by - March 24, 2023 10:47 am
A slight percentage increase in the number of employed compared with the number of jobless helped push Arkansas’ February unemployment rate to 3.2%, down from 3.4% in January and unchanged…
by - March 23, 2023 8:40 pm
The Ark Angel Alliance recently announced Amy Hopper Swan, Program Manager for the Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA), as the new board chair for a two-year term. The Ark Angel Alliance…
by - March 23, 2023 8:23 pm
The Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce hired Teuana Smith as its Director of Diversity Initiatives and Programming. Smith comes to the chamber from the Arkadelphia Regional Economic Development Alliance…
by - March 23, 2023 8:14 pm
Talk Business & Politics, in partnership with First Security Bank and the Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce, will host a “Better Communities” town hall on Tuesday, March 28 in Searcy….
by - March 23, 2023 7:44 pm
The leaders of the legislative education committees filed a bill Thursday (March 23) that sets the foundation funding amount for public school students. The dollar figures in the measure will…
by - March 23, 2023 6:16 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders’ LEARNS Act will increase beginning teacher salaries in the Bryant School District by $7,500 and give all teachers above $50,000 a raise of $2,000, but the district…
by - March 23, 2023 5:36 pm
The National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights estimate 81% of Americans will spend a record $24 billion on Easter, up 15.38% from a year ago. Per capita spending is…
by - March 23, 2023 4:07 pm
A debate over books has cost Crawford County in recent months more than $65,000 in severance pay and attorney fees. The county is being asked to pay a $26,000 legal…
by - March 23, 2023 12:52 pm
Walmart on Thursday (March 23) announced worker layoffs in at least five U.S. e-commerce fulfillment centers. Walmart said the impacted workers were asked to find other jobs within 90 days…
by - March 23, 2023 9:32 am
State Rep. Jim Wooten, R-Beebe, and Chris Jones, Democratic candidate for governor in 2022, will headline an anti-LEARNS Act town hall discussion Tuesday (March 28) hosted by the Rural Caucus…
by - March 22, 2023 5:12 pm
University of Alabama assistant coach Bryan Hodgson has been hired as head coach of the Arkansas State University men’s basketball program, Vice Chancellor of Intercollegiate Athletics Jeff Purinton announced Wednesday…
by - March 22, 2023 4:53 pm
Fort Smith Board of Directors voted Tuesday (March 21) to give an incentive allowing roughly $5 million in sales tax abatement to bring a retail company to Fort Smith, even…
by - March 21, 2023 4:43 pm
Producers Rice Mill will have a new solar storage microgrid developed by Scenic Hill Solar and it will be a record-breaking. The groups announced the project on Tuesday (March 21),…
by - March 21, 2023 3:17 pm
Arkansas’ travel and tourism sector posted healthy revenue and job gains in 2022 compared with 2021, even when factoring in inflation. The state’s 2% tourism tax set a new record…
by - March 21, 2023 3:08 pm
It was a happenstance meeting between Derek Campbell and Griffin Hanna during a beer tasting at Papa’s Pup & Pizzeria in downtown Fort Smith that an idea was born to…
by - March 21, 2023 10:44 am
Starting next year, John Anderson will be in a position to provide strategic guidance to the Southern Agriculture Economics Association, an organization he says has helped shape him professionally for…
by - March 20, 2023 7:05 pm
On the heels of Tyson Foods’ announcement to close its processing plant in Van Buren, Ark., with the elimination of almost 1,000 jobs, the Springdale-based meat giant reports a new…
by - March 20, 2023 5:07 pm
Opponents of Gov. Sarah Sanders’ LEARNS education plan are discussing potential litigation to undo the measure, and a possible citizens’ referendum could also delay enactment or even reverse the new…
by - March 20, 2023 3:25 pm
Digital tickets will be the default method of delivery for the 2023 season at the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion (AMP) in Rogers. The change was announced Monday (March 20) in a…
by - March 20, 2023 11:12 am
Arkansas State University will host its annual Delta Symposium March 30 through April 1. The 28th symposium is themed “Labor History and Contemporary Laborlore.” It will be held in the…
