by - July 28, 2015 4:06 pm
This week, 40 Walmart Supercenters will begin testing the closing of their stores at midnight and reopening at 6 a.m., as the retailer looks for ways to optimize store labor…
by - July 28, 2015 4:01 pm
Any hope for the timber industry to rebound in the first half of 2015 has been doused by poor second quarter earnings and a recent downturn in lumber prices. Still,…
by - July 28, 2015 2:37 pm
Dr. Karama Neal, chief operating officer of Southern Bancorp Community Partners in Little Rock, has been appointed to fill the unexpired portion of a three-year term, ending Dec. 31, 2017,…
by - July 28, 2015 2:34 pm
NASA has awarded two grants totaling nearly $245,000 to Ozark Integrated Circuits Inc., a technology firm affiliated with the University of Arkansas. The company, which designs semiconductors at the Arkansas…
by - July 28, 2015 2:20 pm
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 - July 28, 2015 1:05 pm
NASA has awarded two grants totaling nearly $245,000 to Ozark Integrated Circuits Inc., a technology firm affiliated with the University of Arkansas. The company, which designs semiconductors at the Arkansas…
by - July 28, 2015 1:00 pm
Hub International (HUB), a leading global insurance brokerage has entered the Arkansas market with the recent acquisition of The Holmes Organisation. Veteran insurance broker, Eric Herget, who has been with…
by - July 28, 2015 10:38 am
Ozark Integrated Circuits, a technology firm affiliated with the University of Arkansas, has been awarded $245,000 by NASA to develop circuits for the Venus Rover Program.
by - July 27, 2015 9:19 pm
The Rogers Planning Commission last week cleared the way for Wal-Mart Stores to build a grocery pickup site at its supercenter located at 4208 Pleasant Crossing Blvd. This will give…
by - July 27, 2015 8:48 pm
Grid operator Southwest Power Pool released its third and final analysis of the potential impact of the EPA’s draft Clean Power Plan, saying it would cost an estimated $3.3 billion annually to comply with the federal “dirty air” mandate.
by - July 27, 2015 8:47 pm
The Rebel mascot, “Dixie” fight song and other ancillary southern imagery will soon be part of the history of Southside High School. The Fort Smith Public School Board voted 7-0…
by - July 27, 2015 6:06 pm
Sliding natural gas prices pushed Southwestern Energy Co. into the red during the second quarter as the Fayetteville Shale leader continues to face difficult headwinds in its money-losing exploration and…
by - July 27, 2015 6:01 pm
Eastern District Judge James Moody said today he will decide within a couple of weeks whether an Arkansas law unconstitutionally discriminates against independent candidates. That same law also affects third…
by - July 27, 2015 5:53 pm
Editor’s note: This guest commentary was co-written by Penny Pritzker, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and Fred P. Hochberg, president and CEO of the Export-Import Bank. When President Obama recently signed…
by - July 27, 2015 5:49 pm
The total number of Arkansans eligible for the private option reached 259,335 in June, while the total average cost per private option recipient fell 89 cents, the Arkansas Department of…
by - July 27, 2015 3:29 pm
Web surfers who type in www.asahutchinson.com will be redirected to an LGBT chatroom by an Arkansan who says he’ll use the domain name in the next election to discuss Hutchinson’s…
by - July 27, 2015 3:16 pm
Civic leaders increasingly recognize that the arts, creative place-making and arts tourism not only provide social and cultural benefits to our community but economic benefits as well. We need only…
by - July 27, 2015 3:03 pm
This week 40 Walmart Supercenters will begin testing the closing of their stores at midnight and reopening at 6 a.m., as the retailer looks for ways to optimize store labor…
by - July 27, 2015 12:49 pm
With the first two quarters of 2015 already in the history books, local and national economists predict a stronger economy in Northwest Arkansas, Fort Smith and the nation as a…
by - July 27, 2015 11:02 am
Lockheed Martin Corp., which is awaiting word on the Pentagon’s high-stakes $30 billion Joint Light Vehicle Project, received a much smaller multi-billion dollar contract last week that will keep its…
