by Arkansas Business Staff 4/22/2013 10:29 am
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will be the featured speaker at the University of Arkansas on Tuesday.
by Luke Jones 4/15/2013 12:00 am
The top five largest employers in Arkansas have seen some bumps since last year, but they remain in the same order. Four of the top five saw increases in employment during 2012.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/15/2013 12:00 am
The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services in October issued “Arkansas Long-Term Industry & Occupational Projections,” detailing its forecasts for the long-term job market.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/15/2013 12:00 am
Artee Williams, the director of the Department of Workforce Services, shares his thoughts on the state's unemployment rates, which jobs are filling up too fast and which ones aren't filling up at all.
by Chris Bahn 4/8/2013 08:00 am
Carl and Charles George have been named co-CEOs and presidents of George's Inc., the privately held poultry company in Springdale.
by Liz Fox 4/8/2013 12:00 am
A moderately-sized chicken farm in northeast Arkansas has recently taken environmentally friendly, efficient measures to provide humane conditions for its large output of flocks, earning the December 2012 Grower of the Month Award from Pilgrim's Pride
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/8/2013 12:00 am
The value of agricultural real estate in the nation — as measured by the value of all land and buildings on farms — increased 10.9 percent last year compared with 2011, averaging $2,650 per acre, according to the USDA.
by Chris Bahn 4/8/2013 12:00 am
Gov. Mike Beebe signed into law on Thursday an act that allows employers to voluntarily give preference to veterans when hiring. HR managers are freed from concerns that by providing preference, they are violating hiring laws
by Lance Turner 4/4/2013 09:16 am
The New York Times takes a look at Wal-Mart's grocery operations, amid claims of an employee shortage and poorly stocked shelves.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/1/2013 12:00 am
Global AG Properties USA LLC of Charlotte, N.C., buys farm property in southeast Arkansas from David Griffin. We're told the deal weighed in at about $208 million and encompassed land in Phillips and Desha counties.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/1/2013 12:00 am
The Sparks Health System's Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center has been honored with the Center of Distinction award by Healogics Inc., one of the largest wound-care providers in the United States.
by Arkansas Business Staff 3/29/2013 11:36 am
As Arkansas Business prepares for the 20th anniversary of its annual 40 Under 40 feature, we are asking to hear from all past honorees in a special survey.
by Jeannie Nuss, The Associated Press 3/29/2013 07:31 am
A small but growing number of farmers, including some in Arkansas, have been experimenting with an edible soybean as they look to capitalize on Americans' interest in adding non-meat proteins to their diets.
by Arkansas Business Staff 3/25/2013 12:00 am
A lawsuit, filed in federal court in the Eastern District of Arkansas, involves two Greenbrier families who claim their homes suffered damages from a 4.7 earthquake caused by drilling in the Fayetteville Shale Play.
by Francisco J. Sánchez 3/25/2013 12:00 am
The U.S. Department of Commerce has released new data showing the impact of exporting on our national economy, with Arkansas as one of only 11 states to achieve double-digit export growth last year from 2011. In reality, Arkansas did much more than double its exports — the state experienced a 36 percent increase in overall export growth, and increased exports to France by 117 percent, making it one of the best-performing states.
by Jan Cottingham 3/18/2013 12:00 am
While the U.S. Department of Agriculture warns of "overall detrimental effects" stemming from climate change by the middle of this century, some farmers reject that cause, saying when it comes to the weather, all bets are off.
by Evan C. Bell 3/18/2013 12:00 am
If you are a business owner with at least one employee, you could be violating a very expensive law.
by Mark Carter 3/15/2013 09:44 am
Arkansas lawmakers this week received reports from two consultants hired by the state to study the economic impact of the proposed $1 billion Big River Steel project in Mississippi County.
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 3/14/2013 03:03 pm
Farmers wouldn't have to pay sales taxes on utilities for several types of structures under a $10 million exemption backed by a House panel Thursday, the first major tax reduction up for a vote by that chamber this session.
by Jan Cottingham 3/7/2013 04:58 pm
A federal judge on Thursday changed his order dismissing a lawsuit by Arkansas rice farmers against big poultry producers, including Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale.
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