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…
by - July 1, 2020 7:00 am
The Arkansas Cinema Society has added Christina McLarty-Arquette to its board. McLarty-Arquette, whose family is originally from Hope, is an Emmy award-winning journalist and film producer who brings her industry…
by - June 30, 2020 10:25 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences received $1.9 million from the National Science Foundation to help the state establish a cyberinfrastructure platform that will improve on Arkansas’ existing data…
by - June 30, 2020 10:19 pm
The Social Justice Institute at Philander Smith College (SJI) has announced a new partner for its Undergraduate Fellowship program. The Wright Lindsey Jennings law firm has pledged a two-year collaborative…
by - June 30, 2020 10:13 pm
Dr. Jan P. Springer, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, has been named the new director of the George W. Donaghey Emerging Analytics Center at the University of…
by - June 30, 2020 7:16 pm
The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission released additional cultivation and dispensary licenses on Tuesday (June 30). In a 3-2 vote, the commission released the two remaining cultivation licenses. The state now…
by - June 30, 2020 4:15 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (June 30) that better-than-anticipated tax revenue allows him to authorize a 2.2% merit pay increase for all state employees. The governor said the state will…
by - June 30, 2020 3:48 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson continues to say a statewide mask mandate is not right for Arkansas, pushing back against a growing number of states and cities enacting similar measures and against…
