by - June 26, 2023 2:23 pm
Consumers in Benton and Washington counties continue to spend on goods and services with sales tax revenue in the four largest cities up 7.57% in the June report compared to…
by - June 26, 2023 11:23 am
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission (ANRC) approved $702 million in funding for 122 water and wastewater projects serving more than 1.253 million Arkansans. This is the largest…
by - June 26, 2023 11:14 am
The board of directors for Economics Arkansas added eight new members at its May meeting. The appointments took effect on June 1, 2023. The new board members include: Matuschka Lindo…
by - June 26, 2023 10:55 am
The U.S. Department of Commerce released details Monday (June 26) of a $42.45 billion high-speed internet grant program and Arkansas will receive more than $1 billion as a result. The…
by - June 25, 2023 10:03 am
California-based Attom, a property data provider, recently released its May 2023 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report. It showed there were 230 Arkansas properties with foreclosure filings in May, one for every…
by - June 24, 2023 9:31 am
Dustin Faulkner, a third-generation Arkansas farmer, is part of an aggressive plan by the world’s largest retailer to save billions of gallons of water in rice farming. Faulkner lives south…
by - June 22, 2023 8:20 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenues in May once again came in higher than this time last year and higher than expected, with the city’s share of the Sebastian County tax…
by - June 22, 2023 7:29 pm
Philander Smith College (PSC) announced Thursday (June 22) the appointment of Cynthia Bond Hopson, Ph.D., to interim president. Reporting to the board of trustees, Hopson will oversee the college’s strategic…
by - June 22, 2023 7:21 pm
Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C., a law firm with offices in in Little Rock, Rogers and Jonesboro as well as Austin, Texas, has added attorneys David Donahue, Jeff…
by - June 22, 2023 7:10 pm
The College of Agriculture at Arkansas State University has received a gift of nearly $103,000 from Lynn native and A-State alumnus Dr. J.B. Penn. The funds will be used to…
by - June 22, 2023 4:40 pm
Inflation pressures aren’t expected to curtail July 4th spending. The National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts spending will be $9.5 billion, up 21.7% from $7.8 billion last year. The increase, if…
by - June 21, 2023 9:40 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education voted during a special called meeting Wednesday (June 21) to have an independent third-party investigation into drainage failures at the Peak Innovation…
by - June 21, 2023 6:57 pm
Telecom provider Ritter Communications hired Victor Esposito as Senior Vice President, Engineering and Network Operations. As SVP of Engineering and Network Operations, Esposito will serve as a key technology executive and…
by - June 21, 2023 6:52 pm
Batesville-based Citizens Bank hired longtime banking and investment professional J. Chris Treat as president of the trust division. Treat will be responsible for the division’s growth, profitability, business retention and…
by - June 21, 2023 12:01 pm
The developers of Greensborough Village in Jonesboro recently announced the addition of Divots Golf Lounge to the development. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, nor was a timeline for…
by - June 21, 2023 11:29 am
The Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station has entered into a 25-year solar service agreement with Entegrity Partners to provide renewable energy for over 80% of the annual electricity consumption at the…
by - June 21, 2023 10:50 am
Owens Corning on June 13 received its fourth building permit in the past two years at its new facility at 5401 Excelsior Drive. The recent permit issued by the city…
by - June 21, 2023 9:21 am
Mejo, a Northwest Arkansas startup and web application, has partnered with the International Rett Syndrome Foundation (IRSF) to create a branded version of the app called My Rett Ally. Mejo…
by - June 21, 2023 9:11 am
Select Sales Inc., a prominent retail sales and marketing agency based in Minnesota, has acquired Bentonville Merchants (BMI), a sales agency serving Walmart and Sam’s Club brands. The two privately held companies…
by - June 20, 2023 8:28 pm
The Crawford County Quorum Court has approved a $60,000 appropriation for anticipated legal costs to defend against two lawsuits alleging unconstitutional library censorship. If the amount is spent, it would…
