by - October 13, 2015 6:05 pm
Bank Of The Ozarks 3Q Profits Jump 44%
Bank of the Ozarks reported third quarter earnings of 52 cents a share, easily besting year ago results of 40 cents. However, the fast-growing Little Rock regional bank came in…
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by - October 13, 2015 5:07 pm
Arkansas poultry industry eager for increased trade with Cuba
While most U.S. businesses have been shut out of Cuba for 55 years, Arkansas’ poultry industry has exported broiler meat to the tiny island nation for more than a decade….
by - October 13, 2015 4:30 pm
Arkansas Poultry Industry Eager For Increased Trade With Cuba
While most U.S. businesses have been shut out of Cuba for 55 years, Arkansas’ poultry industry has exported broiler meat to the tiny island nation for more than a decade….
by - October 13, 2015 3:59 pm
Dollar General to cut 255 from its corporate ranks
Dollar General is the latest retailer to announce its paring down the home office ranks with plans to eliminate 255 positions in a corporate restructuring plan. The jobs elimination was…
by - October 13, 2015 1:38 pm
Bentonville POA Networking Group-October 22, 2015-Panel Discussion
You’re Invited to join the Bentonville POA Networking Group for a panel discussion on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 6:30pm-7:30pm at The Arbors Clubhouse – 1201 SW Naphtali Blvd, Bentonville,…
by - October 13, 2015 1:29 pm
WorkMatters selects Elise Mitchell, Mike Roetzel as new board members
Non-profit WorkMatters announced the addition of two new directors – Elise Mitchell, CEO of Mitchell Communications, and Tyson Foods exec Mike Roetzel – effective in later September. "We are honored…
by - October 13, 2015 1:23 pm
BHP Exec: Fayetteville Shale Production Could Last Another ‘Half A Century’
In a presentation to Wall Street investors last month, the head of BHP Billiton’s global petroleum operations said the Australian mining giant’s dry gas assets in the Fayetteville Shale play could support production for another 50 years.
by - October 13, 2015 1:23 pm
Bentonville POA Networking Group-October 22, 2015-Panel Discussion
You’re Invited to join the Bentonville POA Networking Group for a panel discussion on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 6:30pm-7:30pm at The Arbors Clubhouse – 1201 SW Naphtali Blvd, Bentonville,…
by - October 13, 2015 1:15 pm
DataRank Acquired By Seattle Analytics Firm
Fayetteville-based DataRank has been acquired by social media analytics firm Simply Measured for an undisclosed sum. DataRank touts itself as a “leading social intelligence platform bringing the world’s online conversations…
by - October 13, 2015 1:05 pm
Metova Inc. Opens New Fayetteville Office, Creating 30 New Jobs
Metova Inc., a technology development company announced the opening of its new Fayetteville location bringing 30 new technology jobs to the region. The Franklin, Tenn.,-based company said it’s expanding outside…
by - October 13, 2015 1:03 pm
Metova Inc. opens new Fayetteville office, creating 30 new jobs
Metova Inc., a technology development company, announced the opening of its new Fayetteville location bringing 30 new technology jobs to the region. The Franklin, Tenn.-based company said it’s expanding outside…
by - October 13, 2015 12:52 pm
SPP, MISO Settle Dispute On System Use; Proposed Deal Benefits All Parties
A long-simmering financial dispute over how two of the nation’s largest grid operators use available capacity on each other’s energy transmission systems has finally come to an end after several…
by - October 13, 2015 12:03 pm
Downtown Bentonville focuses on disability rights, hosts mobile museum
Downtown Bentonville Inc. is working with the U.S. Business Leadership Network to bring a mobile version of the Disability Rights Museum to the city’s Downtown Activity Center on Oct. 20…
by - October 13, 2015 8:42 am
Arkansas severance tax revenue down 50%, natural gas drilling hits wall
Monthly and quarterly severance tax collections in Arkansas at the end of September have declined to levels not seen in several years as wellhead prices for natural gas have brought…
by - October 13, 2015 8:20 am
DataRank Sold To Seattle Startup
DataRank, a 4-year old social media analytics startup headquartered in Fayetteville, has been acquired by another social analytics company Simply Measured of Seattle.
by - October 13, 2015 7:37 am
Arkansas Severance Tax Revenue Down 50%, Natural Gas Drilling Hits Wall
Monthly and quarterly severance tax collections in Arkansas at the end of September have declined to levels not seen in several years as wellhead prices for natural gas have brought drilling activity in the Natural State to a virtual standstill.
by - October 13, 2015 6:33 am
Campus Talk: Beach Volleyball Coming To UCA
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and deep-dive into education topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - October 12, 2015 6:16 pm
Selig to retire as COO of Maverick USA
Stephen Selig, chief operating officer of Little Rock-based Maverick USA, will retire effective Dec. 31, with John Culp stepping into the COO role on Jan. 1 for the trucking company….
by - October 12, 2015 6:13 pm
Program funded to help wildlife conservation program education
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (Oct. 9) and officials with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission presented a check for $600,079 to the Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s Rural Services Division…
by - October 12, 2015 5:11 pm
UA to lead new cybersecurity center to protect nation’s energy grid
Thanks to a multimillion dollar award announced Friday (Oct. 9) from the U.S. Department of Energy, the University of Arkansas will lead a new national center that will focus upgrading…