by - October 17, 2019 4:42 pm
Third quarter net income for Little Rock-based Bank OZK was $103.9 million, up 40% from the same period of 2018. The per share earnings of 81 cents was just under…
by - October 17, 2019 4:07 pm
Fort Smith residents gathered Thursday (Oct. 17) to celebrate something new while remembering its past as 64.6 dedicated the new Gateway Park. The park, located in the triangle of land…
by - October 17, 2019 3:43 pm
Bentonville is increasingly becoming a destination for intriguing events and intriguing people. For example, the nonprofit Chopra Foundation is bringing its Sages and Scientists Symposium to the city Nov. 14-17….
by - October 17, 2019 2:37 pm
Greyhound racing is on the decline nationwide and Southland Casino Racing is reacting to the trend. The West Memphis attraction, which has offered live greyhound races for 63 years, will…
by - October 17, 2019 2:04 pm
The Stephens Group of Little Rock recently announced the hiring of two top executives and an associate to improve the local investment firm’s “value creation capabilities.” Mark Steenhoek, former engagement…
by - October 17, 2019 2:00 pm
The Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock received nearly $2.5 million to develop and implement a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)…
by - October 17, 2019 1:53 pm
The Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation on Thursday (Oct. 17) unveiled SMILES: POSSIBLE, a $1.3 million grant initiative aimed at improving Arkansans’ oral health. The new program is part of…
by - October 17, 2019 1:47 pm
Express Rx, a Southeastern regional pharmacy chain, is joining with MHR Fund Management in an enterprise to acquire 10 Fred’s pharmacy locations in rural areas across five Southeastern states. While…
by - October 17, 2019 1:43 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Thursday (Oct. 17) a multi-state settlement requiring Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ethicon, Inc. to pay nearly $117 million for their deceptive marketing…
by - October 17, 2019 8:04 am
Tyson Fresh Meats, the South Dakota-based beef and pork business unit of Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc., said Thursday (Oct. 17) it will prohibit the use of ractopamine in the market…
by - October 17, 2019 7:47 am
Home Bancshares’ quarterly net income declined from a year ago, but was still a strong $72.8 million in the third quarter of 2019. The Conway-based financial firm reported $80.3 million…
by - October 16, 2019 8:30 pm
The Federal Reserve System board approved an order on Friday (Oct. 11) giving the go ahead for the fast-growing Magnolia Banking Corp. (MBC) to acquire the smaller Prescott Bancshares Inc….
by - October 16, 2019 8:21 pm
Carrie Cash was washing dishes in her kitchen when she heard something she’d never heard. Outside, near a tree, her teenage son, Johnny was singing a gospel song. He’d sang…
by - October 16, 2019 6:01 pm
First National Bank of Fort Smith on Wednesday (Oct. 16) announced a donation of $100,000 to help expand neurological services in the area. Bank CEO Sam Sicard presented the donation…
by - October 16, 2019 4:38 pm
Simmons Prepared Foods, a company of Siloam Springs-based Simmons Foods Inc. and Affiliates, announced Wednesday (Oct. 16) that operations have started to ramp up at its new $300 million plant…
by - October 16, 2019 3:53 pm
The University of Arkansas has hired Dave Caldwell as the new head of the poultry science department. Caldwell succeeds Mike Kidd, who has led the department and the Center of…
by - October 16, 2019 3:48 pm
Consumers are still spending, albeit less in September than in August, but more than a year ago, according to data released Wednesday (Oct. 16) by the U.S. Census Bureau and…
by - October 16, 2019 9:42 am
A new digital health program to provide the expertise of sexual assault nurse examiners to rural hospital emergency departments recently received funding through a $4 million, federal grant to the…
by - October 16, 2019 6:26 am
Metroplan, the Central Arkansas planning association of local governments that has operated by inter-local agreement since 1955, will host a panel discussion with former Little Rock Mayor Jim Dailey, former…
by - October 15, 2019 7:26 pm
One business expanding and another bringing part of their operation to town will lead to 96 new jobs in Fort Smith. Twin Rivers Foods, heavily damaged in the record flooding…
