Arkansas Business News

Arkansas Plant Board sets May 25 dicamba cutoff The state Plant Board on Wednesday adopted a May 25 cutoff for farmers to spray dicamba next year but ditched two record-keeping proposals that critics said wou... by Stephen Steed - December 12, 2019

Rector Award goes to CEO of financial services company Gary Norcross is the latest recipient of the William F. Rector Memorial Award for Distinguished Civic Achievement from Fifty For The Future, a civic organizatio... by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - December 12, 2019

Kansas firefighters get Tyson donation Tyson Foods Inc. on Tuesday donated new equipment to the fire departments that battled a fire that damaged a Holcomb, Kan., beef processing plant at summer's en... by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - December 12, 2019

Bank OZK announces solar plant to supply power for LR headquarters Bank OZK announced Wednesday it will invest more than $6 million to build a solar power plant to provide electricity for its new corporate headquarters, which w... by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - December 12, 2019

GoPuff delivery service coming to LR Digital delivery service goPuff will open its first delivery operation in Little Rock next year. The service functions like a convenience store that delivers or... by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - December 12, 2019

News in brief Produce startup gets Walmart investment December 12, 2019

Carrier adding software to app; J.B. Hunt plans real-time rates J.B. Hunt Transport Services plans to integrate its digital freight-matching platform, J.B. Hunt 360, with another supply chain platform developed by JDA Softwa... by Nathan Owens - December 11, 2019

Walmart unit pulls 'adult' sweaters Walmart Inc.'s Canadian unit has pulled several "adult-themed" Christmas sweaters, including one featuring Santa Claus with a white substance implied to be coca... by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - December 11, 2019

News in brief Walmart eases rules for e-prescriptions December 11, 2019

Walmart key to timber firm's $90M, 130-job project in Conway A Canadian timber manufacturer will invest $90 million and hire 130 employees as it creates its first U.S.-based production facility in Conway. The facility is ... by Andrew Moreau - December 10, 2019

Little Rock TV station KATV gets city's OK for 100-foot-tower in Riverdale neighborhood Little Rock television station KATV, Channel 7, won permission Monday to extend the height of a broadcast tower at its new Riverdale home. December 10, 2019

Tyson, Kazakhs aiming for plant Officials with Tyson Foods and the Republic of Kazakhstan signed a preliminary agreement on Monday to explore the development of a modern beef processing plant ... by Nathan Owens - December 10, 2019

Dicamba rules of usage focus of Little Rock meeting The state Plant Board expects another big crowd Wednesday when it meets at a Little Rock hotel to hash out rules for the use of dicamba next crop season. by Stephen Steed - December 8, 2019

Express Rx, with roots in Arkansas, puts foundation in Little Rock Last month, in announcing a new corporate headquarters in Little Rock, Mayor Frank Scott Jr. touted the deep roots the company has in Arkansas. December 8, 2019

Business People LEGAL December 8, 2019