by - January 5, 2023 9:59 am
Encore Bancshares, Inc. and its wholly-owned bank subsidiary, Encore Bank, have named four new board members. Mark Richardson has been appointed to the Encore Bancshares, Inc. Board of Directors and…
by - January 5, 2023 9:47 am
An international partnership led Rogers-based Onyx Coffee Lab to team up with NBA player Jimmy Butler for a limited-release, competition-level coffee. Onyx co-founder Jon Allen said Butler reached out to…
by - January 5, 2023 9:46 am
On Dec. 2, 2022, the FBI issued a warning about the use of TikTok because of the app’s data collection policies. TikTok policies allow for the capture of sensitive, personally…
by - January 4, 2023 5:46 pm
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame is slated to add five new members to its ranks this year. Class XXXV induction ceremonies are set for 11:30 a.m. March 3 at…
by - January 4, 2023 3:38 pm
The $435 million sale of Van Buren-based USA Truck to a company based in Germany, and Fort Smith voter approval of a tax extension package valued at more than $210…
by - January 4, 2023 1:26 pm
Tim and Beverly Graham of Springdale and their family have donated $300,000 toward the construction of the $33.5 million Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation at the University…
by - January 4, 2023 1:20 pm
Economic activity in the U.S. manufacturing sector and the overall economy contracted in December, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). December was the first month that ISM data…
by - January 4, 2023 12:51 pm
The educational affiliate of Little Rock-based Arkansas Advanced Energy Association has established an apprenticeship program and hired a director of workforce development, according to a Wednesday (Jan. 4) news release….
by - January 4, 2023 12:26 pm
An early report on holiday spending from Mastercard SpendingPulse indicates holiday sales (excluding automobiles) rose 7.6% between Nov. 1 and Dec. 24. The report measures in-store and online retail sales…
by - January 4, 2023 10:17 am
The city of Jonesboro will receive a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for an extension of the Jonesboro airport runway, Mayor Harold Copenhaver said. Copenhaver and…
by - January 4, 2023 10:14 am
If the economy is slowing, no one told Arkansas businesses and consumers. In the December report, fiscal year-to-date Arkansas tax revenue totaled $4.145 billion, up 6.4% compared with the same…
by - January 3, 2023 5:31 pm
Arkansas rice farmers were hit with a number of dramatic challenges as the planting and growing season unfolded during 2022. Weather patterns shifted from too wet to drought. Input costs…
by - January 3, 2023 5:12 pm
Fort Smith, Greenwood, and Van Buren building permits totaled $480.376 million in 2022, almost $140 million more than the $343.289 million in 2021. The 39.9% increase sets a significantly higher…
by - January 3, 2023 3:42 pm
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank was Arkansas’s top U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) lender for the ninth consecutive year. The ranking is based on 7(a) loan production for the SBA fiscal year…
by - January 3, 2023 3:38 pm
The city of Mulberry is set to receive $4 million in federal dollars for infrastructure work in and around its industrial park near the Interstate 40 interchange, according to a…
by - January 3, 2023 10:24 am
Fayetteville medical device company Lapovations has closed an oversubscribed Series A funding round led by investments from multiple angel investors and groups. According to a Tuesday (Jan. 3) news release, the company…
by - January 3, 2023 8:58 am
Ritter Communications CEO Alan Morse recently announced the promotion of Heath Simpson to president and chief operating officer (COO) and Lexanne Horton to chief financial officer (CFO) as part of…
by - January 2, 2023 5:32 pm
For the first time in 2022, Fort Smith sales tax numbers came in lower than anticipated. The city’s portion of the Sebastian County sales tax totaled $1.938 million in November,…
by - January 2, 2023 5:04 pm
Dr. Todd Shields’ daughter, Savvy, competed in a series of beauty pageants during her youth culminating with her win as Miss Arkansas in 2016. She traveled the state and one…
by - January 2, 2023 10:45 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has donated more than $200,000 for classroom supplies to elementary schools across the nation since establishing its annual Adopt-a-Class program in 2013. This…
