by - March 17, 2021 5:32 pm
A bill aimed at making prescription drugs more affordable passed unanimously out of the House Insurance and Commerce Committee on Wednesday (March 17). HB 1569 would establish the Arkansas Fairness…
by - March 17, 2021 5:20 pm
The Community School of the Arts broke ground Wednesday (March 17) on a new facility near the U.S. Marshals Museum on Riverfront Drive in Fort Smith. The new school, located…
by - March 17, 2021 4:46 pm
Another 1.2 million people in Arkansas are eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, and efforts are ramping in Northeast Arkansas. Arkansas Methodist Medical Center, NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at A-State, and…
by - March 17, 2021 4:39 pm
Arkansas State University will rename its farmer’s market, the Judd Hill Farmer’s Market, and there are multi-million dollar plans to expand. The Judd Hill Foundation will provide about $2.4 million…
by - March 17, 2021 4:15 pm
A bill that would create a minimum habitability standard for renters in Arkansas passed out of the House Insurance and Commerce Committee on Wednesday (March 17). Prior to the vote,…
by - March 17, 2021 2:55 pm
Tyson Foods will invest $55 million to expand its case-ready (retail) meat business by repurposing plant capacity at its formerly shuttered Columbia, S.C., facility. The plant will become a meat-cutting…
by - March 17, 2021 2:47 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic shifted how consumers spent money as they ordered everything from office furniture to weekly groceries online. Adobe reports the pandemic boosted e-commerce sales $183 billion, with U.S….
by - March 17, 2021 1:15 pm
Little Rock-based Entegrity, an energy service, sustainability and solar development company, is developing a $5 million apartment and office building in downtown Fayetteville. The 27,000-square-foot Network building at 228 S….
by - March 17, 2021 1:14 pm
Editor’s note: This is the final of four stories in a series about the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas. Link here for the first story, link here…
by - March 17, 2021 11:13 am
The University of Arkansas announced Wednesday (March 17) Justin Urso as the new director of the McMillon Innovation Studio, an interdisciplinary facility and set of programs housed in the Sam M….
by - March 17, 2021 9:22 am
The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission (MMC) on March 2 granted approval to Shake Extractions LLC to manufacture organic beauty and wellness products sold into Arkansas dispensaries. Shake Extractions is an…
by - March 16, 2021 7:53 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted to fund a new slide at Parrot Island Waterpark. The city and Sebastian County Quorum Court each previously voted to contribute $250,000 toward…
by - March 16, 2021 6:09 pm
The City of Fort Smith is considering using the Blue Lion facility in downtown Fort Smith as a meeting space for the Fort Smith Board of Directors and other city…
by - March 16, 2021 4:26 pm
Walmart said this week it plans to invest $400.06 million into its Canadian business to refurbish roughly 60% of its stores in 2021. The retail giant said that is the…
by - March 16, 2021 4:21 pm
A bill that would provide a tax credit for Arkansans who donate to nonprofit organizations paying for private school scholarships narrowly passed the House Education Committee after the chairman changed…
by - March 16, 2021 3:25 pm
Retail sales declined 3% in February as winter weather blanketed much of the nation. The month-over-month dip came on the heels of a robust 7.6% increase in January, according to…
by - March 16, 2021 3:07 pm
Editor’s note: This is the third of four stories in a series about the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas. Link here for the first story, and link…
by - March 16, 2021 3:01 pm
With around 10% of Arkansans being fully vaccinated and a push by the Biden administration to open vaccine access, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (March 16) expanded eligibility an estimated…
by - March 16, 2021 2:34 pm
Ernest Hemingway’s first novel may have been turned into a movie but he was not pleased. “A Farewell to Arms,” a book he mostly wrote while staying with his wife…
by - March 16, 2021 11:24 am
Andrew Berner, president of Jonesboro-based Jetton General Contracting, has been appointed to the New York Institute of Technology’s board of trustees. Berner, who resides in Northeast Arkansas, is a member…
