, 2016 9:23 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s administration is introducing two separate pieces of legislation in the upcoming special session: one that will create his program for continuing the private option, which he is…
by - March 22, 2016 4:45 pm
With sales tied closely to housing construction, the manager of toolmaker Marshalltown Company in Fayetteville said business is good for the company that employs around 200 in the area. Jack…
by - March 22, 2016 4:20 pm
The growth trajectory for Walmart Neighborhood Market stores over the next five years puts sales at around $27 billion by 2020, more than Dollar Tree and more than Dollar General…
by - March 22, 2016 3:47 pm
The Fort Smith Parks and Recreation Department reported its first ever loss on the Park at West End for 2015 since taking over operations in 2010, according to a report…
by - March 22, 2016 3:12 pm
Editor’s note: This is the first of two stories about rising employment in Arkansas’ education and health services sector. The second story is scheduled to be posted Wednesday (March 23),…
by - March 22, 2016 2:50 pm
Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation President Randy Veach was part of a delegation of Arkansas business leaders who traveled to Cuba last September, and now he’s hoping to return the favor….
by - March 22, 2016 2:07 pm
Tyson Foods will be forced to pay almost $5.8 million in a class action judgment awarded to 3,300 workers with the company’s Storm Lake, Iowa, pork processing plant who claimed…
by - March 21, 2016 7:40 pm
Editor’s note: Notes from the Campaign Trail is a compilation of various political insider tidbits and is sponsored by Little Rock-based Capitol Advisors Group. –––––––––––– THE TRUMP TRAIL Donald Trump…
by - March 21, 2016 7:21 pm
“Czech That Film” Festival will be returning to Little Rock’s Riverdale 10 Cinema for a second consecutive year on April 15 and 16. The event will present five culturally significant…
by - March 21, 2016 7:01 pm
Revised federal data show that Benton County’s per capita personal income in 2014 was 149.3% of the national average, and only seven other counties in a 12–state southeast U.S. region…
by - March 21, 2016 6:08 pm
The court testimony of Fort Smith Police Captain Jarrard Copeland did not contain “false material statements,” and the perjury investigation against the officer is closed, according to letters filed Monday…
by - March 21, 2016 5:01 pm
Walmart, the nation’s largest grocer, plans to establish a milk processing plant in Fort Wayne, Ind., for Great Value and Members Mark private label milk sold in more than 600…
by - March 21, 2016 5:01 pm
Walmart, the nation’s largest grocer, plans to establish a milk processing plant in Fort Wayne, Ind., for Great Value and Members Mark private label milk sold in more than 600…
by - March 21, 2016 4:15 pm
Editor’s note: This commentary is part of a collaboration between the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and The City Wire to deliver an ongoing series of political-based essays and…
