by - November 22, 2020 2:21 pm
A group of Fort Smith small business owners told participants in the Third Annual Invest Fort Smith economic summit that social media presence, online platforms and community support is the…
by - November 22, 2020 2:03 pm
Springdale-based economic development organization Northwest Arkansas Council and Indiana-based Kenzie Academy, a tech apprenticeship and coding school, are partnering to introduce Kenzie’s accelerated, online tech training programs to Arkansas. The program…
by - November 22, 2020 10:03 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson thinks President Donald Trump is entitled to pursue legal challenges in the election process, but he acknowledges that former Vice President Joe Biden is likely to be…
by - November 22, 2020 10:03 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson anticipates a lot of negotiation over taxes in the upcoming legislative session. With an expected $240 million surplus, Hutchinson has laid out proposals to: Reduce the top…
by - November 21, 2020 6:41 pm
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas has awarded $19.3 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) subsidies to 38 projects in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas. The subsidies…
by - November 21, 2020 6:19 pm
David Frankenberg has been named as vice president and chief financial officer of Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (AECI) effective Jan. 1, 2021. Frankenberg replaces…
by - November 21, 2020 10:27 am
COVID-19 continues to have a transitional impact on retailers and brands and reshape consumer behaviors. Amazon, Walmart and other retailers witnessed a massive acceleration of e-commerce sales and increased spending…
by - November 20, 2020 4:25 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Friday (Nov. 20) he does not plan to shut down schools or businesses despite rising numbers among COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. On Friday, the governor…
by - November 20, 2020 2:04 pm
Bentonville-based Walmart said its corporate workforce in the U.S. will not return to their offices until July 5, 2021, at the earliest. The memo from Donna Morris, chief people officer…
by - November 20, 2020 9:03 am
Hendrix College has received a $15 million gift from the Windgate Foundation, the largest outright gift in Hendrix’s history. “We are grateful for the support of the Windgate Foundation,” said…
by - November 19, 2020 7:41 pm
When traffic volumes plummeted early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Arkansas Department of Transportation Director Lorie Tudor thought ARDOT might take a $300 million hit to its highway revenues. But traffic…
by - November 19, 2020 6:09 pm
The Arkansas District Export Council will host a one-hour webinar on Dec. 10 at 1:30 p.m. to offer insight on the United States, Mexico, and Canada Agreement (USMCA), which updated…
by - November 19, 2020 5:52 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage across the state and in Northeast Arkansas. Craighead County had 102 new reported cases Thursday (Nov. 19) the fifth most of any county in…
by - November 19, 2020 5:45 pm
Aurelie Poncet has joined the department of crop, soil and environmental sciences for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and…
by - November 19, 2020 5:44 pm
Walmart announced a new equality in education initiative with North Carolina A&T State University, one of the largest historically black colleges in the country. The retail giant is investing $5…
by - November 19, 2020 5:26 pm
With 122 new cases of COVID-19 reported Thursday, Sebastian County’s total active cases of the virus rose to 828. Because of the number of people needing to quarantine because of…
by - November 19, 2020 5:11 pm
Tyson Foods has suspended top plant leadership in its Waterloo, Iowa, pork processing plant without pay after allegations they made light of the COVID-19 pandemic by operating a betting pool…
by - November 19, 2020 3:43 pm
That last call for alcohol will come earlier beginning Friday with Gov. Asa Hutchinson announcing Thursday (Nov. 19) an 11 p.m. closing time for bars and other businesses that sell…
by - November 19, 2020 1:40 pm
Consumers enjoying a traditional Thanksgiving Day dinner this year will spend about 4% less on food than in 2019, according to the annual survey conducted by the American Farm Bureau….
by - November 19, 2020 1:01 pm
Interest in purchasing life insurance has increased amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but most providers are not approving policies for those who’ve recently recovered from COVID-19, a financial adviser said. Meanwhile,…
