Arkansas’ unemployment rate dropped by one-tenth of a percentage point in June, to 3.5% from 3.6% in May. The U.S.…
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Nitin Agarwal Gets $2.4M for Cybersecurity Grant
Nitin Agarwal, director of the Collaboratorium for Social Media and Online Behavioral Studies at the University of Arkansas at Little…
J.B. Hunt to Open Office in Querétaro, Mexico
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell said Thursday that its subsidiary, J.B. Hunt Mexico S.C., has opened an enterprise…
Beyond Meat Goes Public As Sales of Plant-Based Meats Rise
The Nasdaq is adding fake meat to its diet. Beyond Meat, the purveyor of plant-based burgers and sausages, made its…
FIS, Venture Center Launch 4th Annual Fintech Accelerator
Global financial services company FIS of Jacksonville, Florida, and the Venture Center in Little Rock held a kickoff event late…
Murphy Puts Up $40M 1Q Profit After Malaysian Sale, Gulf Purchase
After divesting major Asian assets and raising its exploration stake in the Gulf of Mexico, Murphy Oil Corp. of El…
Fed Foresees No Rate Hikes Amid Unusually Low Inflation
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday and signaled that no rate hikes are likely…
US Consumer Confidence Improves in April
WASHINGTON — American consumers are feeling more confident this month, though optimism hasn’t fully recovered from a period of roiling…
Stephens Group Buys Sound Seal Holdings Inc.
The Stephens Group of Little Rock announced Tuesday that it finalized its acquisition of Sound Seal Holdings Inc. Based in…
US Consumer Confidence Weakens in March
WASHINGTON — American consumers were feeling less confident this month amid continued volatility in the financial markets. The Conference Board,…