by - June 8, 2020 4:06 pm
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) announced Monday (June 8) an additional three-year commitment to its ICBA ThinkTech Accelerator program in Little Rock as part of an innovation strategy…
by - June 8, 2020 3:14 pm
Arkansas will be home to nine JC Penney stores after the company closes four locations in the state as part of the Plano, Texas-based retailer’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The four…
by - June 8, 2020 3:05 pm
In its 40th anniversary year, the Arkansas Academy of Civil Engineering (AACE) on Monday (June 8) announced 13 new members. Because of restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the…
by - June 8, 2020 2:57 pm
With the number of new known COVID-19 cases rising almost 13% over the weekend, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Monday (June 8) he is delaying any move to open further the…
by - June 8, 2020 11:36 am
U.S. manufacturing corporations’ seasonally adjusted after-tax profits fell by $38.8 billion to $111.7 billion in the first quarter, from $150.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to the…
by - June 8, 2020 11:35 am
The United States receives the largest share of energy imports from Canada, and it is the second-largest destination for U.S. energy exports behind only Mexico, according to the U.S. Energy…
by - June 7, 2020 10:07 am
Scott Hamilton, CEO of the Urban League of Arkansas, says the current political atmosphere can foster improvement on the subjects of race relations, social justice and economic disparity. In the…
by - June 7, 2020 9:59 am
UA Walton College of Business economist Mervin Jebaraj said initial signs of how Arkansas is faring from the COVID-19 pandemic indicate the state was not hit as hard as neighboring…
by - June 6, 2020 8:18 pm
The higher COVID-19 pandemic-related unemployment rate likely will result in significant changes to the way Arkansans have health coverage, a health policy organization says. So far, the numbers show that…
by - June 6, 2020 5:15 pm
On the day Walmart would have normally held its star-studded shareholder’s celebration CEO Doug McMillon met virtually with employees to announce a $100 million commitment the retail giant and its…
by - June 5, 2020 5:38 pm
Ivy Owen, who served as the face and often evangelical voice of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) for many years, died in the early morning hours Friday (June 5)…
by - June 5, 2020 4:56 pm
Arkansas’ number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise and state officials are pushing for a better contact tracing system, Dr. Jennifer Dillaha, infectious disease specialist at the Arkansas Department of…
by - June 5, 2020 1:03 pm
Little Rock-based nonprofit Arkansas Community Foundation (ACF) has awarded the second phase of funding from its COVID-19 Relief Fund to help Arkansas organizations adapt to new and increased demands of…
by - June 5, 2020 10:14 am
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s Division of Science and Technology and its university partners recently won a National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF EPSCoR) Track-1 grant…
by - June 4, 2020 5:46 pm
Renewable energy and environmental advocates welcomed new net-metering rules that have been in the works since 2016, but a business organization representing the state’s largest industrial users and two of…
by - June 4, 2020 4:22 pm
According to data from market research firm IRI, consumer behaviors have shifted in the past few weeks amid COVID-19 (coronavirus). Consumers are buying more private brands than usual, making more…
by - June 4, 2020 4:06 pm
On a day that new COVID-19 cases again pushed higher, Gov. Asa Hutchinson seemed open to reverse his previous stance on reopening the state economy by saying it is possible…
by - June 4, 2020 3:48 pm
The Arkansas Bankers Association (ABA) installed Rogers bank executive Jon Harrell as the organization’s 2020-21 chairman. The one-year term began in April. Harrell is the chairman and CEO of Generations…
by - June 4, 2020 3:09 pm
The Osceola/Southern Mississippi Chamber of Commerce has a new executive director. Sheri Adams, who has spent the last several years working for the chamber, has been selected as the new…
by - June 4, 2020 3:02 pm
The Fort Smith Public School district received a $1 million grant from the Gene Haas Foundation for expansion of the computer integrated machine lab at the district’s Peak Innovation Center….
