by - December 6, 2016 6:09 pm
An Arkansas restaurant chain said Tuesday (Dec. 6) it will open a restaurant in Kuwait next March, followed by a “rapid brand rollout” across the MENA (Middle East and North…
by - December 6, 2016 5:12 pm
Walton Lifetime Health Complex at John Brown University in Siloam Springs has largely completed a $5 million renovation. The renovation project included a new entrance allowing for better access to…
by - December 6, 2016 5:10 pm
A leading manufacturing trade association is taking a hard line on President Barack Obama’s decision to deny the permits necessary for construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), calling it…
by - December 6, 2016 5:01 pm
Toronto-based Russel Metals has entered into an agreement of purchase and sale with Nucor Corp. to sell its property near Blytheville, Ark., for approximately $40 million CDN ($30.182 million USD)….
by - December 6, 2016 4:05 pm
More than 1,400 acres of land in Newton County and within the Buffalo River watershed will be placed in conservation thanks to the family of a doctor from Michigan who…
by - December 6, 2016 2:37 pm
The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program has announced its schedule for tours of historic properties across the state in 2017. In the “Walks Through History” tour, co-sponsored by the Arkansas Humanities…
by - December 6, 2016 1:09 pm
Nearly a decade after the Little Rock Technology Authority was created from enabling legislation in the 2007 legislative session, the downtown tech village on Tuesday (Dec. 6) announced its first…
by - December 6, 2016 12:35 pm
For nearly a decade, it has always been the plan for Kim Eskew to succeed Roger Collins as CEO Harps Food Stores Inc. It was just a matter of determining…
by - December 6, 2016 11:59 am
Talent gaps in the workforce continue to present challenges for employers and there is no quick fix to the problem, according to Ted Abernathy, partner with North Carolina-based Economic Leadership…
by - December 6, 2016 11:26 am
As the Gulf of Mexico enjoys a renaissance in new oil and gas developments, two oil and gas companies with ties to Arkansas announced they submitted winning bids Monday (Dec….
by - December 6, 2016 9:40 am
Springfield, Mo.-based donut chain Hurts Donut Co. has signed a five-year lease to be a tenant in the University Village Centre development in south Fayetteville. Hurts will lease approximately 4,700…
by - December 6, 2016 8:47 am
A proposed federal rule requiring entry-level semitrailer drivers to complete a specific number of training hours is strongly supported by the owner of a driving school in Springdale. “My emotions…
by - December 6, 2016 7:56 am
Fayetteville wants to be known as the Startup City of the South, and a multipronged plan is in motion for it to build on its strengths and validate the reputation, with the help of Startup Junkie Consulting. Its part of the citys five-year economic development plan.
by - December 5, 2016 7:49 pm
Bills were filed Monday (Dec. 5) by an Arkansas legislator-elect that would outlaw “dismemberment abortions” and would dedicate funds from the 2000 tobacco settlement to assist the developmentally disabled population….
by - December 5, 2016 7:41 pm
Editor’s note: Ben Noble is president of Noble Strategies, a consulting firm based in Little Rock that represents Arkansas Rice and Tyson Foods. ––––––––––––––– While we’ve made progress in expanding…
by - December 5, 2016 7:25 pm
Construction is set to begin on “The Greens,” an estimated $6 million apartment complex adjacent to the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine that will serve as student housing for some…
by - December 5, 2016 6:43 pm
IRI, a global data provider for retail, health care and consumer sectors has joined forces with Clavis Insight, a digital shelf analysis company to better serve consumer packaged goods (CPG)…
by - December 5, 2016 6:28 pm
Fayetteville wants to be known as the “Startup City of the South,” and a multipronged plan is in motion for it to build on its strengths and validate the reputation,…
by - December 5, 2016 4:37 pm
J. Lavon Morton, senior vice president, risk and chief audit executive for Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp., will retire Dec. 31, 2016, following a 20-year career with the transportation and logistics…
by - December 5, 2016 4:28 pm
The University of Central Arkansas received a gift of $300,000 from Southwestern Energy Co. to support undergraduate and graduate student research. The announcement was made Monday (Dec. 5) at the…
