by - February 16, 2020 2:04 pm
A decade ago, a typical workplace featured typewriters, Rolodexes and small cubicles. Dress for success meant a suit and tie. Those days are long gone, replaced with a relaxed working…
by - February 16, 2020 1:47 pm
Ralph Overstreet, who started Overstreet’s Jewelry on the north side of the downtown square in Bentonville in 1948, has died. He was 103. Overstreet died Feb. 3 at The Meadows…
by - February 16, 2020 12:25 pm
Eight years after Whirlpool shuttered the doors, cleanup of a cancer-causing chemical continues at the former site of its 1.2 million square foot manufacturing plant on Jenny Lind. The appliance…
by - February 15, 2020 7:23 pm
Advertising legend Wayne Cranford has died at the age of 87, Talk Business & Politics has confirmed. The Little Rock businessman built a nationally-renowned advertising agency in the capital city…
by - February 14, 2020 10:59 am
Arvest Bank announced Friday (Feb. 14) that its mortgage division originated record volume in 2019. The bank’s total mortgage loan volume of more than $2.8 billion was up 39.3% over…
by - February 14, 2020 10:23 am
Two multitenant retail buildings in Fort Smith totaling 103,509 square feet recently sold for $6.1 million. The purchase price equals $58.93 per square foot. Spartan Adventure Park of Fort Smith…
by - February 13, 2020 5:52 pm
Downtown Fort Smith and Siloam Springs are two of five areas to receive a combined $40,000 in state grant to help with public art. The Division of Arkansas Heritage has…
by - February 13, 2020 5:44 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court has overruled a decision by a lower court to remove Lawrence County District Judge Adam Weeks from the ballot stemming from a case in which Weeks…
by - February 13, 2020 5:17 pm
Attorney, author and independent consultant Hannibal B. Johnson lectured on “From ‘Us and Them’ to ‘We’ – Examining Explicit and Implicit Biases” Wednesday (Feb. 12) at the University of Arkansas…
by - February 13, 2020 5:03 pm
It’s been two and a half years since Walmart began testing its white-glove concierge shopping service dubbed Jet black. After much speculation that Walmart would spin-off the venture given its…
by - February 13, 2020 4:38 pm
Arkansas State University announced a change of leadership for Campus Queretaro as Dr. David Ray stepped down as vice rector and Dr. Thilla Sivakumaran has taken over in an interim…
by - February 13, 2020 2:48 pm
Little Rock-based healthcare provider Arkansas Urology announced Thursday (Feb. 13) a new clinic at 2630 E. Citizens Drive, Suite 3, in Fayetteville. The 2,750-square-foot clinic opened Jan. 23 and will…
by - February 13, 2020 2:18 pm
America’s Car-Mart earnings and revenue are expected to increase in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 as its stock price jumped to a record high for two consecutive days. After…
by - February 13, 2020 11:25 am
Home sales in the Fort Smith metro were up almost 3% in 2019, and the value of those homes were up 8%, with one area Realtor seeing increased interest from…
by - February 13, 2020 11:17 am
Fayetteville businessman Dick Latta, the owner and founder of poultry equipment and construction supplier Latco Truss Co. of Lincoln, died Tuesday (Feb. 11) at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale….
by - February 12, 2020 7:22 pm
Jonesboro Unlimited set a target goal more than three years ago to add at least 2,500 good paying jobs in the Jonesboro area. The private-partnership, economic development organization decided to…
by - February 12, 2020 4:34 pm
A little cold, a little rain, a little mud did not stop Mercy Fort Smith from breaking ground Tuesday (Feb. 12) on the the 52,967-square-foot Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Fort Smith…
by - February 12, 2020 3:12 pm
Northwest Arkansas’ growing reputation as a hub for cycling and mountain biking is adding a feather in its cap. London-based cycling company Rapha is moving its North American headquarters from…
by - February 12, 2020 2:41 pm
China is a long way from Northwest Arkansas but its impact to the region’s two largest companies is important. Tyson Foods and Walmart each have substantial operations in China and…
by - February 12, 2020 12:30 pm
The University of Arkansas announced Wednesday (Feb. 12) the Department of Accounting in the Sam M. Walton College of Business will be named for William Dillard, the founder of Little…
