by - May 24, 2023 10:18 am
Governor Sarah Sanders announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy Barrett Belew, of Little Rock, to the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy….
by - May 24, 2023 8:00 am
A fast-growing Arkansas registered investment adviser (RIA) is planning for its next growth wave. No surprise that the strategy includes one of the country’s fastest-growing regions. Sowell Management, the privately…
by - May 23, 2023 3:28 pm
U.S. Steel has closed on $240 million in unsecured Arkansas Development Finance Authority environmental improvement revenue bonds, which carry a green bond designation. The Green Bonds, issued through Arkansas Development…
by - May 22, 2023 4:22 pm
Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, criticized the slow rollout of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure law, or Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), that he voted against. He gave it a D…
by - May 22, 2023 2:43 pm
Rosanne Cash will headline a new performance series later this summer. The Sunken Lands Songwriting Circle will be held Aug. 12 in Riceland Hall at the Fowler Center on the Arkansas…
by - May 22, 2023 2:13 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) has received a $3.5 million grant from the Windgate Foundation to endow the directorship of its School of Education. “We are incredibly…
by - May 21, 2023 9:05 pm
No one knows for sure when swine were first brought to the New World, but it’s believed that Spanish explorers and settlers brought pigs as a food source. When some…
by - May 20, 2023 3:44 pm
Former U.S. Rep. Marion Berry, D-Gillett, who began his political career as a Gillett city alderman and would serve seven terms in Congress, has died. He was 80. Berry was…
by - May 20, 2023 10:20 am
In the hyper-competitive retail world, the rise of media network platforms such as Walmart Connect or Target’s Roundel continues to grow amid ever-changing consumer expectations. Researchers at the Sam M….
by - May 19, 2023 10:35 am
An almost 10% decline in the number of unemployed and a 1% gain in jobs year-over-year helped push Arkansas’ April jobless rate to 2.8%, below the 3.1% in April 2022…
by - May 19, 2023 10:32 am
Average fuel prices declined in Arkansas as the number of Memorial Day (May 29) travelers is expected to be the third highest since 2000, according to AAA. The number of…
by - May 18, 2023 8:29 pm
Baptist Health and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on Thursday (May 18) held a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of a new cancer clinic and…
by - May 18, 2023 11:42 am
Walmart on Thursday (May 18) reported better-than-expected first-quarter results for the fiscal quarter ending April 30. The Bentonville-based retailer grew total revenue to $152.3 billion, up 7.6% compared with the…
by - May 18, 2023 7:57 am
Conway grew the quickest among the largest Arkansas cities in 2022, while Northwest Arkansas remained the state’s fastest-growing metro, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Conway’s population…
by - May 17, 2023 10:00 pm
Accurate soil testing is a critical component on any successful farm, but fertilizer recommendations for the same batch of soil differ across the nation. A coordinated effort from researchers across…
by - May 17, 2023 7:47 pm
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders said leaders of workforce-related agencies weren’t meeting with each other before she entered office, so she created the Governor’s Workforce Cabinet. She said agency leaders told…
by - May 17, 2023 3:43 pm
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. is expected to see a double-digit decline in earnings and almost flat revenue growth in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023 as expenses rise and vehicle…
by - May 17, 2023 12:53 pm
Little Rock-based Scenic Hill Solar announced Wednesday (May 17) reaching an agreement with the University of Arkansas System that will include 74 megawatts in DC solar array capacity, the second…
by - May 16, 2023 8:02 pm
The trucking industry is in a freight recession, but trucking companies can come through it if they take care of their people, J.B. Hunt President Shelley Simpson said at the…
by - May 16, 2023 7:59 pm
Ross DeVol, president and CEO of Heartland Forward, a Bentonville-based think tank, told Arkansas trucking executives that his research indicates Arkansas should commit to transformational economic development and new strategic…
