by - April 12, 2023 2:30 pm
Arkansas banking leaders have been working to reassure consumers and renew confidence in the industry’s strength in the state and nationwide after two large coastal banks failed in mid-March. Sam…
by - April 12, 2023 12:33 pm
The pace of inflation hit its lowest level since late 2021, but overall inflation remains high as core inflation – excluding food and fuel – ticked up 0.1% in March…
by - April 12, 2023 11:12 am
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund has awarded more than $1.73 billion in grants to 603 CDFIs through the CDFI Equitable Recovery Program. Southern Bancorp, Inc.,…
by - April 12, 2023 10:45 am
Peoples Bank of Sheridan announced Wednesday (April 12) it will open a new branch office in Benton and has hired Chris Diaz as Benton Market President and Don Tackett as…
by - April 12, 2023 10:38 am
The Peacock Group announced Wednesday (April 12) Amanda Hoelzeman has joined the agency as a public relations manager. With nearly 20 years of strategic communications experience, Hoelzeman’s background includes media…
by - April 12, 2023 9:26 am
Used vehicle prices are expected to be higher this year because of low inventory, automotive economists said. However, the rise in prices so far this year could lead to price…
by - April 12, 2023 7:34 am
For more than three generations, agriculture reigned as the supreme economic driver in Mississippi County. Soybeans, corn and most importantly, cotton were grown in the county’s fertile soil. The county…
by - April 11, 2023 6:28 pm
Michael Hall is the new executive director of the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum (RAM). His first day was April 3, and he replaced the retired Louis Meluso, who had…
by - April 11, 2023 5:05 pm
Mercy Fort Smith has invested just under $3 million to install a new GE Omni Legend PET/CT scanner, with General Electric saying the Fort Smith hospital is the first in…
by - April 11, 2023 3:07 pm
OPEC’s recent plans to cut oil production by 1.2 million barrels per day through the end of this year led the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) to increase its oil…
by - April 11, 2023 3:03 pm
Forge Institute introduced Tuesday (April 11) the Arkansas Cyber Defense Center (ACDC) as a real-time operational call center that supports Arkansas small businesses and entrepreneurs to boost their cyber defense…
by - April 11, 2023 3:00 pm
The future for social media platform TikTok may be cloudy, but that has not kept Walmart and Amazon from seeking to grow their brands via influencers and content creators on…
by - April 11, 2023 2:53 pm
Net farm incomes in Arkansas set an all-time record in 2022 with $4.2 billion collected. The Rural & Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center, based at the University of Missouri, projects…
by - April 11, 2023 11:37 am
Walmart has hired Denise Malloy as the company’s new chief belonging officer. She will begin in the job on April 14 and succeeds Ben Hasan, who was the retailer’s chief…
by - April 11, 2023 10:49 am
GEN Z, a Bentonville startup that launched a water brand with a unique bottle design, recently was sold to Industry, Calif.-based Langers Juice Co. Financial terms of the deal were…
by - April 10, 2023 6:07 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders on Monday (April 10) signed a major tax cut bill into law and put forth an executive order to extend state tax filing deadline for citizens impacted…
by - April 10, 2023 5:52 pm
Community School of the Arts in Fort Smith is taking steps to become the first performing arts high school in Arkansas. If the charter is approved, the school would be…
by - April 10, 2023 5:09 pm
Tyson Foods employees and supporters gathered Monday (April 10) near the company’s Van Buren plant to protest against what they claim is unfair treatment during their final weeks working at…
by - April 10, 2023 1:41 pm
Alison Williams, chief of staff for former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, has been hired by Excel by Eight as coalitions director. Williams brings more than a decade of experience in…
by - April 10, 2023 1:35 pm
Leigh Pruss has been promoted to vice president of finance at the Arkansas Farm Bureau, the state’s largest membership organization and a leading advocate for agriculture and rural Arkansas. Pruss…
