by - July 9, 2014 11:29 am
Parker named to Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Gov. Mike Beebe has named Andrew Parker of Little Rock as the newest commissioner of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Parker, 37, grew up in Little Rock and is…
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by - July 9, 2014 11:05 am
Wal-Mart’s new grocery store in Pea Ridge to open July 16
The new Walmart Neighborhood Market in Pea Ridge is opening Wednesday, July 16 at 240 Slack Street. This hybrid store will offer traditional grocery products, but also feature a million…
by - July 8, 2014 9:58 pm
‘Bias toward yes’ proves lucrative for some new Wal-Mart suppliers
One million taco plates. And potentially more local jobs. That was the order and the impact Wal-Mart handed to Hugh Jarratt of Fayetteville and his local manufacturer PolyTech Moldings in…
by - July 8, 2014 9:34 pm
Whirlpool officials, Fort Smith Board discuss pollution remediation work
Officials involved in the remediation efforts of the shuttered Whirlpool manufacturing facility gave an update to the Fort Smith Board of Directors on efforts to clean up a plume of…
by - July 8, 2014 8:49 pm
Maness schoolhouse at Chaffee could become Red Rooster restaurant
An item before the Fort Smith Planning Commission Tuesday evening (July 8) could convert the historic Maness schoolhouse into the first commercial business to locate at the Chaffee Crossing development…
by - July 8, 2014 5:08 pm
Lower bids allow for more features for Ben Geren Aquatics Center
A building permit valued at $9.764 million was issued last week for the Ben Geren Aquatics Center and Sebastian County Judge David Hudson said it was a sign that the…
by - July 8, 2014 4:52 pm
The Compass Report: Two of Arkansas’ three metro areas stable, growing
Economic conditions in two of Arkansas’ three largest metro areas continue to be stable or improving, with central Arkansas – the state’s largest metro – continuing to show signs of…
by - July 8, 2014 2:26 pm
Allens changes name to Sager Creek Vegetable Company
Allens, an iconic name in Arkansas’ business history, is changing its moniker effective immediately to Sager Creek Vegetable Company as part of new ownership and management changes. Officials with Siloam…
by - July 8, 2014 2:14 pm
Bags, balls, taco plates and (possibly) jobs emerge from Wal-Mart’s ‘Open Call’
When Wal-Mart calls, people listen. And the listening could result in more new manufacturing jobs being announced in Northwest Arkansas as a result of the retailer’s efforts to buy more…
by - July 8, 2014 10:01 am
Engineering work needed for $350 million I-49 Arkansas River bridge
Ed Thicksten believes building the Interstate 49 bridge and connection between Alma and Barling is a “cornerstone” part of system, and the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department is sticking with…
by - July 7, 2014 7:11 pm
Medical marijuana effort fails to raise signatures
An initiated act to raise the state’s minimum wage and a proposed constitutional amendment to allow liquor sales in all 75 counties in Arkansas both submitted more than the minimum…
by - July 7, 2014 4:19 pm
MedExpress to open three Northwest Arkansas clinics
MedExpress Urgent Care announces the opening of three new convenient care centers in Northwest Arkansas, beginning with a new location in Springdale on July 9. The Fayetteville and Bentonville centers will…
by - July 7, 2014 3:47 pm
Education beyond high school
Today’s economy is more competitive and more complicated than it was fifty years ago. Oklahomans entering the workforce today are not just competing against Texans; they are competing against Americans…
by - July 7, 2014 3:39 pm
Fort Smith area building permits up more than 45% year-to-date
Building permits in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren were a combined $15.69 million in June, up 32.3% from the same month last year when permits only totaled $11.859 million…
by - July 7, 2014 3:34 pm
U.S. Treasury auctions off TARP shares in Signature Bank
Signature Bank’s holding company White River Bancshares was among six remaining TARP participants to see their shares auctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department last month. The Treasury has been trying…
by - July 7, 2014 3:25 pm
Justin Smith named ATU-Ozark chief business and community outreach officer
Justin Smith of Springdale has been named as the new chief business and community outreach officer at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus. Smith will develop and maintain educational partnerships through an…
by - July 7, 2014 3:15 pm
Rogers-based ‘RinseWell’ system moving closer to broader use
A Rogers startup is looking to turn the restaurant supply industry on its head and a group of MBA students from Columbia University in New York have been on hand…
by - July 7, 2014 11:54 am
Deadly piglet virus grips the U.S. pork industry, prices expected to rise
The outlook for the pork sector has been tempered by the continued threat of PEDv, — Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus — which has affected more than 7 million pigs in…
by - July 7, 2014 10:19 am
Wal-Mart’s Asda banner restructures staffing in store operations
Wal-Mart’s British supermarket chain Asda will eliminate 1,360 jobs in store management as it reorganizes operations to better align with the growing online grocery business. The company stated that 4,100…
by - July 7, 2014 8:53 am
The Supply Side: Wal-Mart gears up for open call for suppliers
Armed with $250 billion to spend on U.S. made products through 2023, Wal-Mart Stores is holding its first “Open Call” for suppliers on Tuesday (July 8). The day full of…