by April 11, 2021 9:58 am
-LRCVB hosting job fair for hospitality workers
The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau will host a jobs fair for hospitality and tourism workers on Tuesday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Statehouse…
by April 11, 2021 9:58 am
-The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau will host a jobs fair for hospitality and tourism workers on Tuesday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Statehouse…
by April 11, 2021 9:51 am
-Little Rock law firm Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP has established the Friday Forward Fellowship, a program to increase the number of law school students from diverse backgrounds. The program…
by April 10, 2021 11:31 am
-A custom packaging company from the Pacific Northwest broke ground March 17 on a 60,000-square-foot production plant in Benton County. The BoxMaker, a manufacturer of digitally printed (inkjet and toner)…
by April 8, 2021 8:35 pm
-The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDot) is considering moving the on and off ramp of eastbound Interstate 40 at the Highway 59 exit in Van Buren and adding a roundabout…
by April 8, 2021 5:37 pm
-Tyson Foods said Thursday (April 8) the meat giant is set to open its $425 million poultry processing plant, feed mill and hatchery in Humboldt, Tenn., later this month. “We’re…
by April 8, 2021 4:50 pm
-An alternative hate crimes bill led by House Speaker Matthew Shepherd, R-El Dorado, and Senate President Jimmy Hickey, Jr., R-Texarkana, passed in House Judiciary committee Thursday (April 8) on a…
by April 8, 2021 3:56 pm
-Arkansas lawmakers on Thursday (April 8) approved tax cut measures in the House Revenue & Tax committee, including a larger exemption for used car taxes and a repeal of the…
by April 8, 2021 2:15 pm
-Petroleum products demand is expected to rise for the summer driving season as the impacts of COVID-19 decline in the United States, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)….
by April 8, 2021 12:25 pm
-U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, announced plans on Thursday (April 8) to introduce a change to the Paycheck Protection Program that he touted would help small businesses impacted by…
by April 8, 2021 12:23 pm
-An electric power program at the University of Arkansas can be attributed to as much as a $200 million economic impact on the world annually, a power electronics expert said….
by April 8, 2021 12:10 pm
-A 130-acre site in Osceola near I-55, railroad lines, and the Mississippi River now has a new designation to aid in economic development. Officials with Mississippi County Economic Development and…
by April 7, 2021 8:24 pm
-The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee advanced a bill Wednesday (April 7) that would dissolve the State Medical Board at the end of this year and let House…
by April 7, 2021 7:44 pm
-St. Bernards Healthcare has entered into a partnership with Arkansas State University-Newport (ASUN) to provide employment for individuals dislocated from work or struggling with poverty. The partnership, part of the…
by April 7, 2021 5:04 pm
-With $8 million still needed before production of the museum experience can start, the U.S. Marshals Museum Foundation has enlisted the help of national fundraising consulting firm Bentz Whaley Flessner…
by April 7, 2021 4:23 pm
-Renewable energy companies in central Arkansas recently completed solar arrays for an area city and county. North Little Rock-based Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) recently interconnected a solar array to the…
by April 7, 2021 10:15 am
-Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announced on Wednesday (April 7) plans to increase its size by 50%. According to a news release, the Bentonville museum will add 100,000 to…
by April 6, 2021 6:31 pm
-Two recent U.S. Department of Agriculture reports indicated a red-hot grain and oilseed market was again heating up and raising corn prices for animal agriculture. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University…
by April 6, 2021 4:14 pm
-Former Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James and a defense industry lobbyist with ties to Fort Smith believe a decision to locate a pilot training center for the U.S. military’s…
by April 6, 2021 4:10 pm
-The House Education Committee advanced bills Tuesday (April 6) that would allow the teaching of creationism in schools, outline a procedure for teachers to address transgender students, protect the types…
by April 6, 2021 3:59 pm
-Arkansas health officials are focused on boosting vaccine numbers ahead of any rise in COVID-19 variants, getting more vaccines to minority groups, and overcoming vaccine “resistance,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson said…