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Fort Smith sales tax revenue dips in February report

Fort Smith sales tax took a downward turn in February. The February sales tax report shows the city’s share of the 1% Sebastian County sales tax was down more than…

Northwest Arkansas sales tax revenue sees small gain in March report

Consumer spending on goods and services in Benton and Washington counties was flat in January with sales tax revenue in the top four cities totaling $8.734 million, up 0.62% from…

CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs will be training site for alliance to broaden healthcare diversity

CommonSpirit Health and Morehouse School of Medicine named CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs on Monday (March 25) as one of seven sites that will address a shortage of diverse clinicians…

AEDC awards tech commercialization contract to Startup Junkie Consulting

The Arkansas Economic Development Commission awarded the contract to manage the Arkansas Statewide Technology Commercialization Center to Startup Junkie Consulting of Fayetteville. The new contract is initially for 16 months for…

UA Little Rock hires Frank Cuervo as new athletic director

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Chancellor Christina Drale announced Monday (March 25) that Frank M. Cuervo as its new Director of Athletics for the Little Rock Trojans. Cuervo brings…

Pastureland owners advised to consider fertilizer recommendations

Arkansas has more than 4.5 million acres of pastureland and another 1.5 million hay land acres, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For those who own or rent those…

Baptist Health Foundation names 6 to board

Baptist Health Foundation recently added six new board members to help support its mission. The foundation was founded in 1963 and provides resources to a statewide system that has around…

Quattlebaum attorney Chip Chiles inducted into International Academy of Trial Lawyers

E. B. (Chip) Chiles IV, a managing member of the Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC law firm, was inducted as a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL)…

CARTI’s The Bridge aims to coordinate comprehensive cancer care

CARTI is offering a plethora of new services through The Bridge, a multi-million dollar facility on its flagship Little Rock campus that provides educational programming, support groups, screenings, financial services,…

The Supply Side: Hybrid shopping experience ‘is not going to go away’

Five years ago, omnichannel — multiple methods to reach consumers — was a retailer’s choice. Still, following a pandemic that changed the landscape for many economic sectors, the hybrid shopping…

FTC: Giant retailers, suppliers, wholesalers use pandemic to boost profits

A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report finds that large food and beverage retailers posted income gains during the height of the pandemic and continue to do so, calling into question…

Arkansas’ February jobless rate rises year-over-year to 3.6%

A more than 24% year-over-year increase in Arkansans without jobs and slower pace of job growth helped pushed the state’s February jobless rate to 3.6%, up from 2.9% in February…

Stewart named chief nursing officer for Baptist Health in Fort Smith, Van Buren

Baptist Health has named Brandi Stewart the chief nursing officer for Baptist Health hospitals in Fort Smith and Van Buren as well as the system’s clinics in Fort Smith metro….

AG Griffin investigating Change Healthcare cyberattack response

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Thursday (March 21) that his office is investigating Change Healthcare, Inc., which was hit with a major ransomware cyberattack in February. Change Healthcare, a…

Arkansas job openings, hires, layoffs fall in January

Job openings in Arkansas during January fell 30% compared with January 2023, and hiring during the month fell 14.2% compared with January 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor…

Hutchinson joins National Cold War Center Advisory Board

Former Gov. Asa Hutchinson has joined the Blytheville-based National Cold War Center’s (NCWC) National Advisory Board. Hutchinson was instrumental in helping the center garner multiple large donations, including a $1.9…

Arkansas Tourism Ticker: 2% tourism tax revenue sets a new record in 2023

Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax revenue between January and December was $25.446 million, up 5.8% compared with the $24.049 million in 2022. Revenue in each month of 2023 set a new…

New business for podcast creators opens in Rogers

In February, serial entrepreneur Eric Howerton opened a podcast studio in Rogers’ Pinnacle Hills area. The studio provides everything needed to make a professional podcast. PodcastVideos.com is the name of…

AG Griffin approves proposal to repeal Pope County casino license

Attorney General Tim Griffin on Wednesday (March 20) modified and approved a potential constitutional amendment that would allow Arkansas voters to repeal a Pope County casino license that has been…

NRF: Consumer spending expected to normalize in 2024

Consumer retail spending is estimated at $5.23 trillion in 2024, excluding automobiles and fuel, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). The trade group expects sales growth between 2.5% and…