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Downtown Jonesboro scrap yard on the move

A metal scrap yard in the downtown area of Jonesboro will be on the move, and city officials hope to pass an ordinance that will prevent salvage and scrap yards…

Solicitor General asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear Arkansas PBM case

U.S. Solicitor General Noel Francisco recommended Thursday (Dec. 5) that an Arkansas case involving pharmacy benefit managers be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. Francisco agreed with a petition by…

Executive Q&A: Entergy Arkansas’ Danny Games

Danny Games is the director for Business & Economic Development with Entergy Arkansas. A veteran of economic development circles, he has previously worked as the Executive Vice President of Global…

‘Texas boy’ proud to represent Arkansas in upcoming art exhibit

Anthony Sonnenberg was living in Seattle in 2014 when Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art presented State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now. After its opening at Crystal Bridges,…

Windstream asks federal bankruptcy court to extend Chapter 11 protection until late 2020

Nearly 10 months after seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Little Rock-based Windstream Holdings Inc. will go back before a federal judge in nearly two weeks to request an extension to…

Torrid sales tax collections in Northeast Arkansas

Craighead County and its seat, Jonesboro, have been on a historical sales tax collection run during the last decade, and both are poised to set all-time collection numbers as 2019…

Arkansas Research Alliance adds two new scholars

The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) announced Thursday (Dec. 5) the addition of two new ARA Scholars to the ARA Academy of Scholars and Fellows during a press conference in the…

Venture Center preps for 2019 Pitch ‘N Pint competition

The Venture Center will host its 2019 Pitch ‘N Pint competition on December 10 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m at South on Main in Little Rock. Pitch ‘N Pint…

AT&T CEO describes how the forthcoming 5G world will transform your daily life

Your connection to the world is about to dramatically change. “It’s inevitable.” That’s the takeaway from AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson who addressed the Little Rock Regional Chamber of…

UAFS boss talks about budget transparency, ongoing push for diversity committee

University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Chancellor Dr. Terisa Riley told the UAFS Board of Visitors at its regular meeting Wednesday (Dec. 4) the university would form a budget council…

Gov. Hutchinson will boost budget request for Division of Agriculture

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson told the Arkansas Farm Bureau Wednesday (Dec. 4) that he will ask the Legislature to increase permanent funding for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture…

Walmart’s McMillon says there is a ‘magic’ in being different, says online grocery business is ‘great’

Walmart President and CEO Doug McMillon said having a strong corporate culture anchored in core values established by founder Sam Walton and a timeless mission to save people time and…

Ski wax startup in Fayetteville seeks funding from Kickstarter

A Fayetteville startup launched a Kickstarter campaign hoping to bring to market a more eco-friendly and better performing ski wax. Glide Nano, a spinoff company of University of Arkansas-affiliated SurfTec,…

School enrollment in the U.S. drops in 2018

The number of people enrolled in school in the United States reached 76.8 million in 2018 according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This is 2.2 million below the level reached…

Metro jobless rate ticks higher to 3.5% in October, number of employed down 0.1%

The Fort Smith metro jobless rate was 3.5% in October, up from 3.4% in October 2018, with the region seeing a slight decline in the number of employed and a…

Gerry Snyder leads state’s only accredited school of art

The unique opportunity led Gerry Snyder to become the first executive director of the School of Art at the University of Arkansas. Snyder was named to the position in May…

St. Louis Fed shows Northwest Arkansas net migration among strongest in the region

From 2013-2017, Northwest Arkansas saw one of the biggest contrasts between inbound migration and outbound migration in a snapshot of Midwestern communities. A new graphic released by the Federal Reserve…

Carbon-friendly: Farmers adopt regenerative practices to save money and the environment

The agriculture sector can at times be the most volatile economic sector in the country. Prices for a broad range of crops can vary by wide margins each growing season,…

Solar bringing jobs, savings and investment to Arkansas

In our state, the solar industry has a tremendous chance to become an increasingly important economic driver. The following figures further demonstrate the increasing demand for advanced energy resources that…

Five state parks honored for 2019 efforts

Mississippi River State Park took home the top award of 2019 Overall Park of the Year in the Arkansas State Park system, according to the Arkansas State Parks department. DeGray…