by - January 24, 2023 10:39 am
Arkansas’ December jobless rate of 3.6% was better than the 3.7% in November, but is higher than the 3.3% in December 2021. The labor force participation rate improved, but the…
by - January 23, 2023 5:54 pm
The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA) announced the Arkansas Cinema Society and Ballet Arkansas as its partner companies-in-residence. These organizations are joining forces to create an inaugural year of…
by - January 23, 2023 5:51 pm
Former Arkansas legislator and state drug czar Denny Altes pled guilty on Monday (Jan. 23) to one count of abuse of public trust, a class A misdemeanor. He was sentenced…
by - January 23, 2023 2:34 pm
Oklahoma energy services company EightTwenty Solar has expanded to the Northwest Arkansas market with a Fayetteville office at 5 E. Mountain St. A spokeswoman said the market entry would create 20 jobs….
by - January 22, 2023 6:14 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission on Thursday (Jan. 19) approved $13.244 million for three water and wastewater projects serving more than 226,000 Arkansans. Lonoke White Public Water…
by - January 22, 2023 11:06 am
Bentonville-based retailer Walmart Inc. said recently it now operates, with its vendors, 36 drone delivery hubs in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah and Virginia. “I’m incredibly proud of…
by - January 22, 2023 9:00 am
Attorney General Tim Griffin is not a legislator nor is he governor, but he’s on the same page with Gov. Sarah Sanders and legislative leaders and has been instrumental in…
by - January 21, 2023 10:59 am
Economics Arkansas, a nonprofit educational organization that promotes economic literacy to K-12 students, will present the 2023 Excellence in Free Enterprise Award to J.B. Hunt Transport Services President Shelley Simpson….
by - January 19, 2023 6:38 pm
Arkansas Tech University announced Thursday (Jan. 19) the election of Fayetteville attorney Jim Smith as chairman of the ATU Board of Trustees. Gov. Asa Hutchinson appointed Smith to a five-year…
by - January 19, 2023 6:33 pm
SB 43, a controversial piece of legislation that has captured national attention, sailed through the Arkansas Senate’s City, County, & Local Affairs Committee on Thursday (Jan. 19) and is set…
by - January 19, 2023 5:23 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders on Thursday (Jan. 19) appointed Eric Jackson, Dr. Trey Berry and Rebecca Lentz to the Arkansas State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission. The terms for the three appointments…
by - January 19, 2023 3:37 pm
A master’s degree in public health will be yet another degree program to be offered by the Fort Smith-based Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE), with the first class set…
by - January 18, 2023 11:36 am
The Arkansas Rice Farmers and Arkansas Rice Council will hold their annual meeting on January 26 in Stuttgart at the newly renovated Grand Prairie Center. USA Rice CEO Betsy Ward…
by - January 18, 2023 10:40 am
The Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks has hired George Velez to head up oversight of the medical center in Fayetteville and seven outpatient locations, including Fort Smith, Harrison…
by - January 18, 2023 10:20 am
Former Arkansas Secretary of Commerce and Arkansas Economic Development Commission director Mike Preston is joining Stephens Inc. to start a new Site & Incentive Advisory (SIA) practice, the Little Rock-based…
by - January 18, 2023 7:28 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced the following appointments to boards and commissions on Tuesday (Jan. 17). Arkansas Racing Commission: Steve Landers, of Little Rock, to the Arkansas Racing Commission. Term expires…
by - January 17, 2023 12:36 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) named Michelle W. Krause, M.D., MPH, senior vice chancellor for UAMS Health and chief executive officer for UAMS Medical Center, and Ahmed…
by - January 17, 2023 11:13 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced on Tuesday (Jan. 17) that she will appoint Michael Mayton to the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission and Doyle Webb as the Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC)…
by - January 17, 2023 9:00 am
Lexicon Inc. announced Monday (Jan. 16) the promotion of Steve Grandfield as chief operating officer. Grandfield has served in several management positions, most recently serving as president of Prospect Steel,…
by - January 16, 2023 4:17 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has extended the deadline for applications to the Arkansas School Garden Grant program and the Arkansas Taste Test Grant program through Jan. 25. The Arkansas…
