Walmart Adds Two to Global Governance Staff
Walmart announced Thursday the addition of Emma Waddell and Joe Rodriguez to its Global Governance division.
View ArticleUS New Home Sales Slid 12.8% in July
Sales of new U.S. homes fell a steep 12.8% in July, but the drop came after revisions to June sales showed the sales highest growth in 12 years.
View ArticleDespite Fast Growth, Nelson Peacock Notes Ample Room for More Talent in NWA
Nelson Peacock, president and CEO of the Northwest Arkansas Council, says the area’s greatest need is talented workers to fill 10,000 jobs.
View ArticleFayetteville Retirement Home Sells for $18M (NWA Real Deals)
A Virginia investment firm bought the Brookstone Assisted Living Facility in Fayetteville for $18 million.
View ArticleRecession Forecasts: Business Economists Split on Timing
Seventy-two percent of U.S. business economists surveyed predict a recession next year or in 2021, with 38% forecasting a downturn in 2020, and 34% putting it in 2021.
View ArticleInnovation Hub Growing in Pine Bluff
Go Forward Pine Bluff’s innovation hub, The Generator, is in for a busy September. Mildred Franco, executive director of The Generator, hopes renovations will begin then on its physical location: the...
View ArticleNew Jacksonville Schools Propel Growth
Jacksonville is on the rise, and its schools are playing no small role in that. Replacing all schools in the Jacksonville-North Pulaski School District is one way the district, carved out of the...
View ArticleHeileman Cattle Family Feud Includes Charges of Fraud, Larceny
A family cattle business in Poinsett County ended in a multimillion-dollar bankruptcy last year, and now one of its owners is being accused of fraud.
View ArticleLittle Rock's Euronet Software Announces Promotion
Financial technology firm Euronet Software of Little Rock announced Monday the promotion of Tony Warren to president and managing director.
View ArticlePCA Technology Solutions Announces New Partnership
PCA Technology Solutions recently announced its partnership with Invo Solutions LLC of Springfield, Missouri, a financial technology company that has launched new video banking software.
View ArticleSkyline Report Shows Home Sales, Average Prices Up in Northwest Arkansas
The number of homes sold and permits issued, overall absorption and average prices rose in northwest Arkansas in the first half of 2019, but the dwindling availability of lots could slow future growth,...
View ArticleTeslar Software by 3E Touts ICBA Investment
Financial technology company Teslar Software by 3E of Springdale announced Tuesday that the Independent Community Bankers of America has invested in it, bringing the company’s total seed capital raised...
View ArticleStephens' Portfolio Company Acquires New Jersey Firm
Sound Seal, a portfolio company of The Stephens Group LLC and a manufacturer of noise control products, announced Tuesday that it has acquired Acoustical & Tackable Surfaces Inc. of Flemington, New...
View ArticleCraighead County Jobs Growth Outperforms Nation, State
Economic development leaders in Jonesboro welcomed a report showing robust job growth in Craighead County, but they hope it's just a signpost on the way to even better numbers.
View ArticleUS Pending Home Sales Slid 2.5% in July in Sign of Slowdown
Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy homes in July, signaling that the housing market has yet to enjoy a strong bounce from lower mortgage rates.
View ArticleThanks to Consumers, US Economy Is Rising Steadily If Slowly
The economy slowed in the spring, and many analysts think the weakness will continue in the months ahead. Yet consumer spending, which drives about 70% of growth, accelerated in the April-June quarter.
View ArticleUnited Arkansas Credit Union Goes Solar in Southwest LR
United Arkansas Credit Union of Little Rock is claiming its spot in the sun as the state’s first solar-powered financial institution, President and CEO Michael Armstrong says.
View ArticleRed Dot Transaction Fills $2.3M Space (Real Deals)
Red Dot Storage 155 LLC of Louisville, Colorado, bought the USA Storage project at 4101 E. Kiehl Ave. from Tisdale Properties & Development LLC, led by Tracy Tisdale.
View ArticleLooking for Latino Business, First Community's Miguel Lopez Speaks the Language
Miguel Lopez, bilingual and bicultural, says working for First Community Bank of Batesville has been his “dream job.”
View ArticleWoodland Heights Sold for $37.7M
A senior-living project in west Little Rock forms this week’s real estate triangle with restaurant-inspired transactions in Greenbrier and Benton.
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