by - August 3, 2023 10:21 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders on Thursday (Aug. 3) appointed Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) Secretary Larry Walther to fill out the term of the late Treasurer of State Mark…
by - August 3, 2023 9:32 am
Billionaire developer and philanthropist Johnelle Hunt, co-founder of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., has pledged $250,000 to establish the Hunt Family Fund for Excellence at the University of Arkansas for…
by - August 2, 2023 6:52 pm
The Fort Smith International Film Festival has taken a step up, growing from a festival into a film market thanks to a partnership with Porter + Craig Film and Media…
by - August 2, 2023 5:34 pm
Murphy USA reported second quarter net income of $132.8 million, a decline from $183.3 million one year ago. Second quarter revenue for the El Dorado-based gas and convenience store operator was…
by - August 2, 2023 12:57 pm
A Cleveland-based entrepreneurship education and experiences organization for K-12 students is expanding into Northwest Arkansas after receiving more than $1.21 million from the Walton Family Foundation, according to a Wednesday…
by - August 2, 2023 12:50 pm
A newly formed company, Hybar, has started construction on its scrap metal recycling steel rebar mill project. The mill is being built on a 1,300-acre site in Osceola. The $700…
by - August 2, 2023 12:38 pm
A ban on white, non-basmati rice exports by India could bolster prices for American rice farmers, said Alvaro Durand-Morat, associate professor and agricultural economist for the University of Arkansas System…
by - August 2, 2023 9:54 am
Arkansas began the new fiscal year with total tax revenue of $643.3 million in July, up 4.5% compared with July 2022 and 3.5% above the budget forecast, according to a…
by - August 2, 2023 9:36 am
Editor’s note: The State of the State series provides reports twice a year on Arkansas’ key economic sectors. The series publishes stories to begin a year and stories in July/August…
by - August 2, 2023 9:20 am
Cutbacks in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, this past spring has retailers offering discounted subscription costs for households seeing reduced…
by - August 1, 2023 3:05 pm
HanesBrands has confirmed it is closing its hosiery production plant in Clarksville at the end of September. The move shutters a plant that once employed at least 570 in the…
by - August 1, 2023 1:58 pm
Haas Hall Academy will open the newest high school Aug. 10 on the fourth floor of the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) Research Institute Health and Wellness Center in…
by - August 1, 2023 12:56 pm
A day after saying it had failed to collect enough signatures to qualify its referendum for the ballot, the anti-LEARNS Act group Citizens for Arkansas Public Education and Students (CAPES)…
by - August 1, 2023 12:45 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture will receive $5.6 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) program to improve food supply chain operations…
by - August 1, 2023 12:34 pm
The Academies of Central Arkansas entered into a formal partnership between Baptist Health and two high schools within the North Little Rock School District. The partnership with North Little Rock…
by - August 1, 2023 11:38 am
NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville has hired Brooke Brewer as its first full-time athletic director. The college issued a news release Tuesday (Aug. 1). Brewer teaches and coaches at…
by - August 1, 2023 10:50 am
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector declined for the ninth consecutive month, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). However, the rate of decline moderated slightly in July. The…
by - August 1, 2023 10:40 am
There are multiple opportunities for future small business owners in August through the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University. Several sessions will allow future…
by - August 1, 2023 10:22 am
A new report from J.D. Power indicates consumers have their favorite retail pharmacies and do not often change pharmacies. Now in its 15th year, the U.S. pharmacy study gauges customer…
by - August 1, 2023 10:12 am
Rogers-based Beaty Capital Group (BCG), which owns TempleLive in downtown Fort Smith, has obtained an $8.1 million construction loan for a second phase of renovation of the more than 100-year-old…
