by - July 25, 2018 6:28 am
Home BancShares chairman Johnny Allison hasn’t figured out why his bank’s stock isn’t overperforming, but as long as the company’s financials are hitting on all cylinders, he isn’t too worried….
by - July 24, 2018 10:03 pm
President Donald Trump authorized the U.S. Department of Agriculture to spend $12 billion to assist farmers hit by retaliatory tariffs. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Tuesday (July 24)…
by - July 24, 2018 9:22 pm
An organization, The Citizens for Healthcare in Dunklin County, will ask voters in the southern Missouri county to approve a sales and property tax increase to pay for a new…
by - July 24, 2018 7:51 pm
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on Arkansas’ ongoing efforts to implement voter-approved medical marijuana. ––––––––––––––––– When Arkansas voters took the step to legalize medical marijuana…
by - July 24, 2018 6:15 pm
Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) President & CEO Gretchen Hall has been appointed to the Destinations International 2018-2019 Board of Directors. Destinations International (formerly Destination Marketing Association International)…
by - July 24, 2018 6:05 pm
Arkansas’ economic expansion fell flat in the first quarter as the state’s volatile farming sector almost pushed real gross domestic product (GDP) growth into negative territory, leading Arkansas to a…
by - July 24, 2018 4:47 pm
Walmart runs a complete liquor store attached to supercenter no. 5261 in Jane, Mo. The liquor store has a separate entrance and is also accessible from the supercenter. Signs throughout…
by - July 24, 2018 1:54 pm
Sales tax revenue collections for the region stalled in July with total revenue reported by the four largest cities rising 0.24% to $5.996 million, from the same month a year…
by - July 24, 2018 9:10 am
Nearly two years after rolling out its multi-million dollar gigabit internet service in the Little Rock area, Comcast Business has completed the expansion of its fiber network into the fast-growing…
by - July 23, 2018 5:52 pm
Simmons First National Corp. on Monday (July 23) posted record profits of nearly $54 million, the second consecutive quarterly benchmark for the Pine Bluff-based regional bank that has expanded its…
by - July 23, 2018 5:40 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (July 23) presented to hundreds of Arkansas farmers and ranchers a revised transformation plan for the state’s Department of Agriculture. Two years ago, the state…
by - July 23, 2018 1:26 pm
Arkansas cotton acres and prices are up in 2018, but an insect pest could eat into farmer profits. Bollworm populations are higher this year and are possibly more resistant to technologies…
by - July 23, 2018 1:12 pm
As the debate over tariffs rages in Washington, Reshoring Initiative Founder Harry Moser believes he has a better alternative to trade wars. Moser presented his findings to the U.S. House…
by - July 23, 2018 1:00 pm
The Excel Boat Company in Mountain View, Ark., will expand to Lake County, Tenn., with a planned 100,000-square foot manufacturing facility that will include an office space, showroom, and visitor…
by - July 23, 2018 12:57 pm
Joy Barlogie is the new tourism development manager for the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism, according to a Monday (July 23) press release from the department. Barlogie previously served…
by - July 23, 2018 12:53 pm
A new independent (“indie”) bookstore will open Aug. 11 at its location on the corner of North 10th and B Streets in Brunwick Place. Called Bookish: An Indie Shop for…
by - July 23, 2018 12:08 pm
A unique all day and late night option to the myriad of restaurants and coffee shops in Northwest Arkansas opened Saturday (July 21). The Holler, operated by the Walton-backed firm…
by - July 22, 2018 5:24 pm
Chaffee Pizza Company, LLC has been named as the first tenant of ERC Holdings’ The Landing commercial development in front of the Walmart distribution center on Zero Street in Fort…
by - July 22, 2018 5:08 pm
Arkansas’ outdoor community is rallying to raise $80,000 for purchasing land that is key to piecing together the approximately 100-mile Buffalo River Trail (BRT). After years of pursuing this piece…
by - July 22, 2018 10:03 am
Edward Haddock recognizes that Arkansas is booming in urban regions of the state and busting in non-urban areas. As the director of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Arkansas district office,…
