by - June 11, 2020 5:58 pm
Tyson Foods said Thursday (June 11) it has completed COVID-19 testing at its large Berry Street poultry slaughter and processing facility in Springdale. Of the 1,102 employees tested, 199 were…
by - June 11, 2020 4:56 pm
The Little Rock Port Authority (LRPA) Board of Directors elected Greg Joslin as chair of the Board of Directors. His term will run from July 2020 through June 2021. The…
by - June 11, 2020 4:40 pm
A sick young woman rushed into the hospital. She was coughing up blood. The woman was seven months pregnant. Her baby was born that afternoon, but it was premature and…
by - June 11, 2020 4:35 pm
Turkey Hill LLC, a manufacturer and distributor of branded ice cream and refrigerated drinks, has acquired an ice cream and novelty production facility in Searcy, from Yarnell Ice Cream, LLC…
by - June 11, 2020 4:15 pm
Ritter Communications has made a $16 million investment to bring communications technology and advanced business solutions to Texarkana. The company invested $12 million in a transport route along I-30 to…
by - June 11, 2020 3:38 pm
Little Rock-based regional transmission organization Southwest Power Pool has postponed the return of its employees to the office until Sept. 8 as a safety precaution amid the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic,…
by - June 11, 2020 3:05 pm
The outbreak of COVID-19 in Northwest Arkansas’ Latino community is not slowing down, with new cases in Benton and Washington counties being almost 50% of all new cases reported Thursday….
by - June 11, 2020 1:11 pm
The nonprofit U.S. Green Building Council Arkansas is offering an online webinar June 18 from 10 to 11 a.m. The program “USGBC Arkansas: Focus on Mass Timber” will discuss an…
by - June 11, 2020 9:24 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson remains immensely popular in Arkansas for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and his response to recent social unrest. His latest policy move bucks public sentiment and…
by - June 11, 2020 8:54 am
Xiaoqing “Frank” Liu will become the dean of Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s College of Engineering in July pending approval by the SIU Board of Trustees. Liu is head of the…
by - June 11, 2020 6:55 am
The coronavirus has drastically changed the way many businesses operate. And in certain ways, it’s for the better. When the world hit pause in March to help prevent the spread…
by - June 11, 2020 6:43 am
School officials are planning for the upcoming school year using guidance from the Arkansas Department of Education saying they should consider having students wear masks in classrooms and on school…
by - June 10, 2020 5:57 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods is one of several chicken processors indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice in price-fixing allegations under investigation for the past three years. The DOJ and a…
by - June 10, 2020 5:42 pm
The number of COVID-19 cases in Northeast Arkansas continues to grow at a rapid rate even as some political and business leaders have called for a further re-opening of the…
by - June 10, 2020 4:54 pm
The Arkansas 30 Day Fund announced U.S. Senator John Boozman, R-Ark., as its honorary chairman as well as new partners, including several business, political, and community leaders. The fund aims…
by - June 10, 2020 4:47 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock received a donation from Peach Layne in the form of 4,000 bottles of hand sanitizer that will help keep the faculty, staff, and…
by - June 10, 2020 4:44 pm
The Arkansas Arts Center has named Lisa Jones Black as director of development and Katie Campbell as children’s theatre and performing arts director. Black has 20 years of experience in…
by - June 10, 2020 3:54 pm
Commercial traffic on the Arkansas River is up 5.8% through the first five months of 2020 compared with the same period in 2019. The increase is primarily attributed to record…
by - June 10, 2020 1:50 pm
Editor’s note: Updated with changes and additions throughout. Arkansas businesses may move into a phase two reopening of the state economy on June 15, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday (June…
by - June 10, 2020 12:28 pm
It’s been two years since Walmart launched its $1-per-day college education benefit to employees. The retailer said Wednesday (June 10) it’s expanding the program to include certificates in skilled trades,…
