by - April 29, 2024 8:02 pm
Supercomputers and artificial intelligence aren’t typically associated with animal science, but they are among the tools for a relatively new field of science called bioinformatics that can be used to improve animal health and productivity. Jumping…
by - April 29, 2024 7:59 pm
A report issued Monday (April 29) by the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement indicates that almost 99% of babies delivered in Arkansas in 2022 were delivered by physicians, with a…
by - April 29, 2024 4:44 pm
Bontiea Goss and Tommy Goss on Monday (April 29) were sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a multimillion-dollar public corruption scheme that involved embezzlement and bribes paid to…
by - April 28, 2024 7:18 pm
A study conducted by The New Teacher Project says Arkansas has the highest teacher pay in the country, when you figure in cost-of-living factors, but the report is hesitant to…
by - April 26, 2024 8:38 am
The top six executives at Walmart saw higher compensation last year of a combined $96.724 million, or $264,997 per day. Most of the compensation is deferred or in stock options…
by - April 25, 2024 9:56 pm
Rob Walton, the oldest son of Walmart founders Helen and Sam Walton, has been a fixture on Walmart’s board of directors for more than four decades. But he is not…
by - April 25, 2024 9:01 pm
When a person in the Dallas metroplex is cooking dinner and needs a particular spice to complete the recipe, Walmart can have a drone deliver it in as little as…
by - April 25, 2024 8:30 pm
A startup fund of Little Rock-based Winrock International will back a project to build a high-tech telecommunications laboratory in southern Washington County. The investment amount was not disclosed. According to…
by - April 25, 2024 6:55 pm
The Arkansas Center for Data Sciences (ACDS) is rebranding under a new name, Apprenticely. The nonprofit has operated for five years with the mission of growing the IT workforce throughout…
by - April 25, 2024 1:53 pm
The advance estimate of U.S. first-quarter real gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an annual rate of 1.6%, and the fourth quarter GDP was revised up to 3.4% from 3.3%,…
by - April 24, 2024 6:57 pm
Arkansas should focus on its strengths, particularly its easily accessible and affordable outdoor spaces, the state’s first gentleman said Wednesday (April 24) at Power Up Little Rock, an economic development…
by - April 24, 2024 5:15 pm
More than 61% of Americans ages 16-24 who graduated high school between January and October 2023 were enrolled in college in the fall of 2023, just slightly lower than in…
by - April 24, 2024 3:36 pm
BDV Solutions of Greenville, South Carolina announced Wednesday (April 24) it has acquired Arkansas Global Connect, a Conway-based company that provides U.S. businesses with reliable seasonal labor. Terms of the…
by - April 24, 2024 9:53 am
Pine Bluff-based Simmons First National Corp. posted unadjusted first quarter net income of $38.871 million, down 14.7% compared with the same period in 2023. First quarter revenue was $195.09 million,…
by - April 23, 2024 8:38 pm
Nearly a half million dollars from the Delta Regional Authority will help fund a new initiative led by the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP) to train new medical workers in…
by - April 23, 2024 6:45 pm
A project team co-led by the University of Arkansas Community Design Center and Go Forward Pine Bluff has been awarded a $548,492 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 2024…
by - April 23, 2024 4:34 pm
St. Bernards Medical Center has completed a$7 million surgery expansion, adding three new surgical suites and shell space for a fourth. The expansion marks the first major surgery investment since…
by - April 23, 2024 3:40 pm
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Tuesday (April 23) that the Hope Enterprise Corporation will receive $93.67 million from the Solar for All grant program to fund residential solar…
by - April 22, 2024 5:39 pm
Several years ago, a trend began to develop. Consumers wanted to know where their food was coming from and how it was produced. A lot of data would have to…
by - April 22, 2024 1:09 pm
The Arkansas Pie Festival is set to return to Cherokee Village, Ark., on Saturday (April 27) as a partner of the World Food Championship, the biggest Food Sport event in…
