by - April 20, 2021 2:54 pm
With a “worrisome point” worth watching being a recent rise in hospitalizations, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (April 20) said state officials’ focus is to increase COVID-19 vaccine demand to…
by - April 20, 2021 1:20 pm
Bitter, unseasonably cold weather is projected to spread across the state late Tuesday (April 20) into Wednesday and farmers in the midst of early planting are keeping a wary eye….
by - April 20, 2021 12:23 pm
Pine Bluff-based Simmons First National Corp. on Tuesday (April 20) reported first quarter net income of $67.407 million, down from $77.223 million in the same period of 2020. Per share…
by - April 20, 2021 11:04 am
Fayetteville-based White River Bancshares Co., the holding company for Signature Bank of Arkansas, reported Monday (April 19) net income rose 109.1% to $1.55 million, or $1.60 per diluted share, in…
by - April 20, 2021 10:14 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been ranked No. 7 nationally on an annual list of Best Employers for Diversity created by Forbes magazine, it was announced…
by - April 20, 2021 10:12 am
Leslye Shellam, the daughter of Linda Blaine Flake and L. Dickson Flake, made a $100,000 donation to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to create an endowed scholarship in…
by - April 20, 2021 10:11 am
Micah Beard has been named Regional President of the North Central Arkansas Market for Batesville-based Citizens Bank. In his role, Beard will be responsible for the North Central Region and…
by - April 19, 2021 8:28 pm
In an arrangement Sen. Joyce Elliott, D-Little Rock, compared to being one of the final three contestants in a beauty pageant, three senators sat together in front of their fellow…
by - April 19, 2021 12:12 pm
Four University of Arkansas at Fort Smith associations will work together to bring the Asian American and Pacific Islander Festival to UAFS students from 4:15 to 7 p.m., April 21…
by - April 19, 2021 11:59 am
Tonnage shipped on the Arkansas River during the first quarter of 2021 is down 1% compared with the same quarter of 2020, but port operator Marty Shell says barge demand…
by - April 19, 2021 8:37 am
In March, the University of Arkansas System board of trustees approved an $85 million project in Northwest Arkansas proposed by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). A 185,000-square-foot…
by - April 19, 2021 7:29 am
The Arkansas Community Foundation, in partnership with the Arkansas Black Philanthropy Collaborative (ABPC), has opened applications for Black-led and Black-serving nonprofits to apply to the Building Black Communities Fund. The…
by - April 19, 2021 6:45 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $2.7 million gift from the estate of Eleanor Karam to support Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. Founded in…
by - April 18, 2021 7:04 pm
Omnichannel retail agency Harvest Group in Rogers has acquired a competing firm in Rogers, TreeHouse Sales & Solutions. Financial terms were not disclosed. Paul Olinger, a Walmart and Sam’s Club…
by - April 18, 2021 10:19 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has had a much more successful legislative session than headlines would suggest. The governor discussed his achievements and letdowns in a Talk Business & Politics interview that…
by - April 17, 2021 9:53 am
The COVID-19 pandemic put enormous pressure on the retail supply chain, and the impact is still being felt at Walmart and other big retailers. That’s according to a report from…
by - April 17, 2021 9:02 am
The new Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center in Poinsett County is getting a $2 million boost from Greenway Equipment. Greenway executives John Conner, Jr., Chairman; Marshall Stewart, Chief Executive…
by - April 17, 2021 9:00 am
Hendrix College in Conway announced Friday (April 16) it has been awarded a $2 million challenge grant from the Mabee Foundation. The grant will support the launch of the College’s…
by - April 17, 2021 8:53 am
MHP/Team SI has announced that Julie C. Robbins has been promoted to senior director of planning. In her new role, Robbins will utilize her expertise to further innovate and expand…
by - April 16, 2021 11:50 am
Arkansas had 18,549 fewer employed in March compared to March 2020, with 60% of the job losses coming from the state’s hard hit tourism sector, according to Friday’s (April 16)…
