by - July 24, 2022 10:43 am
State Sen. Missy Irvin, R-Mountain View, said it is important to follow the process of an adequacy study to raise teacher salaries in Arkansas. The chair of the Senate Education…
by - July 24, 2022 9:34 am
The nation’s top agriculture lobby leader visited Northwest Arkansas on Friday (July 22) to present the state’s senior senator with its highest congressional honor. For his focus on agriculture and…
by - July 22, 2022 2:09 pm
With gains in the broad Trade, Transportation and Utilities sector and in manufacturing, Arkansas’ estimated year-over-year jobs were up 2.75% in June. However, with a slower rate of growth in…
by - July 22, 2022 11:45 am
This month, Walmart turned 60 years old, but the retail giant is not resting on its laurels. “We might be the largest retailer, but we also want to be the…
by - July 21, 2022 8:18 pm
It was a busy non-session day Thursday (July 21) at the Arkansas State capitol as the Senate stripped two of its members of their leadership posts and lawmakers attempted a…
by - July 21, 2022 3:40 pm
Little Rock-based Bank OZK, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary as a publicly traded company, announced lower profits on Thursday (July 21) versus a year ago, primarily due to an…
by - July 21, 2022 2:31 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Thursday (July 21) that Jami Cook has resigned as Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Public Safety and Director of the Division on Law Enforcement Standards…
by - July 21, 2022 2:12 pm
Arkansas’ only car manufacturer has selected its first dealer in the state. Envirotech announced Thursday (July 21) it has partnered with Jonesboro-based DaVinci Innovations (DVI) as its first dealer in…
by - July 21, 2022 10:19 am
It costs a lot to buy a big bank, and even if it’s a “Happy” acquisition, the move can take a toll. Home BancShares, parent company of Centennial Bank, reported…
by - July 21, 2022 9:39 am
Simmons First National Corp. reported second quarter net income of $27.5 million Thursday (July 21) compared to $74.9 million one year ago. Diluted earnings per share were 21 cents for…
by - July 21, 2022 7:08 am
Arvest Bank is working with Google’s cloud computing division to overhaul its current IT architecture and systems, including migrating its data centers to Google Cloud. In a news release Thursday…
by - July 20, 2022 1:28 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has promoted Shelley Simpson to president of the company as part of several leadership changes announced Wednesday (July 20). John Roberts will remain…
by - July 19, 2022 9:00 pm
Against the backdrop of historic Central High School in Little Rock, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Chris Jones outlined Tuesday (July 19) a plan to raise teacher and staff pay in public…
by - July 19, 2022 8:01 pm
For years, an effort has been underway to build a museum to commemorate the sinking of the Sultana, a Civil War steamboat that sank April 27, 1865, in the choppy…
by - July 19, 2022 5:59 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. exceeded analyst expectations in the second quarter as earnings jumped by 48.3% and revenue rose by 31.9%. All segments contributed to the revenue…
by - July 19, 2022 11:56 am
St. Louis-based health system Mercy will invest $500 million in the second phase of its healthcare expansion in Northwest Arkansas. According to a news release Tuesday (July 19), phase two’s…
by - July 19, 2022 10:54 am
When 44-year-old Sam Walton opened the first Walmart in July 1962, the economy was recovering from a recession. Unemployment was high, as were taxes. But that did not stop the…
by - July 19, 2022 9:58 am
Drought conditions in Arkansas continue to worsen and it’s starting to have an impact on the state’s largest economic sector, agriculture. The impacts to row crops won’t be known for…
by - July 18, 2022 7:32 pm
Cameron Smith, who launched his executive recruiting firm nearly 30 years ago in Northwest Arkansas and is credited with building customer teams for hundreds of Walmart supplier offices in the…
by - July 18, 2022 1:38 pm
Under new laws passed by the Arkansas Legislature in recent years, many political observers expected greater difficulty in collecting ballot petition signatures. But Responsible Growth Arkansas collected more than 193,000…
