by - April 21, 2020 10:49 am
The National Association of Manufacturers announced Tuesday (April 21) it has released the American Renewal Action Plan as it looks to strengthen the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure…
by - April 21, 2020 9:22 am
Haas Hall Academy in Bentonville was ranked as Arkansas’ top high school and as the nation’s eighth best this year by U.S. News & World Report. The publication ranked Haas…
by - April 20, 2020 9:37 pm
The number of COVID-19 cases continued to spike in Northeast Arkansas, and Crittenden County remains the second most infected county in Arkansas. The county that abuts the Mississippi River across…
by - April 20, 2020 5:42 pm
The Western Arkansas Intermodal Authority announced Monday (April 20) it received a $360,000 grant from Economic Development Administration to be used to “conduct an environmental study and a preliminary design…
by - April 20, 2020 4:35 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. reported earnings fell in the first quarter but weren’t as bad as some analysts had expected amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A trucking industry…
by - April 20, 2020 4:09 pm
Mercy Northwest Arkansas said Monday (April 20) it will move its coronavirus test collection site to a different location. The new location effective April 20 is the Mercy Convenient Care-Highway…
by - April 20, 2020 3:56 pm
Hormel Foods has temporarily shuttered a processing plant in Rochelle, Ill., after health officials linked two dozen COVID-19 cases to the processing facility that makes bacon, ham and microwavable meals. It’s…
by - April 20, 2020 3:13 pm
Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Nate Smith on Monday (April 20) asked doctors to begin testing more patients with COVID-19 symptoms, saying commercial labs have the capacity. Smith, who made…
by - April 20, 2020 3:06 pm
In the wake of the institution’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, Arkansas State University students are pressing on with the annual Create@State Symposium, a spring semester hallmark at ASU since…
by - April 20, 2020 3:05 pm
Walmart has signed an agreement to divest its video streaming service Vudu to movie ticketing firm Fandango, the retail giant confirmed Monday (April 20). Walmart first began shopping this sideline…
by - April 20, 2020 2:23 pm
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) on Monday (April 20) named Fayetteville architect Marlon Blackwell the 2020 Professor of the Year. Blackwell is a distinguished professor, E. Fay Jones chair and department head…
by - April 20, 2020 1:46 pm
Lenders and households are in a better position going into this period of economic stress than the previous recession, analysts said. But, credit patterns will be influenced by how long…
by - April 20, 2020 10:28 am
Energy exports from the United States rose to a record high of 23.6 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2019 — the first time in 67 years that annual U.S….
by - April 19, 2020 5:15 pm
Farmers markets in the four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas are not expected to open as usual in light of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, including the Springdale Farmers Market that…
by - April 19, 2020 5:11 pm
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has redefined retail for American consumers who are largely hunkered down at home and going out only for groceries and consumables. That has meant far more…
by - April 19, 2020 5:02 pm
Scott and Paula Berna have purchased Stockdale-Moody Funeral Services in Rogers. Financial terms were not disclosed in a news release distributed Friday (April 17). The Bernas own two funeral homes…
by - April 19, 2020 3:06 pm
The number of COVID-19 cases in the Cummins prison in southeast Arkansas continues to grow, with almost 350 inmates testing positive following 974 tests administered Friday and Saturday. Gov. Asa…
by - April 19, 2020 1:38 pm
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, says he expects more money to support the quickly evaporating COVID-19 subsidy programs for small businesses passed by Congress and he believes that governors…
by - April 18, 2020 5:38 pm
Walmart U.S. eCommerce CEO Marc Lore sold another 85,000 shares of his Walmart stock holdings on April 15. The three large stock transactions netted Lore more than $10.924 million, according…
by - April 18, 2020 2:26 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Saturday (April 18) announced that Steuart Walton of Bentonville will chair a newly established Arkansas Economic Recovery Task Force. Walton is the grandson of Walmart founders…
