by - February 6, 2022 6:55 pm
The Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP) has named Rex Jones as its new CEO, while former CEO Mellie Bridewell will continue to serve as president of the nonprofit. ARHP is…
by - February 6, 2022 11:54 am
Arkansas’ economy was on track for robust gains in 2022 until the Omicron variant of COVID-19 put a kink in the line. Economists still believe the state’s economy will grow…
by - February 6, 2022 9:34 am
Signature Bank of Arkansas recently partnered with Serve2Perform in an initiative to prepare and place eight to 12 Latino members on the bank’s market advisory boards. The LatinXNA Board Placement…
by - February 5, 2022 8:40 am
Retailers have struggled to keep store shelves stocked during the pandemic. In November, Fayetteville-based Field Agent looked at 203 U.S. big-box retail stores to gain insights into the depth of…
by - February 4, 2022 10:49 am
North Little Rock-based Abaca has processed more than $2 billion in transactions for the cannabis (marijuana) industry. Growth with the financial technology (fintech) banking company comes as more states in…
by - February 4, 2022 10:23 am
The University of Arkansas System announced Friday (Feb. 4) a search committee to assist in finding the next chancellor at the UA campus Fayetteville. Charles Robinson, provost and executive vice…
by - February 3, 2022 6:20 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced a slate of appointments to a number of boards and commissions, including the newly created Arkansas Military Affairs Council, which was formed by Act 522 in the 2021…
by - February 3, 2022 4:57 pm
The Arkansas District Export Council elected a new executive team that includes Chairman Jonathan Bricker of Arvest Bank in Rogers; Vice-chairs Ken Gaines of Steco Corp. in Little Rock and…
by - February 3, 2022 4:55 pm
Behavioral health provider Birch Tree Communities, Inc., announced Dr. Brad Holloway as its new CEO. He replaces Jack Keathley, who retired. Holloway has served in a variety of community mental…
by - February 3, 2022 4:53 pm
The Fort Smith metro began 2022 on good footing as the new year began and kept that momentum through the first month of the year. The metro’s three largest cities had…
by - February 3, 2022 4:41 pm
Equity analysts expect Tyson Foods to post 2% earnings growth in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, which ended Dec. 31. The Springdale-based meat company will report earnings ahead of…
by - February 3, 2022 4:26 pm
The good news about Arkansas’ tourism industry is the state’s 2% tourism tax is on pace to top the $20 million mark for the first time in 2021. The not-so-good…
by - February 3, 2022 4:16 pm
Van Buren-based USA Truck reported 2021 net income of $24.768 million, more than five times 2020 net income and a record for the trucking and logistics company. Full year revenue…
by - February 3, 2022 3:52 pm
Lumber and hardware giant Ridout Companies has named Bradley Cunningham as the new president and general manager. Cunningham succeeds Ridout’s outgoing president, Ross Ridout, who will take on an advisory…
by - February 3, 2022 1:22 pm
The Arkansas Tech University Board of Trustees has bestowed the institution’s highest honor upon three alumni. Steve Fryer of Cathedral City, Calif., Andrea Lea of Russellville, and Dr. Andrew Mason…
by - February 3, 2022 12:57 pm
A powerful winter storm swept through Northeast Arkansas early Thursday (Feb. 3) morning shutting down businesses, knocking out power to thousands, and creating treacherous driving conditions on virtually every road…
by - February 2, 2022 7:11 pm
Murphy USA reported higher quarterly and full-year net income as the El Dorado-based gas retailer saw fuel and merchandise margins improve. The company’s acquisition and integration of QuickChek, which Murphy…
by - February 2, 2022 5:26 pm
Developers broke ground Tuesday (Feb. 1) on a new subdivision in Greenwood that will eventually bring 251 new homes to the third largest city in the Fort Smith metro area….
by - February 2, 2022 5:12 pm
Tyson Foods is building a $355 million, 400,000-square-foot bacon and pork processing plant in Bowling Green, Ky., with company and state and local officials breaking ground on Tuesday (Feb. 2)….
by - February 2, 2022 4:55 pm
Continued gains in sales tax revenue helped push Arkansas’ fiscal year-to-date (July 2021 to January 2022) tax revenue to $4.678 billion, up 5.9% compared with the same period in the…
