by - February 2, 2022 5:12 pm
Tyson Foods is building a $355 million, 400,000-square-foot bacon and pork processing plant in Bowling Green, Ky., with company and state and local officials breaking ground on Tuesday (Feb. 2)….
by - February 2, 2022 4:55 pm
Continued gains in sales tax revenue helped push Arkansas’ fiscal year-to-date (July 2021 to January 2022) tax revenue to $4.678 billion, up 5.9% compared with the same period in the…
by - February 2, 2022 10:23 am
First Horizon Corp. announced it is giving away $1 million in cash prizes through a “Back to Business” contest designed to recognize businesses in the company’s regional footprint. The contest…
by - February 2, 2022 10:16 am
Baptist Health has named Lawrence Montgomery as the system’s chief marketing officer and John Goodman as corporate vice president of oncology, pharmacy and respiratory services. Montgomery previously served as executive…
by - February 2, 2022 10:04 am
The construction sector was in a precarious position as 2022 arrived. There are a robust number of commercial, residential and government related projects to be completed. Supply chain issues have…
by - February 2, 2022 9:56 am
New York-based fintech SmartAsset recently released a study that shows Benton County residents earn the most investment income in Arkansas based on net capital gains, ordinary dividends and qualified dividends….
by - February 2, 2022 9:44 am
Last year, the number of foreclosure filings in Arkansas reached an all-time low. After officials lifted the federal pandemic protections, the wave of foreclosures some pundits expected did not materialize….
by - February 2, 2022 8:48 am
Arkansas fruit growers have been under siege due to turbulent weather during the last several years and that is showing no signs of letup as a major winter storm is…
by - February 1, 2022 9:08 pm
I’m not really much on surprises, although I do like the kind when you find some cash in a jacket that you haven’t worn in months. Opinions on surprises such…
by - February 1, 2022 3:48 pm
Ritter Communications has hired Mark McHale as vice president of public affairs and community relations. In his role, McHale is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with federal, state, and…
by - February 1, 2022 3:30 pm
Details of a collaborative effort by the city of Fort Smith, Sebastian County and the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Area (FCRA) plans for a new dog park slated to open this…
by - February 1, 2022 2:52 pm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will distribute about $1 million towards a project to improve the health and wellness of the rural workforce in four Arkansas counties that currently…
by - February 1, 2022 11:45 am
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a utility of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power, announced Tuesday (Feb. 1) plans to purchase renewable energy from a 72.5-megawatt solar array that’s expected to…
by - February 1, 2022 11:09 am
Manufacturing economic activity grew at a slower rate in January as production was limited because of absenteeism attributed to the COVID-19 omicron variant, according to the Institute for Supply Management…
by - February 1, 2022 11:06 am
Springdale-based Harps Food Stores announced Tuesday (Feb. 1) that longtime executive J. Max Van Hoose is the company’s new president. Van Hoose assumed the role on Jan. 3. “J. Max…
by - February 1, 2022 9:08 am
For the second consecutive quarter, Fort Smith-based ArcBest posted revenue above $1 billion, and full-year net income of $213.521 million was three times the $71.1 million in 2020. Full-year earnings…
by - January 31, 2022 6:01 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson appointed Stephanie Sutton of Pocahontas to a seven-year term on the Board of Trustees of Black River Technical College. Sutton is the accounting manager at Peco Foods,…
by - January 31, 2022 5:36 pm
Sebastian County Circuit Judge Gunner Delay has once again ruled that the city of Fort Smith must get a waiver from the Arkansas Historic Commission about the removal of the…
by - January 31, 2022 4:16 pm
Stephanie Duffield has been elected chairman of the Arkansas Tech University Board of Trustees for 2022. Duffield was appointed to a five-year term on the board by Gov. Asa Hutchinson…
by - January 31, 2022 2:11 pm
Two years into COVID-19 and just as retailers thought the viral end was near, the Omicron variant emerged. Although retailers posted record holiday sales gains of 11.5%, the industry face…
