by - January 27, 2026 2:51 pm
Cotton acres in Arkansas were sharply down in 2025, and that downward trend may continue in 2026. The primary culprit is prices. With cotton prices consistently trending lower and soybean…
by - January 27, 2026 2:00 pm
Randy Zook is the CEO of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and the Associated Industries of Arkansas. It’s a role he’s held for two decades, and he’s seen a…
by - January 27, 2026 12:10 pm
Arkansas’ nonfarm jobs again set a record in December, rising 1.13% compared with December 2024. Job gains were driven by an almost 5% boost to tourism industry jobs, and an…
by - January 27, 2026 10:25 am
Fayetteville-based Startup Junkie Consulting is partnering with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission through the 75Strong program to launch the third phase of its statewide entrepreneurship initiative, which includes a new…
by - January 27, 2026 10:12 am
Northwest Arkansas, or the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro, is the best-performing large metropolitan area in the United States, according to new rankings from the Milken Institute. The nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank released…
by - January 26, 2026 3:31 pm
Frigid Arctic air bringing severe winter weather across much of the country will impact cattle markets in the coming weeks and months, according to Derrell Peel, livestock marketing specialist with…
by - January 26, 2026 1:02 pm
Significant declines in outbound and internal shipments, thanks in part to halted river operations for lock and dam repairs and low Mississippi River levels, pushed Arkansas River tonnage in 2025…
by - January 26, 2026 12:15 pm
Dan Wright, a longtime poultry farmer from Waldron and president of the Arkansas Farm Bureau, said he and his Oklahoma counterparts are increasingly worried about the lawsuit centered around pollution…
by - January 26, 2026 10:08 am
Arvest Bank announced Monday (Jan. 26) that its non-bank subsidiary, the Arvest Opportunity Fund, was awarded $70 million of new market tax credits to support the retention and creation of…
by - January 26, 2026 10:00 am
The United States steel industry has experienced a renaissance in recent years, and it has turned Mississippi County into reportedly the top steel producing county in the country. A factor…
by - January 26, 2026 3:57 am
No one knows who first invented the idea of using cover crops to protect soil in agriculture fields, but by 6000 B.C. farmers in Italy and Greece were using legumes…
by - January 25, 2026 10:32 am
Planned big changes at Sam’s Club, risks of agentic commerce, a new Walmart global security center, the China market, and details on Walmart’s cake business were just a few of…
by - January 24, 2026 12:31 pm
The three casinos in Arkansas generated almost $116 million in tax revenue in 2025, with the three counties and towns in which the operations are located receiving a combined almost…
by - January 23, 2026 5:19 pm
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a utility of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power, received approval to increase residential customer bills by 23.28% or $17.50 per month, according to the company….
by - January 23, 2026 5:04 pm
Arkansas’ third-quarter 2025 gross domestic product (GDP) was up 5.8%, the third highest among the 50 states, trailing Kansas at 6.5% and South Dakota at 6.3%, according to Friday’s state…
by - January 23, 2026 12:01 pm
Arkansas medical marijuana sales totaled $291.1 million in 2025, up 5.5% compared with 2024 sales, and a new annual record, the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) announced Friday…
by - January 22, 2026 8:04 pm
Measles hasn’t been a widespread disease in the United States in decades but that might be changing. Since 2000, the U.S. has had measles elimination status, but in the past…
by - January 22, 2026 3:46 pm
The David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History at the University of Arkansas has launched a project to preserve the personal stories of Arkansas military veterans…
by - January 22, 2026 1:47 pm
The U.S. economy grew slightly more than expected in the third quarter, with incomes rising less than overall growth, and inflation unchanged from estimates, according to the gross domestic product…
by - January 22, 2026 5:25 am
The Arkansas Community Foundation is celebrating its 50th anniversary through an initiaitve with more than $1 million in grants to Arkansas nonprofits and supporting a wide range of community needs…
