by - May 21, 2019 7:02 am
Walk-On’s Bistreaux & Bar, a Cajun-themed restaurant/sports bar co-owned by football star Drew Brees, has completed a $1.36 million deal for a two-acre site at Lewis Ranch in Conway. “We…
by - May 20, 2019 9:14 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors agreed to pull an agenda item to renegotiate a contract with Hope Humane Society from Tuesday’s (May 21) regular board meeting — a move…
by - May 20, 2019 7:58 pm
The University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton has officially opened its search for a new chancellor. The next appointed chancellor will be the fourth leader in the institution’s 56-year…
by - May 20, 2019 7:44 pm
One of the primary reasons President Donald Trump has enacted hundreds of billions of dollars worth of tariffs on Chinese goods that flow into the U.S. is intellectual property theft….
by - May 20, 2019 7:33 pm
The farmer members of Arkansas-based Riceland Foods, Inc. have elected Jennifer James to the board of directors for the North Central Arkansas District of the world’s largest miller and marketer…
by - May 20, 2019 7:19 pm
University of Central Arkansas President Houston Davis and Arkansas State University-Beebe Chancellor Jennifer Methvin signed a memorandum of understanding to enter into a “Bear Partners” agreement. The partnership gives ASU-Beebe…
by - May 20, 2019 7:13 pm
Women in the United States are more likely to die from childbirth or pregnancy-related causes than women in all other developed countries, according to the Centers for Disease Control and…
by - May 20, 2019 7:07 pm
Armed with the new Solar Access Act enacted into law during the 92nd General Assembly, Phillips County is racing to become the first county in the Natural State to install…
by - May 20, 2019 4:50 pm
A small gain in new jobs combined with a decline in the available workforce resulted in a Fort Smith metro jobless rate of 3.5% in March, down from 4.4% in…
by - May 20, 2019 12:48 pm
Bold Retail Inc., an e-commerce strategy firm based in Rogers, has expanded its Walmart.com services and team. According to the company, the new Walmart.com and Walmart Online Grocery Pickup (OGP)…
by - May 20, 2019 12:22 pm
The amount of electricity U.S. power plants will generate in the summer months of June through August is expected to fall 2% to 1,168 million megawatt-hours, from the same period…
by - May 20, 2019 12:18 pm
The University of Arkansas School of Art, the first and only accredited collegiate school of art in the state, has hired its first executive director. The UA announced Monday (May…
by - May 19, 2019 10:10 pm
A mural celebrating the black cultural and entertainment community along Malvern Avenue in Hot Springs from the 1930s to the 1960s is near completion. “The mural celebrates the history and…
by - May 19, 2019 8:09 pm
Andrea Allen is the executive director of Arkansas State University’s Delta Center for Economic Development. The center is home to the Small Business Technology Development Center, Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions and…
by - May 19, 2019 10:06 am
With Arkansas farmers struggling from a combination of terrible weather, low commodity prices and tariff and trade wars around the globe, Democratic Party of Arkansas chairman Michael John Gray, a…
by - May 18, 2019 8:00 pm
Japan is the largest market for U.S. beef by a long shot despite some restrictions to variety meats and age guidelines that have been relaxed over the years. This week,…
by - May 17, 2019 2:58 pm
Jay Howard, founder and CEO of Bentonville-based home furnishings and interior design studio Howse, has hired Stephanie Funk as president and chief operating officer of a new division called Howse…
by - May 17, 2019 2:52 pm
Arkansas’ jobless rate fell to 3.6% in April from the 3.7% in March, matching the record low first posted in March 2017. Year-over-year, the state economy added 10,700 jobs, a…
by - May 17, 2019 11:01 am
Retail giant Walmart Inc. has released additional details about its much-discussed new corporate campus in Bentonville and the first visible signs are imminent of what will arguably be the largest-ever…
by - May 17, 2019 9:40 am
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) will hold a public hearing May 30 at Henderson State University to accept comments on the agency’s decision to issue an air permit…
