by March 19, 2020 2:24 pm
-Pernod Ricard gearing up to produce hand sanitizer
The Pernod Ricard plant in Fort Smith is one of four company plants gearing up to produce and donate hand sanitizer to help in the national fight against the COVID-19…
by March 19, 2020 2:24 pm
-The Pernod Ricard plant in Fort Smith is one of four company plants gearing up to produce and donate hand sanitizer to help in the national fight against the COVID-19…
by March 19, 2020 2:04 pm
-A large steel casting bell used to help build large solid rocket motors for the Atlas V rocket has been installed in Aerojet Rocketdyne’s plant in Camden. The bell, relocated…
by March 19, 2020 1:55 pm
-Health insurance provider Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield and its affiliate Health Advantage announced a plan Thursday (March 19) to give fully insured members expanded health insurance benefits to…
by March 19, 2020 12:35 pm
-The Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control on Thursday (March 19) issued a rule allowing restaurants and microbrewery restaurants to sell beer and wine for off-site consumption with the purchase of food….
by March 19, 2020 11:00 am
-Lowell-based Central Research Inc., a provider of management and financial services for government and commercial sectors, announced Thursday (March 19) the purchase of Global Emergency Response Inc., a software and…
by March 19, 2020 7:55 am
-Northwest Arkansas’ regional healthcare providers issued a joint news release Wednesday (March 17) following the disclosure of the region’s first COVID-19 (coronavirus) case. “Our regional healthcare providers and state agencies…
by March 18, 2020 9:51 pm
-Walmart announced late Wednesday (March 18) it will begin reducing store hours from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily in order to allow employees more time to clean and restock…
by March 18, 2020 2:29 pm
-Gov. Asa Hutchinson said the number of COVID-19 cases in Arkansas has risen from 22 to 33 people from Tuesday to Wednesday (March 18). By nightfall, the number had risen…
by March 18, 2020 9:21 am
-Industrial production rose 0.6% in February after declining 0.5% in January, according to the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve recently released data on industrial production and capacity use for February….
by March 18, 2020 7:59 am
-Walmart and the Walmart Foundation will donate $25 million to support organizations on the front lines responding to the global coronavirus outbreak. In an announcement Monday night (March 17), the…
by March 17, 2020 9:31 pm
-Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden took another big step Tuesday (March 17) toward capturing the Democratic nomination for President with primary wins in Arizona, Florida and Illinois. Going into…
by March 17, 2020 6:23 pm
-Haley Allgood has resigned as executive director of the Startup Junkie Foundation in Fayetteville, according to a news release Tuesday (March 17). Startup Junkie Foundation, previously known as Community Ventures…
by March 17, 2020 2:58 pm
-Gov. Asa Hutchinson disclosed that no new cases of COVID-19 materialized overnight, but he warned that ramped-up state testing may lead to a higher count. Hutchinson’s daily update on the…
by March 17, 2020 11:27 am
-NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) in Bentonville was recently awarded a $100,000 grant by the American Electric Power Foundation. The grant will support NWACC’s skilled trades workforce training, safety, resources…
by March 17, 2020 11:11 am
-Dollar General has followed the lead of other grocery retailers in the U.S to adjust its store hours amid the coronavirus outbreak. With more than 16,094 stores throughout the country,…
by March 17, 2020 11:05 am
-Markets for oil and other commodities and equities have experienced volatility and price declines since the final week of February amid concerns related to the economic effects of the coronavirus…
by March 17, 2020 9:53 am
-Northwest Health opened a standalone emergency department at 6 a.m. Tuesday (March 17). The location is just off Interstate 49 and exit 62 at 1255 S. Shiloh Drive in Fayetteville,…
by March 17, 2020 8:24 am
-The U.S. Social Security Administration has closed all of its field offices to the public for in-person services, effective Tuesday (March 17). In Arkansas, that includes 18 offices. “This decision…
by March 16, 2020 3:44 pm
-Walmart is reportedly proceeding with a majority sale of its Asda supermarket segment located in the United Kingdom and evaluating three initial bids for the business. Bloomberg reports Apollo Group…
by March 16, 2020 2:02 pm
-Year-over-year job growth rose just 0.36% in Arkansas, with the January jobless rate pegged at 3.5%, down from 3.6% in January 2019. Most of the state’s job growth was in…