by - May 24, 2021 5:07 pm
The Arkansas Board of Apportionment – the three-member panel that will redraw legislative district lines for the next decade – met Monday (May 24) to organize for the monumental decennial…
by - May 24, 2021 10:42 am
Consumer prices are impacted by the shipping and transportation costs for products, and those prices will likely rise due to the I-40 bridge closure on the Mississippi River on May…
by - May 24, 2021 10:34 am
Arkansas-based Custom Craft Poultry is opening a new poultry processing plant in Little Rock, the company announced Monday (May 24). The company has repurposed the former Odom’s Tennessee Pride sausage…
by - May 23, 2021 9:54 am
Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care CEO Ray Hanley, a former Medicaid director for the state, said the lifting of the pandemic emergency order was “pretty inevitable,” but he warns that…
by - May 23, 2021 9:53 am
Arkansas Trucking Association President Shannon Newton said short-term and long-term solutions are being discussed to resolve the transportation challenges presented by the closure of the damaged I-40 Mississippi River bridge…
by - May 21, 2021 12:56 pm
U.S. Sens. John Boozman, R-Ark., Tom Cotton, R-Ark, and Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., announced Friday (May 21) a bill to designate U.S. Highway 412, from Interstate 35 in Noble County, Okla.,…
by - May 21, 2021 11:37 am
The April jobs report is a clear sign the state’s economy is in recovery, with job gains up 5.5% compared with April 2020, and the number of unemployed down 56.7%….
by - May 21, 2021 10:30 am
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill announced Friday (May 21) a new low-cost carrier will begin to provide three nonstop flights this summer. Salt Lake City-based airline startup Breeze…
by - May 20, 2021 3:22 pm
Lauren Mallett-Hays, a speech-language pathologist, announced Thursday (May 20) she would challenge U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, in 2022. Mallett-Hays, a Democrat, made the announcement through a news release and…
by - May 20, 2021 11:37 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is not only ending the public health emergency in place since March 11, 2020, but he announced Thursday (May 20) an $8.4 million ad campaign to promote…
by - May 20, 2021 9:59 am
The League of Women Voters and the immigrant advocacy group Arkansas United have filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Pulaski County challenging new voting laws passed by the…
by - May 19, 2021 4:21 pm
Consumers opted to do more grocery shopping inside stores in April as COVID-19 infection rates declined. The April survey from Brick Meets Click/Mercatus indicates online grocery sales totaled $8.4 billion…
by - May 19, 2021 1:45 pm
The Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home is seeking presentations as part of the virtual 2021 Johnny Cash Heritage Festival scheduled for Oct. 15-16. The event, in its 10th…
by - May 19, 2021 12:45 pm
Another rainy spring is providing an all too familiar challenge to cotton farmers this year. Monday’s “Crop Progress” report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service showed farmers across the board…
by - May 19, 2021 11:15 am
More than a full year into the COVID-19 pandemic, many food and consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers are hinting at raising prices for commodities such as diapers, toilet paper, cereal,…
by - May 18, 2021 4:47 pm
Editor’s note: See updated info at the end of this story. Arkansas and Tennessee officials are focused on repairing and re-opening the Interstate 40 bridge rather than lobbying to build…
by - May 18, 2021 11:12 am
Walmart Inc. benefited from higher in-store traffic and stimulus spending in the first quarter and grew revenue to $138.3 billion, up 2.7% from a year ago and beating the consensus…
by - May 17, 2021 6:33 pm
Additional help is available for Arkansas renters who have lost jobs or are struggling financially due to the pandemic. The Arkansas Department of Human Services launched the Arkansas Rent Relief…
by - May 17, 2021 4:02 pm
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. is expected to post gains in earnings and revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021. Meanwhile, analysts expect positive overall trends to continue for auto…
by - May 17, 2021 2:17 pm
Washington County Judge Joseph Wood announced Monday (May 17) he would be a Republican candidate for Arkansas Lt. Governor. Wood is serving his second term as county judge. “I’m running…
