by - June 29, 2020 3:19 pm
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said Monday (June 29) the retail giant will reopen stores in the Chicago area that were damaged during George Floyd-related protests last month. McMillon said the…
by - June 29, 2020 2:57 pm
The pace of new known COVID-19 growth in Arkansas slowed over the weekend and on Monday (June 29), but Gov. Asa Hutchinson said there is a “great deal of concern”…
by - June 29, 2020 2:08 pm
Adams, Brown, Beran & Ball, Chtd. has acquired the Jonesboro, Arkansas, office of EGP, PLLC, expanding its geographic reach and deepening its construction industry specialty. “I’m excited to be part…
by - June 29, 2020 12:38 pm
Global electricity consumption has risen faster than the world population, a contributing factor to an increase in the average amount of electricity consumed per person, according to the U.S. Energy…
by - June 29, 2020 10:04 am
A sizable investment in the Ozark mountain tourist mecca of Eureka Springs is pushing forward, even amid record unemployment, a global pandemic and economic recession. In a recent interview, the…
by - June 28, 2020 11:49 am
A Fayetteville startup headed by noted entrepreneur John James that raised millions in venture capital has mysteriously disappeared. Computer software startup Engine has gone dark. The company is no longer…
by - June 28, 2020 11:30 am
Monroe, Mich.-based furniture manufacturer La-Z-Boy Inc. recently laid off about 850 employees, or nearly 10% of its global workforce, and closed a manufacturing plant in Newton, Miss., amid the COVID-19…
by - June 28, 2020 11:24 am
Forming a relationship with your local bank should be one of the most important financial steps taken for your business. But what does it really mean to have a relationship…
by - June 27, 2020 10:12 am
When 2020 goes into the history books, retail analysts say it will be a year like no other. The year began with a robust forecast by the National Retail Federation…
by - June 26, 2020 3:56 pm
Another 33 positive cases of COVID-19 were reported in Sebastian County Friday (June 26), making a three day jump of 99, which is 27.7% of known cases in the county…
by - June 26, 2020 3:36 pm
A day after Gov. Asa Hutchinson noted recent declines in new known COVID-19 cases in Northwest Arkansas, cases in that area rose almost 35%, and the state reached on Friday…
by - June 26, 2020 1:27 pm
Rob Finley of Mountain Home was appointed to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. He replaced Ken Reeves. Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the selection Friday (June 26) at the Witt…
by - June 26, 2020 12:17 pm
Tyson Foods has been sued by three families of workers in Waterloo, Iowa, after their family members contracted COVID-19 and died from complications. The suit was filed in Black Hawk…
by - June 25, 2020 7:37 pm
A New York court on Thursday (June 25) signed off on Windstream Holdings Inc.’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan. The move is expected to allow Little Rock-based Windstream to exit bankruptcy…
by - June 25, 2020 7:09 pm
The University of Arkansas System announced Thursday (June 25) a $10 million gift from the Fryar Family Charitable Foundation. The money will be used to create and support a center…
by - June 25, 2020 7:08 pm
Entergy Arkansas is donating $50,000 to the Arkansas Community Action Agencies Association, which manages the federally funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program from 14 locations across the state serving…
by - June 25, 2020 5:15 pm
In a special called meeting Thursday (June 25), the Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education voted to approve Northside and Southside High School graduations on the field of the…
by - June 25, 2020 5:06 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors is set to begin a mid-year review of the $42.5 million general fund budget and the $125.147 million in operating budget expenditures in the…
by - June 25, 2020 4:23 pm
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has been rising rapidly throughout the state in recent days, and northeast Arkansas isn’t immune to the trend lines. St. Francis County had 801…
by - June 25, 2020 4:11 pm
The Arkansas Securities Commission, a division of the Department of Commerce, on Thursday (June 25) suspended the registrations of Bentonville investment adviser Adam Kuettel. Kuettel is the founder and majority…
