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U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., is pushing legislation to increase the number of Medicare-supported doctor training slots, which would address the shortage of primary and specialty care physicians in Arkansas…
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Uniti Group Inc. and New Windstream, LLC jointly announced Thursday (July 24) the receipt of regulatory approval from the California Public Utilities Commission to complete the previously announced merger between…
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A man walked into the State Auditor Mobile Office in Mountain Home one day to see if he had any claim to money dispersed through the Great Arkansas Treasure Hunt….
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Walmart has hired Instacart executive Daniel Danker in a newly-created role as the executive vice president of AI acceleration for the Bentonville-based retail giant. Danker will report directly to CEO…
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Westrock Coffee officially opened its new Conway manufacturing facility Thursday (July 24) to serve its fast-growing single-serve coffee cup business, but the plant has the capability to grow nearly nine-fold…
by - July 23, 2025 2:27 pm
In addition to a focus on its broad retail operation, Walmart keeps tabs on threats with its Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) to its assets worldwide, which include facilities, personnel,…
by - July 23, 2025 12:47 pm
Consumers are using buy now, pay later (BNPL) services to cover daily expenses, according to a survey by CouponBirds. Usage is expected to rise in the back half of this…
by - July 22, 2025 5:06 pm
Vivos Holdings portfolio company of Emprise Group has announced that it will combine operations with Nice-Pak Products. Terms of the deal were not released. Nice-Pak has a production facility in…
by - July 21, 2025 7:15 pm
The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) announced Monday (July 21) it has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for $8 million to launch a new statewide, cross-sector program called…
by - July 21, 2025 5:40 pm
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon says he is a self-proclaimed “retail lifer and gadget geek.” He is also a risk-taker, much like founder Sam Walton, who at age 64 experimented with…
by - July 21, 2025 5:31 pm
The Fort Smith Boys & Girls Club (FSBGC), along with hundreds of other clubs around the country, are scrambling to restart ongoing and planned programs after an 18-day freeze of…
by - July 21, 2025 2:48 pm
Bianca Parker was working as an administrative assistant in the Jonesboro School District’s Superintendent’s Office when she started to notice problems. Many students, especially female students, were living in poverty…
by - July 21, 2025 2:39 pm
The Arkansas Alumni Association announced Monday (July 21) Kevin Trainor as chief operating officer and associate executive director beginning August 2025. Trainor was a longtime fixture in the University of…
by - July 21, 2025 11:56 am
Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax revenue between January and December 2024 was a record $26.661 million, up 4.77% compared with the $25.446 million in the same period of 2023. The December…
by - July 20, 2025 12:53 pm
The Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) in Bentonville opened July 14, welcoming its inaugural class of 48 students. The first class graduates in 2029. Dr. Sharmila Makhija is…
by - July 20, 2025 9:19 am
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, thinks the odds for a government shutdown in early October are pretty high based on the contentiousness in Congress and the fractures within the GOP….
by - July 19, 2025 8:41 pm
Uvalde Lindsey, a key but often behind-the-scenes architect of Northwest Arkansas’ growth and its supporting infrastructure, died Saturday. (July 19). He was 85. Lindsey’s career included being a member of…
by - July 18, 2025 9:35 pm
Arkansas welcomed 52 million visitors in 2024, a 2.6% increase over 2023, according to the Arkansas Department of Parks Heritage and Tourism (ADPHT). The agency on Friday (July 18) posted…
by - July 18, 2025 9:31 am
The number of Arkansans without jobs increased more than 10% in June, with year-over-year job gains up less than 1% in June. The state’s jobless rate held at 3.7%, up…
by - July 17, 2025 3:35 pm
Bank OZK, a Little Rock-based company with operations in nine states, posted second-quarter net income of $178.931 million, up 3.1% compared with the same period of 2024. Earnings per share…
