by - February 8, 2019 3:07 pm
In late December 2018, Congress and President Donald Trump completed work on the $867 billion federal Farm Bill, putting in place the five-year framework for the nation’s agricultural policy. The…
by - February 8, 2019 2:44 pm
Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., is the lead Republican sponsor of a bill that would increase the number of Medicare-funded medical residencies by 15,000 over five years. The Resident Physician Shortage…
by - February 8, 2019 2:15 pm
Retail is crucial to the overall economic health of Arkansas and the rest of the world as the intersection of consumer spending and trade/manufacturing. On the heels of stellar holiday…
by - February 8, 2019 9:37 am
Generations Bank, an approximately $500 million asset lender, has an application pending with the Arkansas State Bank Department to move its charter from the tiny south Arkansas town of Hampton…
by - February 8, 2019 8:53 am
Conway-based Home BancShares Inc., the publicly traded holding company of Centennial Bank, announced Friday (Feb.8) the election of senior executive vice president Donna Townsell to the board of directors for…
by - February 7, 2019 8:14 pm
Two years ago, Jonesboro Unlimited started a five year plan to directly bring 2,500 new jobs to Northeast Arkansas’ hub city, and another 2,600 indirect or induced jobs. Dubbed “Momentum…
by - February 7, 2019 8:04 pm
The 25th annual Agribusiness Conference on the Arkansas State University campus is slated for Wednesday (Feb. 13). The conference is free to those that want to attend. To assist with…
by - February 7, 2019 6:38 pm
Fort Smith attorney Joey McCutchen has asked for a public debate of the merits of a nine-month, one-cent sales tax that would benefit the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith….
by - February 7, 2019 6:23 pm
Tyson Foods may be the nation’s largest meat producer, but in its quest to become a modern food company consumers can expect the company to ramp up investments and efforts…
by - February 7, 2019 4:35 pm
The more than 2,500 utility-scale solar photovoltaic electricity generating facilities in the United States represent 2.5% of utility-scale electric generating capacity and account for 1.7% of electricity generation annually, based…
by - February 7, 2019 3:26 pm
Author and television host P. Allen Smith will be the keynote speaker at the inaugural Arkansas Agritourism Association later this month in Little Rock. Smith is a conservationist, lifestyle expert…
by - February 7, 2019 2:30 pm
Nabholz Construction Corp. in Rogers recently paid the city of Springdale for a building permit valued at $11.8 million. The permit is being used for an interior finish-out of a…
by - February 7, 2019 2:16 pm
Tyson Foods reported net profits of $551 million for the first quarter ending Dec. 31. This compared to record results of $1.631 billion reported in the year-ago period. On an…
by - February 7, 2019 1:38 pm
Arkansas Tourism’s official travel website, Arkansas.com, received a bronze award in the visitor’s guide category at the 2018 North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) Awards Competition. The NATJA competition, now…
by - February 7, 2019 12:46 pm
Editor’s note: This story is updated to include a statement from NanoMech. New York-based technology financing company Michaelson Capital Partners is suing Springdale-based nanotechnology company NanoMech for not making payments…
by - February 7, 2019 9:45 am
Tyson Foods on Thursday (Feb. 7) announced the pending acquisition of the Thai and European operations of Brazil Foods for $340 million. The deal will expand Tyson’s global footprint and…
by - February 7, 2019 8:30 am
Arkansas tourism gained momentum throughout 2018 and State Tourism Director Jim Dailey says he doesn’t see that changing in 2019. “We are definitely in the most exciting times for growth…
by - February 7, 2019 5:40 am
The Congressional Budget Office in its most recent report on Jan. 28 projects that the federal budget deficit will reach $900 billion in 2019 and will exceed $1 trillion each…
by - February 7, 2019 12:10 am
A panel of legal and business experts on Wednesday (Feb. 6) provided an in-depth overview of the new federal Opportunity Zone rules that local and state economic officials hope will…
by - February 6, 2019 6:58 pm
A bill that would abolish the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace and move its duties to the Arkansas Insurance Department moved one step closer to the governor’s desk Wednesday (Feb. 6)….
