by - September 12, 2016 12:00 am
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by - September 12, 2016 12:00 am
New York Investor Claims Crossmark for $6.45M
Crossmark, a sales and marketing services company in the consumer goods industry, signed a long-term lease for the 18,500-SF building.
by - September 12, 2016 12:00 am
Clorox Executive Says, You Really Cant Sell Walmart
Clorox Co. executive Ed Huber understands the importance of a close partnership with Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
by - September 12, 2016 12:00 am
Signature Bank Sues Creative Things LLC
The Fayetteville lender is asking for $4.3 million in unpaid loans.
by - September 12, 2016 12:00 am
Legacy Building in Fayetteville Under Contract, Poised For Sale
CBRE Northwest Arkansas has placed the once-foreclosed property under contract, and the sale is expected to close by the end of the month.
by - September 12, 2016 12:00 am
Eight Arkansas Firms, Four from NWA, Make Inc. 5000
Collective Bias, Central Research Inc., B-Unlimited and CapSpire made the list.
by - September 12, 2016 12:00 am
Community Creative Center Collects $280,000 in Grants
The Walton Family Foundation, Walmart Foundation and Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc. donated to the Fayetteville-based nonprofit in order to support arts education.
by - September 12, 2016 12:00 am
Ascendant Dx Named Social Impact Finalist at SXSW Eco
Representatives of the company will pitch its cancer-screening tool at in October South by Southwest Eco in Austin, Texas.
by - September 12, 2016 12:00 am
ABF Logistics Drives Growth with $25 Million Acquisition
The ArcBest Corp. subsidiary bought Logistics & Distribution Services LLC of Sparks, Nevada.
by - September 12, 2016 12:00 am
Rockline Industries Springdale Plant Reaches 7 Million Safe Work Hours
The wet wipe manufacturing plant is one of 11 companies in Arkansas to mark this achievement since the state started recognizing workplace safety in 1976.
by - September 12, 2016 12:00 am
8th & Walton Opens Office in Canada
The Bentonville-based education company for the consumer packaged goods industry opened a branch in Mississauga, Ontario.
by - September 12, 2016 12:00 am
Plane Crash Claims Life of Rex Grimsley
The longtime cattle broker and lifelong Benton County resident died Aug. 31, as the result of an airplane crash at Bentonville Municipal Airport.
by - September 12, 2016 12:00 am
Pat Walker, Benefactor of Numerous Causes, Dies at 97
Walker and her late husband, Willard Walker, were the co-founders of the nonprofit Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation.
by - September 11, 2016 10:35 pm
Tusk to Tail: And then there is the déjà vu thing about winning in Texas and Razorback pride
story by David Rice Editor’s note: Welcome to the fifth season of Tusk to Tail – the sport of tailgating as organized, performed and perfected by a group of Hog…
by - September 11, 2016 5:12 pm
Removing debt limit cap, job recruitment focus of Issue 3
Editor’s note: Justin Allen is a partner with the Little Rock-based law firm of Wright Lindsey Jennings. He leads the firm’s governmental relations group. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted…
by - September 11, 2016 9:01 am
Cong. Womack: Congress must approve Zika funding, Trump ‘best’ Commander-in-chief
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, outlined Congress’ critical funding priorities – including money to address the Zika crisis – and said there is no doubt in his mind that Donald…
by - September 11, 2016 8:00 am
Made in America: New Commerce Department report shows U.S. metro areas set goods export record in 2015
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– NEW COMMERCE DEPARTMENT REPORT SHOWS U.S. METRO AREAS SET…
by - September 10, 2016 7:51 am
Weekend Digest: The cancer cures, ‘Bad Moms,’ and funniest movie ever edition
TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Channel 7 in Central Arkansas and in Northeast Arkansas on KAIT-NBC,…
by - September 9, 2016 3:59 pm
Officials set to open $156 million Baptist Health-Conway hospital
The $156 million Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway was dedicated Friday (Sept. 9) in a ceremony at the campus. The 260,000-square-foot hospital employs about 325 and will eventually employ more than…
by - September 9, 2016 3:09 pm
Peter Kohler, Vice Chancellor at UAMS Northwest, to Retire
On Dec. 31, Peter Kohler, the vice chancellor of the Northwest Arkansas regional campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will retire. Pearl McElfish, director of the Office of Community Health and Research and co-director of the Center for Pacific Islander Health, will also assume a new leadership at the Fayetteville campus.