by - February 26, 2019 4:37 pm
Delta Regional Authority (DRA) Federal Co-chairman Chris Caldwell announced Tuesday (Feb. 26) that Republican Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has been named States’ Co-chair of DRA for 2019. DRA’s Board of…
by - February 26, 2019 4:35 pm
A new low-intervention birthing suite will open this week at Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville for expectant mothers seeking a non-medicated natural childbirth experience. The new suites will offer minimal…
by - February 26, 2019 1:07 pm
Walmart set a new goal to reduce plastic waste in packaging and is asking its suppliers to join the effort. By 2025, Walmart said 100% of its private brand packaging…
by - February 26, 2019 10:46 am
Greg Hitt, who served as lead spokesman and vice president of global corporate communications at Walmart since June 2015, has left the company to return to employment closer to his…
by - February 26, 2019 10:20 am
Nearly eight years after former Gov. Mike Beebe and a cadre of state and local government officials convinced Windstream to remain in Little Rock, Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) executive…
by - February 26, 2019 8:27 am
Consumers are spending but the largest cities in Northwest Arkansas continue to see rebates impacting their sales tax revenue through February. Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers and Bentonville reported total sales tax…
by - February 26, 2019 8:15 am
Arkansas department store operator Dillard’s Inc. reported after the close of market on Monday (Feb. 25) that fourth-quarter profits fell below year-ago results that were fueled by the corporate tax…
by - February 25, 2019 8:06 pm
The former Hutcheson shoe facility in east Fort Smith has been donated to the Fort Smith Public School District for use as the career and technology center planned under the…
by - February 25, 2019 6:26 pm
Sally Grimes, Tyson Foods group president for prepared foods, is exiting the company later this year when her successor is named and there is an adequate transition period. Grimes gave…
by - February 25, 2019 4:20 pm
China has agreed to buy 10 million metric tons of soybeans from the U.S. as optimism grows that the trade war between the two countries might be coming to a…
by - February 25, 2019 3:58 pm
The city of Jonesboro has received a $1 million grant from the Arkansas Development Finance Authority to create a Veterans Village. At least nine transitional homes for qualifying area veterans…
by - February 25, 2019 3:33 pm
“Elevating the everyday” is the mantra of Fayetteville-based Field Agent, which continues to harness data from an army of 1.4 million consumers around the globe. The crowdsourcing machine is the…
by - February 25, 2019 2:46 pm
Building activity in the Fort Smith region ended 2018 slightly above 2017 totals. Fort Smith’s significant increase in numbers over 2017 helped bring up the yearend numbers that dropped dramatically…
by - February 25, 2019 1:53 am
One week after a federal judge handed down a ruling that could push Windstream Holdings into default, the Little Rock telecom’s board of directors inked a new five-year employment deal…
by - February 24, 2019 8:34 pm
In a wide-ranging television interview to promote his new book, “Now What? The Biography of a (Finally) Successful Startup,” First Orion Corp. Chairman and CEO Charles Morgan discussed the struggles…
by - February 24, 2019 6:40 pm
In need of an extra set of hands for an odd job or household chore in Fayetteville? A modernized job board can connect you with a solution. The startup is…
by - February 22, 2019 5:18 pm
A new partnership between the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM) and Searcy-based Unity Health will allow medical school graduates residency programs as well as offer training opportunities for the…
by - February 22, 2019 6:56 am
With baseball season here, U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, said he’s been working with district economic leaders to capitalize on newly announced Opportunity Zones to create base hits locally, not…
by - February 21, 2019 7:46 pm
College of the Ouachitas in Malvern will become the newest member institution of the Arkansas State University System on Jan.1, 2020 under a merger agreement approved Wednesday night (Feb. 20)….
by - February 21, 2019 6:57 pm
With Fort Smith residents soon to vote on a one-cent sales tax increase for nine-months to support completion of the U.S. Marshals Museum, a frequent question is, “How much, on…
