by - December 21, 2020 3:36 pm
The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) on Monday (Dec. 21) reported 58 more COVID-19 deaths, with 20 of those being delayed from previous days. Arkansas health officials also on Monday…
by - December 21, 2020 12:46 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Dec. 7 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - December 21, 2020 10:41 am
Jonesboro-based Ritter Communications announced Monday (Dec. 21) it has completed a $2.8 million investment in Pine Bluff to bring “100% high-speed fiber internet and advanced business solutions” to the region’s…
by - December 21, 2020 10:32 am
Ozarks Electric Cooperative and Today’s Power Inc. announced Monday (Dec. 21) the creation of a new 2.7-megawatt Ozarks Natural Energy solar park on 25 acres of land near Lincoln. The…
by - December 20, 2020 6:35 pm
Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed Martin Corp. is set to buy Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings in a $5 billion deal, which is a 33% premium above Aerojet’s Dec. 18 stock closing price. The…
by - December 20, 2020 5:57 pm
Former college and pro football star Keith Jackson had a vision for life after football. It involved helping kids break the cycle of poverty and poor educational achievement. “I was…
by - December 20, 2020 5:29 pm
As I grow in years and perhaps wisdom, the quote “life goes on” resonates with me even more. In times of tragedy and loss, it is sometimes hard to imagine…
by - December 20, 2020 2:21 pm
Walmart is using “pop-up” e-commerce distribution centers (eDCs) to fill online orders to meet higher holiday demand. The pop-up space will be inside 42 of the company’s regional distribution centers…
by - December 18, 2020 5:29 pm
Little Rock-based Metal Recycling Corp. announced Friday (Dec. 18) that it has closed on a transaction to purchase the assets of Sol Alman Company of Little Rock. Terms of the…
by - December 18, 2020 5:22 pm
John Blue has been named the first executive director of diversity, equity and inclusion at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. He will begin Jan. 19, and be a…
by - December 18, 2020 4:24 pm
Available ICU beds in Arkansas fell in Friday’s (Dec. 18) report to 37, down from 46 on Thursday and well below the 73 on Tuesday, according to the Arkansas Department…
by - December 18, 2020 11:37 am
Similar declines in the state’s available work force and the number of employed kept Arkansas’ November jobless rate at 6.2%, unchanged from October and well below the 3.5% in November…
by - December 17, 2020 5:09 pm
There’s a giant pink barge in Van Buren. It’s the only one in the world, and it’s there to raise money for cancer research. Marty Shell helped bring it to…
by - December 17, 2020 4:56 pm
News on Arkansas’ COVID-19 front is not getting better. The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) reported Thursday (Dec. 17) new confirmed and probable cases totaled 3,039, a new record and…
by - December 17, 2020 3:04 pm
While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says traveling can increase the chance of spreading and getting COVID-19, a AAA report shows as many as 84.5 million Americans…
by - December 17, 2020 2:51 pm
A Lonoke pharmacy has filed suit in circuit court against pharmacy benefit managers, claiming they are violating Arkansas law by withholding information to pharmacies and reimbursing their own pharmacies more…
by - December 17, 2020 2:01 pm
Alec Farmer was named Thursday (Dec. 17) as a newly elected member of the E.C. Barton and Company board of directors. The board is responsible for providing strategic counsel and…
by - December 17, 2020 1:15 pm
Little Rock-based regional transmission organization Southwest Power Pool (SPP) announced Thursday (Dec. 17) it has chosen Kara Fornstrom, chairman of Wyoming Public Service Commission, to serve as director of state…
by - December 17, 2020 11:34 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Dec. 15) approved an alcohol tax increase and a higher fee on commercial solid waste haulers to generate an estimated $700,000 in…
by - December 17, 2020 11:20 am
Amazon announced plans Thursday (Dec. 17) to open a new fulfillment center in North Little Rock. The new fulfillment center, which is anticipated to launch in 2021, will create over…
