by - September 23, 2014 8:30 pm
Arkansas has jobs. Arkansas has people who need jobs. Arkansas has too many people who need jobs who can’t do the job. Those problems were the subject of a daylong…
by - September 23, 2014 8:11 pm
Collections of Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax during the first six months of 2014 totaled $6.769 million, up 7.6% compared to the $6.287 million during the same period of 2013. The…
by - September 23, 2014 7:47 pm
It was announced Tuesday (Sept. 23) that an important link in future infrastructure development along the Arkansas River could become a reality by the end of the decade. According to…
by - September 23, 2014 7:44 pm
A daylong workforce summit sponsored by the Arkansas Chamber of Commerce put a spotlight on problems and solutions facing industry, education and government.
by - September 23, 2014 7:26 pm
Mount Zion CME Church, 910 North 7th St. in Fort Smith will be concluding its month long church anniversary celebration with a speical Musical Extravaganza on Saturday, October 25 at…
by - September 23, 2014 7:20 pm
Mount Zion CME Church, 910 North 7th St., will be celebrating its 139th church anniversary on Sunday, October 12 at 3:00 p.m. Rev. Marvin Thompson of Union Missionary Baptist Church of…
by - September 23, 2014 5:41 pm
Scott Van Laningham is “surprised” at the double-digit enplanement growth at the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA). He didn’t think the pace of growth would return so soon. The pace…
by - September 23, 2014 5:24 pm
Consumers opened their wallets and purses a little wider mid summer, perhaps spurred on by lower utility bills and lower fuel prices, which boosted the region’s largest cities’ sales tax…
by - September 23, 2014 5:08 pm
Clean Harbors broke ground Tuesday (Sept. 23) on a $100 million incineration plant expansion in El Dorado that could create up to 120 jobs. According to Clean Harbors, the new…
by - September 23, 2014 3:48 pm
Clean Harbors broke ground on Tuesday (Sept. 23) for a new incineration unit in El Dorado. Company officials said more than $100 million would be spent on the facility and…
by - September 23, 2014 2:04 pm
Digital technology is looking like a major disruptor in not only retail, but also among consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies according to a recent report from IRI and the Boston…
by - September 23, 2014 1:54 pm
Michael Burrows on Tuesday (Sept. 23) was named chief financial officer for Van Buren-based USA Truck. His job duties begin effective immediately, and he replaces Clifton Beckham. It was announced…
by - September 23, 2014 12:15 pm
5K Roll or Run River Valley Roller Girls Event. This event includes a 5K Run/Roll/ or a 1 Mile Walk. Event date: Saturday, October 18, 2014 9:00 a.m. – Check in 8:00…
by - September 23, 2014 12:15 pm
5K Roll or Run River Valley Roller Girls Event. This event includes a 5K Run/Roll/ or a 1 Mile Walk. Event date: Saturday, October 18, 2014 9:00 a.m. – Check in 8:00…
by - September 23, 2014 6:19 am
A lawsuit to boot the minimum wage initiative from the November ballot has been filed on behalf of Jackson T. Stephens, son of Stephens Inc. co-founder Jack Stephens and a…
by - September 23, 2014 6:05 am
Van Buren-based USA Truck named Michael K. Borrows as its new chief financial officer effective September 23, 2014. Borrows comes from Pollen, Inc., a technology-based company doing business with Fortune…
by - September 23, 2014 5:30 am
Bringing products to retail has dominated the time of two local startups in recent weeks as Ecovet works to fulfill display orders for I.O. Metro and Overwatch reports a successful…
by - September 23, 2014 5:09 am
A Dallas-based rail car manufacturing company will make a nearly $30 million investment at its new facility in Jonesboro, company officials said Monday. Dross Hunter and Jay Farkas, officials with…
by - September 22, 2014 10:55 pm
AON Invent, a local startup that helps inventors and entrepreneurs manage intellectual property rights and analyzes product innovations, has sold its SnappDown pallet design to Chicago-based Imperial Graphics & Displays…
by - September 22, 2014 9:41 pm
It was a night full of data that may seem run of the mill or even ordinary to some. But according to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock economist…
