by - April 18, 2019 5:15 pm
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Thursday (April 18) that a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel found that China has administered its…
by - April 18, 2019 5:07 pm
The Greenbrier Companies, a company based in Lake Oswego, Oregon that specializes in rail freight products, has tentatively agreed to acquire American Railcar Industries, according to the company. ARI has…
by - April 16, 2019 3:03 pm
Workmen are completing the final touches on the Rotary Club of Jonesboro Centennial Plaza in downtown Jonesboro, Rotary member Hatton Weeks said. A public groundbreaking ceremony is slated for Friday,…
by - April 16, 2019 3:02 pm
Deanna Hornback, who has worked in the city of Jonesboro finance department since October and most recently served as interim director, has been appointed as the full-time finance director. Hornback…
by - April 15, 2019 3:40 pm
Arkansas State University is changing its approach to incoming students and has renamed and repurposed the university’s Office of Admissions under Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management Dr. Bryan Terry. All…
by - April 11, 2019 4:55 pm
Three renowned filmmakers will be the featured presenters for a special event hosted by Rosanne Cash on Oct. 18, as part of the 2019 Johnny Cash Heritage Festival in Dyess….
by - April 11, 2019 4:47 pm
The city of Jonesboro’s economy may be in full surge mode if sales and use tax collections are an indication. The city collected $1.473 million in sales and use taxes…
by - April 9, 2019 7:41 pm
During the smoldering hot summer of 1999, Dr. Ruth Hawkins, director of the Arkansas State University Heritage Sites, had a goal in mind. She wanted to establish a National Scenic…
by - April 8, 2019 11:24 pm
One of the most popular restaurants in downtown Jonesboro is moving to another location in the area. The Parsonage 322 will be the anchor restaurant in Northeast Arkansas’ first ever…
by - April 8, 2019 6:40 pm
After a brutal 2017 in which spring flooding cost Arkansas growers an estimated $175 million in lost production and damaged acreage, rice growers saw higher production in 2018 than in…
by - April 7, 2019 1:56 pm
The world’s rapidly growing population and the push of many people from the poverty ranks into the middle class will fuel significant growth in the agriculture industry, according to one…
by - April 4, 2019 7:56 pm
First National Financial Park is officially open for business in Jonesboro. Business and civic leaders gathered Thursday (April 4) to celebrate an official ribbon cutting ceremony at 3500 E. Johnson…
by - April 4, 2019 6:17 pm
The Delta Innovation Fund (Delta I-Fund) startup accelerator will host its 2019 Demo Day at the Clinton Presidential Center on April 17 at 4 p.m. Eight Delta I-Fund alumni companies…
by - April 3, 2019 7:40 pm
Ajax Floor Center, based in Paragould, has expanded a lot in the nine or so years that Alan Jackson has owned it. The company sells carpet, hardwood, tile, back splashes,…
by - April 3, 2019 7:22 pm
The AI (Artificial Intelligence) Group at Arkansas State University finished third in the Multiple Myeloma DREAM Challenge, a machine-learning competition, according to ASU. The research group competed against 290 teams…
by - April 2, 2019 4:43 pm
The ongoing trade war with China is now impacting what Arkansas farmers will plant this spring. Corn and cotton acres are expected to increase, while soybean acres, the state’s top…
by - April 1, 2019 3:37 pm
Young Investment Company, LLC announced the signing of a $247,000 lease contract with ROOTS Restaurant to open in June 2019 at 303 S. Main in Downtown Jonesboro. The contract is…
by - March 28, 2019 9:50 pm
One of Aimee Spencer’s closest friends, Chauncey Green, wanted to go out one weekend, but Spencer couldn’t, or perhaps it’s more accurate to say, she wouldn’t. The financial advisor at…
by - March 27, 2019 7:28 pm
Arkansas State University reached a dual-degree and global classroom agreement with American University of Malta, ASU-Jonesboro Chancellor Kelly Damphousse said. The agreement begins during the fall of 2019. “This week…
by - March 26, 2019 4:19 pm
Three teams from Arkansas State University have reached the semifinals and finals of the 2019 Delta Plastics Arkansas Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition. The semifinals and finals will be…
