by - September 2, 2020 12:53 pm
Oak Street Health announced Tuesday (Sept. 2) it would move its health care practices into three locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Those locations are at 4801 S. Cooper St.,…
by - September 2, 2020 12:37 pm
As measured by double-digit gains in sales tax revenue in the state’s August report, Arkansans continued to spend through the summer despite COVID-19 worries, with gross revenue up almost 30%…
by - September 2, 2020 11:01 am
Two patient-centered medical home programs involving Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield beneficiaries generated savings of $80 per person per quarter by the end of the fourth year, a study…
by - September 2, 2020 9:54 am
The Conductor, funded in partnership with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission and Metova, Inc., “launched” its fourth cohort of the 10X Growth Accelerator, a 14-week program that includes a peer-driven…
by - September 2, 2020 9:36 am
Tropical Storm Laura and subsequent torrential rains throughout Arkansas during the last week have produced flooding in numerous areas. It is well-documented when Arkansas’ top agricultural crops such as rice…
by - September 1, 2020 7:59 pm
Permanent entertainment districts are now a reality in downtown Fort Smith and Chaffee Crossing. The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Sept. 1) approved the districts, and added emergency…
by - September 1, 2020 4:33 pm
COVID-19 test numbers fell in August compared to July, the first decline in monthly tests since testing began in March. The 3,530 test results reported Tuesday (Sept. 1) were the…
by - September 1, 2020 4:20 pm
Just days after Walmart made a deal to sell the Bare Necessities retail business, the retail giant is also divesting Shoes.com, according to several media organizations, and first reported by Bloomberg. Walmart acquired…
by - September 1, 2020 3:47 pm
Fort Smith-based ArcBest announced Tuesday (Sept. 1) that Danny Loe will add the role of president of the company’s asset-light segment while also retaining the title of chief yield officer…
by - September 1, 2020 2:10 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Institute for Digital Health & Innovation announced Tuesday (Sept. 1) a four-year $3.8 million grant from the federal Health Resources & Services Administration…
by - September 1, 2020 1:55 pm
The Central Arkansas Angel Network is expanding statewide with a new name. Now called the Ark Angel Alliance, the Conway-based investment capital group will be working with companies in all…
by - September 1, 2020 1:44 pm
Sterling Bank, a $1.24 billion-asset lender headquartered in Poplar Bluff, Mo., has filed a development plan with the city of Rogers for technical review, signaling its intention to build a…
by - September 1, 2020 1:41 pm
Economic devastation has gripped through every geographic region in the U.S. and every economic sector in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. One region, often cited as the most impoverished…
by - September 1, 2020 1:17 pm
Walmart said it will on Sept. 15 launch its much-anticipated Walmart+ service, a membership program that includes in-store and online discounts and fuel savings of 5-cents a gallon at Walmart…
by - September 1, 2020 12:59 pm
Little Rock-based regional transmission organization Southwest Power Pool (SPP) announced Tuesday (Sept. 1) the expansion of its western reliability coordination service with the addition of eight generating resources managed by…
by - September 1, 2020 10:13 am
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector increased in August, and the overall economy had its fourth consecutive month of growth, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The ISM…
by - August 31, 2020 5:39 pm
With the number of new known COVID-19 cases growing more than 37% in August and COVID deaths up more than 67%, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (Aug. 31) said an…
by - August 31, 2020 5:30 pm
One in three Americans are concerned about how long their jobs will hold out amid an unemployment rate of 10.2% and the lingering impacts of COVID-19, according to a recent…
by - August 31, 2020 4:20 pm
An effort by a local investor group to buy Fianna Hills Country Club and golf course in Fort Smith is contractually “dead as a doornail,” but a planned Thursday meeting…
by - August 31, 2020 3:34 pm
Springdale-based NOWDiagnostics Inc. said Monday (Aug. 31) it is working with U.S. government agency Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to develop a serological test for COVID-19 antibodies that…
