by - August 3, 2020 8:05 am
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $7.8 million in EDA CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to universities across the nation to boost their capacity to…
by - August 3, 2020 8:00 am
Stacy Hurst, secretary of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, announced Friday (July 31) that Swannee Bennett, director and chief curator of Historic Arkansas Museum (HAM), is stepping down…
by - August 3, 2020 7:07 am
Tyson Foods, Inc. announced Monday (Aug. 3) that Dean Banks will replace Noel White as CEO of the Springdale-based protein giant. The move will be effective on Oct. 3, 2020….
by - August 2, 2020 3:11 pm
Little Rock-based BSR Real Estate Investment Trust announced that it has acquired Broadstone Park West, a 370-suite, garden style residential community in Houston, Texas for $51 million from Starlight Investments….
by - August 2, 2020 3:10 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal is actively seeking nominations of qualified honorees for its final recognition program in 2020, the C-Suite Awards. In its sixth year, the program is designed…
by - August 2, 2020 2:59 pm
Relyance Bank, headquartered in Pine Bluff, announced last week the construction of a 37,000 sq. ft. facility to house management and consolidate various departments at a new site. The location…
by - August 2, 2020 10:06 am
State Sen. Linda Chesterfield, D-Little Rock – a retired educator, leader with the Arkansas Education Association and member of the Senate Education Committee – says the state’s approach to dealing…
by - August 1, 2020 11:23 am
Southland Gin, Delta Farms, Craighead Electric Cooperative and Today’s Power, Inc. have developed the first agricultural energy project in Arkansas combining two different solar technologies (fixed-tilt and single-axis tracking) plus…
by - July 31, 2020 4:11 pm
An ordinance to allow for a permanent entertainment district at Chaffee Crossing is on the agenda of the Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting Tuesday (Aug. 4). The ordinance would…
by - July 31, 2020 9:43 am
Matthew Waller, dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, will receive the 2020 Distinguished Service Award from the Council of Supply Chain Management…
by - July 30, 2020 6:56 pm
The number of known COVID-19 cases in Sebastian County are up more than 200% between July 2 and July 30, and the active case count is up more than 50%….
by - July 30, 2020 6:14 pm
The Delta Visual Arts Show, held each June in Newport was like many festivals when the year began. Organizers were hoping to find ways to expand and attract more visitors….
by - July 30, 2020 3:44 pm
Tyson Foods announced Thursday (July 30) a new COVID-19 monitoring program focused on continued testing of workers and expanded medical staffing in order to strengthen protections against the virus in…
by - July 30, 2020 3:32 pm
Opportunity in the U.S is not distributed equally. Residents in the nation’s Heartland know that all too well. That’s a key finding of new research published Thursday (July 30) by…
by - July 30, 2020 1:33 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. continues to develop its technology platform J.B. Hunt 360 to improve efficiency and remove waste in the supply chain, said Craig Harper, the…
by - July 30, 2020 11:43 am
Tyson Foods is expected to report leaner third-quarter net income and revenue amid challenging poultry fundamentals, ongoing pressures from COVID-19 and its impact on meatpacking plants and weak demand from…
by - July 30, 2020 11:23 am
Walmart is restructuring its U.S. business and hundreds of employees are being laid off, according to sources. The downsizing, according to sources familiar with the company, is part of Walmart’s…
by - July 30, 2020 9:02 am
As it exits bankruptcy and re-emerges as a private company, Little Rock-based Windstream Holdings reported a second quarter net loss of $162.4 million on Thursday (July 30). Windstream reported quarterly…
by - July 29, 2020 9:25 pm
One of the most contentious issues between urban and rural communities revolves around the practice of burning crop residues in agriculture fields during the fall. Many in communities complain about…
by - July 29, 2020 2:28 pm
Simon Saw-Teong Ang, a former engineering professor at the University of Arkansas, was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday (July 29) on 42 counts of wire fraud and two…
