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Canfor acquires El Dorado lumber facility for $73 million

Canfor Corpor ation has entered into a purchase agreement with Resolute El Dorado Inc., an affiliate of Domtar Corporation, to acquire its El Dorado lumber manufacturing facility in Union County, […]

Passing the torch: Preparing your business for a successful transition in ownership

[…] 13% make it to the third. The challenges in maintaining business continuity post-transition can be attributed to a lack of formal succession planning, inadequate preparation of the next generation for […]

Shellhammer to lead University of Arkansas’ Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

[…] Arkansas announced Phil Shellhammer as the new director of the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innov ation. “There are few programs in our region that have grown and made the impact […]

Windstream, Uniti reunite in $13.4 billion merger

[…] has never been greater, and Uniti is now expanding its reach into FTTH with an attractive scaled platform. The combination of Uniti and Windstream also removes several dis-synergies that exist […]

Draft rule requiring pharmacy payments hits roadblock

A draft Arkansas Insurance Department rule th at would have required pharmacy benefit managers to reimburse pharmacists for 110% of their drug acquisition costs plus a $10.50 dispensing fee has […]

Arkansas’ year-to-date tax revenue up 1.4%, April revenue down 0.7%

[…] months of the fiscal year (July 2023-April 2024). Fiscal year surplus revenue was $250.8 million at the end of April. Total revenue in the first 10 fiscal months was $7.214 […]

Errin Stanger leaves Innovation Hub, will lead Providence Park homeless housing initiative

Errin Stanger, the longtime director of the Arkansas Regional Innov ation Hub, was officially named Thursday (May 2) as CEO of Providence Park, a housing initiative partnership with Pulaski County […]

America’s Car-Mart to buy Texas Auto Center dealerships

[…] the dealership assets of Texas Auto Center, a used car dealership with two Texas loc ations, according to a Thursday (May 2) news release. Financial terms of the deal were […]

Then & Now: Title executive’s path focused on growth

[…] business, a childcare center, when she was 27. When she sold it three years l ater, she recalled telling her mother she never wanted to manage people again. She’s come […]

Acquisition spree fuels growth of Cards Recycling

Since the beginning of 2023, with the backing of a New York priv ate investment firm, Fayetteville-based Cards Recycling has been in hypergrowth mode. That is the best phrase to […]

Better reimbursement, access and more midwives among maternal health ideas

[…] Nirvana Manning, chair of obstetrics and gynecology at UAMS, said before the pandemic, 39 Arkansas hospitals delivered babies, and now it’s just 35. Factor in that 50% of OB/GYN doctors […]

Arkansas firm Tempus Realty Partners crosses $1 billion investment threshold

[…] as construction managers. Andrews said the project has already paid dividends. “We were able to attract some new investors when they saw that deal,” Andrews said. He also touted Saviers’ […]

Average Fort Smith metro job numbers up almost 2% through March

The average monthly job number in the Fort Smith metro through March is 115,857, up 1.76% compared with 113,845 during the same period in 2023. Gains in the Education […]

Murphy USA posts lower revenue, net income

[…] revenue and income compared to a year ago in part due to rising expenses rel ated to employees and store maintenance. The El Dorado-based convenience store chain posted net income […]

Bekaert to expand Van Buren operation, add 38 jobs

Bekaert Corpor ation announced Wednesday (May 1) it will expand its Van Buren manufacturing facility, creating 38 new jobs. The jobs, when benefits and overtime are included, pay around $75,000 […]

Area CDL training demand remains robust amid freight recession

According to a new report from the N ational Transportation Institute, companies are pausing training programs and hiring partnerships with commercial driver’s license (CDL) schools as a downturn in the […]

ISM report: manufacturing activity contracts in April

[…] (May 1), ISM released the Manufacturing ISM Report on Business for April, which shows th at the purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell by 1.1 percentage points to 49.2% from 50.3% […]

Greenway Equipment CEO promoted to new role with parent company

Greenway Equipment CEO Marshall Stewart has been elev ated to CEO of Dynasty Management Group, the parent company for Greenway, the company announced Wednesday (May 1). Bill Midkiff taken over […]

Heartland Forward seeks to improve maternal health outcomes

Bentonville-based Heartland Forward is addressing U.S. m aternal health and negative pregnancy outcomes that result in $165.3 billion in medical costs. Arkansas is one of four states with the lowest […]

Encore Bank announces changes to leadership team; Phillip Jett to serve as acting CEO

[…] and its wholly-owned bank subsidiary, Encore Bank, announced Tuesday (April 30) has accepted the resign ation of CEO and Chairman Chris Roberts. As part of the bank’s succession plan, Phillip […]