by - August 26, 2025 10:10 am
Angie Cooper was recently named president of Heartland Forward, a think-and-do tank headquartered in Bentonville, but doing work across a wide swath of middle America, including the Delta. She has…
by - August 25, 2025 2:15 pm
We are pleased to introduce to you the 2025 class of Northeast Arkansas Women in Business award winners. This is our seventh year producing this award for the region, and…
by - August 25, 2025 10:57 am
The Arkansas State Broadband Office released Monday (Aug. 25) the state’s final proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, officially opening the plan for public review and…
by - August 24, 2025 9:06 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders’ Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Human Services, Janet Mann, laid out her vision for how she’ll guide the sprawling state agency that oversees programs affecting children,…
by - August 20, 2025 5:46 pm
Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce interim Executive Director Terrence Ward has been named the permanent executive director of the organization. The board of directors announced Wednesday (Aug. 20) that it…
by - August 18, 2025 10:21 pm
Attorney General Tim Griffin has spent a lot of time in recent weeks with a spate of court rulings on everything from the 10 Commandments to a law affecting transgender…
by - August 17, 2025 8:59 am
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said the Friday meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin should not have high expectations. “It’s more of a sensing session for him…
by - August 12, 2025 7:01 am
Fayetteville-based AcreTrader has been acquired by Proterra Investment Partners, a Minneapolis private equity firm, the companies announced Tuesday (Aug. 12). Terms of the private deal were not disclosed. Proterra touts…
by - August 10, 2025 7:30 am
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, is ready for Congress to get back in session after its August recess. He knows there will be a challenge passing a federal budget,…
by - August 7, 2025 7:33 pm
Colliers | Arkansas announced the July 31 sale of a 177,500-square-foot flex facility located at 4201 S. Shackleford Road in Little Rock. Total price was $13.55 million. Pond Commercial LLC…
by - August 6, 2025 12:18 am
It was standing room only as close to 100 people packed a county annex courtroom in Lonoke County on Tuesday (Aug. 5) to hear plans for a $600 million, 6,000-acre,…
by - August 3, 2025 11:08 am
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, chairman of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, hasn’t been taking a full-blown break since Congress recessed last week. He’s been near the Florida beaches,…
by - August 2, 2025 8:22 pm
A public hearing is planned for Tuesday (Aug. 5) at the Lonoke County courthouse at 10 a.m. to discuss details of a potential 5,600 acre, 300 megawatt solar field near…
by - August 2, 2025 7:26 am
Entergy Arkansas is proposing a new natural gas power plant, the Jefferson County Power Station, to be built near the existing White Bluff coal-fired power plant in Jefferson County, which…
by - July 31, 2025 10:39 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders said Thursday (July 31) she would make a trade mission to Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Sunday, Aug. 3 to Saturday, Aug. 9. The…
by - July 31, 2025 10:34 am
CANTEX, a manufacturer of American-made electrical conduit, fittings, and boxes, announced plans Thursday (July 31) to invest $120 million to locate a new facility in Nashville, Ark. The new facility…
by - July 29, 2025 6:01 pm
Northwest Arkansas’ commercial real estate market continued to show resilience in the second quarter of 2025, with historically low office vacancy and consistent demand for retail space, according to the…
by - July 29, 2025 5:45 pm
Amazon broke ground Tuesday (July 29) on a more than 930,000-square-foot logistics facility in Little Rock that will create more than 1,000 full- and part-time jobs once fully operational. This…
by - July 29, 2025 6:21 am
U.S. District Judge Brian Miller on Monday (July 28) blocked an Arkansas law to prohibit pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from owning PBMs and pharmacies from going into effect. PBMs are…
by - July 28, 2025 12:00 pm
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., knew he’d draw a Democratic opponent in his 2026 reelection bid. He might not have been counting on a farmer from Newport. Hallie Shoffner, a…
