by - January 30, 2023 4:11 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenue posted another record breaking year in 2022. According to the December sales tax report, Fort Smith’s share of the Sebastian County sales tax was $23.553…
by - January 30, 2023 3:31 pm
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday (Jan. 30) the department is investing $2.7 billion to help 64 electric cooperatives and utilities expand and modernize the nation’s…
by - January 30, 2023 2:19 pm
Ritter Communications is expanding its telecom and cloud solutions to Jackson, Missouri. The $2.3 million project is self-funded and will impact businesses and schools in the Jackson community. This is…
by - January 30, 2023 11:39 am
Video games: The term often conjures images of teenagers with poor hygiene wasting time in a dark room while homework and chores sit unfinished. But Arkansas has the opportunity to…
by - January 30, 2023 11:26 am
Fayetteville-based restaurant chain Slim Chickens opened its 26th Arkansas store on Monday (Jan. 30) with a second Springdale location at 401 S. Thompson Street. The restaurant officially opened at 10:30…
by - January 30, 2023 9:52 am
Arkansas’ new secretary of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, Mike Mills, believes now is an exciting time for the department. The almost 50-year veteran of the state’s…
by - January 28, 2023 8:51 pm
The membership of Arkansas Economic Developers and Chamber Executives (AEDCE) has elected the following to its board of directors with terms that began January 1, 2023. Robert Birch, City of…
by - January 28, 2023 8:46 pm
The 21st annual Delta Awards recognizing tourism achievement in eastern Arkansas will be presented during festivities on Jan. 27 at the Hendrix Fine Arts Center on the campus of Phillips…
by - January 28, 2023 8:37 pm
AARP Arkansas is seeking local eligible organizations and governments across the state to apply for the 2023 AARP Community Challenge grant program, now through March 15 at 4:00 p.m. Grants…
by - January 28, 2023 7:54 pm
From historic droughts to tornadoes and flash floods, some days watching the weather can feel like a real-life horror film. The rise in climate change-driven natural disasters is taking a…
by - January 28, 2023 10:40 am
Northwest Arkansas banks underwrote fewer Small Business Administration (SBA) loans to area businesses during the most recent fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. According to agency data, 10 lenders with…
by - January 27, 2023 5:50 pm
According to three economists who spoke Friday (Jan. 27) at the 29th annual Arkansas Business Forecast Luncheon held in Rogers, Arkansas and the U.S. will likely avoid economic recession primarily…
by - January 27, 2023 10:35 am
David Bray, who has managed Tyson Foods’ poultry business since July 2021, is being replaced by Wes Morris. Bray spent 14 years at Tyson Foods, most of them working in…
by - January 27, 2023 6:01 am
Production for corn, cotton and soybeans declined from last year, according to the 2022 Crop Production Annual Summary released by the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service….
by - January 26, 2023 7:10 pm
The Arkansas House Education Committee heard testimony on a transgender-related school bathroom bill Thursday (Jan. 26), but did not vote because there hadn’t been time to complete a fiscal impact…
by - January 26, 2023 5:22 pm
Arkansas Democrats filed legislation Thursday (Jan. 26) to raise public school teacher salaries, non-teacher staff salaries, and per pupil foundation funding for the next year. In the House, Democrats filed…
by - January 26, 2023 4:48 pm
With a summer opening still on the horizon and an estimated $3 million needed for construction and operational needs, the Fort Smith-based U.S. Marshals Museum is starting the drive to…
by - January 26, 2023 4:27 pm
The retail sector was stable in 2022 after 9,300 retail store closures in 2019 before the pandemic and another 1,800 closures reported through mid-2021. But UBS analysts predict store closures…
by - January 26, 2023 2:06 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced Thursday (Jan. 26) that she will appoint former legislator David Haak to serve as a member of the Arkansas Highway Commission. His term will expire on…
by - January 26, 2023 12:29 pm
Sam’s Club, the warehouse club division owned and operated by Walmart Inc., announced Thursday (Jan. 26) plans to build 30 new U.S. locations. A timeline was not disclosed, but Sam’s…
