by - May 20, 2019 7:33 pm
The farmer members of Arkansas-based Riceland Foods, Inc. have elected Jennifer James to the board of directors for the North Central Arkansas District of the world’s largest miller and marketer…
by - May 20, 2019 4:50 pm
A small gain in new jobs combined with a decline in the available workforce resulted in a Fort Smith metro jobless rate of 3.5% in March, down from 4.4% in…
by - May 20, 2019 12:48 pm
Bold Retail Inc., an e-commerce strategy firm based in Rogers, has expanded its Walmart.com services and team. According to the company, the new Walmart.com and Walmart Online Grocery Pickup (OGP)…
by - May 20, 2019 12:18 pm
The University of Arkansas School of Art, the first and only accredited collegiate school of art in the state, has hired its first executive director. The UA announced Monday (May…
by - May 19, 2019 10:10 pm
A mural celebrating the black cultural and entertainment community along Malvern Avenue in Hot Springs from the 1930s to the 1960s is near completion. “The mural celebrates the history and…
by - May 19, 2019 8:09 pm
Andrea Allen is the executive director of Arkansas State University’s Delta Center for Economic Development. The center is home to the Small Business Technology Development Center, Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions and…
by - May 18, 2019 8:10 pm
This week is national infrastructure week. We all want better roads and bridges, but fixing our infrastructure isn’t that simple. Our approach must focus on developing and fielding new technologies…
by - May 17, 2019 2:58 pm
Jay Howard, founder and CEO of Bentonville-based home furnishings and interior design studio Howse, has hired Stephanie Funk as president and chief operating officer of a new division called Howse…
by - May 17, 2019 1:44 pm
Zweig Group, a Fayetteville-based media, publishing and consulting company for the architecture and engineering industries, has promoted consultant Noah Hunt to director of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Hunt will also…
by - May 17, 2019 11:01 am
Retail giant Walmart Inc. has released additional details about its much-discussed new corporate campus in Bentonville and the first visible signs are imminent of what will arguably be the largest-ever…
by - May 16, 2019 8:06 pm
Pickleball may be coming to Chaffee Crossing, but the move might mean one of the area’s long-term churches leaves. The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors passed a motion…
by - May 16, 2019 6:23 pm
Bodylove Naturals owners Stacey Antonelli and Wyatt Foley pitched their all-natural skin care product to Walmart at Open Call in June 2018. Walmart gave them a green light for the…
by - May 16, 2019 4:22 pm
A slowing U.S. economy, ongoing trade wars and tariff impacts are the biggest threats to growth in Northwest Arkansas, according to Mervin Jebaraj, director of the Center for Business &…
by - May 16, 2019 4:15 pm
No Rest LLC of Jonesboro made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County between March 15 and April 19, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office….
by - May 16, 2019 4:08 pm
The Birmingham Airport Authority (BAA) announced that its board of directors has appointed Ronald Mathieu as the new CEO of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. Mathieu has resigned from his post with…
by - May 16, 2019 1:26 pm
Democratic House Minority Leader Charles Blake, D-Little Rock, who made national waves during the recent legislative session with a bill to remove any links to Arkansas’ Confederate past from the…
by - May 16, 2019 11:43 am
Same-store sales growth of 3.4% helped Walmart score net income of $3.842 billion in the first fiscal quarter ended April 30, up 80% from the $2.134 billion in the same…
by - May 16, 2019 9:38 am
The Arkansas Arts Center (AAC) announced a $128 million fundraising campaign on Wednesday (May 15) and further noted that it had received commitments exceeding $118 million to-date. The Little Rock-based…
by - May 16, 2019 7:16 am
Dillard’s Inc. on Wednesday (May 15) posted flat earnings and same-store sales compared to a year ago as the Little Rock upscale retailer and other mall-anchored department stores struggle to…
by - May 15, 2019 9:03 pm
The owners of Kyya Chocolate, a bean-to-bar chocolate maker based in Elm Springs, have signed a lease agreement to open the company’s third retail location. Co-owner Rick Boosey said the business is…
