by - July 20, 2021 7:12 pm
A strict abortion law passed in the 2021 legislative session was put on pause by a federal judge Tuesday (July 20). U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker issued a preliminary injunction…
by - July 20, 2021 6:41 pm
White House Vaccination Coordinator Dr. Bechara Choucair was in Arkansas Tuesday (July 20) meeting with officials from the Arkansas Department of Health about rising COVID-19 cases in Arkansas and the…
by - July 20, 2021 6:24 pm
According to analysts who cover the sector, the COVID-19 pandemic did help some retailers speed up their online market share growth as much as three years ahead of schedule. A…
by - July 20, 2021 3:24 pm
Mystic Creek Golf Club in El Dorado will host the Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout, a qualifying tournament for the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). The tournament is presented by…
by - July 20, 2021 2:35 pm
Arkansas PBS and the Arkansas Department of Education recently announced partnering to create “Rise and Shine,” an educational program designed to boost summer learning and help kindergarten through fifth-grade students…
by - July 20, 2021 2:31 pm
North Little Rock-based renewable energy company Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) recently completed solar arrays for two school districts and a water association in south Arkansas as electricity sales and generation…
by - July 20, 2021 12:50 pm
“Rapid community viral spread” of COVID-19 could exceed Arkansas’ previous peak numbers that included 66 deaths and more than 4,300 new cases reported in one day, according to new modeling…
by - July 20, 2021 12:24 pm
The Wilson family has made a gift commitment of $1 million to Lyon College to create the endowed Michael E. Wilson Professorship of Business, Management and Social Entrepreneurship, the school…
by - July 20, 2021 9:39 am
Fayetteville-based electronics manufacturer Ozark Integrated Circuits (Ozark IC) announced Monday (July 19) a $1.5 million contract to develop high-temperature instruments for hypersonic jet engines. According to a news release, this…
by - July 19, 2021 5:35 pm
Michael LeJong, a leader in the state and national architecture industry, has died. He was 49. His high profile work includes the $55 million Windgate Studio and Design Center at…
by - July 19, 2021 4:59 pm
The Unexpected will return to Fort Smith in July, helping kick off the Seventh Annual Peacemaker Festival. This year’s The Unexpected, an urban art project that began in 2015, will…
by - July 19, 2021 4:31 pm
Delta Blues is a term describing music that was made and played in the Mississippi Delta region, but it could have a whole new connotation as the worst disease outbreak…
by - July 19, 2021 2:04 pm
Retail sales across the U.S. rebounded in June. Demand remains strong despite shifting away from goods to services and travel and declining automobile sales. The Department of Commerce reported Friday…
by - July 19, 2021 11:48 am
The KG Store 2392 LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County, from May 15 through June 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office….
by - July 19, 2021 8:46 am
Denise Thomas, a longtime trade director at the World Trade Center Arkansas, has been named the center’s next leader, the center announced Monday (July 19). Her appointment makes her the…
by - July 18, 2021 5:16 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the July 5 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - July 18, 2021 12:57 pm
Springdale native Millard Berry had an idea that would transform the agriculture industry in the Natural State. In 1893, he bought an incubator to raise chicks. Four years later, he…
by - July 18, 2021 11:25 am
Health officials have been sounding the warning for weeks on the Delta variant of COVID-19, but it has yet to slow down the public health threat. Now, UAMS Chancellor Dr….
by - July 16, 2021 5:31 pm
With only just over a quarter of the population over 12 vaccinated in Sebastian County, the active number of COVID-19 cases in the area is rivaling what it was last…
by - July 16, 2021 12:19 pm
Arkansas’ number of employed and the size of the labor force declined in June compared to May, but the state’s jobless rate remained at 4.4% for the fourth consecutive month….
