by - October 11, 2024 9:33 am
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. has completed a $300 million term securitization transaction, the company announced Friday (Oct. 11). The company previously completed a $250 million securitization transaction in January. According…
by - October 10, 2024 8:23 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received $5 million in federal funding to address the drug and opioid crisis among youth in Arkansas. The award comes from appropriations…
by - October 10, 2024 8:19 pm
The Barling Board of Directors agreed Thursday (Oct. 10) during a special called meeting to contribute 20% of the cost of a water system master plan to support ongoing future…
by - October 10, 2024 8:16 pm
Arkansas Federal Credit Union has opened a new location in Jonesboro, its first location in Northeast Arkansas. It is the 22nd overall branch in Arkansas for Arkansas Federal Credit Union….
by - October 10, 2024 4:56 pm
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, and his opponent Democrat Risie Howard of Pine Bluff agreed on some key issues but were diametrically opposed on others during their Fourth Congressional…
by - October 10, 2024 4:19 pm
The prices of most goods and services ticked higher in September. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) was up 2.4% from the year-ago period, according to Thursday’s (Oct. 10) report from…
by - October 10, 2024 11:47 am
A 30,339-square-foot commercial building along Interstate 49 in Springdale has a new owner after a sale worth $9 million. The purchase price equals $296 per square foot. Two Rivers South…
by - October 10, 2024 11:39 am
Execs with Bentonville-based Walmart have in recent years often said they are reaching more affluent consumers who found them during the COVID-19 pandemic and have become regular omnichannel shoppers. Walmart…
by - October 10, 2024 11:01 am
Eureka Springs, one of Arkansas’ tourism hot spots, faces the possibility of losing more than $2 million a year in hospitality tax revenue that is used to promote the city,…
by - October 10, 2024 10:51 am
The 11th Street Cottages in Fayetteville recently opened as the first Energy Star-certified pocket neighborhood featuring net-zero homes in Northwest Arkansas, according to a news release. Fayetteville-based Dakota Development LLC,…
by - October 10, 2024 10:43 am
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a $650,000 grant to a research team led by the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas in…
by - October 9, 2024 7:57 pm
Two-thirds of Arkansas students in grades 3-10 scored below “proficient” in English language arts on the state’s new ATLAS end-of-year exam, according to a system of cut scores that Arkansas…
by - October 9, 2024 7:35 pm
A new phase of a $762 million water management system known as the Bayou Meto Water Project pumped its first demonstration delivery at a ceremony attended by U.S. Sen. John…
by - October 9, 2024 5:17 pm
The National Retail Federation (NRF) in concert with Hackett Associates projects September freight at the nation’s major ports to be up 12.9% compared to a year ago with an estimated…
by - October 9, 2024 5:03 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is expected to post declines in earnings and revenue in the third quarter amid soft freight volumes and challenges in its brokerage segment….
by - October 9, 2024 4:52 pm
The Sebastian County Opioid Task Force will receive a $625,000 federal grant from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program….
by - October 9, 2024 1:32 pm
Individuals and entities should have a “maniacal focus” on cybersecurity, which includes having strong passwords and backing up data regularly, according to Gary Vance, chief information security officer with the…
by - October 9, 2024 12:17 pm
The city of Jonesboro has been awarded a $1 million grant from the United States Department of the Interior’s National Park Services, through the Outdoor Recreation Legacy program to build…
by - October 9, 2024 12:08 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) has selected six Arkansas communities to participate in the 2024 Retail Academy program. The participating communities include Crossett, Hope, Marion, Morrilton, Newport, and Stuttgart….
by - October 9, 2024 10:44 am
In the wake of a Fed rate cut, investors might consider longer-term bonds or smaller-cap stocks to maintain yields amid falling returns from savings accounts and certificates of deposit, financial…
