by - November 16, 2025 5:12 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders on Sunday (Nov. 16) begrudgingly relented to two court orders requiring her to set new special election dates for Arkansas Senate District 26 in western Arkansas and…
by - November 16, 2025 11:54 am
Walmart shareholders have experienced an average annual return of 14.53% during the past 12 years of CEO Doug McMillon’s tenure. There have been ups and downs, but the total return…
by - November 16, 2025 8:47 am
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, hopes to not experience deja vu again. But there isn’t as much time as one might think for the recently reopened federal government to get…
by - November 15, 2025 10:13 am
Philander Smith University has received a $19 million unrestricted gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the largest single contribution in the Little Rock university’s 147-year history. “This gift is a resounding…
by - November 14, 2025 9:10 pm
More than 200 people, including University of Arkansas, state and federal leaders, celebrated on a mild Friday (Nov. 14) the opening of a $95 million semiconductor fabrication facility that’s the…
by - November 14, 2025 3:25 pm
High water levels, river system maintenance, and tariff uncertainty are key factors in an almost 19% drop in tonnage shipped on the Arkansas River system in the first 10 months…
by - November 14, 2025 7:50 am
Walmart will usher in its sixth company CEO in its 63-year history when Doug McMillon retires Jan. 31, 2026 — the end of the company’s fiscal year. John Furner, CEO…
by - November 13, 2025 5:46 pm
Mississippi County officially has another steel producer. Hybar held its grand opening Wednesday (Nov. 12) for its sustainable rebar mill in Osceola. Since the startup company was formed a little…
by - November 13, 2025 12:55 pm
The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) is advising Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries that they should now expect to receive full benefit amounts for November, and that these…
by - November 13, 2025 12:04 pm
U.S. monthly online grocery sales rose 10.47% to $11.6 billion in October, an increase of $1.1 billion compared with a year ago, according to the recently released Brick Meets Click…
by - November 13, 2025 7:40 am
Little Rock-based retailer Dillard’s reported Thursday (Nov. 13) higher sales and stronger profits over its year-ago third quarter. Total retail sales for the 13 weeks ending Nov. 1 were $1.401…
by - November 12, 2025 9:43 pm
The Arkansas candidate filing period closed Wednesday (Nov. 12) at noon without any major surprises. Candidates filed for all four of the state’s Congressional seats, a U.S. Senate seat, all…
by - November 12, 2025 7:09 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Wednesday (Nov. 13) denied an effort by the office of Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin to stay a lower court’s ruling requiring a new special…
by - November 12, 2025 6:53 pm
When Japanese-based Nippon Steel Corporation was allowed to acquire U.S. Steel earlier this summer, one of the requirements for the merger was the company had to commit to investing an…
by - November 12, 2025 5:28 pm
Hairs, ligatures and possibly other evidence collected after three 8-year-old boys were murdered on May 5, 1993 in West Memphis has been sent to Bode Laboratories for advanced DNA testing….
by - November 12, 2025 12:23 pm
Consumer spending on retail goods in October increased by 5% from a year ago. On a monthly basis, retail sales were up 0.6%, according to the National Retail Federation’s monthly…
by - November 11, 2025 5:56 pm
Retail traffic has remained unpredictable, mirroring economic uncertainty and consumer price sensitivity. Consumer behaviors continue to shift, and a bifurcation widens across income demographics, according to data from Placer.ai. The…
by - November 11, 2025 1:12 pm
You can’t organically grow pillars of support for farm-to-school programs, but Leslee Tell believes such pillars are as important as seeds for meaningful and sustained success in efforts to educate…
by - November 11, 2025 11:00 am
In an unusual move by the Trump administration, David Clay Fowlkes, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, has been nominated to be a federal judge in the…
by - November 10, 2025 7:27 pm
About 600 business, education, and government leaders recently gathered for the Catalyst: NEA Economic Development & Leadership Forum at the Embassy Suites Red Wolf Convention Center in Jonesboro. The daylong…
