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…
by - May 19, 2021 5:26 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has reappointed Ted Thomas, chairman of the Arkansas Public Service Commission, to another term on PSC. He added former Miss Arkansas and Gov. Huckabee staff member, Dr….
by - May 19, 2021 4:21 pm
Consumers opted to do more grocery shopping inside stores in April as COVID-19 infection rates declined. The April survey from Brick Meets Click/Mercatus indicates online grocery sales totaled $8.4 billion…
by - May 19, 2021 3:22 pm
Rogers’ Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas is on the 2021 Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals list, which highlights the nation’s top-performing hospitals and health systems. It’s the third consecutive year…
by - May 19, 2021 1:45 pm
The Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home is seeking presentations as part of the virtual 2021 Johnny Cash Heritage Festival scheduled for Oct. 15-16. The event, in its 10th…
by - May 19, 2021 12:45 pm
Another rainy spring is providing an all too familiar challenge to cotton farmers this year. Monday’s “Crop Progress” report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service showed farmers across the board…
by - May 19, 2021 11:15 am
More than a full year into the COVID-19 pandemic, many food and consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers are hinting at raising prices for commodities such as diapers, toilet paper, cereal,…
by - May 18, 2021 9:05 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (May 18) approved resolutions allowing part of the Fianna Hills Country Club golf course to be replatted and included into residential lots….
by - May 18, 2021 8:21 pm
With just 1,617 votes cast, incumbent Fort Smith School Board member Bill Hanesworth lost his reelection bid to Matt Blaylock. Blaylock, president of Blaylock Heating & Air Conditioning & Plumbing…
by - May 18, 2021 5:03 pm
The NEA Baptist Center for Good Grief has hired Anna Paige Umhoefer as clinical manager. Umhoefer has been at the center since 2017 as a grief counselor and bereavement specialist….
by - May 18, 2021 4:47 pm
Editor’s note: See updated info at the end of this story. Arkansas and Tennessee officials are focused on repairing and re-opening the Interstate 40 bridge rather than lobbying to build…
by - May 18, 2021 1:12 pm
North Carolina-based banking company Bank of America, the nation’s second-largest bank, announced Tuesday (May 18) it will raise its U.S. minimum hourly wage to $25 by 2025. In March last…
by - May 18, 2021 11:12 am
Walmart Inc. benefited from higher in-store traffic and stimulus spending in the first quarter and grew revenue to $138.3 billion, up 2.7% from a year ago and beating the consensus…
by - May 17, 2021 6:33 pm
Additional help is available for Arkansas renters who have lost jobs or are struggling financially due to the pandemic. The Arkansas Department of Human Services launched the Arkansas Rent Relief…
by - May 17, 2021 6:11 pm
Murphy USA Inc. plans to hire 3,000 workers across its 1,650 stores to support the company’s continued growth. The El Dorado-based company, with an estimated 2 million customers per day,…
by - May 17, 2021 6:05 pm
Kinetic by Windstream is creating a new engineering and fiber construction organization to manage its broadband expansion across 18 states. The company plans to add nearly 1,000 jobs. “We are…
by - May 17, 2021 5:39 pm
ForwARd Arkansas, a non-profit organization that works on education issues in the state, has hired three new board members. The organization announced Monday (May 17) that Tequilla Brownie, Rick Neal,…
