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Group buys land for West Little Rock commercial park

Village at BC LLC closed a $3.25 million purchase on Dec. 1 on a 60-acre land tract near the intersection of Col. Glenn Road and Interstate 430 in west Little…

Murphy USA acquires convenience store chain QuickChek in $645 million deal

El Dorado-based Murphy USA announced an agreement to acquire QuickChek Corp. of New Jersey in an all-cash transaction for $645 million. Founded in 1967 as an extension of Durling Farms,…

Convenience store, Dairy Queen top commercial real estate deals

Nomads Pit Stop Inc. made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County Oct. 15 through Nov. 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The company…

Sweat family of McCaskill named Arkansas Farm Family of the Year

Chris and Denise Sweat of McCaskill (Hempstead County) are the 2020 Arkansas Farm Family of the Year. The honor was announced last week during a virtual event honoring the county…

Steve Goode named executive director of Arkansas Grocers and Retail Merchants Association

The Arkansas Grocers and Retail Merchants Association has selected Steve Goode to serve as its Executive Director. Goode brings 36 years of experience in retail business to the association. He…

UA Little Rock waives application fees to encourage more students to apply

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has waived its student application fee and initiated other efforts to ease the financial burden for incoming college students and their families. UA…

BSR REIT exits Beaumont, Texas market with $44 million sale of property

Little Rock-based BSR Real Estate Investment Trust announced Thursday (Dec. 9) it sold West End Lodge located in Beaumont, Texas, built in 2010 and comprising of 360 apartment units, for…

COVID-19 deaths in Arkansas set a new daily record

The Arkansas Department of Health on Friday (Dec. 11) reported 55 confirmed and probable deaths from COVID-19, a new daily record. There were also 54 new hospital admissions reported Friday,…

Winthrop Rockefeller Institute adds UA’s Matt Waller to board of directors

Arkansas nonprofit Winthrop Rockefeller Institute announced the appointment Thursday (Dec. 10) of Dr. Matt Waller to its board of directors. The three-year term begins Jan. 1, 2021. Waller has served…

Pine Bluff pellet manufacturer lands $135 million capital investment

Highland Pellets LLC announced Wednesday (Dec. 9) a strategic capital partnership with Orion Energy Partners, L.P. to fund the expansion and upgrade of its existing wood pellet facility in Pine…

COVID-19 daily numbers again top 2,000; NWA hospitals note concern about staff shortages

New confirmed and probable COVID-19 deaths reported Wednesday (Dec. 9) by the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) rose by 34 to 2,786. While hospitalizations and ventilator use declined, new confirmed…

Western Arkansas Business Award honorees named, virtual event to be held in January

Banking, liquor and property development are the areas of business to be recognized in the second annual Talk Business & Politics Western Arkansas Business Awards program. Talk Business & Politics…

2021 State Chamber, AIA officers and directors announced

The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas shared the results of their officer elections for 2021 on Wednesday (Dec. 9). Ronald Dedman of AT&T Arkansas was…

UCA hires Arkansas Coding Academy director

The Arkansas Coding Academy (ArCA), a program of the Division of Outreach and Community Engagement at the University of Central Arkansas, has named Alison Wish as its new director. Wish…

Governor appoints Jonathan Askins as state’s Chief Technology Officer

Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Jonathan Askins as the director of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services (TSS) Division of Information Systems (DIS). Askins will also serve as the…

Mercy Hospital in Rogers earns national recognition

The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employers, has recognized Mercy Hospital in Rogers as one of the best small teaching hospitals in patient care. The hospital earned an…

Delta Regional Authority names six Arkansas leaders as fellows

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) named six Arkansas leaders as fellows of the 2021 Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy. DLI is an extensive, nine-month executive leadership program that brings…

Arkansas Securities Department closes NationStar Mortgage investigation

The Arkansas Securities Department, in coordination with state and federal government partners, closed a multi-year investigation of Nationstar Mortgage LLC, d/b/a Mr. Cooper, one of the largest mortgage servicers in…

Civil engineering research facility at UA to be named for Little Rock businessman Grady Harvell

The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville will name a new civil engineering facility for a former student. The Grady E. Harvell Civil Engineering Research and Education Center is a 37,400-square-foot…

COVID-19 deaths surge to new daily record; Gov. Hutchinson plans statewide television address

COVID-19 deaths surged by 53 to 2,713, setting a new daily record, according to Monday’s (Dec. 7) report from the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH). Gov. Asa Hutchinson said the…