by - June 25, 2024 9:28 pm
Batesville-based Citizens Bank announced Tuesday (June 25) that Board Chair Jeff Teague will serve as CEO, while veteran Vernon Scott will become the bank’s new president and chief lending officer….
by - June 25, 2024 4:46 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Tuesday (June 25) that he is filing suit against the Chinese parent companies of Temu, the online marketplace, saying its app collects far more…
by - June 25, 2024 3:42 pm
Walmart is seeking more U.S.-made products at its 11th annual Open Call, which will be held Sept. 25-26 in Bentonville. The application period for entrepreneurs and product manufacturers is now…
by - June 25, 2024 11:26 am
The 77th annual Arkansas Farm Family of the Year program has announced its eight district farm families, representing the wide variety of Arkansas agriculture, the state’s largest industry. Judges will…
by - June 25, 2024 9:58 am
A year-over-year gain of more than 8,500 net new jobs in May was not enough to offset a 17% rise in the number of unemployed, leaving Arkansas’ jobless rate at…
by - June 24, 2024 12:56 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Monday (June 24) he has filed a lawsuit against pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) Optum, Inc., and Express Scripts, Inc., and their subsidiaries for their…
by - June 23, 2024 9:13 am
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders said she remains focused on reducing the state income tax to zero, despite some who have expressed concerns about fully eliminating the tax that could lead…
by - June 21, 2024 5:40 am
Arkansas’ tech entrepreneurs have a new tool to use. ARise – Arkansas Innovators, Startups, and Entrepreneurs – was launched Thursday (June 20). It’s an iteration of the Arkansas Statewide Technology…
by - June 21, 2024 5:31 am
Twenty-five healthcare and health tech companies from across Arkansas are participating in the inaugural Arkansas Collaborative for Technological and Innovative Venture Equality (ACTIVE) program. This initiative, which is a partnership…
by - June 20, 2024 5:46 pm
Dr. Russell Jones was elected by the ATU board of trustees as the 13th president of Arkansas Tech University in Russellville on Thursday (June 20). Jones, who is from Marianna,…
by - June 19, 2024 6:30 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders signed into law Wednesday (June 19) a series of significant tax cuts that will result in personal and corporate taxes falling by a half-percent at the top…
by - June 19, 2024 2:42 pm
Many companies are trying to become more eco-friendly, but their service or manufacturing activities still produce a lot of carbon. In many cases, these companies cannot reduce their own carbon footprint, or…
by - June 19, 2024 9:20 am
McDaniel Wolff, PLLC, of Little Rock announced Wednesday (June 19) that one of its founding partners, former Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, will leave the firm on June 30 to…
by - June 18, 2024 7:36 pm
Arkansas lawmakers overwhelmingly passed major tax relief and a lingering budget appropriation in the Senate and House chambers on Tuesday (June 18), the second day of a special session at…
by - June 18, 2024 5:54 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Tuesday (June 18) that he will establish a new unit to investigate cold cases. He made the announcement following the annual Missing Persons Event…
by - June 18, 2024 11:52 am
According to a recent Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) report, net income for 81 FDIC-insured Arkansas banks in the first quarter this year was $488 million, essentially unchanged from $489…
by - June 18, 2024 11:08 am
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. posted declines in revenue and earnings in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 as vehicle sales declined and sales prices rose. Before the markets opened Tuesday…
by - June 18, 2024 10:40 am
The National Institutes of Health has awarded an additional $3.7 million to Shengyu Mu, Ph.D., and his team of researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to…
by - June 18, 2024 9:53 am
Arkansas job openings fell 10% in April, better than the 19% decline nationwide, but the employment metric has declined in the first four months of 2024, according to Tuesday’s (June…
by - June 17, 2024 8:17 pm
Arkansas lawmakers on Monday (June 17) advanced an appropriation bill for the Game & Fish Commission (G&FC) and complimentary tax cut bills to reduce the top personal and corporate income…
