by - December 15, 2021 7:21 pm
Arkansas is one of the top soybean producing states and new research may have found a method for improving crop yields. A three-year study conducted by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment…
by - December 15, 2021 7:16 pm
Shareholders of Conway-based Home Bancshares and Amarillo-based Happy Bancshares have both approved a proposed a $918 million merger that was announced earlier this year. Home Bancshares, parent company of Centennial…
by - December 15, 2021 2:02 pm
As the arts and entertainment industry emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, it has changed and begun to recover. Audiences have returned to venues, and area executives expect to build on…
by - December 15, 2021 12:01 am
District 7 voters around Springdale advanced Colby Fulfer and Steve Unger into a runoff in the State Senate special election to replace Sen. Lance Eads, R-Springdale, who resigned earlier this…
by - December 14, 2021 5:14 pm
For the better part of a decade, the city of Jonesboro and its home county, Craighead have consistently set yearly sales and use tax collections records. In 2021, the largest…
by - December 14, 2021 3:54 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (Dec. 14) announced a plan to address the lengthy services waiting list for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The controversial list was cited by…
by - December 14, 2021 10:41 am
Road trips will remain the top mode of travel during the holidays despite gas costing $1.25 per gallon more than a year ago, according to AAA. Still, air travel is…
by - December 13, 2021 6:02 pm
It is never more evident than during the Christmas season that Americans want what they want when they want it, often without any notion of how it gets there. Now,…
by - December 13, 2021 2:18 pm
Creating a healthy environment for chickens can be a daunting task, but certain conditions are proving more lucrative for poultry farmers. Researchers at the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station continued decades…
by - December 13, 2021 2:13 pm
Southern Bancorp Community Partners has hired Anthony Young as its next president. Young succeeds Dr. Karama Neal, who in Spring of 2021 was appointed Administrator for Rural Business-Cooperative Services at…
by - December 13, 2021 10:01 am
After weathering the storm of COVID-19, independent bookstores are seeing a resurgence both locally and nationally. According to a Publishers Weekly article titled “Another Pandemic Surprise: A Mini Indie Bookstore…
by - December 12, 2021 3:26 pm
Lou McAlister, CEO of Little Rock-based Broadband Development Group, has been tasked by the Arkansas Legislature to help create a master plan for expanding broadband Internet across the state. Already,…
by - December 12, 2021 1:07 pm
Speaker of the House Matthew Shepherd, R-El Dorado, believes the tax cut package implemented in this past week’s special session builds on previous efforts to reform the state’s tax code,…
by - December 12, 2021 12:44 pm
Steven Fenves was an avid stamp collector. The Jewish boy, living in Yugoslavia during the 1930s, spent hours on his collection of stamps. When his country was invaded at the…
by - December 12, 2021 9:55 am
Selling products into retail chains like Walmart has its challenges. Still, two former aerospace and defense industry executives rolled up their sleeves and hung a shingle in downtown Rogers to…
by - December 10, 2021 5:41 pm
The Cobb/Lyerly/Owens Partnership in Lake City (Craighead Co.) is the 2021 Arkansas Farm Family of the Year. The honor was announced Thursday (Dec. 9) at a luncheon in North Little…
by - December 10, 2021 3:58 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods is seeking an injunction against former executive Rex Holstein in Washington County Circuit Court after Holstein took a job at a rival poultry company. According to a…
by - December 10, 2021 9:09 am
The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) announced Thursday (Dec. 9) the induction of eight new members to the ARA Academy of Scholars and Fellows. This cohort is a combination of two…
by - December 9, 2021 3:20 pm
Tyson Foods is bullish on opportunities to grow revenue and record net income of $8 per share through 2024. The Springdale-based meat giant held its annual investor conference on Thursday…
by - December 9, 2021 3:03 pm
Retailers seeking scalable, long-term success in global markets should account for the first 10,000 miles of the supply chain while focusing on and investing in e-commerce platforms and last-mile delivery,…
