by - October 10, 2020 2:17 pm
Tamika E. Jenkins Mississippi County Economic Development Vice-president Blytheville Residence: Blytheville Education: B.S., material engineering, Iowa State University; M.S.M., project management, Colorado Technical University online Professional background: Jenkins has been…
by - October 10, 2020 1:54 pm
NuShores Biosciences LLC has won a three-year, $2.8 million contract from the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC), a 501(c)(3) biomedical technology consortium associated with the U.S. Army Medical Research and…
by - October 9, 2020 5:39 pm
It’s been a tough start to October in Arkansas on the COVID-19 front. The number of known cumulative cases rose almost 7% and the number of confirmed deaths rose almost…
by - October 9, 2020 2:15 pm
At the groundbreaking ceremony of its new Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts, University of Central Arkansas officials announced Friday (Oct. 9) a new $3 million gift for the…
by - October 9, 2020 2:12 pm
A decades-long goal of creating a bypass on U.S. 412 around the city of Paragould in Greene County to connect into U.S. 49 has finally become a reality. State workers…
by - October 9, 2020 12:18 pm
Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have been awarded $1.3 million to study disparities in immune response to COVID-19, through serological testing in Arkansas. Serological testing…
by - October 8, 2020 6:02 pm
A new report compares Northwest Arkansas to other prosperous metros in the United States, but the COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying recession have impacted economic activity so far this year….
by - October 8, 2020 5:55 pm
Arkansas’ tax revenue is beating forecasts and the jobs picture is improving despite an economy weighed down by COVID-19. But the consensus among economists is the pace of recovery could…
by - October 8, 2020 5:39 pm
Tyson Foods is partnering with Marathon Health to operate a health clinic near the meat giant’s processing facilities in Berryville and Green Forest in north Arkansas. The clinic will provide…
by - October 8, 2020 5:25 pm
Even though Halloween falls on a Saturday and will include a full moon for the first time in 95 years, a majority of Americans said COVID-19 is hindering their celebration…
by - October 8, 2020 5:11 pm
Six additional poultry industry executives were indicted on anti-trust charges in the ongoing chicken price-fixing probe by the U.S. Department of Justice. The indictments were handed out Wednesday (Oct. 7)…
by - October 8, 2020 4:12 pm
New known COVID-19 cases again turned higher in Thursday’s (Oct. 8) Arkansas Department of Health report, with cumulative confirmed and probable cases topping 90,000, and hospitalizations setting a new record…
by - October 8, 2020 2:56 pm
Dr. Kasey Holder St. Bernards Medical Center VP of Medical Affairs Jonesboro Residence: Jonesboro Education: B.S., biology, Arkansas State University; M.D., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest; Family Medicine…
by - October 8, 2020 2:56 pm
Amanda Herget Gearhead, Rock/Creek, and Uncle Dan’s Outfitters co-owner Residence: Jonesboro Education: B.Ed., Arkansas State University; M.Ed. educational administration, ASU Professional background: Herget has spent many years as the co-owner…
by - October 8, 2020 2:38 pm
Alexandra (Allie) Rodery Rouse, J.D., M.P.S., was named Thursday (Oct. 8) as Arkansas Community Foundation’s director of Planned Giving. Recently passing over $442 million in assets, the Arkansas Community Foundation…
by - October 8, 2020 11:20 am
Officials with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville announced plans Thursday (Oct. 8) to build a six-story parking structure with 800 parking spaces along Northeast J Street. In…
by - October 8, 2020 10:13 am
The nonprofit group Peel Compton Foundation in Bentonville announced Wednesday (Oct. 7) the hiring of Jennifer Martinez Belt as director of development. Belt has more than 15 years of fundraising…
by - October 7, 2020 7:12 pm
Northeast Arkansas has been at the epicenter of new COVID-19 cases and deaths in recent weeks, and the trend has extended into the area’s healthcare systems. St. Bernards has reported…
by - October 7, 2020 5:30 pm
COVID-19 hospitalizations hit another record (538) in Wednesday’s report from the Arkansas Department of Health, with total cases – those confirmed by PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and antigen tests…
by - October 7, 2020 4:53 pm
As of Sept. 14, Friends of UAFS have more than $100,000 to spend on a campaign to convince Sebastian County voters to renew a 1/4 cent sales tax that provides…
