by - January 20, 2021 8:01 am
The nation’s meat-producing sector outlook for 2021 will depend on several factors, including feed costs and consumer demand, James Mitchell, economist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture,…
by - January 19, 2021 5:40 pm
Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services ended fiscal 2020 on a high note with better-than-expected net income in the fourth quarter and revenue growth of 12% from a year ago. The…
by - January 19, 2021 5:03 pm
The college-going rate among all Arkansas students fell last school year, while four-year high school graduation rates improved, according to the Arkansas Department of Education’s 2020 School Report Card released…
by - January 19, 2021 3:39 pm
Consumers spent more during the holidays – especially with online sales – than analysts and experts expected despite the ongoing pandemic, according to the National Retail Federation. The trade group…
by - January 19, 2021 3:09 pm
On a day U.S. COVID-19 deaths topped 400,000, new confirmed and probable cases in Arkansas continued a downward trend with 1,331 cases reported Tuesday (Jan. 19), well below the 3,209…
by - January 19, 2021 2:28 pm
Guns and liquor rarely mix, but they were the center of attention at the state capitol on Tuesday (Jan. 19). Arkansas state senators easily passed SB 24, the bill known…
by - January 19, 2021 2:04 pm
The University of Arkansas and Arkansas State University will compete on a collegiate field, but it won’t be in football. Both schools’ baseball teams are slated to play each other…
by - January 19, 2021 10:04 am
Retail market watchers expect 2021 to be a year of recovery, but they also agree the pain will continue for some amid dozens of bankruptcies and a plethora of store…
by - January 18, 2021 5:30 pm
The number of new known COVID-19 cases continues to decline, with Monday’s (Jan. 18) report showing 1,109 cases, down from 1,268 reported the previous Monday, according to the Arkansas Department…
by - January 18, 2021 2:05 pm
This year’s Talk Business & Politics annual State of the State executive roundtable participants are ready for a new start in 2021. AT&T Arkansas President and Arkansas State Chamber chairman…
by - January 18, 2021 1:54 pm
One thing is for certain, 2020 was a year like no other. That was especially true in Arkansas’ tourism industry, which was the hardest hit of any state economic sector…
by - January 18, 2021 1:32 pm
The 2021 legislative session will be unlike any other for the Arkansas Education Association and its president, Carol Fleming. In a Talk Business & Politics interview, Fleming offered commentary on…
by - January 18, 2021 11:54 am
Retailers have had a tumultuous year because of COVID-19 and a recession that has challenged consumers and supply chains to levels not seen before. National Retail Federation CEO Matthew Shay…
by - January 17, 2021 9:57 am
Two bills would require medical providers to allow patients to have visitors, but the Arkansas Hospital Association says hospitals need flexibility to protect patients, visitors and health care workers. House…
by - January 16, 2021 9:40 am
After more than a decade of struggling to gain employment momentum, Arkansas’ manufacturing sector began showing signs of renewed life in early 2018. And then the calendar turned to March…
by - January 15, 2021 4:42 pm
The week-over-week trend for new COVID-19 cases continues to trend lower in Arkansas, but hospitalizations and active cases were higher in Friday’s (Jan. 15) report from the Arkansas Department of…
by - January 15, 2021 2:13 pm
In a recent report, real estate data tracker CoStar said 40 major retailers declared bankruptcy in 2020, and more than 11,000 store closures were announced. There were 9,300 store closures…
by - January 15, 2021 12:33 pm
Marc Lore, who joined Walmart in September 2016 as CEO of Walmart U.S. e-Commerce with the retail giant’s $3.3 billion acquisition of Jet.com, is leaving his post at the end…
by - January 15, 2021 10:23 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and officials with Mars Petcare were in Fort Smith on Friday (Jan. 15) to announce a $145 million expansion of the company’s plant at Chaffee Crossing that…
by - January 14, 2021 6:46 pm
Arkansas’ 93rd General Assembly didn’t even get through committee assignments and rulemaking procedures this week before a member came down with COVID-19. State Rep. Milton Nicks, Jr., D-Marion, tested positive…
