by Kate Knable 5/3/2013 11:17 am
Owners of land along the Mississippi River in Arkansas may be eligible for financial and other assistance for participating in a federal Wetlands Reserve Program.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/29/2013 11:31 am
Dale Dawson, an investment banker and entrepreneur who founded Bridge2Rwanda, will be the keynote speaker at this year's Arkansas Business 40 Under 40 luncheon June 14 at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Little Rock.
by Chris Bahn 4/29/2013 12:00 am
Motivated by the possibility of failure, bolstered by innovative thinking and energized by promising young hires who would work their way to the top of the company, J.B. Hunt Transport eventually matched — and exceeded — J.B. Hunt's vision for what the business could become.
by Luke Jones 4/29/2013 12:00 am
In 1993, Helena's slackwater harbor was completed and county officials promised it would attract manufacturing jobs to the crumbling, poverty-ridden Mississippi Delta region. But it's taken 20 years for that promise to ring true: Last year, the harbor welcomed its first-ever industrial client.
by Jan Cottingham 4/29/2013 12:00 am
2012 proved to be a mixed year for trucking revenue in Arkansas, though three standout performers — two good, one not so much — blew by their peers on the list of the largest trucking companies doing business in the state.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/29/2013 12:00 am
Arkansas workers don't spend as much time getting to and from work as do most other states.
by Brad Graham 4/29/2013 12:00 am
While many accusations have been leveled at the domestic catfish industry and its pursuit of U.S. Department of Agriculture inspections, the intent of the U.S. catfish industry has always been very clear: consumer safety.
by Associated Press 4/28/2013 06:02 pm
An Independence County economic development official says ConAgra Foods is expected to add 50 jobs at its plant in Batesville.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/24/2013 11:07 am
Arkansas Business has launched a workforce evaluation program to help companies gauge their employees' engagement and satisfaction.
by Luke Jones 4/22/2013 03:48 pm
For its first quarter of 2013, Deltic Timber Corp. of El Dorado had net income of $6.77 million on $41.5 million revenue, a vast improvement over the same quarter last year
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.
Mike Beebe Says He's Working Quickly to Pick New Arkansas Treasurer 
