by - January 11, 2024 9:45 am
Anvil Metals and Fabrication (AMF) was the winner of the Arkansas Ag Innovation Challenge at Arkansas Farm Bureau’s 89th annual convention in Little Rock. In addition to winning the overall…
by - January 11, 2024 8:11 am
Strawberries were not widely grown in Arkansas until the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The fruit crop became more pervasive as railroad lines expanded around the state and it became easier to…
by - January 10, 2024 9:10 pm
For several years, cotton gin owner Bo Adams put up Christmas displays on his property in Mississippi County. As the years passed, the displays grew larger and more elaborate and…
by - January 10, 2024 3:28 pm
Walmart is set to open on Friday (Jan. 12) its new 360,000-square-foot Walton Family Whole Health & Fitness center on its new home office campus – which is still under…
by - January 10, 2024 2:33 pm
An economic development project announced this past summer in south Fayetteville has earned international recognition for its design. In November, Rethinking the Future (RFA), an architecture and design platform based…
by - January 10, 2024 2:03 pm
Will Hopkins has been hired as director of local affairs and rural development at Arkansas Farm Bureau, where he will serve as a member of the lobbying team for the…
by - January 10, 2024 1:10 pm
Former Tyson Foods CEO Dean Banks was named CEO of New England-based Indigo Ag effective Feb. 1. He will also become the CEO-partner at biotech firm Flagship Pioneering on the…
by - January 10, 2024 11:24 am
The Crawford County Library System may soon have a new director, and the system’s controversial board chair has been replaced by a board member who wants to move the board…
by - January 10, 2024 11:10 am
Solar electric generation is expected to account for 7% of total U.S. electricity generation in 2025, up from 4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). On…
by - January 10, 2024 10:07 am
The El Dorado Film Festival announced its 2024 line-up for this year’s event taking place on Feb. 8-11, 2024, at the South Arkansas Arts Center in El Dorado. This year’s festival…
by - January 10, 2024 9:35 am
FNBC Bank has promoted Ryan Howard and Kyle Davidson to regional market presidents. Howard, previously community president for Melbourne, now has oversight over Izard, Independence and Sharp counties. Davidson, previously…
by - January 9, 2024 6:59 pm
A day after rejecting four proposed constitutional amendments affecting the state’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Attorney General Tim Griffin on Tuesday (Jan. 9) also rejected four initiated act proposals…
by - January 9, 2024 4:29 pm
The Sebastian County Democratic candidates for the Arkansas House of Representatives recently expressed concern about the LEARNS Act, healthcare in Arkansas, voting access and political disinformation. Rep. Jay Richardson, D-Fort…
by - January 9, 2024 3:06 pm
John Brown University will accelerate the growth of its cybersecurity program and help develop local talent to meet workforce needs with a $6.5 million grant from the Walton Family Charitable…
by - January 9, 2024 1:36 pm
With a wrap on the holiday season, inbound cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports is expected to slow during the first quarter of 2024, according to a report…
by - January 9, 2024 1:28 pm
Arkansas medical marijuana sales set a new record in 2023 with a 2.53% increase over 2022, and the number of Arkansans with active marijuana patient cards rose 8.4% in 2023,…
by - January 9, 2024 11:40 am
Volatile weather patterns, fueled by climate change, geopolitical strife like the Russian invasion of Ukraine, spiraling commodities markets, and other factors impact farmers each season. They have to weigh these…
by - January 9, 2024 11:29 am
The Internal Revenue Service puts limits on the amount of money workers can contribute to Investment Retirement Accounts (IRAs), Roth IRAs, 401(k)s and other types of retirement accounts because each…
by - January 9, 2024 10:11 am
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for the Arkansas Farm to School Institute until March 1, 2024. The Department’s Farm to School and Early Childhood Education Program will…
by - January 9, 2024 8:12 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Jan. 1 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
