by - April 8, 2020 1:18 pm
Amidst a sea of masked legislators, Gov. Asa Hutchinson addressed the 92nd General Assembly, which opened its biennial fiscal session on Wednesday (April 8) in Little Rock. It was quite…
by - April 8, 2020 11:48 am
Sales tax revenues for the city of Fort Smith are expected to drop significantly over the next few months, but City Administrator Carl Geffken said the city is prepared thanks…
by - April 8, 2020 11:46 am
Cargill Inc. said Tuesday (April 7) it has temporarily shuttered production at its Hazleton, Pa., ground beef and pork processing plant in an effort to keep employees safe. The plant…
by - April 8, 2020 8:57 am
Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. announced on Tuesday (April 7) that retail giant Amazon has bought an 80-acre site at the Port of Little Rock for $3.2 million. “We…
by - April 7, 2020 7:14 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. started to be affected by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic in March and is expected to miss earnings expectations as a result of several…
by - April 7, 2020 6:05 pm
The Hot Springs operation of Triumph Group is reconfiguring operations to help produce non-medical fabric masks needed during the COVID-19 outbreak. The Berwyn, Pa.-based company and its Triumph Group Foundation…
by - April 7, 2020 5:24 pm
COVID-19 has reached virtually every county in Northeast Arkansas and the mayor of one city in the region is asking as many people as possible to shelter in place. Clay…
by - April 7, 2020 3:59 pm
Arkansas farmers are projected to grow more rice this year than last, but according to the United States Department of Agriculture, producers will likely plant less than had been anticipated….
by - April 7, 2020 3:36 pm
The retail sector continues to reel from the impact of COVID-19 that has shuttered many stores and furloughed workers amid social distancing guidelines recommended by health and government officials. Analysts…
by - April 7, 2020 3:17 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who has received some criticism for not issuing a stay-at-home order and for the state’s COVID-19 testing capacity, rolled out a set of numbers during Tuesday’s (April…
by - April 7, 2020 3:03 pm
The United States is expected to again become a net importer of crude oil and petroleum products in the third quarter of this year and remain a net importer of…
by - April 7, 2020 12:58 pm
Editor’s note: This story appeared in the March 30 edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. —————- Bobby Bland’s wake-up call came through a life-changing visit to see his father-in-law…
by - April 7, 2020 12:33 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson made the call Monday (April 6) that schools will remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. Fort Smith Public Schools are ready, officials say….
by - April 6, 2020 6:48 pm
There are only two counties in Northeast Arkansas that don’t have a reported confirmed case of COVID-19, but it’s likely the disease is now in every county in the region….
by - April 6, 2020 5:32 pm
ArcBest, one of the largest employers in the Fort Smith metro, is cutting pay, implementing a hiring freeze and taking other “cash preservation” measures as the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted…
by - April 6, 2020 3:24 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods is closing its large Junction City, Iowa, hog processing plant after a COVID-19 outbreak in the facility. The facility is responsible for about 2% of the nation’s…
by - April 6, 2020 2:18 pm
Women-owned businesses across Arkansas have another funding source to help them navigate financial challenges related to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas (WFA) is making $5,000 cash…
by - April 6, 2020 1:41 pm
With COVID-19 cases continuing to rise, schools will be closed for the remainder of the school year in Arkansas, with alternative methods of instruction (AMI) continuing, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said…
by - April 6, 2020 12:40 pm
Arkansas food banks report double-digit increases in distributions in recent weeks as the unemployment rate rises. Tracy Engel, director for the River Valley Regional Food Bank in Fort Smith, said…
by - April 6, 2020 12:18 pm
Volatility in crude oil prices rose to a record level in March as global trade groups released guidance on sustainability reporting. The economic contraction caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus…
