by - August 29, 2023 3:23 pm
Third and fourth quarter financial results will not be as healthy as they were in what was a record-setting 2022, but officials with Fort Smith-based ArcBest say market realities are…
by - August 29, 2023 3:23 pm
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. is expected to post a decline in earnings but an increase in revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 as used vehicle price increases moderate,…
by - August 29, 2023 12:49 pm
August is national “Make a Will” Month. Maybe you weren’t aware of that because you don’t pay attention to the seemingly endless number of official month and day observations each…
by - August 29, 2023 12:35 pm
Data collected since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic suggests Arkansas’ largest economic sector, agriculture, has rebounded from its impacts. Jobs, cash farm receipts, farm implement purchases and other metrics…
by - August 29, 2023 12:04 pm
New first-year students admitted to Hendrix College for the 2024-2025 academic year will pay no more in tuition and fees than they would at their home state’s public flagship institution,…
by - August 29, 2023 12:00 pm
Representatives from Corporación Multi Inversiones (CMI), one of the largest importers and end-users of feed grains in Central America, will be meeting with producers at the Arkansas Corn and Grain…
by - August 28, 2023 9:18 pm
With two weapon-related incidents at Fort Smith Public Schools in the first two weeks of the school year, FSPS administration is looking for ways to make sure students and staff…
by - August 28, 2023 5:03 pm
Former Windstream CEO Jeff Gardner, who led the company through its spin-off from Alltel Corp., passed away unexpectedly on Sunday (Aug. 27), according to the current company he leads, CalAmp….
by - August 28, 2023 2:52 pm
In an effort to more effectively ensure discipline and help teachers and students get what they need in the classroom, the Fort Smith Public School District has added new administrative…
by - August 28, 2023 2:33 pm
Arkansas’ medical marijuana sales totaled $164.6 million in the first seven months of 2023, up 4.64% compared with the same period in 2022, according to the Arkansas Department of Finance…
by - August 28, 2023 2:13 pm
Central Arkansas radio stations KUAR and KLRE are rebranding as Little Rock Public Radio, the station’s management announced Monday (Aug. 28). “As we celebrate 50 years of Public Radio in…
by - August 28, 2023 2:04 pm
Southern Bancorp, a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), announced Monday (Aug. 28) the hiring of a president of mortgage, a position that will lead its mortgage company and expand its…
by - August 28, 2023 11:20 am
Chris Nicholas began working in retail at the age of 14, pricing goods and working in back rooms. The stage will get much bigger on Sept. 11 when he steps…
by - August 28, 2023 11:04 am
Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Jeff Purinton has signed a new agreement that extends his contract to June 30, 2028, Arkansas State University Chancellor Dr. Todd Shields said. “Jeff has…
by - August 27, 2023 9:34 am
Two of Arkansas’ leading state senators – Sen. Jonathan Dismang, R-Beebe, and Sen. Clarke Tucker, D-Little Rock – say that tax cuts and incentives on several fronts are being discussed…
by - August 27, 2023 9:03 am
A 202-acre pastureland site west of Interstate 49 in Benton County is in line for a significant development project over the next decade. A local investment group closed a deal…
by - August 27, 2023 8:43 am
Consumers have been the economic engine keeping the U.S. out of recession through the first half of 2023. However, separate research from OnePoll and Numerator found that Americans are spending…
by - August 27, 2023 8:11 am
Artificial intelligence (AI) is disrupting the modern world and most notably in the digital sphere. The cybercrime threats that have existed in the digital world have become more powerful and…
by - August 26, 2023 9:48 am
Integrity Marketing Group, a Dallas-based distributor of life and health insurance and provider of wealth management and retirement planning services, recently acquired Bentonville-based Stockton Agency Partners. Financial terms of the…
by - August 25, 2023 7:57 am
Rogers firm NewRoad Capital Partners, Arkansas’ largest private equity fund, has hired Bob Arvin as a strategic advisor. According to a news release Thursday (Aug. 24), Arvin brings NewRoad’s roster…
