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Crystal Bridges Announces January Programs

In the month of January, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville bids farewell to Picturing the Americas: Landscape Painting from Tierra del Fuego to the Arctic, welcomes a new temporary exhibition and introduces a youth art class for tweens.

Simmons Breaks Ground on Pet Food Ingredient Plant in Siloam Springs

The project will generate an estimated 78 new jobs, and Simmons Foods will invest $26 million in the facility, where it will produce fresh and frozen meat ingredients for pet food manufacturers.

Arkansans Use Low Gas Prices to Increase Savings

Arkansas consumers increased their savings rates between March and Sept. thanks to lower gas prices, and anticipate taking on more auto loans and credit card debt in the next six months.

Highway Commission Awards Highway 265 Contract to Crossland

The Arkansas State Highway Commission has approved a bid for improvements to a roadway in Benton County, according to Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) officials.

Jury Trial Set For Elizabeth Millard on Theft Charges

A Benton County judge has ordered a jury trial for a woman charged in October with two felony counts of embezzlement from a Fayetteville doctors office.

Arkansas Research Alliance Names Second Class of Fellows

Launched in 2014, the ARA Fellows Program recognizes and rewards research talent in the state.

United Bank Taps Arizona Banking Veteran as New CFO

Paige Mulhollan comes to Northwest Arkansas after spending the last three decades in Arizona, where he served as a senior financial officer at several banking institutions.

Walmart Tests Its Own Mobile Pay Feature

Walmart Pay allows users to check out items using the store’s app.

Gov. Hutchinson Attends Formal Announcement of J.B. Hunt Expansion

Gov. Asa Hutchinson joined J.B. Hunt leadership and local business leaders on Wednesday for a formal announcement of the companys new 133,000-SF building at its headquarters in Lowell.

Shark Tank Star, Top Political Experts to Speak at UA in February

The student Distinguished Lecture Series will feature Shark Tank entrepreneur Daymond John and the adversarial political colleagues Ari Fleisher and David Axelrod in two student-funded lectures in February.

Former Governor Mike Beebe Named To Tyson Foods Board of Directors

Beebe, 68, was appointed this week and becomes one of eight independent directors on the companys ten-member board. He was governor of Arkansas from 2007 to 2015, served as the states attorney general from 2003 to 2007 and was a state senator from 1983 to 2003.

J.B. Hunt Says CIO Kay Lewis Will Retire Dec. 31

Stuart Scott, the chief information officer of Tempur-Sealy International, will take over the position on Jan. 1.

Lauren James Co.: Not a Startup Anymore

Lauren James Co. is undergoing a million-dollar expansion, including installation of what they describe as Arkansas most state-of-the-art screen-printing operation inside the companys 80,000-SF warehouse and shipping facility in south Fayetteville.