by - January 18, 2017 9:39 am
When State House District 60 Rep. Francis “Fran” Cavenaugh, R-Walnut Ridge, arrived in Little Rock earlier this month to begin her freshman term in the Arkansas General Assembly, she didn’t…
by - January 17, 2017 8:52 pm
Acxiom Corp. has announced another strategic partnership with an East Coast startup that was once led by a company disciple who left the Little Rock data marketer in early 2015….
by - January 17, 2017 8:36 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved a close to $1 million contract with Forsgren on Tuesday night (Jan. 17), for on-call contractual services related to annual sewer collection system…
by - January 17, 2017 5:16 pm
A new report from WalletHub estimates U.S. consumers likely racked up an additional $80 billion in credit card debt at the end of 2016, putting outstanding balances dangerously close to…
by - January 17, 2017 5:10 pm
The Walton Family Foundation will give almost $9 million toward construction of TheatreSquared’s new venue in Fayetteville, if the regional professional theater company satisfies a 1:2 fundraising challenge, the company…
by - January 17, 2017 5:00 pm
A former employee at Bailey & Oliver Law Firm in Rogers is taking the law office and one of its co-owners to court over what she says is a violation…
by - January 17, 2017 4:46 pm
Taking a page from competitor Amazon’s playbook, Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores said Tuesday (Jan. 17) it plans to create 10,000 new retail jobs across the country this year when it opens…
by - January 16, 2017 4:40 pm
A director’s position that may have cost former Arkansas State University Chancellor Tim Hudson his job in August has been filled. ASU has hired Dr. Jeanne d’Arc Gomis to become…
by - January 16, 2017 1:43 pm
Whitbeck Laboratories has opened a new, 7,500-square-foot research and testing facility in the Springdale Technology Park, at the southeast corner of Huntsville Avenue and Kawneer Drive. The Springdale-based, full-service independent…
by - January 16, 2017 12:43 pm
In the middle of the vast high dollar agriculture fields that define eastern Lawrence County there is an island of civilization. Walnut Ridge, the county seat, contiguously borders two other…
by - January 16, 2017 11:30 am
Executive changes continue at Wal-Mart Stores, with CEO Doug McMillon saying the world’s largest retailer requires “more speed and less bureaucracy” to better serve shoppers. The retailer has said John…
by - January 16, 2017 11:13 am
Amazon, tuition exemption, and tax reform were topics of discussion at the inaugural Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce 2017 Legislative Forum on Jan. 13, but it was an upcoming…
by - January 16, 2017 10:58 am
Arkansas’ four members of the House of Representatives voted with their Republican majority Friday for a 2017 budget resolution that paves the way for the repeal of the Affordable Care…
by - January 13, 2017 1:48 pm
Eureka Springs continues to embrace the New Orleans tradition of Mardi Gras through its 12th-annual Eureka Springs Mardi Gras celebration. It began Jan. 7 with a gala to announce Royal…
by - January 13, 2017 1:37 pm
In November, the United States became a net exporter of natural gas for the first time since 1957, based on data from Point Logic Energy, but the rise in exports…
by - January 13, 2017 1:36 pm
Last year, natural gas spot prices fell to the lowest level in 18 years, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration. In 2016, the prices were an average of $2.49 per…
by - January 13, 2017 9:40 am
The University of Arkansas is about to kick-start the second clean-up phase for a decommissioned nuclear test reactor owned by the school, but first it’s hosting an open house of…
by - January 13, 2017 8:41 am
Fayetteville-based Space Photonics Inc., with headquarters at the Arkansas Research & Technology Park, has received its seventh patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in the technology sector that…
by - January 13, 2017 7:36 am
The new site will incorporate content from the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, with the Northwest Arkansas landing page serving as the new home page for the journal.
by - January 13, 2017 6:53 am
District 58 State Representative Brandt Smith, R-Jonesboro, has introduced a bill to stop state funded colleges from becoming “sanctuary campuses” for undocumented students. If a college fails to comply, it…
