by - July 27, 2021 6:07 pm
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. announced Tuesday (July 27) the start of a modified Dutch auction tender to offer to purchase up to 200,000 shares, or about 1.7% of…
by - July 27, 2021 5:21 pm
American Airlines will not operate flights out of Fort Smith Regional from Aug. 21 through Sept. 5 due to a planned construction project of repaving the airport’s main runway, said…
by - July 27, 2021 1:59 pm
Ritter Communications announced Tuesday (July 27) it is investing $12 million to bring 100% fiber internet services and advanced cloud solutions to businesses in western Arkansas. Four markets will be…
by - July 27, 2021 12:55 pm
Simmons First National Corp. reported Tuesday (July 27) second quarter net income of $74.9 million. One year ago, the Pine Bluff-based financial institution posted quarterly net income of $58.8 million….
by - July 27, 2021 12:42 pm
Walmart is ending the price of its $1 per-day college benefit for approximately 1.5 million U.S. employees and is instead making a $1 billion investment over the next five years…
by - July 27, 2021 12:37 pm
Arkansas’ soybean farmers are two months away from harvest, and both the cash and book markets for the crop are well into double-digit dollars. Markets closed Friday (July 23) as…
by - July 27, 2021 11:42 am
KATV and Talk Business & Politics will host two town halls focused on education in August that will provide forums for the Republican and Democratic candidates for Arkansas governor. The…
by - July 26, 2021 7:03 pm
As the number of COVID-19 cases in Arkansas continue to surge upward, officials at Mercy Fort Smith and Baptist Health-Fort Smith are urging area residents to get the COVID vaccine….
by - July 26, 2021 5:41 pm
COVID-19 and its new variant, Delta, continued to rage across the Natural State during the weekend and now Arkansas leads the country in per capita new cases, according to researchers…
by - July 26, 2021 2:31 pm
Tyson Foods has tested a food composting program with local sustainability startup Food Loops in the meat giant’s corporate cafeteria. Food scraps have been collected by Food Loops and turned…
by - July 26, 2021 10:10 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences said Monday (July 26) that John Erck has been hired as vice chancellor for institutional advancement. Erck is senior director of development and…
by - July 26, 2021 8:13 am
In the wake of Stribling Inc.’s decision to sell off its real estate assets in Rogers, two of the logistics and supply chain company’s top principals say there are no…
by - July 25, 2021 11:50 am
Fort Smith’s sales tax revenue continues the strong trend it has seen for the past year as June’s sales tax revenues were higher than the same time last year and…
by - July 25, 2021 11:18 am
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, says he’s trying to lead on encouraging vaccinations and he believes fear will be the biggest driver of the unvaccinated to get a COVID-19…
by - July 25, 2021 10:58 am
Dr. Joe Thompson, former state surgeon general and CEO of the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement, says we are nearing the point of declaring another pandemic emergency and his biggest…
by - July 25, 2021 10:55 am
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Friday (July 23) a $26 billion agreement with pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors of opioids. The agreement includes Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen – the nation’s…
by - July 23, 2021 2:18 pm
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a utility of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP), announced Friday (July 23) it will seek an $85 million request to increase customer rates. If…
by - July 23, 2021 9:03 am
The pet food company of Siloam Springs-based poultry producer Simmons Foods recently opened the first phase of a $100 million plant in Dubuque, Iowa. The 275,000-square-foot Simmons Pet Food plant…
by - July 22, 2021 8:37 pm
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, Republican candidate for Arkansas governor, announced Thursday (July 22) she would lead a constitutional amendment campaign to abolish the state income tax for individuals. Calling it…
by - July 22, 2021 4:26 pm
An unprecedented number of destructive fall armyworms is compelling state officials to take drastic steps to protect Arkansas’ rice crop. University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture entomologists will seek…
