by - July 27, 2023 6:40 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced an inaugural two-day human trafficking summit to be held in Little Rock on Oct. 16-17 at the Statehouse Convention Center. The summit is free…
by - July 27, 2023 5:49 pm
If the stars line up in the next few months amid the gravity of “woke” politics, the ongoing effort to create a foreign military pilot training center in Fort Smith…
by - July 27, 2023 2:04 pm
Entrepreneur Ti King wanted to organize a festival to recognize, educate and grow the podcast community in Arkansas. He wanted to model it after RTX Austin, a gaming and internet…
by - July 27, 2023 11:11 am
Rapid City, S.D.-based utility Black Hills Energy released Thursday (July 27) its 2022 sustainability report that provides updates on its climate goals, economic impact and charitable giving in Arkansas. The…
by - July 26, 2023 5:53 pm
Bentonville-based Walmart and beverage/snack titan PepsiCo plan to partner over the next seven years to make $120 million worth of investments to support farmers on soil health and water quality…
by - July 26, 2023 11:37 am
Arkansas Treasurer of State Mark Lowery died Wednesday (July 26) at the age of 66 the day after announcing his pending resignation from office following two debilitating strokes. Lowery was elected…
by - July 25, 2023 6:39 pm
After an almost five-hour hearing, U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Brooks said Tuesday (July 25) he will decide on a preliminary injunction request seeking to block Act 372 – an…
by - July 25, 2023 1:27 pm
Arkansas Treasurer of State Mark Lowery, R-Maumelle, will resign from his office on Sept. 30, 2023 after suffering his second stroke this year. Lowery, who was elected to the statewide…
by - July 25, 2023 12:00 pm
Researchers with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture are conducting research examining soil health practices and their impacts on crop risk insurance premiums and other financial factors often…
by - July 25, 2023 11:32 am
Forge Institute announced Tuesday (July 25) that Acxiom, a global leader in customer intelligence and marketing technology solutions, is sponsoring its Forge Fellowship program, building upon their longtime partnership. This…
by - July 25, 2023 7:36 am
Simmons First National Corp., parent company for Simmons Bank, saw its net income more than double from a year ago despite economic headwinds posed by rising interest rates. The Pine…
by - July 24, 2023 9:56 am
Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Barbara Webb became the third member of the state’s highest court to announce she would seek the Chief Justice spot. Current Chief Justice John Dan Kemp…
by - July 23, 2023 10:21 am
Having grown from 250 students to more than 4,000 over the past 20 years, Amy Johnson with the Arkansas Virtual Academy (ARVA) is still in the planning stages. The ARVA…
by - July 23, 2023 9:41 am
With a big fintech summit on the horizon, state and local leaders in Arkansas are preparing to capitalize on tech and banking leaders from around the globe descending on the…
by - July 23, 2023 8:53 am
Many 65-year-olds were retiring, but Walmart founder Sam Walton sought a new challenge. Walmart had grown to more than $1 billion in sales by 1983. Walton saw the success of…
by - July 22, 2023 9:45 am
Walmart’s Spark delivery platform, which includes the GoLocal option, had 1 million deliveries last fall and continues to pick up steam. The proprietary delivery platform is similar to those used…
by - July 22, 2023 9:29 am
Jean Block was selected as the next CEO of the Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority (LRWRA), effective August 14, 2023. She is replacing Greg Ramon, who retired as CEO after nine…
by - July 21, 2023 11:11 am
A year-over-year gain of more than 21,000 jobs and an almost 20% drop in the number of unemployed pushed Arkansas’ June jobless rate to a new record low of 2.6%….
by - July 20, 2023 5:57 pm
Healthy gains to begin 2023 for the state’s leisure and hospitality (tourism) sector are continuing. Arkansas’ tourism tax is up more than 10% between January and April, with average tourism…
by - July 20, 2023 3:39 pm
Bank OZK announced Thursday (July 20) that net income for the second quarter of 2023 was a record $167.9 million, a 26.9% increase from $132.4 million for the second quarter…
