by - April 8, 2019 11:24 pm
The Parsonage is on the move
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…
Author: George Jared
by - April 8, 2019 6:40 pm
Rice rebounds in 2018 after 2017 flooding woes
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
Ag industry set to boom during the next century
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 Bank officially opens financial park building in Jonesboro
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
Delta Innovation Fund to host Demo Day
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
Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce Business Expo sees surge in participation
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
ASU’s AI team finishes third in international competition
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
USDA releases acreage estimates for Arkansas
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
New ROOTS restaurant coming to downtown Jonesboro
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
ASU hosts Women’s Business Leadership Conference
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 reaches agreement with university in Malta
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 ASU teams advance at Governor’s Cup business plan competition
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…
by - March 25, 2019 7:16 pm
Arkansas Plant Board passes emergency rule for the use of dicamba
The Arkansas Agriculture Department’s State Plant Board approved a proposed emergency rule Monday (March 25) to clarify that the only three dicamba products allowed for burndown applications from April 16…
by - March 21, 2019 6:30 pm
Jonesboro receives grant for golf equipment
Jonesboro’s Parks and Recreation Department received a $30,000 grant for trainers and equipment for children to use in the NEA Junior Golf initiative at CWL Park. The grant was awarded…
by - March 20, 2019 5:37 pm
Bronner to speak during the Delta Symposium
Dr. Simon J. Bronner, distinguished professor emeritus of American studies and folklore, will make a presentation at Arkansas State University Friday, April 12. His talk, “Deciding Whether to Relocate: The…
by - March 19, 2019 5:55 pm
Arkansas Delta Region Obesity Project ramps up
Obesity is a significant problem in the Arkansas Delta. Setting and prioritizing goals are the next steps as St. Francis County moves forward in its participation in the Arkansas Delta…
by - March 18, 2019 7:45 pm
Pie Festival coming to Northeast Arkansas to promote STEAM efforts
Community developer Johnathan Rhodes has wanted to start the first pie festival in Arkansas in Cherokee Village. This year, that dream will become a reality. The first annual Arkansas Pie…
by - March 17, 2019 2:24 pm
NEA DO school hopes doctors will consider rural practices
When the efforts began to lure New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at A-State) to Northeast Arkansas, officials hoped it would help…
by - March 15, 2019 9:58 pm
Legislators from Northeast Arkansas occupy key committee posts
A state senator’s or representative’s influence during the legislative session can, in some measure, be related to the committee assignments he or she receives. Three Northeast Arkansas legislators – Sen….
by - March 14, 2019 5:20 pm
Bill aims to tackle ‘fake rice’ problem in Arkansas
Companies that produce products with “fake rice” may face a new hurdle in the Natural State. The Arkansas Senate approved HB 1407 Wednesday (March 13) in a 31-3-1 vote. The…