by - December 16, 2019 6:29 pm
The House and Senate Education Committees voted Monday (Dec. 16) to hire a consulting firm to conduct an adequacy study of the state’s education system, and now the decision rests…
by - December 16, 2019 6:19 pm
Arvest Bank promoted Cara James to Chief Risk Officer, effective Jan. 1, 2020. James will replace Bob Kelly, who is retiring after more than 30 years with Arvest, effective Dec….
by - December 16, 2019 6:04 pm
With just nine days until Christmas, the holiday shopping push heads into the home stretch as consumers must place those online orders soon or bravely take their chances for bargains…
by - December 16, 2019 5:50 pm
Feral hogs are a major concern for the state’s agriculture industry and a new program to stop the spread of these wild pigs has a coordinator. The Arkansas Department of…
by - December 16, 2019 5:23 pm
I.F. Anderson Farms Inc., of Lonoke (Lonoke County) is the 2019 Arkansas Farm Family of the Year. The honor was announced last week at the annual luncheon honoring the county…
by - December 16, 2019 2:36 pm
Nathan Vandiver has been named general manager of UA Little Rock Public Radio, home of KUAR FM 89.1 and KLRE Classical 90.5. Vandiver, who also works as the program director,…
by - December 16, 2019 1:53 pm
North Little Rock-based Edafio Technology Partners has hired IT industry veteran Mike Trickett as vice president of delivery. Trickett will lead the direction of a staff delivering information technology, cloud-based,…
by - December 16, 2019 11:45 am
Electric utility Entergy Arkansas announced its residential customers can expect monthly bills to rise an average of $15 starting in January as a result of a federal tax credit ending….
by - December 16, 2019 10:42 am
Blake Robertson, president of Northwest Technical Institute (NWTI) in Springdale, announced his retirement from the technical school, effective June 2020. “I will be 70 years old and worked in public…
by - December 15, 2019 2:59 pm
A bipartisan bill to make permanent $255 million in annual funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) cleared Congress last week. The measure includes $255 million in annual funding…
by - December 15, 2019 2:32 pm
Hospice Home Care, Inc. held a groundbreaking ceremony earlier this month to celebrate the construction of its new corporate headquarters at 2200 South Bowman Road in Little Rock. The company…
by - December 15, 2019 2:22 pm
Arkansas rice farmers Jennifer James of Newport and Dow Brantley of England won awards at the 2019 USA Rice Outlook Conference. James was awarded 2019 Farmer of the Year and…
by - December 13, 2019 6:10 pm
Fort Cannabis, the licensed medical marijuana dispensary in Fort Smith, was on Friday (Dec. 13) approved to open for business. Jeff Scholtes, the license owner for the dispensary, said officials…
by - December 13, 2019 12:41 pm
Bonobos founder Andy Dunn will exit Walmart in January, marking an end to the two-year relationship. Dunn, 40, joined Walmart as senior vice president of digital consumer brands in June…
by - December 12, 2019 5:44 pm
The U.S. Marshals Service Southern District donated four items related to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York to the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith. The items were…
by - December 12, 2019 5:02 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s State Plant Board hopes to amend the regulations involving the controversial herbicide dicamba. The board proposed to amend the rule by removing the GPS mapping…
by - December 12, 2019 3:23 pm
Mercy Northwest Arkansas announced the addition of Dr. Alejandro Castellvi and nurse practitioner Paula Stephens to Mercy Clinic Neurology—Physicians Plaza in Rogers. Mercy said Castellvi provides surgical treatment of conditions…
by - December 12, 2019 2:39 pm
Simmons Bank has promoted Greg Martin to executive vice president and division president for its Northwest Arkansas, Kansas and Oklahoma markets. The decision comes as the bank’s parent company, Simmons…
by - December 12, 2019 1:00 pm
The city of Paris in Logan County has selected Little Rock-based solar energy company Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) to build a 1.5-megawatt solar array on 8 acres in the city,…
by - December 12, 2019 11:21 am
A recent poll financed by Moonstruck Chocolate found 18% of consumers would be willing to lay down their electronic devices for one month in exchange for a full year’s supply…
