by - February 6, 2023 7:27 pm
During the 2023 legislative session, Arkansas lawmakers will determine which issues they want to refer to voters on the 2024 ballot, but a looming deadline may limit those choices. The…
by - February 6, 2023 5:22 pm
A final Environmental Impact Statement released in late January by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) continues to show Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith as the “preferred” site…
by - February 6, 2023 12:41 pm
Tyson Foods posted a net income of $316 million, or 88 cents a share, for the first fiscal quarter that ended Dec. 31. That was down more than 70% from…
by - February 6, 2023 8:32 am
Fertilizer prices and drought last year decimated hay production in the United States. The country had its biggest decline in 11 years with stocks at their lowest level since data…
by - February 5, 2023 10:01 am
Amidst the backdrop of an Arkansas Women’s Commission report that was delivered in December, a new bill to end affirmative action may seem tone deaf. In December 2022, former Gov….
by - February 5, 2023 8:53 am
House Education Committee chairman Rep. Brian Evans, R-Cabot, said Sunday (Feb. 5) that it is important having an omnibus education reform bill in order to ensure different levels of change…
by - February 4, 2023 10:25 am
While inflationary fear and slowing consumer spending are among the top external worries among retailers, the No. 1 internal concern is the ongoing workforce shortage, and the difficulty retailers are…
by - February 4, 2023 9:15 am
A $1.5 million investment by the Greenway Equipment Co., a John Deere-affiliated dealership, and a $1.2 million grant from the Arkansas Office of Skills Development will prepare Lonoke High School…
by - February 4, 2023 8:42 am
Former Arkansas State Senator Jeremy Hutchinson, R-Little Rock, was sentenced Friday (Feb. 3) to 46 months in federal prison for his role in tax fraud and bribery scheme. Hutchinson, 48,…
by - February 3, 2023 11:40 am
Fort Smith-based ArcBest posted a record year for revenue and net income. However, fourth-quarter earnings per share and revenue missed analyst estimates primarily because of a shipping demand decline. The…
by - February 2, 2023 5:34 pm
Arkansas’ largest crop has been getting a little more valuable as 2023 begins. Soybean prices have trended upward this year due to rising export projections according to the U.S. Department…
by - February 2, 2023 1:05 pm
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders was named Thursday (Feb. 2) to deliver the Republican address to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union message to Congress next Tuesday. Speaker of the…
by - February 2, 2023 12:23 pm
Another month, another similar growth story with Arkansas’ tax revenue. Total revenue in the January report was $807 million, up 3.2% compared to what was a healthy January 2022, and…
by - February 2, 2023 10:15 am
Economic activity in the U.S. manufacturing sector moderated for the third consecutive month, while the overall economy contracted for the second month in a row in January, according to the…
by - February 1, 2023 6:39 pm
Rep. Jimmy Gazaway, R-Paragould, one of the key legislators shaping a final truth-in-sentencing reform effort, said Wednesday (Feb. 1) that an omnibus bill on criminal justice changes may require multiple…
by - February 1, 2023 4:53 pm
Tyson Foods will hold its annual shareholder meeting at 10 a.m., Feb. 9 at the company’s offices on Emma Street in downtown Springdale. It is the company’s 88th year, dating…
by - February 1, 2023 3:50 pm
It was a good quarter, a good year and a good decade for Murphy USA. The El Dorado-based, publicly-traded gas and convenience store chain spun off into its own publicly-traded…
by - February 1, 2023 3:49 pm
Job and hospitality tax revenue records continue to be set in Arkansas’ tourism industry, with the state’s 2% tourism tax in the first 10 months of 2022 up more than…
by - February 1, 2023 1:00 pm
There are valid concerns about Arkansas’ overall economic health during 2023, but the manufacturing sector is expected to remain “healthy” even with some areas of the sector slowing down. That’s…
by - January 31, 2023 4:32 pm
A bill that would require Arkansas public schools to provide students gender-exclusive bathrooms and changing areas or otherwise provide single-occupancy facilities passed the House Education Committee on Tuesday (Jan. 31)….
