by - December 22, 2022 11:11 am
With what is atypical quick action for Congress, a bill designating the Butterfield Overland Trail as a National Historic Trail was approved Thursday (Dec. 22) by the U.S. House of…
by - December 21, 2022 4:09 pm
An effort to designate an historic trail partially located in Arkansas as a National Historic Trail is one step closer following approval in the U.S. Senate of legislation sponsored by…
by - December 21, 2022 1:56 pm
Mountain View-based Stone Bancshares announced Wednesday (Dec. 21) that it has signed a definitive agreement with The Combs family of Missouri. Terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. The…
by - December 21, 2022 12:35 pm
It may be difficult for some recent college graduates to find full-time work. That’s not the case for Justin Macedo. Macedo, 23, closed a deal on Nov. 23 to buy…
by - December 21, 2022 12:00 pm
Dustin Henson of Paragould has been appointed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to the United Soybean Board (USB). Henson will represent Arkansas during a three-year term as a newly…
by - December 21, 2022 10:50 am
Tyson Foods, the largest U.S. meat processor, reported a record fiscal revenue of $53.28 billion and net income of $3.249 billion, which led to higher pay for most company’s executives,…
by - December 21, 2022 10:00 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has joined 24 other Republican governors in calling for President Joe Biden to end the COVID-19 national health emergency. In a letter dated Dec. 19, the 25…
by - December 21, 2022 8:30 am
Arkansas’ bottomland hardwood forests need to be replenished and part of a $3.7 million U.S. Department of Agriculture grant will be used to restore those forests. Scientists believe these forests…
by - December 20, 2022 6:13 pm
After concern was voiced by several residents, books with alternative lifestyle narratives opposed by a Christian group, are being moved in libraries in the Crawford County Library System to keep…
by - December 20, 2022 4:21 pm
Arkansas solar industry officials had expected grandfathering to be extended before it expires on Dec. 31. However, that is unlikely as state regulators have yet to submit a proposal to…
by - December 20, 2022 3:21 pm
Shipping costs are projected to increase between 8% and 10% in 2023 from FedEx and UPS, the two largest U.S. package delivery companies, according to a Dec. 16 report from…
by - December 20, 2022 2:07 pm
Arkansas had 74 work-related fatalities in 2021, or one death every 4.9 days. According to state and federal data, the 74 deaths is a 15.6% increase from 64 deaths in…
by - December 20, 2022 2:00 pm
Little Rock-based regional transmission organization Southwest Power Pool (SPP) has named Kim O’Guinn to be the director of state regulatory policy. O’Guinn is a commissioner of the Arkansas Public Service…
by - December 20, 2022 10:47 am
Arkansas State University’s 29th annual Agribusiness Conference is slated to be held Feb. 8. The conference will provide timely information on agriculture policy and education to farmers, agribusiness professionals, students…
by - December 20, 2022 10:28 am
The University of Arkansas’ College of Engineering has named Adrienne Gaines the inaugural director of its new Engineering One-Stop, a support program to improve retention and graduation rates. According to…
by - December 20, 2022 9:54 am
Arvest Bank subsidiary Arvest Wealth Management (AWM) has promoted Tabi Lipscomb of Rogers to be president and CEO of its trust services division, effective Jan. 1. She replaces Donny Rogers…
by - December 20, 2022 7:20 am
Tech firm SupplyPike, a supply chain software company that works with retail suppliers, has relocated its corporate office from Fayetteville to Rogers. The new office space is approximately 12,000 square…
by - December 19, 2022 4:10 pm
Simmons First National Bank Corp., the Pine Bluff-based parent company of Simmons Bank, announced its CEO George Makris would move to a new role in the financial institution. That move…
by - December 19, 2022 3:16 pm
Gränges, a a Swedish company that specializes in the production of rolled aluminum products for heat exchanger applications and other niche products, broke ground Monday (Dec. 19) on an expansion…
by - December 19, 2022 11:52 am
According to the AAA, 112.7 million people are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home between Friday (Dec. 23) and Jan. 2 amid some of the lowest gasoline…
