Donald Tankersley, who retired last year as CEO of White Dairy Ice Cream Co. Inc. of Van Buren, waived indictment and pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on Thursday to two counts of tax fraud. read more >
Arkansas' unemployment rate remain unchanged at 3.4% between July and August, the state Division of Workforce Services said Friday. read more >
Superior Industries International is cutting its Arkansas workforce again, this time chopping 250 jobs at its Fayetteville plant. read more >
Small manufacturers and retailers are losing confidence in the national economy yet remain upbeat about their own prospects. read more >
Plans are still taking shape to move 977 state employees into the six-story building at 1 Verizon Drive in the Riverdale area. read more >
The GTL project, touted as the biggest economic endeavor ever in Arkansas, has naturally had its skeptics. read more >
Apex Big Chateau AR LLC of Brooklyn, New York, bought the Big Country Chateau project at 6200 Col. Glenn Road. The seller is Big Country Chateau LLC, led by Carl Schultz. read more >
Allen Engineering of Paragould was one of 20 organizations to receive an Arkansas Governor’s Quality Award during the 25th Annual Awards Celebration Thursday at the Marriott Ballroom. read more >
Georgia-Pacific Corp. of Atlanta says it will invest up to $70 million to upgrade its plywood and lumber operations in Gurdon, where it employs 700 people. read more >
Lockheed Martin has broken ground on the first part of a $142 million expansion at its southern Arkansas facility that is expected to create more than 300 new jobs. read more >
Topping the most recent real estate transactions is the $775,000 purchase of the 35,600-SF Little Rock Central Laundry warehouse in Little Rock. read more >
An affiliate of AMG Realty Group of Skokie, Illinois, bought the 132-unit Midtown Park project at 6115 W. Markham St. in Little Rock. read more >
Millennials are better educated than previous generations, with the share of young adults in the millennial generation (born 1981 through 1996) who have a bachelor’s degree or higher standing at 39% compared with 15% for the silent generation (1928-1945). read more >
We’re proud to introduce the 2019 class of New Influentials and the possibilities these 20 in their 20s offer our state in the decades to come. read more >
John Ferriola will retire as chairman and CEO of Nucor Corp. on Dec. 31, and the company’s board of directors has named Leon Topalian president and COO. read more >
U.S. employers added a modest 130,000 jobs in August, a sign that global economic weakness and President Donald Trump's trade war with China may have begun to slow hiring. read more >
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas unveils its second-generation “Be Pro Be Proud” mobile workshop, which will begin touring thanks to sponsorships that include $200,000 from Union Pacific Railroad. read more >
U.S. factory activity shrank in August for the first time since August 2016, a sign that the trade war with China is weighing down a crucial sector of the economy. read more >
A new report says an August survey of business supply managers suggests slow or no economic growth over the next several months in nine Midwest and Plains states. read more >
A Pope County judge last week denied Wells Fargo Bank’s request to have a $22.4 million judgment against it thrown out. read more >
