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While traditional holiday retail hiring was down this year, more consumers are finding seasonal work like home and office decorating and gift wrapping to earn holiday cash, according to career.io,…
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Arkansas had an 8.87% decline in foreclosure activity in November compared with November 2023, just below the national decline of 9%, according to Irvine, Calif.-based ATTOM. Most Arkansas metro areas…
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An alert has been issued by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission asking waterfowl hunters and wildlife watchers heading to the field to keep an eye out for any sick…
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Gov. Sarah Sanders and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) announced Wednesday (Dec. 11) that 13 communities have been awarded with $10 million through the Arkansas Site Development Program. This…
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Gov. Sarah Sanders on Wednesday (Dec. 11) disclosed that she will seek a waiver from the federal government in the new Trump administration to eliminate junk food from being purchased…
by - December 10, 2024 3:25 pm
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Tuesday (Dec. 10) that the USDA is investing $6.3 billion through a series of low-interest loans in rural and Tribal communities…
by - December 10, 2024 12:37 pm
The National Retail Federation (NRF) reports total sales for goods (excluding automobiles and fuel) increased 2.35% in November, according to credit and debit card purchases compiled by Affinity Solutions for…
by - December 10, 2024 12:18 pm
The average price of natural gas this winter is expected to exceed the November spot by about 40% despite projections that U.S. natural gas inventories will be higher than average…
by - December 10, 2024 8:17 am
Bentonville-based think-and-do tank Heartland Forward has made some leadership changes and set a new goal of generating a $500 million economic impact in the middle of the country by 2030,…
by - December 9, 2024 2:37 pm
Atlanta-based Georgia-Pacific will spend $90 million to expand its mill in Crossett, Ark., and add 50 jobs. The work is expected to be completed in 2025, according to a Monday…
by - December 9, 2024 12:11 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Council announced Monday (Dec. 9) Stefanie Pawluk, MPH, as the executive director of its health care transformation division. She replaces Ryan Cork, who took a new role…
by - December 9, 2024 11:02 am
Walmart is known for groceries and consumables, pharmacy and even more recently doubling down on investments in beauty and fashion, but the home business has plenty of room to grow,…
by - December 8, 2024 10:39 am
State Senate President Bart Hester, R-Cave Springs, anticipates a busy and active calendar of major legislative activity in the upcoming 95th Arkansas General Assembly. Hester will return as leader of…
by - December 5, 2024 11:46 am
Butterball will shutter its Jonesboro turkey processing facility next year impacting about 180 workers. The tentative plan is to close the plant by Feb. 3, 2025, according to a release…
by - December 5, 2024 11:13 am
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. posted a revenue decrease but a profit in the second quarter of fiscal 2025 as vehicle sales declined and the average sales price rose. Earnings and…
by - December 5, 2024 10:12 am
Of the top 10 largest Arkansas counties by GDP, only Washington County posted a GDP (gross domestic product) decline – down 0.6% – between 2022 and 2023, according to the…
by - December 4, 2024 4:34 pm
The Arkansas Highway Commission has named Jared Wiley as director of the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT). Wiley follows Director Lorie Tudor who announced Dec. 3 she will retire effective…
by - December 4, 2024 1:30 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission has been retooling several of its programs to streamline services for small businesses and entrepreneurship. Esperanza Massana-Crane, AEDC’s director of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development,…
by - December 4, 2024 1:12 pm
Walmart is again the top retailer ranking among its trading partners in 2024, according to Kantar’s PoweRanking report, which includes qualitative and quantitative research for dozens of retailers and suppliers….
by - December 4, 2024 1:00 pm
Corn, soybeans, squash and other crops have been grown in the Arkansas Delta for at least a thousand years and yield numbers for some of those row crops could set…
