by - January 12, 2024 6:53 am
Brent Williams, interim dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas since August 2023, has been appointed to the position full-time. UA officials made…
by - January 11, 2024 6:09 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday (Jan. 11) it will not rehear a lower court decision that blocked granting of a casino license in Pope County to Cherokee Nation Businesses….
by - January 11, 2024 5:46 pm
Attorney Brian Meadors said that in light of the new Crawford County Library leadership on the board there “may be” room for negotiation on the lawsuit he filed against the…
by - January 11, 2024 5:00 pm
Wynne-based Cross Bank has hired Gary Edwards as vice president and chief financial officer. Edwards assumes the role after the retirement of longtime CFO Beth Dildine. Edwards brings more than…
by - January 11, 2024 4:10 pm
Arkansas River tonnage was up more than 16% in December, which helped push total tonnage shipped in 2023 up almost 11% compared with 2022, according to numbers posted Thursday (Jan….
by - January 11, 2024 4:06 pm
Hope Baking Co. is investing more than $37 million to expand its food manufacturing facility in Hope. The expansion is expected to create 266 new jobs over two years. “Hope…
by - January 11, 2024 3:49 pm
Central Arkansas Water (CAW), the state’s largest water utility, announced Thursday (Jan. 10) that Heide Harrell has joined as Director of Communications. She brings more than 20 years of industry…
by - January 11, 2024 2:34 pm
Consumer prices tracked a bit higher than expected in December with overall prices up 3.4% from a year ago and 0.3% higher than the prior month, according to the Consumer…
by - January 11, 2024 9:45 am
Anvil Metals and Fabrication (AMF) was the winner of the Arkansas Ag Innovation Challenge at Arkansas Farm Bureau’s 89th annual convention in Little Rock. In addition to winning the overall…
by - January 11, 2024 8:11 am
Strawberries were not widely grown in Arkansas until the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The fruit crop became more pervasive as railroad lines expanded around the state and it became easier to…
by - January 10, 2024 9:10 pm
For several years, cotton gin owner Bo Adams put up Christmas displays on his property in Mississippi County. As the years passed, the displays grew larger and more elaborate and…
by - January 10, 2024 3:28 pm
Walmart is set to open on Friday (Jan. 12) its new 360,000-square-foot Walton Family Whole Health & Fitness center on its new home office campus – which is still under…
by - January 10, 2024 2:33 pm
An economic development project announced this past summer in south Fayetteville has earned international recognition for its design. In November, Rethinking the Future (RFA), an architecture and design platform based…
by - January 10, 2024 2:03 pm
Will Hopkins has been hired as director of local affairs and rural development at Arkansas Farm Bureau, where he will serve as a member of the lobbying team for the…
by - January 10, 2024 1:10 pm
Former Tyson Foods CEO Dean Banks was named CEO of New England-based Indigo Ag effective Feb. 1. He will also become the CEO-partner at biotech firm Flagship Pioneering on the…
by - January 10, 2024 11:24 am
The Crawford County Library System may soon have a new director, and the system’s controversial board chair has been replaced by a board member who wants to move the board…
by - January 10, 2024 11:10 am
Solar electric generation is expected to account for 7% of total U.S. electricity generation in 2025, up from 4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). On…
by - January 10, 2024 10:07 am
The El Dorado Film Festival announced its 2024 line-up for this year’s event taking place on Feb. 8-11, 2024, at the South Arkansas Arts Center in El Dorado. This year’s festival…
by - January 10, 2024 9:35 am
FNBC Bank has promoted Ryan Howard and Kyle Davidson to regional market presidents. Howard, previously community president for Melbourne, now has oversight over Izard, Independence and Sharp counties. Davidson, previously…
by - January 9, 2024 6:59 pm
A day after rejecting four proposed constitutional amendments affecting the state’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Attorney General Tim Griffin on Tuesday (Jan. 9) also rejected four initiated act proposals…
