by - July 29, 2020 12:21 pm
Little Rock-based Encore Bank launched on Wednesday (July 30) a new mortgage banking division, according to company officials. Members of the mortgage team include: Justin Moore, Executive Vice President &…
by - July 29, 2020 10:53 am
A 144-year old Italian company with a large North American presence is expanding manufacturing operations in Central Arkansas. Fiocchi of America, the U.S. subsidiary of Italy-based Fiocchi Group, announced plans…
by - July 23, 2020 1:45 pm
The check is no longer in the mail. It has been received. A $75 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to the Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. has…
by - July 22, 2020 8:55 pm
On a day when a spate of poll questions were released showing support for changing Arkansas’ election and redistricting processes, the State Board of Election Commissioners voted to not certify…
by - July 21, 2020 11:59 am
Convenience store operator Murphy USA reported on Tuesday (July 21) a big dip in second quarter revenues compared to a year ago, but the El Dorado-based firm saw a huge…
by - July 21, 2020 11:18 am
Open Primaries Arkansas, a ballot question committee seeking to change state elections to open primaries with rank choice voting, has named committee members that include a former Speaker of the…
by - July 19, 2020 6:17 pm
Doyle Webb and Michael John Gray don’t agree on much and that was abundantly clear when the two political party chairs sat down for a spirited roundtable on this week’s…
by - July 17, 2020 5:09 pm
The board of directors for the Arkansas Livestock Show Association, the organization that produces the annual Arkansas State Fair, announced Friday (July 17) the cancellation of the 2020 event due…
by - July 15, 2020 6:15 pm
The Arkansas Education Association’s survey of members finds that a supermajority of respondents are concerned about reopening schools this fall in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey, released…
by - July 15, 2020 5:34 pm
Bank OZK announced Wednesday (July 15) that it has entered into an agreement to sell its only two South Carolina branches. The bank has agreed to sell its Hilton Head…
by - July 14, 2020 10:53 pm
Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston rejected three potential ballot issues on Tuesday (July 14) claiming that supporters of the measures did not “pass” background checks for petition gatherers. All…
by - July 14, 2020 2:37 pm
Renewable energy company Today’s Power, Inc. flipped the switch on its new 42,000 sq. ft. headquarters in two North Little Rock-based facilities. The buildings, located on Industry Drive off I-440,…
by - July 14, 2020 2:03 pm
The fifth president in Arkansas State University’s history, Dr. Ross Pritchard, has died, according to the school. A cause of death for the 95-year-old was not released. Pritchard was appointed…
by - July 13, 2020 7:06 pm
Hard to believe we’re less than four months until Election Day, but the COVID-19 election of 2020 is 113 days away. U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, and State Sen….
by - July 12, 2020 10:20 am
UAMS Chancellor Dr. Cam Patterson has been through a health crisis before. When he was entering the medical field in the late 80’s, the country was awakening to the HIV…
by - July 9, 2020 9:17 am
Climbing cases of COVID-19 in the northwest corner of the state are taxing the region’s capacity, draining health care resources, and disproportionately affecting the Latino and Marshallese communities. That’s where…
by - July 7, 2020 2:51 pm
Amazon announced Tuesday (July 7) plans to open its first fulfillment center at the Port of Little Rock. The new fulfillment center, which is anticipated to launch in 2021, will…
by - July 5, 2020 2:27 pm
Open primaries, rank voting, or whatever you want to call it, there may be a constitutional amendment on the ballot this November to change Arkansas’ election process. Open Primaries Arkansas,…
by - July 5, 2020 9:52 am
University of Arkansas economist Mervin Jebaraj gives the federal government a pretty good grade for its economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but he says the state and nation are…
by - July 1, 2020 5:19 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, the first Republican and the first female elected to the office, says she will run for governor in 2022. “Today, I am announcing my candidacy…
