Business

Net income down for Murphy USA on lower fuel sales

A more than 30% decline in fuel sales during the third quarter pushed net income lower for El Dorado-based Murphy USA, with net income per share of $2.27 for the…

Survey shows that consumer worry shifts to rising food costs

Consumer sentiment has been all over the place in 2020 amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but the key concern among a growing number of consumers is shifting from their health…

Today’s Power completes solar project, starts another in south Arkansas

North Little Rock-based renewable energy company Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) recently completed two solar arrays with battery storage and broke ground on another solar panel system, all in south Arkansas….

COVID-19 positivity rates highest in southwest and northeast corners of Arkansas

While Northeast Arkansas has been hit hard in recent weeks with a rise in COVID-19 cases, the Texarkana area in the southwest corner of the state has some of the…

Focus on the long term

I like to tell people that financial planning is like creating a road map. You’re wanting to get from point A to point B, with B being retirement — the…

Hospitality industry hanging tough with partial help on the way

Montine McNulty has led the Arkansas Hospitality Association since 1996. The statewide organization represents hotels, restaurants, convention and meeting spaces, and tourism destinations in Arkansas. For the last decade the…

IT apprenticeship academy opens in Northeast Arkansas

Niche market economic development can be difficult, especially in the Arkansas Delta where decades of population loss and limited educational opportunities hamper workers in some sectors such as technology. Newport…

UCA names Lackie as VP of advancement

The University of Central Arkansas has named Mary Bane Lackie as its new vice president of University Advancement and president of the UCA Foundation. She officially assumed the role on…

Northeast Arkansas ground zero for new COVID-19 infections

Northeast Arkansas is awash in new COVID-19 infections making it the per capita epicenter of the state’s latest outbreak. Medical institutions throughout the region are pleading with residents to take…

Fort Smith Public School admin seeks changes in pandemic policies, reviews virtual school options

Fort Smith Public Schools is looking to tweak some of its policies and practices – especially with physical education equipment – in response to the COVID-19 pandemic for the spring…

COVID-19 hospitalizations again set a record; UAMS modeling shows case decline in long-term estimates

COVID-19 hospitalizations again set a new daily record on Tuesday (Oct. 27), with Gov. Asa Hutchinson saying he is concerned about critical care staffing. The problem could grow more acute…

NOWDiagnotics seeks participants for usability study

Springdale-based NOWDiagnostics is seeking 165 area participants to help the med-tech company with future trials. The company is asking subjects to be part of two usability studies that provide feedback…

City of West Memphis, Entergy to promote ‘Mega Site’

Economic developers have tried for years to lure a major manufacturer to eastern Crittenden County. Two major U.S. highways intersect in the region, it borders the Mississippi River, and it…

Elizabeth Moore named to Southwest Power Pool board of directors

Little Rock-based regional transmission organization Southwest Power Pool (SPP) has elected attorney Elizabeth Moore of New York to the company’s board of directors effective Tuesday (Oct. 27). “Liz will make…

New Fort Smith pizza place to create around 15 full-time jobs

Van Buren native Kyle Putman will have the first Fort Smith location of Marco’s Pizza open in time for Halloween, one of the busiest nights of the year for the…

Election, COVID-19 cause investor fear

Uncertainty is affecting the markets leading up to the presidential election and amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but investors can find opportunity in volatility, a financial adviser said. The Standard &…

Manufactured goods orders rose 1.9% in September

New orders for manufactured durable goods increased 1.9%, or by $4.3 billion, to $237.1 billion in September, from August, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau announced Tuesday…

Barrett confirmed to U.S. Supreme Court 52-48; Arkansas Senators on board

In an expected partisan vote – and one of the most divided Supreme Court nomination votes – just one week before Election Day, the U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Amy Coney…

New daily record set for COVID hospitalizations

COVID-19 hospitalizations set a new daily record and Arkansans on ventilators jumped back above 100 in Monday’s (Oct. 26) report from the Arkansas Department of Health. Gov. Asa Hutchinson said…

Report: Historic preservation leads to $224 million in private investments over last decade

Historic preservation in Arkansas has been a significant economic engine, according to a report commissioned by the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (AHPP). Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism Secretary…