by - June 13, 2023 6:10 pm
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas are now accepting applications for Leadership Arkansas Class XVIII. Designed for leaders from diverse backgrounds and industries, Leadership Arkansas…
by - June 13, 2023 5:41 pm
United States Steel Corporation on Tuesday (June 13) issued its 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report titled, “Essential for our Future,” reaffirming its commitment to sustainable steelmaking and a…
by - June 13, 2023 4:36 pm
Arkansas’ four top metro areas are healthy with “robust” and “stable” job growth a common factor in the regions, according to the first quarter 2023 The Compass Report. Job numbers…
by - June 13, 2023 2:05 pm
New York-based eyewear retailer Warby Parker opened its first Arkansas store on May 20 at Pinnacle Hills Promenade near Interstate 49 in Rogers. The store at 2203 Promenade Boulevard is…
by - June 13, 2023 1:03 pm
Overall prices of goods and services rose 4% in May compared to a year ago, increasing 0.1% from the prior month which was the smallest year-over-year increase since March 2021,…
by - June 13, 2023 10:36 am
Walmart said it’s been testing the potential uses of generative artificial intelligence (AI). During the retailer’s recent shareholders week, tech execs explained how Walmart is using generative AI across its…
by - June 13, 2023 10:28 am
Rogers-based Onyx Coffee Lab has tapped a familiar name as the company’s chief operating officer. Craig Lile started the job in mid-May. He previously spent nearly six years as president…
by - June 12, 2023 9:38 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders appointed Marty Ryall as the Director of the Division of Arkansas Heritage on Monday (June 12). He replaces Jimmy Bryant, who is retiring at the end of…
by - June 12, 2023 9:12 pm
Dr. Glen Hoffsis has been named as the founding dean for Arkansas State University’s upcoming College of Veterinary Medicine, Chancellor Todd Shields said. Hoffsis has served as dean of two…
by - June 12, 2023 3:18 pm
Lower beef packer margins for Tyson Foods and other processors will continue as the U.S. beef cattle herd rebuilds, according to Derrell Peel, livestock marketing analyst at Oklahoma State University…
by - June 12, 2023 1:26 pm
With interest rates more than double what they were two years ago, Fort Smith metro home sales are trending much lower than the records set in 2021. First quarter home…
by - June 12, 2023 10:34 am
Greenway Equipment Inc. has launched a fundraising campaign for local food banks in partnership with country music star Jason Aldean. The funds raised through the promotion will be donated to…
by - June 12, 2023 10:31 am
Former KLEK radio host Qubilah Jones’s goals when she joined the non-profit station was to organize a Juneteenth celebration in Jonesboro. The host of “Community Conversations” got her wish and…
by - June 12, 2023 7:47 am
The University of Arkansas released a report Monday (June 12) showing that Northwest Arkansas’ cycling industry contributed $159 million to the economy in 2022 through cycling-related jobs, tourism revenue and…
by - June 11, 2023 10:17 am
This isn’t Shannon Newton’s first road trip. The president of the Arkansas Trucking Association has seen plenty of ebbs and flows in her career leading and working in the transportation…
by - June 11, 2023 9:56 am
Cancer care provider CARTI opened its new 57,000 square foot surgery center on Friday (June 9) at its campus in midtown Little Rock. The new surgery center includes eight private…
by - June 9, 2023 3:11 pm
A “slowdown” in the U.S. economy is reducing revenue and squeezing margins in the freight shipping business, according to Friday’s (June 9) federal filing by Fort Smith-based ArcBest. According to…
by - June 9, 2023 2:30 pm
Arkansas Education Secretary Jacob Oliva is speaking this summer at the national convention of Moms for Liberty, a group recently identified as an “extremist” group by the Southern Poverty Law…
by - June 8, 2023 6:24 pm
The construction company responsible for the initial Peak Innovation Center project for Fort Smith Public Schools is striking back at insinuations that flooding incidents that have plagued the center since…
by - June 8, 2023 5:28 pm
The Arkansas Department of Human Services said it disenrolled 43,385 Medicaid beneficiaries whose coverage had been extended because of the COVID public health emergency in the month of May, the…
