by - August 9, 2021 8:23 am
Springdale-based meat company Tyson Foods posted double-digit gains in earnings and revenue and beat expectations in the fiscal third quarter as its foodservice volumes and beef production increased amid rising…
by - August 8, 2021 2:36 pm
Retailers seek to grow market share as consumers are expected to spend a record $37.1 billion on back-to-school items. The National Retail Federation anticipates families with children in grades K-12…
by - August 8, 2021 9:48 am
State Sen. Jim Hendren, I-Gravette, left the Republican Party earlier this year over the extremism he saw in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. He’s…
by - August 7, 2021 7:19 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is implementing several new student aid initiatives it says will help make college more affordable for students. The new student aid initiatives include…
by - August 7, 2021 6:58 pm
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arkansas (BBBSCA) named Raymond Omar Long to lead the organization as its new Chief Executive Officer. “I, along with the entire BBBSCA Board of…
by - August 7, 2021 6:48 pm
A new analysis from AARP’s Public Policy Institute finds that nearly half of older adults in the U.S. purchasing health insurance through the nongroup health insurance market faced unaffordable health…
by - August 7, 2021 10:14 am
The 93rd Arkansas General Assembly passed 1,112 bills into law this year, and there was no shortage of changes that will impact business and commerce in the state. The legislature…
by - August 6, 2021 2:12 pm
A special session ended Friday (Aug. 6) an hour before a Pulaski County Circuit judge issued an injunction that gave supporters of removing a ban on mask mandates hope for…
by - August 5, 2021 7:57 pm
Arkansas Securities Commissioner Eric Munson entered a Cease-and-Desist Order against MyCapitaltradeFX.com Thursday (Aug. 5) for promoting fraudulent investment plans and using fraudulent means to target Arkansas investors. In addition to…
by - August 5, 2021 6:00 pm
Friday is expected to be the final day of a special session that started Wednesday to consider changes to a state law banning mask mandates. House members did not take…
by - August 5, 2021 5:17 pm
Most equity analysts expect improved third-quarter numbers from Tyson Foods with a turnaround in the chicken segment, gains in prepared foods and international with solid beef results. The company reports…
by - August 5, 2021 5:03 pm
Why did a primary support beam on the Interstate 40 bridge that connects West Memphis to Memphis fracture and lead to a near collapse of the busiest freight bridge in…
by - August 5, 2021 4:56 pm
The Arkansas Bar Association and the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, in association with UA Little Rock Bowen School of Law and the University of Arkansas School…
by - August 5, 2021 1:32 pm
Oklahoma City-based OGE Energy Corp. saw energy sales normalize in the second quarter, but quarterly income reached $112.9 million, better than the $85.9 million in the same quarter of 2020….
by - August 5, 2021 12:20 pm
Building activity in the Fort Smith metro, which had been on the decline for the past few months, rebounded with a vengeance in July with monthly totals coming in more…
by - August 4, 2021 7:20 pm
The 93rd General Assembly kicked off the start of the special session Wednesday (Aug. 4) to debate amending Act 1002 – a ban on mask mandates. Two bills were filed…
by - August 4, 2021 2:24 pm
Arkansas is the birthplace of the commercial catfish farm and processing industry. The state has been a top producer since the 1960s, but that’s under threat right now. Rising grain…
by - August 4, 2021 2:17 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has allocated $1,770,272 in funding to Arkansas fairs for 2021. This includes $724,272 in agri fair funding to county fairs, the Four States Fair, the…
by - August 4, 2021 2:00 pm
Chandra Holt, seen as a rising star at Walmart since 2015, is leaving the retail giant to take over as the next CEO and president of Conn’s beginning Aug. 9….
by - August 4, 2021 1:53 pm
Busy corridors in Van Buren and Greenwood will receive some much needed relief thanks to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) projects in the coming years, Highway Commissioner Keith Gibson told…
