by - April 1, 2022 3:06 pm
Springdale-based Harps Food Stores said Friday it will hold a grand opening at 10 a.m., April 27 for their newest store at 301 W. Center St., in Greenwood. The location,…
by - April 1, 2022 10:24 am
A campaign committee has formed in Benton County to allow stores in Rogers and Bentonville to sell alcohol on Sundays, according to a press release sent Friday (April 1). Keep…
by - March 31, 2022 7:31 am
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2022 Arkansas Century Farm program. This program recognizes Arkansas families who have owned and farmed the same land for…
by - March 30, 2022 4:36 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the following appointments on Wednesday (March 30): Harold Perrin, Jonesboro, to the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority. Term expires on January 14,…
by - March 30, 2022 11:59 am
Liz Picone has been named the Arkansas Education Association’s interim executive director for the next 6-8 months while the teachers’ association searches for a full-time leader. Picone has 28 years…
by - March 30, 2022 7:52 am
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the University of Arkansas – Pulaski Technical College were selected as education partners for Amazon’s Career Choice program, which provides Amazon’s hourly…
by - March 29, 2022 3:53 pm
The Wynne Economic Development Corp. and Entergy Arkansas announced Tuesday (March 29) completion of the utility’s Select Site certification for the 37-acre Wynne Highway 1 industrial site. “The timeline for…
by - March 29, 2022 3:48 pm
The Venture Center announced Tuesday (March 29) the addition of two new roles to serve entrepreneurs. Ashley Jones, longtime member of The Venture Center team, has been named Director of…
by - March 29, 2022 3:46 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) will host its annual matchmaker event in partnership with the Arkansas District Office of the Small Business Administration and the Arkansas Procurement Technical Assistance…
by - March 29, 2022 1:26 pm
After a nationwide search, the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute Board of Directors decided to keep it local and have named Janet Harris as Institute executive director/CEO. Harris, now the Institute’s chief…
by - March 26, 2022 8:54 am
Regional law firm Hall Booth Smith, P.C. announced this week that attorneys Todd Wooten, Tony A. DiCarlo, III and Joseph C. Stepina have joined the firm in the recently opened…
by - March 25, 2022 4:25 pm
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame inducted six new members Friday (March 25) at a ceremony at the Little Rock Embassy Suites. The newest class represents agriculture education, the seed…
by - March 25, 2022 11:35 am
All large Arkansas employment sectors posted job gains in February, with the state’s jobless rate setting a new record low of 3.1%, down from 4.8% in February 2021. However, Arkansas’…
by - March 23, 2022 4:44 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $1.96 million workforce development grant to fund further development of the Cyber Learning Network (CyberLearN) – a regional cyber-learning partnership…
by - March 23, 2022 11:23 am
Many parts of society are returning to a pre-COVID-19 pandemic normal, but a recent University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) report suggests the pandemic isn’t finished and will continue…
by - March 22, 2022 1:42 pm
Carty & Co. of Memphis hired veteran public finance banker Edmond Hurst of Little Rock to lead the firm’s national Public Finance and Capital Markets division. Hurst has worked in…
by - March 22, 2022 1:22 pm
Structurlam Mass Timber Corp., a mass timber manufacturer, hired Jason Trenn as the company’s new vice president of manufacturing & operations for its new production facility in Conway. Trenn brings…
by - March 21, 2022 12:48 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) has awarded $4,753,478 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to 30 Arkansas cities and counties. The grants were awarded under the General Assistance…
by - March 21, 2022 12:43 pm
The Women’s Leadership Center in the Neil Griffin College of Business at Arkansas State University has hosted the Women’s Leadership Conference for years, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic the…
by - March 21, 2022 10:07 am
Jobless rates in all eight metro areas within or including parts of Arkansas were down compared with January 2021, but higher than December. Fort Smith, Hot Springs and Texarkana metros…
