by - May 24, 2021 1:56 pm
Cleveland-based Preformed Line Products Co. (PLP) is seeking approval to expand its manufacturing plant in Rogers. The company filed a large-scale development plan with city planners indicating a 25% addition…
by - May 24, 2021 10:42 am
Consumer prices are impacted by the shipping and transportation costs for products, and those prices will likely rise due to the I-40 bridge closure on the Mississippi River on May…
by - May 24, 2021 10:34 am
Arkansas-based Custom Craft Poultry is opening a new poultry processing plant in Little Rock, the company announced Monday (May 24). The company has repurposed the former Odom’s Tennessee Pride sausage…
by - May 24, 2021 10:33 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the following appointments Monday (May 24): David Hopkins, Benton, to the State Board of Registration for Professional Geologists. Appointment expires October 1, 2025. Replaces Mike Lybrand. Chris…
by - May 23, 2021 9:54 am
Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care CEO Ray Hanley, a former Medicaid director for the state, said the lifting of the pandemic emergency order was “pretty inevitable,” but he warns that…
by - May 23, 2021 9:53 am
Arkansas Trucking Association President Shannon Newton said short-term and long-term solutions are being discussed to resolve the transportation challenges presented by the closure of the damaged I-40 Mississippi River bridge…
by - May 23, 2021 7:28 am
Rock Region Metro announced last week it will resume its public transit streetcar service Tuesday, June 1 in North Little Rock. Streetcar service was suspended March 17, 2020 as part…
by - May 23, 2021 7:17 am
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) received a two-year grant of $469,420 from the Windgate Foundation to support teacher preparation programs for students through its Educator Preparation Program….
by - May 21, 2021 8:30 pm
Consumers in Benton and Washington counties spent big in March which boosted sales tax revenue by 32.6% in the May report from Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale. The cumulative sales…
by - May 21, 2021 8:20 pm
Mercy Fort Smith broke ground on the 62,570-square-foot Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital-Fort Smith in Chaffee Crossing on a rainy Feb. 12, 2020. Friday (May 21), another rainy day, dignitaries cut the…
by - May 21, 2021 11:37 am
The April jobs report is a clear sign the state’s economy is in recovery, with job gains up 5.5% compared with April 2020, and the number of unemployed down 56.7%….
by - May 20, 2021 9:17 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority Board of Trustees has approved the sale of 21 buildings, a gravel parking lot and 0.75 acres in the Chaffee Historic District. The move takes…
by - May 20, 2021 3:22 pm
Lauren Mallett-Hays, a speech-language pathologist, announced Thursday (May 20) she would challenge U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, in 2022. Mallett-Hays, a Democrat, made the announcement through a news release and…
by - May 20, 2021 3:04 pm
Pending board of trustees approval, Dr. Scott Gordon will become the next dean of the College of Nursing and Health Professions at Arkansas State University, Chancellor Kelly Damphousse said Thursday…
by - May 20, 2021 12:47 pm
Ozarks Electric Cooperative announced Thursday (May 20) a partnership with Springdale Public Schools and Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) to build a 2.4-megawatt solar plant near Sonora Middle School in Springdale….
by - May 20, 2021 11:50 am
A Fayetteville financial services firm organized an event on May 18 at Fayetteville Town Center to recognize a group of retired and active nurses who volunteered to help pharmacists meet…
by - May 20, 2021 11:37 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is not only ending the public health emergency in place since March 11, 2020, but he announced Thursday (May 20) an $8.4 million ad campaign to promote…
by - May 20, 2021 11:31 am
The COVID-19 pandemic canceled nearly all festivals and entertainment events that would draw crowds. Some of those events in Northeast Arkansas are on their way back. KASU and the department…
by - May 20, 2021 10:48 am
Arkansas Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston announced Thursday (May 20) that Mark Conine will serve as the new president of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority (ADFA). Conine comes from his…
by - May 20, 2021 10:33 am
The Paula and Rodger Riney Foundation announced a gift of $1.8 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Myeloma Center in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute…
