by - October 30, 2020 4:02 pm
Walmart did an about face Friday (Oct. 30) after the retail giant announced Thursday plans to remove guns and ammo from shelves amid civil unrests in certain parts of the…
by - October 30, 2020 3:57 pm
New known COVID-19 cases reported Friday (Oct. 30) were up compared to Thursday, but below the 1,337 record set the previous Friday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH)….
by - October 30, 2020 1:51 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is a step closer to significantly increasing its footprint in Arkansas’ fastest-growing region. The University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees met…
by - October 30, 2020 12:57 pm
The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Northeast Arkansas has ballooned by 112% since the end of September and community leaders issued dire warnings Friday (Oct. 30) if the trend isn’t…
by - October 30, 2020 12:50 pm
G&G Independent Insurance, with offices in Fayetteville and Bentonville, has acquired Little Rock-based agency Arkansas Insurance Advisors (AIA). Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The two sides completed…
by - October 30, 2020 12:45 pm
Van Buren-based USA Truck on Thursday (Oct. 29) reported third quarter net income of $2.295 million, much better than the $1.373 million loss in the same quarter of 2019. Per…
by - October 30, 2020 10:16 am
The consumer packaged goods retail operations and customer experience have taken some wild turns during the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting retailers to revise store layouts and institute new cleaning protocols. Many…
by - October 29, 2020 9:51 pm
An Arkansas Supreme Court ruling on Thursday (Oct. 29) declared that an existing half-cent sales tax for state highways could not be spent on a $1 billion widening project on…
by - October 29, 2020 7:17 pm
WeWork launched its first Arkansas location Thursday (Oct. 29) on the second floor of the historic Massey Building on West Central Avenue in downtown Bentonville. WeWork Labs is WeWork’s global…
by - October 29, 2020 5:08 pm
New known COVID-19 cases rose by more than 1,000 and there were 19 more deaths in Arkansas attributed to the widespread virus, but Gov. Asa Hutchinson said a comparative decline…
by - October 29, 2020 2:47 pm
64.6 Downtown in partnership with the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and the PEAK Innovation Center will host the Third Annual Invest Fort Smith during Global Entrepreneurship Week on…
by - October 29, 2020 2:32 pm
The city of Siloam Springs and Oklahoma-based utility Grand River Dam Authority broke ground Thursday (Oct. 29) on a 30-acre whitewater park on the Illinois River, and the Walton Family…
by - October 29, 2020 2:19 pm
Little Rock-based Arkansas Advanced Energy Association (AAEA) is a state affiliate of Washington, D.C.-based Solar Energy Industries Association, the trade group announced Wednesday (Oct. 28). AAEA has become the 19th…
by - October 29, 2020 11:24 am
The cattle industry seems to be shrugging off some of the disruptions brought by the COVID-19 pandemic with cattle placements and marketings on an upward swing as the industry approaches…
by - October 29, 2020 10:54 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation has received a two-year grant of $1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide…
by - October 29, 2020 10:52 am
Students in 24 Northwest Arkansas schools will participate in a free program offering smart thermometers to mitigate illness spread, including COVID-19. Nationwide, schools recently received the first shipment of Kinsa…
by - October 29, 2020 10:14 am
Former Tyson Foods Inc. director Susan Upchurch is the new chief financial officer at Springdale-based nonprofit Excellerate Foundation. “Susan brings decades of experience across a wide set of finance disciplines,…
by - October 29, 2020 9:51 am
The new Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) medical research institute to be located in the former Golden Living building in Fort Smith will do more than bring medical research…
by - October 29, 2020 7:18 am
Gamble Land Company and Math Investments LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s…
by - October 29, 2020 6:40 am
KO Construction Management and O’Gary Industrial Group have officially merged to form a new company, Keet O’Gary Construction. KO is led by restauranteur Jim Keet and his sons, Tommy and…
