by - March 17, 2021 1:15 pm
Little Rock-based Entegrity, an energy service, sustainability and solar development company, is developing a $5 million apartment and office building in downtown Fayetteville. The 27,000-square-foot Network building at 228 S….
by - March 17, 2021 1:14 pm
Editor’s note: This is the final of four stories in a series about the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas. Link here for the first story, link here…
by - March 17, 2021 11:13 am
The University of Arkansas announced Wednesday (March 17) Justin Urso as the new director of the McMillon Innovation Studio, an interdisciplinary facility and set of programs housed in the Sam M….
by - March 17, 2021 9:22 am
The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission (MMC) on March 2 granted approval to Shake Extractions LLC to manufacture organic beauty and wellness products sold into Arkansas dispensaries. Shake Extractions is an…
by - March 16, 2021 7:53 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted to fund a new slide at Parrot Island Waterpark. The city and Sebastian County Quorum Court each previously voted to contribute $250,000 toward…
by - March 16, 2021 6:09 pm
The City of Fort Smith is considering using the Blue Lion facility in downtown Fort Smith as a meeting space for the Fort Smith Board of Directors and other city…
by - March 16, 2021 4:26 pm
Walmart said this week it plans to invest $400.06 million into its Canadian business to refurbish roughly 60% of its stores in 2021. The retail giant said that is the…
by - March 16, 2021 4:21 pm
A bill that would provide a tax credit for Arkansans who donate to nonprofit organizations paying for private school scholarships narrowly passed the House Education Committee after the chairman changed…
by - March 16, 2021 3:25 pm
Retail sales declined 3% in February as winter weather blanketed much of the nation. The month-over-month dip came on the heels of a robust 7.6% increase in January, according to…
by - March 16, 2021 3:07 pm
Editor’s note: This is the third of four stories in a series about the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas. Link here for the first story, and link…
by - March 16, 2021 3:01 pm
With around 10% of Arkansans being fully vaccinated and a push by the Biden administration to open vaccine access, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (March 16) expanded eligibility an estimated…
by - March 16, 2021 2:34 pm
Ernest Hemingway’s first novel may have been turned into a movie but he was not pleased. “A Farewell to Arms,” a book he mostly wrote while staying with his wife…
by - March 16, 2021 11:24 am
Andrew Berner, president of Jonesboro-based Jetton General Contracting, has been appointed to the New York Institute of Technology’s board of trustees. Berner, who resides in Northeast Arkansas, is a member…
by - March 16, 2021 10:37 am
From November to January, about 4.4 billion cubic feet per day of new natural gas pipeline capacity came online, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Four pipeline projects…
by - March 16, 2021 10:25 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will seek approval Wednesday (March 17) to build an $85 million orthopedic and sports medicine facility in Northwest Arkansas. Consideration of the…
by - March 16, 2021 9:03 am
National polling firm RABA (Red America, Blue America) released new results Tuesday (March 16) from survey work in Arkansas that offered insight on COVID-19, the state legislature, and public schools….
by - March 16, 2021 8:11 am
A Dickson Street parking lot in Fayetteville is where the University of Arkansas will build a new research facility. Laura Jacobs, chief of staff to Chancellor Joe Steinmetz, confirmed to…
by - March 15, 2021 5:26 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives passed a bill Monday (March 15) that would give the Legislature the power to end a governor’s declared disaster emergency. Another bill, opposed by the…
by - March 15, 2021 5:17 pm
Editor’s note: This is the second of four stories in a series about the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas. Link here for the first story. John Goff…
by - March 15, 2021 3:22 pm
The three rounds of federal COVID-19 stimulus for higher education institutions and students have been very beneficial, Arkansas State University President Chuck Welch said during ASU’s recent quarterly meeting. Guidance…
