by - October 17, 2018 3:28 pm
Jonesboro is poised to set its all-time building permits record in 2018 fueled by expansions by St. Bernards Healthcare and the hotel/convention center project on the Arkansas State University campus….
by - October 17, 2018 3:20 pm
Donald Guinn is president and CEO of Paragould-based First National Bank. The Northeast Arkansas bank was founded in 1889 as the Bank of Paragould and has expanded in recent years…
by - October 17, 2018 10:26 am
Glenn Mack has resigned as executive director of Brightwater: A Center for the Study of Food. The culinary school in Bentonville is a division of NorthWest Arkansas Community College, and…
by - October 17, 2018 6:52 am
The state Medical Marijuana Commission agreed after long debate on Tuesday (Oct. 16) to schedule a public meeting at the end of this month so those concerned about Arkansas’ delayed…
by - October 16, 2018 4:39 pm
Wall Street analysts heard from Walmart executives on Tuesday (Oct. 16) about their plans to build out the company’s ecosystem and capture opportunities for long-term growth. But, the retail execs…
by - October 16, 2018 4:39 pm
A bad soybean harvest in Arkansas has turned much worse in the last week. The number of acres that are projected to be harvested has dropped by 320,000 acres to…
by - October 16, 2018 3:30 pm
Pearl McElfish has been promoted to vice chancellor of the Northwest Arkansas regional campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Fayetteville. McElfish has been serving as…
by - October 16, 2018 3:17 pm
The planned Gateway Park in downtown Fort Smith will receive $15,000 in support from the Central Business Improvement District (CBID). The park, estimated to cost $579,770, will be built with…
by - October 16, 2018 1:27 pm
The Delta Regional Authority released a little over $2 million for 12 projects in Arkansas on Tuesday (Oct. 16). The economic development projects cover a range of investments from sewer…
by - October 16, 2018 12:59 pm
As state legislators begin budget hearings ahead of the 2019 regular session, the Arkansas Good Roads Foundation released a study Tuesday (Oct. 16) highlighting the need for increased highway funding…
by - October 15, 2018 7:38 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services net income rose 30.6% and revenue increased 19.9% in the third quarter but missed analyst expectations as customer rate increases were partially offset by increases in…
by - October 15, 2018 7:24 pm
The Fort Smith Animal Services Advisory Board (ASAB) has developed a list of animal control recommendations for creation of an ordinance they hope will be approved by the Fort Smith…
by - October 15, 2018 7:05 pm
The Man in Black was on the verge of losing it all. He was recently divorced, and drugs and alcohol continued to ravage Johnny Cash’s body and mind. He needed…
by - October 15, 2018 6:45 pm
Harvest is always a special time in Arkansas and across the Mid-South, with the gathering of crops signifying the conclusion of the growing season. But for Craighead County brothers and…
by - October 15, 2018 6:07 pm
Walmart has held its own against retail competitors this year in terms of growing sales and investing for the future. But Walmart shares have lagged competitors, and is down 4.5%…
by - October 15, 2018 3:54 pm
International beverage distributor Cott Corp. acquired Hot Springs-based Mountain Valley Spring Co. on Monday (Oct. 15) in a $78.5 million cash deal from Great Range Capital. In a statement after…
by - October 15, 2018 1:00 pm
Murphy Oil Corp. has formed a joint venture with Brazil’s multi-national oil conglomerate to develop a deepwater Gulf of Mexico project that is expected to bolster the Arkansas oil company’s…
by - October 15, 2018 12:57 pm
A University of Central Arkansas faculty member has been awarded a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant. Dr. Will Flatley, assistant professor of geography in the College of Natural Sciences and…
by - October 15, 2018 12:23 pm
President Donald Trump recently used Twitter to praise a business leader’s desire to reduce the number of times public companies must issue financial reports, from quarterly to twice annually, and…
by - October 15, 2018 12:16 pm
It’s been almost a year since Bryce Paden and Trent Carrender quit their jobs and jumped head first into i2i Labs, a Rogers-based startup that acts as a matchmaker between…
