by - February 23, 2023 2:01 pm
Beef cattle inventories across the United States are at their lowest level in more than six decades, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Rising demand will mean long-term…
by - February 23, 2023 1:35 pm
Longtime communications pro Alison Nation of Bentonville has joined the city’s tourism bureau. Visit Bentonville said Thursday (Feb. 23) that Nation is the group’s new communications and marketing vice president. According…
by - February 23, 2023 9:57 am
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank has launched its first product using Thought Machine’s cloud-native core banking technology. According to a news release Thursday (Feb. 23), it took less than nine months for…
by - February 22, 2023 6:11 pm
The House Insurance and Commerce committee spent as much time debating a controversial issue as Senators did with the governor’s education bill on Wednesday (Feb. 22). HB1370 by Rep. Lanny…
by - February 22, 2023 5:21 pm
The Crawford County Library System director who came under fire for placing LGBTQ+ books in the library has resigned and will receive a severance package of more than $40,000. The…
by - February 22, 2023 5:12 pm
The Senate Education Committee voted to advance Gov. Sarah Sanders’ LEARNS Act Wednesday (Feb. 22), sending it to the full Senate for an expected vote Feb. 23, but with expectations…
by - February 22, 2023 3:14 pm
The top Sebastian County property transaction in January was part of a two-transaction deal with an old gas station property in Fort Smith that involved a real estate company based…
by - February 22, 2023 2:21 pm
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. posted a double-digit decline in earnings and a double-digit increase in revenue as winter weather affected sales and vehicle values growth moderated in the third quarter…
by - February 22, 2023 2:13 pm
Pennsylvania-based Dick’s Sporting Goods announced Wednesday (Feb. 22) it has agreed to acquire outdoor retailer Moosejaw from Walmart Inc. Financial terms were not disclosed. The deal is expected to close…
by - February 22, 2023 2:00 pm
The Arkansas Department of Commerce announced Wednesday (Feb. 22) that more than $53 million will be awarded to 10 internet service providers in Arkansas to extend high-speed internet in eight…
by - February 22, 2023 12:35 pm
Southern Bancorp, Inc., a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and the holding company for Southern Bancorp Bank, announced Wednesday (Feb. 22) the conversion of FCB Financial Services, Inc. and its…
by - February 22, 2023 12:23 pm
During a recent Black River Technical College quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Jason Smith, Vice President of Student Affairs, reported a 17% drop in enrollment from the fall to spring…
by - February 22, 2023 11:06 am
Nonprofit American Lung Association recently released its annual “State of Tobacco Control” report that shows Arkansas with three failing grades. The 2023 report evaluates state and federal actions to eliminate…
by - February 22, 2023 10:58 am
Bruce Sikes will retire June 30 as the Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus chancellor, ending almost 10 years in the job and wrapping up 16 years with Russellville-based Arkansas Tech University….
by - February 22, 2023 10:06 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced Tuesday (Feb. 21) that she will appoint Shash Goyal, Annemarie Dillard Jazic, Glen Johnson, John Schmelzle, and Jon Wickliffe to the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. Each…
by - February 21, 2023 7:16 pm
Haas Hall Academy is wrapping up an almost $2 million renovation of former office space to open its fifth high school campus on the fourth floor of the Arkansas Colleges…
by - February 21, 2023 4:51 pm
Third generation heirs of three of the state’s biggest businesses spoke with the Rotary Club of Little Rock Tuesday (Feb. 21) to discuss the future of Arkansas. They were interviewed…
by - February 21, 2023 4:22 pm
Arkansas homeowners continue to see their equity climb. Nearly 38% of all homeowners in the state are equity-rich, according to real estate data provider Attom Data Solutions’ fourth-quarter 2022 U.S….
by - February 21, 2023 4:17 pm
OzarksGo, a fiber-optic telecommunications subsidiary of Fayetteville-based Ozarks Electric Cooperative, has completed construction within its footprint and recently reached 35,000 customers. OzarksGo was the first Arkansas cooperative-owned company to offer…
by - February 21, 2023 3:43 pm
Little Rock-based Dillard’s beat estimates on full year revenue and net income, but lower than expected fourth quarter sales and broad market concerns about consumer spending caused the company’s stock…
