by - July 2, 2020 7:36 pm
U.S. Sen. J. William Fulbright is one of Arkansas’ most renowned politicians and in the age of the Black Lives Matter movement his civil rights record is being re-examined. The…
by - July 2, 2020 5:01 pm
The number of new cases of COVID-19 in the Fort Smith area jumped 12.1% Thursday, showing that the virus has clearly made its way to the area, noted an emergency…
by - July 2, 2020 4:48 pm
Walmart is jumping into the insurance brokerage business under the business name Walmart Insurance Services LLC. The Bentonville-based retailer is in the process of hiring Medicare insurance agents in the Dallas…
by - July 2, 2020 3:07 pm
“Obviously, this is not good news,” Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Nate Smith said Thursday (July 2) after the state again set a record for known COVID-19 cases reported in…
by - July 2, 2020 2:56 pm
Meat processing was slower in May, but it wasn’t because of COVID-19-related closures. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Statistics Service issued its monthly poultry slaughter and livestock slaughter,…
by - July 2, 2020 12:45 pm
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a utility of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power, announced Thursday (July 2) it plans to move forward on a nearly $1 billion wind farm project…
by - July 2, 2020 12:05 pm
Fiscal year 2020 (July 2019-June 2020) tax revenue ended down just 2.5% despite several months in early 2020 of economic disruption resulting from COVID-19 shutdowns. The revenue was 4.1% above…
by - July 2, 2020 11:24 am
Two solar array installers with Little Rock metro area offices have recently completed or started work on multiple solar power plants that are expected to provide a multimillion-dollar economic impact…
by - July 1, 2020 7:17 pm
Bank OZK announced Wednesday (July 1) that it has entered into two separate Purchase and Assumption Agreements to sell its only two Alabama branches. The bank has agreed to sell…
by - July 1, 2020 7:12 pm
Delta Cannabis Company, a medical marijuana dispensary located in West Memphis, opened their doors for medical marijuana patients Wednesday (July 1). Delta Cannabis Company was originally awarded one of four…
by - July 1, 2020 6:06 pm
Despite the years-long trade war with China that has impacted U.S. soybean exports, Arkansas farmers are plunging ahead devoting more acres to the state’s most widely grown crop. The state…
by - July 1, 2020 5:19 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, the first Republican and the first female elected to the office, says she will run for governor in 2022. “Today, I am announcing my candidacy…
by - July 1, 2020 4:48 pm
For the first month this year, building activity in the Fort Smith metro area came in below what it did at the same time in 2019, but activity in the…
by - July 1, 2020 4:27 pm
A recent rise in consumer traffic in physical stores resulted in spending patterns shifting from household staples to more personal care and apparel, according to research from NPD Group. Week-over-week…
by - July 1, 2020 3:58 pm
The May jobless rate was lower than April in all of the eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas, but the rate in all regions remained well above the…
by - July 1, 2020 3:19 pm
Do you want football in the fall? Wear a mask. Do you want to avoid a growing number of known long-term health problems resulting from COVID-19? Wear a mask. Such…
by - July 1, 2020 11:38 am
Stacy Leeds, vice chancellor for economic development at the University of Arkansas, is stepping down from the role as of Wednesday (July 1), and David Snow, director of Technology Ventures…
by - July 1, 2020 10:52 am
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector increased as the overall economy grew for the second consecutive month in June following one month of contraction in April, according to the Institute…
by - July 1, 2020 9:37 am
Longtime real estate developer L. Dickson Flake passed away peacefully on Tuesday (June 30) at the age of 81, according to a statement from his company, Colliers International. Flake, who…
by - July 1, 2020 7:59 am
If you think something is real, say it out loud. That is the approach taken Wednesday (July 1) from Bentonville city leaders, tourism officials and other backers, who are staking…
