by - July 17, 2020 2:21 pm
A 2.5% decline in Arkansas’ eligible labor force and a more than 18% decline in the number of unemployed pushed the state’s jobless rate to 8% in June, down from…
by - July 16, 2020 5:34 pm
Chaffee Crossing will soon boast a 15-foot stone-look wall that will be visible from Zero Street. The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority Board of Trustees on Thursday (July 16) approved the…
by - July 16, 2020 5:27 pm
Closed almost two years, there are signs of life for the Fianna Hills Country Club and golf course in Fort Smith. A group of local investors has made an offer…
by - July 16, 2020 4:28 pm
Editor’s note: After this story was posted, a majority of Fort Smith Board of Directors asked for the ordinance to be removed from the agenda of the upcoming meeting. Therefore,…
by - July 16, 2020 4:21 pm
The retail supply chain has seen dramatic shocks amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Two of the largest logistics and transportation companies in Northwest Arkansas said technology innovation investments had helped better…
by - July 16, 2020 4:11 pm
The Helen R. Walton Children’s Enrichment Center in Bentonville is closing immediately after two more positive cases of COVID-19 were identified among staff. They are the third and fourth positive…
by - July 16, 2020 4:03 pm
Justin Bieber was scheduled to be on stage at Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock July 15. That concert has been postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Elton John…
by - July 16, 2020 3:52 pm
It’s been a decade since peanuts returned to the fertile fields of Northeast Arkansas and the legume, now planted in an estimated 35,000-36,000 acres across the state, continues to look…
by - July 16, 2020 3:46 pm
Two New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) at Arkansas State University faculty members have received grants that will fund research projects at ASU’s Arkansas Biosciences Institute…
by - July 16, 2020 2:55 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) opened a second Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine office in Northwest Arkansas on Thursday (July 16). The new location is at 519 Latham…
by - July 16, 2020 1:42 pm
Editor’s note: The story is updated with changes and additions throughout. Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday (July 16) issued a statewide mandate requiring the use of a face mask, citing…
by - July 16, 2020 1:16 pm
SipScience, a national data analytics hospitality company for consumers, bars and restaurants, hosted two private events at Fred’s Hickory Inn in Bentonville in mid-June to launch its new mobile application,…
by - July 16, 2020 12:34 pm
Consumers turned out in droves to purchase apparel in stores and online in June, sending retail sales for the month up 7.5% from the prior month, according to the U.S….
by - July 16, 2020 12:19 pm
Fayetteville-based electronics manufacturer Ozark Integrated Circuits Inc. (Ozark IC) announced Thursday (July 16) it has received a $1.14 million federal grant to develop high-temperature communication electronics for directional drilling. The…
by - July 16, 2020 12:14 pm
Conway-based Home BancShares, the parent company of Centennial Bank, posted second quarter revenue and income that beat the consensus estimate of analysts but fell below net income in the same…
by - July 16, 2020 10:56 am
About 300,000 truck drivers in the United States would be removed from their positions if required to pass a hair drug test instead of a urinalysis, which might not be…
by - July 16, 2020 9:18 am
Commercial and multifamily mortgage bankers in the U.S. are expected to close $248 billion of loans backed by income-producing properties in 2020, a 59% decline from 2019’s record volume of…
by - July 15, 2020 8:02 pm
A healthcare group led by the Northwest Arkansas Council wants more than $6.55 million in COVID-19 federal aid to develop a COVID contact tracing program to reduce the spread of…
by - July 15, 2020 6:15 pm
The Arkansas Education Association’s survey of members finds that a supermajority of respondents are concerned about reopening schools this fall in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey, released…
by - July 15, 2020 5:34 pm
Bank OZK announced Wednesday (July 15) that it has entered into an agreement to sell its only two South Carolina branches. The bank has agreed to sell its Hilton Head…
