The University of Arkansas System President's Medal for Service was recently awarded to J. Thomas May, former bank president and CEO of Simmons First National Corp. and current president of its foundation. read more >
At the University of Arkansas, where China has been a popular destination for business students, about 60 students who had been planning to travel there in May saw their programs canceled. read more >
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale reported Thursday first-quarter net income of $561 million, up 1.6% from the same quarter last year. read more >
The partnership between the innovation platform Plug & Play Tech Center of Sunnyvale, California, and the Fortune 500 companies of northwest Arkansas is already paying off. read more >
With the $350 million Saracen Casino Resort under construction in Pine Bluff, a federal lawsuit is just getting underway over who designed it. read more >
Private-sector corporations in Arkansas are taking the spotlight with multimillion-dollar solar power projects, with a goal of cutting costs. read more >
The increasing popularity of cross-laminated timber as a building material has an Arkansas professor working on ways to transform a waste byproduct of CLT production into a construction material itself. read more >
Spring Street Grill & Catering, located just north of Emma Avenue on Spring Street — and just a hop, skip and a jump from the new offices of Tyson Foods Inc. — was sold for $695,000 by owner Bill Palkowsky. read more >
Douglas Hutchings, CEO of Picasolar, foresees growth in the regional manufacture of solar panels as the market continues to expand. read more >
Fears of a recession are subsiding in the United States and globally, but a slowdown in population growth is causing economies to likewise slowdown. read more >
ArcBest Corp. of Fort Smith on Thursday reported it lost $5.5 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019, compared to the $15.3 million profit it reported a year ago. read more >
USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren reported it lost $4.8 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019, a decrease from a $5.3 million profit a year ago. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and the Walton Family Foundation announce a $20 million matching grant from the foundation that will complete a 84.5-mile Delta Heritage Trail. read more >
Walmart isn't responsible for paying sales taxes for items sold through its online “marketplace” for third-party sellers under Louisiana law, the state's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. read more >
PAM Transportation Services Inc. of Tontitown will pay $19.8 million to buy Celadon's trucking terminal in Laredo, Texas. read more >
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law a major rewrite of the rules of trade with Canada and Mexico that he said replaces the “nightmare" of a Clinton-era agreement and will keep jobs, wealth and growth in America. read more >
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., this week honored two late businessmen with Arkansas ties on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. read more >
The Arkansas Aerospace and Defense Alliance and World Trade Center Arkansas have teamed up to promote the federal grant funding that is available to help the state's A&D companies attend national and international trade shows. read more >
Walmart Inc. of Bentonville announces a $5 million grant to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. read more >
The Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame is seeking nominations for its 2020 class. read more >
Forrest L. Wood, who created one of the top brands in the boating industry and was a pioneer of bass tournament fishing, has died at age 87. His funeral is scheduled for Wednesday. read more >
OK, so it doesn't rank up with his 4-18 record (and 0-14 in the SEC) in less than two seasons as football coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks, but Chad Morris lost $1,000 on the sale of his Fayetteville home. read more >
Kelsey Foss has a 21st century job title if ever there was one: vegan-friendly consultant. read more >
In the last three months of 2019, Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff handled nearly $1.4 million in bets on sports. read more >
Heather Albright has been promoted to senior vice president at Bank of America in Little Rock read more >
Robert W. George and Matthew D. Mitchell have been promoted to partner at Friday Eldredge & Clark in Rogers. read more >
A Missouri investor bought the 5,810-SF shop on East Joyce Boulevard in Fayetteville. read more >
NOWDiagnostics of Springdale has taken seven of its products to the European market and attracted $64 million in investment since it was founded in 2014 by Chairman Jeremy Wilson. read more >
David Clay Fowlkes will serve as acting United States attorney for the Western District of Arkansas. read more >
The second Fuel Accelerator program, led by RevUnit in Bentonville and Startup Junkie in Fayetteville, will launch this month. read more >
