by - January 18, 2021 5:30 pm
The number of new known COVID-19 cases continues to decline, with Monday’s (Jan. 18) report showing 1,109 cases, down from 1,268 reported the previous Monday, according to the Arkansas Department…
by - January 18, 2021 4:25 pm
Area civic leaders commemorated the legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday (Jan. 18) with a discussion of their action, compassion and passions when bringing unity…
by - January 18, 2021 4:12 pm
Fort Smith Regional Airport enplanements were down 59.6% in 2020 thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic that largely shut down business and tourism travel around the world. The decline hit as…
by - January 18, 2021 3:41 pm
Rising grain prices will challenge the cattle market and chicken processors this year, according to Derrell Peel, livestock marketing specialist with Oklahoma State University, who said grain and oilseed prices…
by - January 18, 2021 3:23 pm
The College of Agriculture at Arkansas State University has received a $500,000 grant to expand and improve the laboratory space devoted to livestock research. The project will improve the current…
by - January 18, 2021 2:05 pm
This year’s Talk Business & Politics annual State of the State executive roundtable participants are ready for a new start in 2021. AT&T Arkansas President and Arkansas State Chamber chairman…
by - January 18, 2021 1:54 pm
One thing is for certain, 2020 was a year like no other. That was especially true in Arkansas’ tourism industry, which was the hardest hit of any state economic sector…
by - January 18, 2021 1:32 pm
The 2021 legislative session will be unlike any other for the Arkansas Education Association and its president, Carol Fleming. In a Talk Business & Politics interview, Fleming offered commentary on…
by - January 18, 2021 1:07 pm
Little Rock-based Westrock Coffee Co., LLC announced Monday (Jan. 18) that Chris Pledger will become the company’s new Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. “Chris Pledger has been an integral part…
by - January 18, 2021 11:54 am
Retailers have had a tumultuous year because of COVID-19 and a recession that has challenged consumers and supply chains to levels not seen before. National Retail Federation CEO Matthew Shay…
by - January 18, 2021 10:47 am
The Mabee Foundation awarded $950,000 to Methodist Family Health for construction of the Mike Millar Spiritual Life Center. The new center will replace the original chapel on Methodist Family Health’s…
by - January 18, 2021 10:43 am
Kristi Dannelley has acquired full ownership of Magna IV, a print and marketing firm, from long-time business partner Kent Middleton. In 2015, Dannelley and Middleton assumed control from founders Pat…
by - January 17, 2021 12:32 pm
To be sure, 2020 was a year not soon forgotten. But despite the widespread impacts of a global pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus, life – and the news of…
by - January 17, 2021 9:57 am
Two bills would require medical providers to allow patients to have visitors, but the Arkansas Hospital Association says hospitals need flexibility to protect patients, visitors and health care workers. House…
by - January 16, 2021 9:40 am
After more than a decade of struggling to gain employment momentum, Arkansas’ manufacturing sector began showing signs of renewed life in early 2018. And then the calendar turned to March…
by - January 15, 2021 5:06 pm
Fort Smith Attorney Joey McCutchen has filed suit against the city of Van Buren, Mayor Joe Hurst and the Old Town Merchants Association in Van Buren for violating the First…
by - January 15, 2021 4:42 pm
The week-over-week trend for new COVID-19 cases continues to trend lower in Arkansas, but hospitalizations and active cases were higher in Friday’s (Jan. 15) report from the Arkansas Department of…
by - January 15, 2021 2:13 pm
In a recent report, real estate data tracker CoStar said 40 major retailers declared bankruptcy in 2020, and more than 11,000 store closures were announced. There were 9,300 store closures…
by - January 15, 2021 12:33 pm
Marc Lore, who joined Walmart in September 2016 as CEO of Walmart U.S. e-Commerce with the retail giant’s $3.3 billion acquisition of Jet.com, is leaving his post at the end…
by - January 15, 2021 10:23 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and officials with Mars Petcare were in Fort Smith on Friday (Jan. 15) to announce a $145 million expansion of the company’s plant at Chaffee Crossing that…
