by - November 29, 2023 11:02 am
Retailers and brands are investing in enhanced store formats as consumers return to brick-and-mortar venues and crave experiences. Walmart spent $500 million on 117 store remodels in 30 states to…
by - November 29, 2023 7:55 am
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. is expected to post increases in earnings and revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2024 as sales volumes rise and price growth flattens. Before the…
by - November 28, 2023 4:49 pm
Baptist Health-Fort Smith is growing fruits and vegetables in a new rooftop garden in hopes of addressing food insecurity among its patients. It’s the first of its kind in Arkansas,…
by - November 28, 2023 4:44 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin rejected the ballot title and proposed popular name for a constitutional amendment effort to change the state’s abortion laws on Tuesday (Nov. 28). Griffin cited…
by - November 28, 2023 12:25 pm
On Tuesday (Nov. 28), University of Arkansas athletics director Hunter Yurachek announced details of a new name, image and likeness (NIL) collective for Razorback athletes called Arkansas Edge. “As we continue…
by - November 28, 2023 10:57 am
A study at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Community Health Centers of Arkansas, Inc. (CHCA) has been approved for a $17.5 million funding award by the…
by - November 28, 2023 10:05 am
Angie Cooper is big on collaboration to get things done. “I always say, ‘The magic happens when you bring the right people together in the room,’” Cooper said. Cooper herself…
by - November 27, 2023 7:25 pm
Arkansas Citizens for Transparency, a ballot title group seeking to imbed a Freedom of Information Act into the state constitution and state statute, submitted a draft of their constitutional amendment…
by - November 27, 2023 5:36 pm
Editor’s note: This is the second of two articles explaining the challenges of maintaining and preserving the more than 94,000 acres in the Buffalo National River system. Link here for…
by - November 27, 2023 5:18 pm
Aggressive retailer promotions helped push overall online spending to $9.8 billion on Black Friday, or up 7.5%, compared to the same period in 2022, according to Adobe Analytics. Sales began…
by - November 27, 2023 9:46 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $17.6 million federal grant renewal to further its goal of increasing the number of practicing primary care physicians in…
by - November 27, 2023 9:39 am
Dr. Nitin Agarwal, founding director of the Collaboration for Social Media and Online Behavioral Studies (COSMOS) Research Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has received $5 million…
by - November 27, 2023 8:37 am
For AR People announced Monday (Nov. 27) it has formed a ballot question committee to place an amendment on the Arkansas ballot to address reproductive freedom. The new group, Arkansans…
by - November 26, 2023 5:24 pm
Editor’s note: This is the first of two articles about the challenges of maintaining and preserving the more than 94,000 acres in the Buffalo National River system. The Buffalo National…
by - November 26, 2023 8:09 am
Rachel Hobert is in casual attire, wearing a “Make Arkansas Great” ball cap. Levi, her Golden Retriever, laps at the water bowl kindly provided by a waiter at downtown Bentonville…
by - November 21, 2023 2:33 pm
Damien Echols plight to force the state of Arkansas to test ligatures used to bound three boys murdered in West Memphis on May 5, 1993, likely won’t be decided by…
by - November 21, 2023 12:42 pm
Russellville-based Arkansas Tech University and Fort Smith-based Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) have signed an agreement that creates a “pathway” for ATU graduates to continue their studies at ACHE….
by - November 20, 2023 3:06 pm
Tourism continues to be good business. Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax revenue between January and August was $17.482 million, up 7.2% compared with the same period of 2022. The sector posted…
by - November 20, 2023 2:55 pm
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has for now blocked an effort to challenge Arkansas’ legislative redistricting following the 2020 Census. The three-judge panel issued a 2-1…
by - November 20, 2023 2:27 pm
A novel program to ease unbanked Arkansans into the banking system turned five years old this fall and, statistically speaking, the state is making major progress. Leaders touted the success…
