by - February 13, 2020 4:38 pm
Arkansas State University announced a change of leadership for Campus Queretaro as Dr. David Ray stepped down as vice rector and Dr. Thilla Sivakumaran has taken over in an interim…
by - February 12, 2020 7:22 pm
Jonesboro Unlimited set a target goal more than three years ago to add at least 2,500 good paying jobs in the Jonesboro area. The private-partnership, economic development organization decided to…
by - February 12, 2020 9:22 am
During the last five years, Craighead County and its seat, Jonesboro, have broken sales and use tax collections each year. A new decade has dawned and nothing has changed. And…
by - February 11, 2020 2:56 pm
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently gave approval to the first treatment for life-threating peanut allergies in children, and many Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI) scientists, supporters and…
by - February 10, 2020 7:55 am
Longtime Republican party activist in Craighead County Billie Sue Hoggard has died after a battle with cancer, according to a social media post by the Craighead County Republican Committee. Hoggard,…
by - February 9, 2020 9:13 am
When Jerry Schilling was a 12-year-old, he would go to Guthrie Park in Memphis, Tenn., to play football. Often, there was a mix of younger and older boys. One older…
by - February 6, 2020 9:57 am
The Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto brought swine to Arkansas when he explored the region in 1541 and pigs have been a staple livestock sector in the state ever since….
by - February 5, 2020 2:54 pm
It was the mid-1990s and startup technology companies were the rage. The internet had just burst onto the scene, and people in their early 20s were becoming millionaires almost on…
by - February 4, 2020 4:38 pm
The Phase One portion of the trade deal between China and the United States has been signed, but the commodities markets have not moved significantly, according to one agriculture economist….
by - February 4, 2020 10:26 am
Rural communities throughout the Arkansas Delta and Ozark regions struggle to find ways to pay for infrastructure improvements and maintenance. At least two organizations are trying to find outside of…
by - February 3, 2020 5:04 pm
The Arkansas Division of Higher Education (ADHE) has approved Black River Technical College to offer a two year associate of applied science in gunsmithing technology, a one year technical certificate…
by - January 30, 2020 3:43 pm
At least 74 people will be laid off at TMK-IPSCO, a welded pipe mill in Blytheville. The company was acquired by Tenaris earlier this month and the move was expected….
by - January 29, 2020 10:01 pm
Nucor Corp. reported Tuesday (Jan. 28) $107.8 million in net earnings during the fourth quarter of 2019, slightly higher than projections, but still lower when compared to the same quarter…
by - January 28, 2020 6:32 pm
Hytrol Conveyor Company will hire 35 new employees and change its shift schedule, according to Talk Business & Politics’ content partner KAIT. The company has announced it will shift its…
by - January 28, 2020 6:25 pm
Arkansas State University’s Bradbury Art Museum is about to celebrate its 20th year in existence and will welcome a new director. Garry Holstein becomes BAM director at the beginning of…
by - January 27, 2020 8:13 pm
The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas’s Northeast Region has donated $148,387 to Black River Technical College. Executive Todd Holt recently presented a grant check to BRTC President…
by - January 27, 2020 8:09 pm
Rob Ratton of Newport has been appointed circuit judge of the Third Judicial District, Division 3, by Gov.Asa Hutchinson. Ratton has served as chief deputy prosecuting attorney for the Third…
by - January 23, 2020 5:16 pm
Many communities throughout the Delta region continue to bleed residents, jobs, and vital sales tax revenue, but the largest county in the region, Craighead, and its seat, Jonesboro, continue to…
by - January 22, 2020 4:58 pm
NEA Baptist has announced it will expand its Outpatient Physical Therapy clinic location in Paragould by adding over 2,200 square feet. This additional space will provide treatment and traction rooms,…
by - January 22, 2020 4:50 pm
Through an assortment of photographs, television clips, art posters, and historic artifacts, a traveling exhibition at Arkansas State University will trace how images and media disseminated to the American public…
