by - December 23, 2020 3:46 pm
Daily COVID-19 hospitalizations set a record for the second consecutive day, and a report from the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) shows a record number of school districts in…
by - December 23, 2020 3:05 pm
Owners of Fort Smith-based River Valley Relief have taken legal action to block a Dec. 8 Zone 4 dispensary license decision by the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission (AMMC). The action…
by - December 23, 2020 11:09 am
Nestlé will invest more than $100 million to expand the company’s production facility in Jonesboro to include a new line to produce Hot Pockets brand sandwiches, the company announced Wednesday…
by - December 23, 2020 11:02 am
Thomas “Gary” Hudson will retire as CEO of Farmers and Merchants Bank and The Bank of Fayetteville on Dec. 31, 2020, after leading the bank for the past 11 years,…
by - December 22, 2020 7:51 pm
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Bentonville-based Walmart on Tuesday, (Dec. 22) claiming the retail giant and its pharmacists did not properly screen opioid prescriptions, and the…
by - December 22, 2020 6:29 pm
With over 5,000 pages of legislation, there was bound to be plenty to help Arkansans in the newly-passed stimulus and government funding bill. Congress passed a comprehensive $900 billion coronavirus…
by - December 22, 2020 4:51 pm
With hospitalizations reaching a new record of 1,103 in Tuesday’s (Dec. 22) Arkansas Department of Health report, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said 124 more hospital beds will be added in Little…
by - December 22, 2020 9:17 am
Transportation and logistics giant J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. is partnering with the University of Arkansas in a new $2.25 million collaboration to address diversity and sustainability in the industry,…
by - December 21, 2020 8:50 pm
The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (AHPP) will begin accepting grant applications for 2021 Historic Preservation Restoration Grants from Jan. 5 to March 5. The electronic applications should be filled out…
by - December 21, 2020 8:39 pm
The UA Little Rock Bowen School of Law has selected its 2020 cohort for its Rural Practice Incubator Project. Bowen graduates Cynthia Aikman and Abraham “Sam” Keefer will benefit from…
by - December 21, 2020 4:01 pm
Multiple Bentonville residents and employees of Bentonville-based retailer Walmart recently won a share of $1 million as part of a 21-day challenge to improve health and change behaviors. Kyla Fleming…
by - December 21, 2020 3:36 pm
The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) on Monday (Dec. 21) reported 58 more COVID-19 deaths, with 20 of those being delayed from previous days. Arkansas health officials also on Monday…
by - December 21, 2020 12:46 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Dec. 7 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - December 21, 2020 10:41 am
Jonesboro-based Ritter Communications announced Monday (Dec. 21) it has completed a $2.8 million investment in Pine Bluff to bring “100% high-speed fiber internet and advanced business solutions” to the region’s…
by - December 21, 2020 10:32 am
Ozarks Electric Cooperative and Today’s Power Inc. announced Monday (Dec. 21) the creation of a new 2.7-megawatt Ozarks Natural Energy solar park on 25 acres of land near Lincoln. The…
by - December 20, 2020 6:35 pm
Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed Martin Corp. is set to buy Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings in a $5 billion deal, which is a 33% premium above Aerojet’s Dec. 18 stock closing price. The…
by - December 20, 2020 5:57 pm
Former college and pro football star Keith Jackson had a vision for life after football. It involved helping kids break the cycle of poverty and poor educational achievement. “I was…
by - December 20, 2020 5:29 pm
As I grow in years and perhaps wisdom, the quote “life goes on” resonates with me even more. In times of tragedy and loss, it is sometimes hard to imagine…
by - December 20, 2020 2:21 pm
Walmart is using “pop-up” e-commerce distribution centers (eDCs) to fill online orders to meet higher holiday demand. The pop-up space will be inside 42 of the company’s regional distribution centers…
by - December 18, 2020 5:29 pm
Little Rock-based Metal Recycling Corp. announced Friday (Dec. 18) that it has closed on a transaction to purchase the assets of Sol Alman Company of Little Rock. Terms of the…
