by - December 9, 2020 6:41 am
Online auto retailer Carvana announced Wednesday (Dec. 9) it will offer “as-soon-as next day” vehicle delivery in Little Rock. The e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars offers customers…
by - December 8, 2020 8:04 pm
Removing truck traffic from downtown Fort Smith has taken another turn. The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDoT) will look into the feasibility of second bridge to bring traffic into Fort…
by - December 8, 2020 6:50 pm
The Fort Smith area continues to rank high in the state in new cases of COVID-19, and the virus is hitting the area’s healthcare community especially hard. At least one…
by - December 8, 2020 6:42 pm
The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission (AMMC) on Tuesday (Dec. 8) approved just one of three remaining dispensary licenses, but a legal challenge may be filed by Fort Smith-based River Valley…
by - December 8, 2020 5:07 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Jonathan Askins as the director of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services (TSS) Division of Information Systems (DIS). Askins will also serve as the…
by - December 8, 2020 4:19 pm
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart announced Tuesday (Dec. 8) a new logo and a rebranding from ‘Drive Easy’ to ‘Keeping You on the Road.’ The buy here, pay here used car dealer…
by - December 8, 2020 3:59 pm
Not only has the COVID-19 pandemic become more widespread and deadly in recent weeks, but updated modeling from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) predicts the virus will…
by - December 8, 2020 3:13 pm
United States Steel Corp. is on the verge of becoming the sole owner of Big River Steel, the first “superproject” in the history of the Natural State. U.S. Steel has…
by - December 8, 2020 2:38 pm
News on the viability of COVID-19 vaccines partly contributed to a rise in crude oil prices in November, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The EIA released Tuesday…
by - December 8, 2020 2:36 pm
The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employers, has recognized Mercy Hospital in Rogers as one of the best small teaching hospitals in patient care. The hospital earned an…
by - December 8, 2020 1:50 pm
Entergy Arkansas and the Arkansas Department of Education announced Tuesday (Dec. 8) a $482,000 grant that will be used to develop 20 new Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses that…
by - December 8, 2020 12:46 pm
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) named six Arkansas leaders as fellows of the 2021 Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy. DLI is an extensive, nine-month executive leadership program that brings…
by - December 8, 2020 12:42 pm
The Arkansas Securities Department, in coordination with state and federal government partners, closed a multi-year investigation of Nationstar Mortgage LLC, d/b/a Mr. Cooper, one of the largest mortgage servicers in…
by - December 8, 2020 12:34 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson held the first of his planned community meetings, this one in Benton, regarding the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday (Dec. 8), after an unplanned meeting with about a…
by - December 8, 2020 10:47 am
U.S. manufacturing corporations’ seasonally adjusted after-tax profits rose by $100.3 billion to $148.4 billion in the third quarter, from the second quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census…
by - December 8, 2020 10:31 am
The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville will name a new civil engineering facility for a former student. The Grady E. Harvell Civil Engineering Research and Education Center is a 37,400-square-foot…
by - December 8, 2020 9:47 am
Northwest Arkansas’ largest meeting and event center has a new name. Rogers Convention Center is the new name of the former John Q. Hammons Center on South Pinnacle Hills Parkway…
by - December 7, 2020 7:09 pm
With the official groundbreaking completed, Fort Smith Public Schools plans to open the Peak Innovation Center for the 2021-22 school year. FSPS in partnership with University of Arkansas at Fort…
by - December 7, 2020 4:44 pm
Last week, Talk Business & Politics reported that a major pharmacy chain in Arkansas, AllCare Pharmacy, had sold its retail locations to Walgreens and Express Rx, according to a number…
by - December 7, 2020 3:49 pm
COVID-19 deaths surged by 53 to 2,713, setting a new daily record, according to Monday’s (Dec. 7) report from the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH). Gov. Asa Hutchinson said the…
