by - September 26, 2023 12:04 pm
Davy Carter is the regional president for Centennial Bank overseeing Jonesboro and Northeast Arkansas operations. A banker with more than 20 years experience, he has witnessed a few economic downturns…
by - September 20, 2023 12:59 pm
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded $3.1 million to the University of Arkansas to study a spectrum of pediatric mitochondrial disorders caused by…
by - September 19, 2023 2:44 pm
Speaking to hospitality leaders from across the state, Gov. Sarah Sanders reiterated her goal of doubling the state’s tourism industry over the next decade. Sanders spoke to the Arkansas Hospitality…
by - September 17, 2023 7:07 pm
Senate President Bart Hester, R-Cave Springs, said this week’s special session on tax cuts and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) won’t be the last time the state legislature takes…
by - September 5, 2023 9:03 pm
We are pleased to introduce to you the 2023 class of Northeast Arkansas Women in Business award winners. This is our fifth year producing this award for the region, and…
by - September 5, 2023 1:25 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders’ director of boards and commissions, Alex Flemister, announced he is leaving the office later this month. A Little Rock native, Flemister said he is exiting the governor’s…
by - September 3, 2023 9:49 am
A decade into his tenure as chancellor at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Dr. Laurence Alexander has a lot to be thankful for. The Pine Bluff higher education…
by - September 3, 2023 9:06 am
Dr. Joe Thompson with the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) expects federal Medicare drug negotiations to expand in coming years as a more capitalistic and competitive approach to healthcare…
by - August 28, 2023 5:03 pm
Former Windstream CEO Jeff Gardner, who led the company through its spin-off from Alltel Corp., passed away unexpectedly on Sunday (Aug. 27), according to the current company he leads, CalAmp….
by - August 27, 2023 9:34 am
Two of Arkansas’ leading state senators – Sen. Jonathan Dismang, R-Beebe, and Sen. Clarke Tucker, D-Little Rock – say that tax cuts and incentives on several fronts are being discussed…
by - August 22, 2023 6:56 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders met Tuesday (Aug. 22) with members of the Arkansas Legislature, including leadership of the Legislative Black Caucus, to discuss the week-long controversy over the late cancellation of…
by - August 20, 2023 10:46 am
Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Barbara Webb said her career background has provided her with immense diversity in being the best choice to serve as the state’s next Chief Justice. Webb,…
by - August 17, 2023 6:51 pm
The Woodruff County Quorum Court along with County Judge Michael John Gray and the Woodruff County Economic Development Commission announced the appointment of Regina Rushing Burkett as its inaugural Executive…
by - August 17, 2023 6:35 pm
The National Endowment for the Humanities announced $41.3 million for 280 projects nationwide with $713,994 coming to three Arkansas groups. In Arkansas, the grant award winners were: Dermott Alex Foundation…
by - August 13, 2023 9:57 am
Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jay Chesshir said he has not seen more robust potential for economic development than he’s seeing right now. “I’ve been in…
by - August 13, 2023 8:51 am
Don’t look for new Treasurer of State Larry Walther to make big changes to the office he’s been appointed. He doesn’t believe in messing up a good thing and he…
by - August 10, 2023 7:01 am
Little Rock-based retailer Dillard’s, Inc. reported lower second quarter profits amid a drop in sales, noting that “consumer caution” continues to be at the root of the decline. Sales revenue…
by - August 8, 2023 4:02 pm
Arkansas’ Medicaid rolls fell by more than 82,000 in July, according to new figures released by the state Department of Human Services. Arkansas is unwinding, or redetermining, Medicaid eligibility for…
by - August 8, 2023 12:26 pm
Attorney General Tim Griffin on Tuesday (Aug. 8) said he will move his offices from the Tower Building in downtown Little Rock to the historic Boyle Building one block over….
by - August 8, 2023 11:09 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders made a second cabinet appointment this week when she named Renee Mallory as Secretary of Health on Tuesday (Aug. 8). Mallory has been serving as interim secretary…
