by - February 11, 2024 9:49 am
Three of the four candidates seeking to become the Arkansas Supreme Court’s next Chief Justice engaged in a sometimes contentious debate Friday (Feb. 9) at the NEA Political Animals Club…
by - February 8, 2024 8:39 am
Dr. Bert Greenwalt, a professor of agriculture economics at Arkansas State University, and a group of professionals were attending a business conference in the early 1990’s when they had an…
by - February 7, 2024 3:35 pm
Farmers may not be able to use the dicamba herbicide during the 2024 growing season. A federal court in Arizona on Tuesday (Feb. 6) blocked the use of three dicamba…
by - February 7, 2024 8:29 am
The Jonesboro metropolitan statistical area (MSA) was recently touted in Area Development magazine’s Leading Metro Locations report for 2023. The Jonesboro MSA achieved an overall ranking of 4th out of…
by - February 6, 2024 11:13 am
Amy Purdy didn’t feel right. She was working as a massage therapist and without warning she became very tired. She went home to rest, while the rest of the then…
by - February 5, 2024 2:33 pm
Many variables have to be accounted for when farmers plant their crops each year. Commodity prices, input costs, weather, global events, inflation, drought, disease, and others all have impacts on…
by - February 4, 2024 11:16 am
Shanna Richardson had a unique problem. At the age of 19, she was running her own private school for kindergartners. The 400 students consumed much of her time and she…
by - February 1, 2024 5:24 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) met its $30 million fundraising goal for the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s campaign to achieve National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation, leaders…
by - January 31, 2024 5:09 pm
Editor’s note: The State of the State series provides reports twice a year on Arkansas’ key economic sectors. The series publishes stories to begin a year and stories in July/August…
by - January 31, 2024 4:47 pm
There were few differences between the two Republican candidates vying to be their party’s nominee for the State House District 32 seat that encompasses most of Jonesboro. GOP incumbent Rep….
by - January 31, 2024 10:38 am
Arkansas State University is taking applicants and nominees for the next dean of its proposed College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). The dean will be chief administrative officer for the CVM,…
by - January 30, 2024 11:50 am
SolaRid, an artificial intelligence-based company that tracks insects in agriculture fields, has received a Phase II grant through the National Science Foundation’s Small Business Innovation Research program. The Clinton-based agtech…
by - January 29, 2024 6:27 pm
Editor’s note: The State of the State series provides reports twice a year on Arkansas’ key economic sectors. The series publishes stories to begin a year and stories in July/August…
by - January 29, 2024 3:37 pm
The death of a longtime congressman, drought, foreign land ownership, the sale of U.S. Steel and others made for the top news headlines in Northeast Arkansas during 2023. Agriculture Drought,…
by - January 24, 2024 8:40 am
Jonesboro set an all-time hotel tax collection record in 2023. It can be attributed to the city’s economy and Jonesboro Advertising and Promotions’ effort to promote the city to visitors…
by - January 23, 2024 8:19 am
Duck hunting season in the Arkansas Delta is a seasonal economic driver but this year there has been a setback – fewer ducks. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission reported…
by - January 18, 2024 3:03 pm
The third most widely grown row crop in the Arkansas Delta had a rebound year in 2023 in terms of bushels and acres harvested. Producers harvested 149 million bushels of…
by - January 17, 2024 9:37 am
Another year is in the books and the city of Jonesboro and Craighead County continued their decade-long run at setting new sales and use tax records each and every year….
by - January 16, 2024 12:59 pm
Cattle producers have had several turbulent years with low prices and higher input costs that were fueled largely by drought conditions. Cattle farmers that were able to maintain their herds…
by - January 15, 2024 12:18 pm
The city of Jonesboro now has finite cost estimates for its proposed, 200,000 square-foot sports complex. The estimate for the building and equipment for the proposed Jonesboro Sportsplex is $77.2…
