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Bentonville-based Walmart is reducing or ending diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts began in mid-2020, including limiting LGBTQ items sold by third-party resellers on its website. The retailer is the…
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Families celebrating Thanksgiving with a traditional turkey dinner could pay about 5% less than a year ago, with the cost averaging $58.50 for a group of 10. The 2024 estimated…
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Entergy Arkansas will decrease customer bills beginning with the April billing cycle. An average residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per month will see a decrease of $10.01 in their…
by - November 25, 2024 11:17 am
Bill Shufelt, CEO and co-founder of Athletic Brewing Co., insists he’s not an entrepreneur as much as a dreamer. Shufelt was with a Connecticut-based hedge fund and didn’t want to…
by - November 25, 2024 11:07 am
A study from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) finds that the state needs more doulas to help with maternity care. Arkansas has fewer than 50 trained doulas,…
by - November 25, 2024 9:39 am
The Ozark Foundation’s second annual Arkansas Graveler, a five-day bike journey across county and forest backroads from the Ouachita National Forest in western Arkansas to scenic Greers Ferry Lake in…
by - November 22, 2024 11:33 am
A survey from the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) predicts total spending will be $5 billion less than a year ago over the five days from Thanksgiving Day through…
by - November 21, 2024 8:15 pm
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission director tendered his resignation on Thursday (Nov. 21) at the monthly commission meeting in Little Rock. AG&FC executive director Austin Booth has helmed the…
by - November 21, 2024 7:57 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders proposed Thursday (Nov. 21) a balanced state budget that included new money for a state employee pay plan, more funding for her LEARNS Act voucher program, an…
by - November 21, 2024 7:06 pm
The Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC) on Thursday (Nov. 21) approved a more than 23% average increase in natural gas residential energy bills for Summit Utility customers. The Colorado-based utility…
by - November 21, 2024 6:09 pm
The outdoor recreation economy added 2.5% to Arkansas gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023, above the U.S. average of 2.3%, and outdoor recreation jobs were 3% of Arkansas’ total jobs,…
by - November 21, 2024 3:12 pm
The 2025 crop enterprise budgets for Arkansas farmers are now available online. This year, they feature enhanced access and customization, said author Breana Watkins, an economist and instructor for the…
by - November 20, 2024 6:32 pm
Benton County continues to have the highest average weekly wage in Arkansas, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report. Arkansas’ average weekly wage is almost 30% below…
by - November 20, 2024 1:38 pm
Arkansas medical marijuana sales through October total $227.8 million, down 2.65% compared with $234 million in the same period of 2023, according to information provided Wednesday (Nov. 20) by the…
by - November 20, 2024 12:21 pm
Christmas shopping has begun with one in four consumers starting in October and the majority expected to reduce spending from a year ago, according to data research marketing agencies. The…
by - November 19, 2024 8:27 pm
Doubling the number of engineering and computer science graduates at the University of Arkansas College of Engineering from 2024 to 2035, along with doubling research and development spending and doubling…
by - November 19, 2024 3:31 pm
The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education has officially opened its Biomedical Resource Center and the Center for Rehabilitation Research to focus on “innovative therapies” and “impactful studies.” The two centers…
by - November 19, 2024 3:05 pm
Miami-based Lennar Corp. announced Tuesday (Nov. 19) it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Fayetteville-based Rausch Coleman Homes. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it is expected…
by - November 19, 2024 1:32 pm
Batesville-based Lyon College and the city of Cabot have finalized a lease agreement for the Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine. The agreement was approved by the Lyon College Board…
by - November 19, 2024 10:52 am
Walmart again outperformed analyst expectations for a better-than-anticipated fiscal third quarter while also painting a rosy picture for the fiscal year. The Bentonville-based retail giant posted quarterly revenue of $169.588…
