by - May 30, 2019 1:06 pm
El Dorado golf club named tops in state by Golfweek
Mystic Creek Golf Club in El Dorado was named the No. 1 golf course to play in Arkansas by Golfweek in the magazine’s “2019 Best Courses You Can Play in…
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by - May 30, 2019 10:49 am
Entergy Louisiana completes $870 million natural gas-fired power plant
Entergy Louisiana, sister company to Entergy Arkansas, announced on Wednesday (March 29) that it has completed its $870 million St. Charles Power Station ahead of schedule and on budget. Company…
by - May 30, 2019 10:46 am
Stephens hires new managing director of institutional banking group
Little Rock investment bank Stephens Inc. announced Thursday (May 30) it has hired Jay Bliley as managing director for its Financial Institutions Group (FIG) in Investment Banking. He will be…
by - May 30, 2019 10:41 am
UA says online graduates climb to 357, new programs coming in fall
The number of University of Arkansas students who graduated from online degree programs reached an all-time high of 357 students in May, the school reported on Thursday (May 30). Officials…
by - May 30, 2019 10:35 am
Tyson Foods names Noelle O’Mara as chief marketing officer
Tyson Foods has created a new role of chief marketing officer and tapped Noelle O’Mara for that position. Tyson Foods said O’Mara brings more than 17 years of food marketing…
by - May 29, 2019 9:57 pm
Westrock Coffee expanding North Little Rock plant
Westrock Coffee Company, a vertically-integrated coffee supply and service provider, is expanding its North Little Rock, Arkansas-based roasting and packaging plant. The manufacturing facility expansion in North Little Rock is…
by - May 29, 2019 8:56 pm
Walmart sues poultry industry for price collusion, omits Tyson Foods, Simmons & George’s
Walmart Inc. has filed suit against the U.S. poultry industry for alleged price collusion and violation of antitrust laws. Essentially the entire poultry processing industry was named as defendants in…
by - May 29, 2019 6:08 pm
Franklin, Logan County avoiding much of damage from historic Arkansas River flood
Residents in Franklin and Logan County residents aren’t going to be hit as hard during this historic Arkansas River flooding event than their neighbors up and down the river. Logan…
by - May 29, 2019 5:34 pm
Tyson, Walmart, other Northwest Arkansas businesses help flood victims
Several Northwest Arkansas businesses have stepped up to help their neighbors in the Fort Smith and Van Buren areas in the midst of devastating flooding of the Arkansas River. Tyson…
by - May 29, 2019 4:03 pm
Gov. Hutchinson seeks federal support in ‘flood of historic magnitude’
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is asking federal agencies for direct support and will tour flooded areas with members of the state’s congressional delegation Thursday, he said in a press conference Wednesday…
by - May 29, 2019 3:58 pm
Little Rock port officials planning for the worst, call Arkansas River conditions ‘unsafe’
As the Arkansas River reaches historic levels in central Arkansas, Little Rock Port Authority officials have halted all barge traffic amid concerns that waters will crest and create dangerous conditions…
by - May 29, 2019 2:27 pm
Arkansas financial institutions see flat net income growth in 1Q
Commercial financial and savings institutions insured in Arkansas saw flat net income growth in the first quarter compared to the rest of the nation as the state’s largest banks rest…
by - May 29, 2019 2:19 pm
Clarksville to power all city operations with solar energy
Clarksville looks to become the first city in the state to power all of its government operations with solar energy after it installs a second solar power plant on more…
by - May 29, 2019 10:05 am
Becca Shaddox launching new business ecosystem in former Sears building at Northwest Arkansas Mall
Becca Shaddox has made a career of growing the national STEM pipeline and ensuring the workforce of the future is prepared. She is taking that same approach to launch a…
by - May 28, 2019 6:52 pm
Farmers, ranchers bracing for impacts from flooding; health risks rise
Historic crests are expected along the Arkansas River in the coming weeks and it will impact farm land throughout the state. Many farmers with fields and cattle pastures along the…
by - May 28, 2019 5:47 pm
Longer runway, economic development could be part of Fort Smith airport master plan
Fort Smith Regional Airport officials have been presented four alternatives to lengthening the main runway as part of a process to complete a new master plan for the facility. Lee’s…
by - May 28, 2019 4:18 pm
Dicamba deadline passes
The controversial herbicide dicamba cannot be used for the rest of the growing season in Arkansas. The Arkansas Plant Board designated May 25 as the last day that growers could…
by - May 28, 2019 4:15 pm
Small Business Administration to host advocacy roundtable in Jonesboro
The Small Business Administration will host an advocacy meeting June 4 from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm at the Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas, according to SBA. The purpose of…
by - May 28, 2019 4:08 pm
Cheryl Schluterman named director of ADFA
Newly-appointed Secretary of Commerce-designate Mike Preston named Cheryl Schluterman as the Director of the Division of Arkansas Development Finance Authority (ADFA) when the agency becomes part of the Department of…
by - May 28, 2019 3:14 pm
Visit Rogers, Walmart AMP announce $1 million partnership
Visit Rogers, the marketing and tourism arm of the Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion (AMP) in Rogers announced Tuesday (May 28) a new marketing…