by - December 22, 2014 7:52 pm
Walmart U.S. CEO Greg Foran told analysts in October that he planned to address meat quality issues and improve the fresh and private label offering at Walmart Supercenters and Neighborhood…
by - December 22, 2014 7:17 pm
State Auditor-elect Andrea Lea, R-Arkansas, has promoted two long-time office employees and has hired a chief deputy officer to fill out three positions on her new staff. Lea, who was…
by - December 22, 2014 5:42 pm
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The holidays are nice, but for the football freaks of Tusk to Tail, it means bowl season. And for the first time…
by - December 22, 2014 4:48 pm
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson will conduct a national search for the next Arkansas Economic Development Commission executive director and will ask for legislative authority allowing the independent foundation supporting AEDC to…
by - December 22, 2014 4:03 pm
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson will conduct a national search for the next Arkansas Economic Development Commission executive director and will ask for legislative authority allowing the independent foundation supporting AEDC to…
by - December 22, 2014 3:28 pm
On the heels of its announcement for the Little Rock board of directors, the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank board added a little more Arkansas flair. John N. Roberts, III,…
by - December 22, 2014 3:18 pm
Walmart U.S. CEO Greg Foran told analysts in October that he planned to address meat quality issues and improve the fresh and private label offering at Walmart Supercenters and Neighborhood…
by - December 22, 2014 2:52 pm
Much will be made of the upcoming General Assembly, and time truly will tell if Republicans can lead the state following a clean sweep last November. There will be plots…
by - December 22, 2014 2:42 pm
Retailers from Wal-Mart to Kohl’s and Target each ramped up their seasonal hirings ahead of an expanded promotional holiday throughout 2014. Shoppers armed with more cash from lower fuel costs are…
by - December 22, 2014 2:29 pm
Two national freight reports suggest that 2014 may be one of the best years for shippers since the end of the Great Recession, and that tonnage is up and moving…
by - December 22, 2014 1:52 pm
The travel and tourism industry in Northwest Arkansas is set to finish 2014 on a high note, and Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax should set a new collections record. The continued…
by - December 22, 2014 11:46 am
The Northwest District of the Arkansas Water Works & Water Environment Association, recently elected Roman Rios, city of Bentonville as board chairman for 2015. Jeff Hickle of city of Fayetteville was…
by - December 22, 2014 11:22 am
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis announced two reappointments to its Little Rock branch board of directors, effective Jan. 1, 2015. Ray C. Dillon, president and CEO of Deltic…
by - December 22, 2014 9:59 am
America's Car-Mart recently announced the opening of its 138th dealership located in Miami, Okla. Miami is the 26th dealership in Oklahoma and the fourth new dealership opening for fiscal year…
by - December 22, 2014 7:35 am
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis’ Burgundy Book, which surveys business conditions across nearly all of Arkansas on a quarterly basis, presented some positive findings regarding economic conditions in the Natural State.
by - December 22, 2014 12:01 am
Chef David Lyles recently joined Rogers-based Pfeffers Gourmet Catering as both executive chef and equity partner.
by - December 22, 2014 12:00 am
From the most expensive acquisition in the history of the meat industry, to the leadership reshuffling at the worlds largest company, to the continued and rapid growth of our area, 2014 may be viewed 20 years from now as a watershed year in the regions history.
by - December 22, 2014 12:00 am
The local economy is well ahead of the national rate, with Northwest Arkansas ranked No. 26 out of 381 metropolitan areas in its rate of GDP growth last year, 5.6 percent to reach $23.8 billion.
by - December 22, 2014 12:00 am
Many business and community leaders seemed to be leaving in 2014, either by taking a job elsewhere, or just switching gears here in Northwest Arkansas.
by - December 22, 2014 12:00 am
Significant contributors to the Northwest Arkansas business community died in 2014.
