by - May 11, 2023 7:07 pm
A coalition of 23 national health-related nonprofits expressed concern Thursday (May 11) over Arkansas’ early Medicaid disenrollment numbers and called on Gov. Sarah Sanders to pause the process. The governor’s…
by - May 11, 2023 6:19 pm
One-time, long-term investments in newly acquired assets turned Westrock Coffee’s first quarter profit potential into a $4.3 million net loss. The Little Rock-based integrated coffee, tea, flavors, extracts, and ingredients…
by - May 11, 2023 5:19 pm
The city of Clarksville has signed an agreement with Syntex Industries to design and construct the first Syntex Hydrogen Power Plant, which will exceed $250 million in construction costs. The…
by - May 11, 2023 4:03 pm
The question of whether Deer Trails Golf Course in Chaffee Crossing will remain a golf course or be sold to be developed is once again a hot topic and a…
by - May 11, 2023 2:15 pm
The fourth-annual Northeast Arkansas Diversity Conference will be held June 9 at the Cooper Alumni Center on the Arkansas State University campus. St. Bernards Healthcare; the Arkansas State University Division…
by - May 11, 2023 1:32 pm
The state’s leisure and hospitality (tourism) sector continues in early 2023 with the significant gains posted in 2022. Arkansas’ tourism tax is up 15.7%, with tourism sector jobs up almost…
by - May 11, 2023 1:21 pm
Fayetteville-based Namida Lab recently won gold at the 2023 Edison Awards for the at-home breast health test Auria. According to a news release, Auria was named the winner in the…
by - May 11, 2023 1:08 pm
An agreement between Springdale-based nonprofit Business and Industry Training (BIT) and NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) allows BIT students to transfer training hours to NWACC, according to a Wednesday (May…
by - May 11, 2023 11:46 am
The Scott Family Amazeum is expanding with the help of a $10.35 million gift from the Lee and Linda Scott family. Details were announced Thursday (May 11) at the Bentonville…
by - May 11, 2023 11:19 am
Stephens Inc. announced Thursday (May 11) that Andrew “Vu” Ritchie has been hired as Vice President of Government Relations. Ritchie was formerly Gov. Sarah Sanders’ Chief Legal Counsel. In his…
by - May 11, 2023 7:12 am
Dillard’s, Inc. reported Thursday (May 12) a solid, but lower, first quarter profit in part due to slower sales. For the quarter ending April 29, 2023, the Little Rock-based mall…
by - May 10, 2023 7:15 pm
Arkansas’ Medicaid program announced Monday (May 8) that it had disenrolled 72,802 individuals – the first major removal in three years that is occurring because of the end of the…
by - May 10, 2023 6:14 pm
Fort Smith City Directors are considering the steps needed to make city properties more energy efficient and for the possibilities of solar to power city facilities. One idea includes a…
by - May 10, 2023 5:57 pm
Jane Parnell was a longtime educator in the Newport area and when she died her family had a decision to make about her estate. She had a nephew with intellectual…
by - May 10, 2023 3:32 pm
Researchers at the University of Arkansas are studying the rise of intermodal freight, which comprises goods transportation via railroads. The study is underway amid rail safety concerns following some high-profile…
by - May 10, 2023 3:11 pm
The Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation in Fayetteville announced a $1 million pledge Wednesday (May 10) to the U.S. Marshals Museum Foundation to help complete the museum’s capital fundraising…
by - May 10, 2023 12:50 pm
Kansas City, Mo.-based TREKK Design Group, a women-owned civil engineering firm, opened a Bentonville office in the Beau Terre office park near Interstate 49 and Arkansas Highway 72. Lisa Walters…
by - May 10, 2023 11:39 am
The University of Arkansas on Wednesday (May 10) announced the advisory committee members who will lead a search for the UA’s next vice chancellor of research and innovation. John English…
by - May 10, 2023 10:46 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $5.5 million supplemental award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to fund training and outreach programs…
by - May 10, 2023 10:07 am
A groundbreaking was held Tuesday (May 9) for a new land-grant research and extension center near Harrisburg in Poinsett County to serve the needs of rice growers in Northeast Arkansas….
