by - June 2, 2020 6:13 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) Division of Rural Services has awarded community grants totaling more than $317,500 to 39 counties and communities across the state. The Division of Rural…
by - June 2, 2020 6:10 pm
Community spread of COVID-19 is rapidly rising in Arkansas and Craighead County has emerged as a potential hot spot. During the last 24 hours, the county had 21 new cases…
by - June 2, 2020 5:20 pm
Folks have less than 30 days if they want a business appointment with Citizens Bank & Trust Co. President and CEO Keith Hefner. He’s leaving the bank June 30 after…
by - June 2, 2020 3:30 pm
On the day it was reported the number of known COVID-19 cases and number of Arkansans on ventilators reached new highs, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said efforts to move to phase…
by - June 2, 2020 2:35 pm
May tax revenues did not see a big decline because of the COVID-19 disruption. Arkansas tax revenue in the first 11 months of the fiscal year (July 2019-May 2020) is…
by - June 2, 2020 11:35 am
Little Rock-based independent insurance agency Sunstar Insurance of Arkansas announced the acquisition Tuesday (June 2) of longtime Springdale independent Farris Insurance Agency. The deal adds 25 employees to Sunstar, doubling the company’s size…
by - June 1, 2020 9:49 pm
The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) announced it is offering safe customer service and low-risk options to meeting and convention groups who choose to book events in 2020….
by - June 1, 2020 9:45 pm
Sarah Donaghy has been named the new Education Curator at the Windgate Museum of Art (WMA) at Hendrix College, effective June 1, 2020. This new position, funded by the Windgate…
by - June 1, 2020 6:55 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education approved a resolution at a called board meeting Monday (June 1) that authorizes up to $30,000 for a feasibility study for an…
by - June 1, 2020 5:29 pm
Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward was elected president of the Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture (SASDA) for 2020-21 during its annual conference held virtually on Monday (June…
by - June 1, 2020 2:55 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic has not slowed Fort Smith metro home sales. Five counties in the Arkansas part of the metro and adjacent areas in eastern Oklahoma had 1,050 home sales…
by - June 1, 2020 2:50 pm
U.S. beef markets are starting to recover from several weeks of upheaval after packing plants around the country were hit hard with COVID-19. Derrell Peel, livestock marketing specialist for Oklahoma…
by - June 1, 2020 2:41 pm
The number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in Arkansas, with the number of new known cases up almost 10% between Friday and Monday (June 1). Arkansas Secretary of Health…
by - June 1, 2020 2:27 pm
Arkansas’ agricultural industry is no stranger to economic ups and downs. With each planting and breeding season, farmers and ranchers must consider how unpredictable weather patterns, international trade tensions and…
by - June 1, 2020 2:07 pm
Riceland Foods announced Monday (June 1) its new Ingrain Good initiative focused on creating value through sustainability across the farmer-owned cooperative. Riceland Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Ben…
by - June 1, 2020 2:07 pm
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted for the third consecutive month in May as the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose 1.6 percentage points to 43.1%, from April, according to…
by - June 1, 2020 1:23 pm
Chris Thompson, owner and president of Lowell-based produce distributor KT Produce, had about $500,000 of product in inventory and en route on trucks when schools were closed and restaurant dine-in…
by - June 1, 2020 10:06 am
RichContext, a retail technology company based in Rogers, has built a new mobile e-commerce platform called Hyphen. The company held a virtual launch event for the product May 14. RichContext…
by - May 31, 2020 9:20 am
Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield CEO Curtis Barnett said his organization had a pandemic disaster blueprint mapped out in advance of the COVID-19 wave that hit Arkansas beginning in March,…
by - May 31, 2020 9:19 am
Heather Larkin, CEO of the Arkansas Community Foundation, said her group sprung into action quickly when it was obvious the COVID-19 pandemic was headed to Arkansas. As a statewide grant-making…
