by Marty Cook 9/3/2018 12:00 am
Diversity and inclusion are subjects of growing importance to leaders in northwest Arkansas.
by Kyle Massey 8/23/2018 11:52 am
With a $30 million investment commitment from the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, plans to build a $3.5 billion plant to turn natural gas into refined liquid fuel near Pine Bluff reached a significant landmark this week.
by Arkansas Business Editors 8/13/2018 12:00 am
We have a question for President Donald Trump: Which is more important, defeating countries like China in a trade war or a booming U.S. economy?
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 8/8/2018 6:42 am
The threat of a full-blown trade war has delayed the $1 billion Sun Paper project near Arkadelphia and prompted Gov. Asa Hutchinson to send his top economic development official to China to make sure it stays on track.
by Associated Press 7/20/2018 7:55 am
State governors discussed ways Thursday to court foreign investment in the wake of President Donald Trump's trade disputes with countries including China, Canada and Mexico.
by Associated Press 7/9/2018 6:51 am
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says newly imposed tariffs by the Trump administration shouldn't affect plans for a new Chinese-owned paper mill in the state.
by Lance Turner 6/29/2018 10:07 am
Big River Steel announces that it will spend $1.2 billion to expand its scrap recycling and steel production facility near Osceola, a move that will create an additional 500 jobs there.
by Arkansas Business Staff 5/9/2018 3:45 pm
Ecodrum Composter of Canada, a manufacturer of in-vessel mortality composting equipment, broke ground Tuesday on its new facility in Ozark.
by Lance Turner 4/5/2018 10:20 am
BankLabs of Little Rock says will create up to 19 full-time jobs in the capital city by the year 2020.
by Marty Cook 3/5/2018 12:00 am
Delta boosters envision the construction of a 23-mile stretch of Interstate 69 opening up the fertile but economically depressed region to more business development.
by Sarah Campbell-Miller 2/21/2018 9:51 am
The executive director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission on Tuesday defended certain incentives his agency offers to companies that are building, moving to or expanding in Arkansas.
by Arkansas Business Staff 2/13/2018 11:21 am
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission says Clint O'Neal will become the agency's executive vice president of global development effective March 19.
by Sarah Campbell-Miller 12/22/2017 10:34 am
The third season of HBO's crime anthology "True Detective," created by Nic Pizzolatto and starring Oscar winner Mahershala Ali, will be filmed and produced in northwest Arkansas early next year.
by Graycen Colbert 12/13/2017 3:07 pm
Nearly 50 years after Forrest and Nina Wood launched Ranger Boats, the largest maker of bass boats in the U.S., the legendary builder's grandson Keith Daffron unveiled his own startup.
by Marty Cook 11/27/2017 12:00 am
This year’s hurricanes are likely to boost Arkansas’ timber industry, which was already experiencing a surge of new investment.
by Kyle Massey 9/4/2017 12:00 am
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s online directory of minority-owned firms now lists some 275 certified companies, and Pat Brown’s team is busy certifying women-owned businesses.
by Sarah Campbell-Miller 9/1/2017 11:06 am
American Marksman Arkansas LLC, an ammunition distributor, plans to expand in Searcy and create up to 100 new advanced manufacturing positions.
by Lance Turner 8/15/2017 11:22 am
Arkansas is launching a new website, ARTechJobs.com, to help job seekers find positions in the technology sector in the state.
by Arkansas Business Staff 8/2/2017 11:27 am
Canadian manufacturer DBG announces plans to establish a U.S. headquarters in Conway. The 41-year-old company provides custom metal products to the heavy truck, automotive, agriculture and commercial industries.
by Arkansas Business Staff 7/31/2017 11:48 am
Simmons Foods Inc. on Monday marked the grand opening of its new 72,000-SF ingredient facility in Siloam Springs, a $30 million facility that the company expects will create 78 jobs.
Urgent Care Joins Surgery as Arkansas Surgical Hospital Niche 
