by - July 20, 2023 2:32 pm
The group No Labels has qualified for the 2024 presidential race in Arkansas after submitting 9,828 verified signatures, which was more than the required 5,000. Arkansas Secretary of State John…
by - July 20, 2023 1:58 pm
Data firm Placer.ai reported the food retail sector experienced mixed store traffic in the second quarter. Dollar stores saw the biggest gains and mass retailers like Walmart and Target recorded…
by - July 20, 2023 1:42 pm
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, spent four years as an Army bomb tech and he’s one of the many soldiers that served during the Cold War between the United States…
by - July 20, 2023 7:50 am
After completing its big Texas merger, riding rising interest rates and navigating mixed signals in the economy, Home BancShares posted healthy second quarter profits. The Conway-based financial institution, parent company…
by - July 19, 2023 6:11 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders on Wednesday (July 19) appointed Cory Cox to the Arkansas Supreme Court for the LEARNS Act case that recently appointed Justice Cody Hiland recused from. Hiland announced…
by - July 19, 2023 6:07 pm
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. posted double-digit declines in earnings and revenue in the second quarter amid a soft freight market. After the markets closed Wednesday (July 19), P.A.M….
by - July 19, 2023 4:35 pm
As it faces two federal lawsuits, the Crawford County Library Board has created a new Request for Reconsideration to move books into a special 18 and older section of the…
by - July 19, 2023 3:59 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods’ venture capital arm known as Tyson Ventures held a pitch event July 11 to scout for startups focusing on sustainability issues with which the food processing giant…
by - July 19, 2023 11:52 am
Perpetual rains this summer have kept the Arkansas Delta away from the drought conditions that plagued farmers last year. The extra moisture does cause some other problems, however. Specialists with…
by - July 18, 2023 6:15 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. missed expectations for earnings and revenue in the second quarter amid a freight recession. The earnings and revenue fell by double digits from…
by - July 18, 2023 3:34 pm
Little Rock-based Westrock Coffee Company announced Tuesday (July 18) a $25 million equity investment from the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ARTRS). The deal provides the retirement system 2.5 million in…
by - July 18, 2023 2:31 pm
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President and CEO James Bullard is leaving his post effective Aug. 14 to become the inaugural dean of the Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School…
by - July 18, 2023 11:28 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute opened a new Radiation Oncology Center Tuesday (July 18) with expanded capabilities to provide advanced radiation treatments…
by - July 18, 2023 9:16 am
Tonnage on the Arkansas River totaled 6.297 million tons between January and June, up 19%, with inbound traffic on the navigable water up 38% in the first six months, according…
by - July 17, 2023 7:37 pm
The Arkansas Public Service Commission (PSC) issued a filing disclosed Monday (July 17) that will allow Summit Utilities to discontinue the suspension of late fees and disconnections within the next…
by - July 17, 2023 12:01 pm
A new report found foreclosure activity in Arkansas is among the fastest growing in the country at the midway point of 2023, compared with the same point of 2022, and…
by - July 17, 2023 11:52 am
Volatile fertilizer prices impacted all manner of farm operations in 2022, and the effects have continued into 2023 even as prices have eased. Pasture grasses, typically used to feed livestock…
by - July 17, 2023 11:20 am
Amazon’s annual Prime Day sales event and other retailers’ efforts to boost mid-year revenue helped push U.S. e-commerce sales up 6% year over year on July 11 and 6.4% on…
by - July 16, 2023 9:33 am
Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce CEO Randy Zook says what he hopes will happen and what he expects to happen with the state’s $1.16 billion budget surplus will be similar….
by - July 16, 2023 9:17 am
Texas-based Waste Management (WM) has opened a $35 million renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at the company’s sprawling Eco Vista landfill south of Arbor Acres Avenue in Springdale. According to a WM news…
