by - February 24, 2022 11:20 am
Disease, especially avian influenza, could impact Arkansas poultry producers in 2022. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is urging poultry owners to increase biosecurity measures on their operations in response to…
by - February 24, 2022 11:18 am
For various reasons, fewer and fewer family farms are passing on to the next generation. Recent economic, weather and political events have certainly set forth a bumpy road for those…
by - February 24, 2022 11:06 am
Developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine have led future oil prices to rise to $100 a barrel – the highest since 2014 – but the full impact of…
by - February 24, 2022 10:31 am
Bankers Assurance, a regulatory compliance consulting firm based in Little Rock, is joining BKD CPAs & Advisors, effective Feb. 28, 2022. Founded in 2009, Bankers Assurance serves more than 75…
by - February 24, 2022 10:24 am
Dark Threat Fabrication, a one-stop full-service metal fabricator, announced Thursday (Feb. 24) it will expand its facility in Heber Springs. The $7.65 million building and equipment expansion is expected to…
by - February 23, 2022 7:29 pm
Moses Tucker Partners announced Wednesday (Feb. 23) that five new partners have been added across the state as the firm expands. Zack Kifer, Jennifer Lester, Chris Monroe, Eric Nelson and…
by - February 23, 2022 7:11 pm
Veteran banker Bill Yee is joining Citizens Bank as senior vice president and city president for the Little Rock market, the bank announced Wednesday (Feb. 23). “Bill is a perfect…
by - February 23, 2022 6:59 pm
Fayetteville-based Signature Bank of Arkansas has opened a branch in Jonesboro. An initial location has been established on East Jackson Street in downtown Jonesboro to serve the Northeast Arkansas market….
by - February 23, 2022 2:50 pm
Fort Smith metro home sales were up almost 11% in 2021 compared with what was a record 2020, and the 2021 average home price in Sebastian and Crawford counties topped…
by - February 23, 2022 1:35 pm
A Little Rock attorney is attempting to launch a smartphone application that would connect subscribers with attorneys during a police encounter. DispatchJustice, founded by estate planning attorney Elizabeth Richardson, would…
by - February 23, 2022 12:35 pm
Ozarks Electric Cooperative, Springdale Public Schools and Today’s Power Inc. broke ground on Feb. 9 on a 2.38-megawatt solar project near Sonora Middle School in Springdale. The project also will…
by - February 23, 2022 12:28 pm
Little Rock-based solar energy company Delta Solar announced Wednesday (Feb. 23) the completion of a 56-kilowatt solar array for Peoples Bank of Sheridan, which becomes one of the first community…
by - February 23, 2022 7:46 am
Riceland Foods has entered into a new partnership with Arva Intelligence as the Stuttgart-based cooperative shifts its sustainability focus towards capturing agronomic and economic data associated with its farmer members’…
by - February 23, 2022 6:00 am
Flying cars frequently appear in movies or television shows depicting the future. The prospect of a world predicted by, for example, “The Jetsons” may be closer than you think. And…
by - February 23, 2022 5:59 am
Dillard’s Inc. reported strong sales and profits as the Little Rock-based department store chain and online retailer tightened its margins. For the fourth quarter ended Jan. 29, 2022, Dillard’s reported…
by - February 22, 2022 10:38 pm
Terry “Big T” Williams spent his childhood living on a plantation in Farrell, Miss. It was the 1960s and the Civil Rights movement was afoot across his state and the…
by - February 22, 2022 10:09 pm
The Delta Regional Authority announced Tuesday (Feb. 22) a $3,239,382 investment that will boost economic development and improve the quality of life for Arkansas communities and residents. The investment will…
by - February 22, 2022 10:00 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Arkansas Tech University have been selected as a co-host for the 2022 Arkansas Computer Science and Computing Educator Academy (CSCEA). The program,…
by - February 22, 2022 5:17 pm
More than 100 people braved frigid temperatures Tuesday morning (Feb. 22) to mark the beginning of construction on a $162.5 million expansion of Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith that will…
by - February 22, 2022 4:55 pm
Arkansas medical marijuana patients spent $20.53 million in January at the state’s 37 dispensaries to obtain 3,731 pounds – which equals more than $5,500 a pound. Patients have bought more…
