by - June 3, 2024 4:20 pm
Latest data available from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that married-couple households made up 47% of all households in 2022, down from 71% in 1970. The Census report – America’s…
by - June 3, 2024 4:07 pm
Labor productivity declined 1.6% in wholesale trade and rose 1.6% in retail trade in 2023, according to a recent report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The report also…
by - June 3, 2024 1:09 pm
Future and current small business owners have several options in June to participate in a free learning opportunity through the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas…
by - May 30, 2024 11:08 pm
Three new members have been selected to serve on the Riceland Foods board of directors. Curtis Fox of Gillett will serve as the new director representing the Stuttgart District. Britt…
by - May 30, 2024 10:04 pm
Predictably, most Arkansas Republican officials and Democratic leaders had split views on the guilty verdict involving former President Donald Trump, the GOP nominee for President in 2024. Trump was found…
by - May 30, 2024 4:27 pm
Former President Donald Trump was found guilty Thursday (May 30) by a Manhattan district court jury on all 34 counts in the so-called hush money charges brought against him by…
by - May 30, 2024 12:11 pm
The U.S. first quarter GDP (gross domestic product) was revised down from 1.6% to 1.3% in the “second estimate” posted Thursday (May 30) by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis…
by - May 30, 2024 11:21 am
Four Arkansas public school districts will receive a combined $11.03 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to purchase “clean” school buses to replace diesel-fueled buses. The Clean School Bus…
by - May 30, 2024 10:37 am
Conway-based manufacturer Uniforce has been acquired by Manufacturing Corporation of America (MCA), the two companies announced Thursday (May 30). Uniforce produces custom thermoformed plastics for the recreational vehicle sector. MCA…
by - May 29, 2024 9:34 pm
Hendrix College has received a $4.6 million bequest from the estate of alumnus and former board member the late Dr. William “Bill” Roberts of Conway. He was a 1965 graduate…
by - May 29, 2024 6:54 pm
Fort Smith-based ArcBest has partnered with Scholarship America to create the first Employee Dependent Scholarship Program for the shipping and logistic company’s more than 15,000 employees. The program offers $2,000…
by - May 29, 2024 12:58 pm
Audra Brooks Titsworth will serve as the founding dean of the Institute for the Creative Arts, the first performing and visual arts high school in Arkansas set to open Aug….
by - May 29, 2024 11:22 am
The central Arkansas and Northwest Arkansas regions posted record April job numbers, with job numbers up in five of the eight metro areas in or including parts of Arkansas. Central…
by - May 29, 2024 10:24 am
Arkansas State University-Newport (ASUN) and Lyon College have signed an articulation agreement to facilitate a pathway for students pursuing a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN). Under the agreement, students…
by - May 29, 2024 10:20 am
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) and Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will jointly host a public meeting May 30, to discuss the proposed replacement of the Highway 62 bridge…
by - May 28, 2024 8:43 pm
The Mississippi County miracle chronicles a three-decade turnaround for the region that was dealt a devastating blow in the early 1990s when Eaker Air Force Base closed. On top of…
by - May 28, 2024 8:31 pm
The Valley View School District made the largest residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County from March 15 to April 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The school…
by - May 28, 2024 8:25 pm
More than 40 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN Hospitals) partners raised $5,416,243 in 2023 for Arkansas Children’s Hospital and Arkansas Children’s Northwest. CMN Hospitals raises funds and awareness for 170…
by - May 28, 2024 8:21 pm
Jonesboro-based Ritter Communications is spending $5.3 million on infrastructure to upgrade high-quality, fiber optic internet to residents in Beebe, Kensett and Judsonia neighborhoods in White County. “Ritter Communications is the…
by - May 28, 2024 6:42 pm
ABB, which operates a manufacturing facility in Fort Smith, is donating $100,000 to support work on a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) Lab at the Fort Smith Boys…
