by - June 22, 2015 12:16 pm
Steve Schotta is stepping down as executive director of the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter and Greg Russell is stepping up from marketing director to fill the position effective July 1….
by - June 22, 2015 12:02 pm
Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores says a report generated by union groups regarding the retailer’s use of tax havens to shield U.S. taxes is “flawed.” Wal-Mart spokesman Randy Hargrove called the report…
by - June 22, 2015 11:26 am
The Walmart Foundation is giving $15.5 million in grants to seven national nonprofits to support free meal and nutrition education programs this summer and throughout the school year. This effort…
by - June 21, 2015 5:21 pm
In 2009, a 21-year-old interior design major at the University of Arkansas took a risk, trusted her gut, and started her own business on just $100. Today, that business —…
by - June 21, 2015 5:18 pm
Diverting offenders with mental illness into treatment instead of incarcerating them could save Arkansas $140 million a year, according to a rough estimate in a new report issued Thursday by…
by - June 21, 2015 5:12 pm
New survey data shows Republican Mike Huckabee would beat Democrat Hillary Clinton in Arkansas if both were their party’s respective nominees, and former Democratic Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe would lead…
by - June 19, 2015 1:51 pm
The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services will receive $6.362 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to support Arkansas’ efforts to improve reemployment services and to develop innovative job-training programs….
by - June 19, 2015 10:29 am
A year-over-year gain of more than 46,000 jobs kept Arkansas’ jobless rate at 5.7% during May. The month marked the 11th consecutive month the rate has been at or below…
by - June 18, 2015 7:26 pm
A growing demand for logistics employees in the area pushed by growth at Fort Smith-based ArcBest and Van Buren-based USA Truck has prompted one local college to create a new…
by - June 18, 2015 3:48 pm
There may no longer be a direct flight from the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Washington D.C. but there is a direct link between the two cities as the latter…
by - June 18, 2015 3:05 pm
By a nearly two-to-one margin, Arkansas voters believe in the state’s so-called Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), which was passed by state lawmakers after a contentious and controversial national and…
by - June 18, 2015 2:57 pm
Americans paid off $34.7 billion in credit card debt in the first quarter of 2015 while racking up a whopping $55 billion in additional card debt so far this year,…
by - June 18, 2015 2:46 pm
Execs at the world’s largest retailer are all about new store formats and innovation, but they aren’t letting go of the big box. Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon recently told…
by - June 18, 2015 2:36 pm
Colleen Briney, assistant dean for finance in the College of Engineering, has been named the new associate vice chancellor for business affairs at the University of Arkansas, effective July 1….
by - June 18, 2015 8:43 am
Madison Martinez, a student at the University of Arkansas, and Lauren Smith, a student at Van Buren High School, will receive a scholarship offered by Gerdau. They are two of…
by - June 18, 2015 8:26 am
Dawson Meadows works through the static this week to walk us through the news and things to do and comparing his youthful “vodka-fueled” habits to those of successful welder Devon…
by - June 17, 2015 7:34 pm
Ryan Herget, CEO and founder of Little Rock-based Chef Shuttle, has spread his wings from central Arkansas westward to offer a new restaurant delivery service in Rogers and Bentonville. The…
by - June 17, 2015 7:10 pm
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub and Startup Junkie Consulting announced Wednesday that they have entered into a collaborative partnership to work with early-stage startup business ventures across the state. Through…
by - June 17, 2015 6:39 pm
It’s possible that by Thursday (June 18), a U.S. Supreme Court decision will result in 68,232 Arkansans losing insurance subsidies provided through the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare….
by - June 17, 2015 6:09 pm
Despite Arkansas’ reliance on the manufacturing industry for economic growth and jobs, manufacturing within the state has languished. According to data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Arkansas’ manufacturing GDP…
