by - August 9, 2023 7:42 am
U.S. crude oil production is expected to reach record levels after U.S. electricity consumption rose to near-record levels in July amid extreme heat, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration…
by - August 8, 2023 4:02 pm
Arkansas’ Medicaid rolls fell by more than 82,000 in July, according to new figures released by the state Department of Human Services. Arkansas is unwinding, or redetermining, Medicaid eligibility for…
by - August 8, 2023 3:12 pm
The Clinton Foundation announced Tuesday (Aug. 8) plans for a major expansion of the Clinton Presidential Center. The foundation is partnering with Studio Gang, the award-winning international architecture and urban…
by - August 8, 2023 3:08 pm
Editor’s note: The State of the State series provides reports twice a year on Arkansas’ key economic sectors. The series publishes stories to begin a year and stories in July/August…
by - August 8, 2023 12:26 pm
Attorney General Tim Griffin on Tuesday (Aug. 8) said he will move his offices from the Tower Building in downtown Little Rock to the historic Boyle Building one block over….
by - August 8, 2023 11:09 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders made a second cabinet appointment this week when she named Renee Mallory as Secretary of Health on Tuesday (Aug. 8). Mallory has been serving as interim secretary…
by - August 8, 2023 10:39 am
Rose Law Firm and Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus (CGWG) announced Tuesday (Aug. 8) that the attorneys practicing with CGWG will join Rose Law Firm’s Little Rock office effective October…
by - August 7, 2023 5:23 pm
Editor’s note: The State of the State series provides reports twice a year on Arkansas’ key economic sectors. The series publishes stories to begin a year and stories in July/August…
by - August 7, 2023 5:06 pm
Tyson Foods announced Monday (Aug. 7) plans to close four chicken processing plants in North Little Rock, Noel and Dexter, Mo., and Corydon, Ind., over the next three quarters. The…
by - August 7, 2023 11:39 am
Visitors came by the thousands to see the U.S. Marshals Museum on the riverfront in Fort Smith during its inaugural month. Hannah Green, marketing coordinator, said the museum saw about…
by - August 7, 2023 11:27 am
Tyson Foods on Monday (Aug. 7) reported a quarterly net income loss of $417 million, a wide swing from net income of $720 million in the year-ago quarter. The company…
by - August 7, 2023 10:40 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders Monday (Aug. 7) announced that Jim Hudson will serve as chief fiscal officer and secretary of the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration. He replaces Larry Walther,…
by - August 6, 2023 8:58 am
With a looming debate deadline later this month, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has been hitting the campaign trail in his long-shot bid to become the Republican nominee for U.S….
by - August 6, 2023 8:56 am
Freshman State Rep. Tara Shephard, D-Little Rock, led a bipartisan effort in her first legislative session to pass a bill to provide opioid overdose kits to all public high school…
by - August 6, 2023 8:37 am
Child labor laws are now simultaneously loosened and enhanced in Arkansas amid a rise in violations of the laws across the country and states looking to weaken them. According to…
by - August 5, 2023 8:01 pm
When Greenway Equipment CEO Marshall Stewart began working for the company more than 25 years ago, the agriculture industry was very different. By far the biggest change has been the…
by - August 4, 2023 8:00 pm
Little Rock-based pediatric healthcare organization Arkansas Children’s has received $25 million, the largest gift in its history, from Fayetteville nonprofit Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation. The money, spread over…
by - August 4, 2023 3:05 pm
The group attempting to advance a referendum to repeal the LEARNS Act fell at least 978 signatures short in its effort, Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston said in a…
by - August 4, 2023 12:24 pm
Editor’s note: The State of the State series provides reports twice a year on Arkansas’ key economic sectors. The series publishes stories to begin a year and stories in July/August…
by - August 3, 2023 3:45 pm
It’s another down cycle for Tyson Foods. The Springdale-based meat giant is expected Aug. 7 to report a third fiscal quarter net income of $95.3 million, well below the consensus…
