by - January 3, 2021 10:28 am
CARTI, the Little Rock-based nonprofit cancer treatment center, has added three new locations in south Arkansas in recent years and more expansion may be forthcoming. Adam Head, CARTI CEO since…
by - December 30, 2020 4:39 pm
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Chancellor Dr. Cam Patterson said the Little Rock hospital is adding new emergency department space in an adjacent parking deck and may double up…
by - December 30, 2020 1:28 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a significant disruption to the national and state economies, but sales tax collections clearly show the Arkansas consumer was not scared away. Most economists say…
by - December 30, 2020 1:21 pm
The Center for Art Education in Van Buren held a Topping Off Ceremony Tuesday morning (Dec. 29) for the new art center to be located on historic Main Street in…
by - December 30, 2020 12:52 pm
Commercial buildings have continued to be built larger while residential electricity bills have declined, according to recent reports from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). In 2019, the average monthly…
by - December 29, 2020 4:17 pm
Cotton, along with other Arkansas row crops, got off to a slow start when the planting season began in 2020. Torrential rains stymied farmers’ efforts along with the impacts from…
by - December 29, 2020 3:06 pm
Despite widespread COVID-19-induced economic challenges, consumers in Benton and Washington counties helped push sales tax revenue up 4.86% in 2020 for the combined four largest cities. Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and…
by - December 29, 2020 2:55 pm
With hospitalizations and deaths continuing to set new daily records, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he is “not satisfied with the pace” of vaccinations in the state. He also warned the…
by - December 29, 2020 1:12 pm
New orders for manufactured durable goods increased in November, and distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments rose in October, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. New orders for manufactured durable…
by - December 29, 2020 11:06 am
Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United States declined 3% in 2019, and they might fall by 11% in 2020, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). In…
by - December 29, 2020 10:45 am
Walmart, Kroger and Walgreens and other top retailers could play a role in administering the COVID-19 vaccine expected to be available in the coming weeks and months. Consumer packaged goods…
by - December 28, 2020 7:44 pm
If you have a traditional Individual Retirement Account (IRA), you might be familiar with the regulation to take required minimum distributions (RMDs) beginning at age 72. You may even know…
by - December 28, 2020 5:26 pm
Little Rock-based People Trust Community Loan Fund announced it has received a $500,000 Grow with Google Small Business Fund loan and a $150,000.00 Google.org-funded grant from Opportunity Finance Network (OFN),…
by - December 28, 2020 4:37 pm
COVID-19 hospitalizations jumped a record 62 to set a new daily record of 1,155, according to Monday’s (Dec. 28) report from the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH). The ADH also…
by - December 28, 2020 3:25 pm
Volatile weather, not just the COVID-19 pandemic, severely impacted the start of rice planting in Arkansas during the spring of 2020. Wet weather across much of the Southern Plains prevented…
by - December 28, 2020 3:19 pm
Stewart Park in Walnut Ridge is about to get major facility upgrades that will include a disc golf park. Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism’s outdoor activities recreation grants…
by - December 28, 2020 2:36 pm
Modeling 2021 economic conditions may be akin to trying to hit a satellite with a BB gun. The virus is expected to rage well into the year, even with vaccines….
by - December 28, 2020 11:01 am
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has announced the following changes to its Little Rock Branch board of directors, effective Jan. 1: Jamie J. Henry, vice president of finance,…
by - December 27, 2020 4:51 pm
A rare bit of good news on the COVID-19 front is that confirmed and probable active cases declined during the Christmas break and following weekend (Dec. 24-Dec. 27). However, new…
by - December 27, 2020 1:46 pm
With the Peak Innovation Center set to open in August and work moving along on the UAFS facilities at The Bakery District in downtown Fort Smith, University of Arkansas at…
