by - December 27, 2020 4:51 pm
A rare bit of good news on the COVID-19 front is that confirmed and probable active cases declined during the Christmas break and following weekend (Dec. 24-Dec. 27). However, new…
by - December 27, 2020 9:49 am
With President Donald Trump throwing Congress two curve balls in the last week on carefully crafted federal spending, U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, says he’ll vote to override a…
by - December 25, 2020 9:50 am
United States Attorney Cody Hiland announced Thursday (Dec. 24) that he will resign from his post in the Eastern District of Arkansas, effective 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2020. He…
by - December 23, 2020 3:46 pm
Daily COVID-19 hospitalizations set a record for the second consecutive day, and a report from the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) shows a record number of school districts in…
by - December 23, 2020 3:05 pm
Owners of Fort Smith-based River Valley Relief have taken legal action to block a Dec. 8 Zone 4 dispensary license decision by the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission (AMMC). The action…
by - December 23, 2020 11:09 am
Nestlé will invest more than $100 million to expand the company’s production facility in Jonesboro to include a new line to produce Hot Pockets brand sandwiches, the company announced Wednesday…
by - December 23, 2020 11:02 am
Thomas “Gary” Hudson will retire as CEO of Farmers and Merchants Bank and The Bank of Fayetteville on Dec. 31, 2020, after leading the bank for the past 11 years,…
by - December 22, 2020 7:51 pm
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Bentonville-based Walmart on Tuesday, (Dec. 22) claiming the retail giant and its pharmacists did not properly screen opioid prescriptions, and the…
by - December 22, 2020 6:29 pm
With over 5,000 pages of legislation, there was bound to be plenty to help Arkansans in the newly-passed stimulus and government funding bill. Congress passed a comprehensive $900 billion coronavirus…
by - December 22, 2020 4:51 pm
With hospitalizations reaching a new record of 1,103 in Tuesday’s (Dec. 22) Arkansas Department of Health report, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said 124 more hospital beds will be added in Little…
by - December 22, 2020 3:20 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Tuesday (Dec. 22) announced she is leading a coalition of 16 states that have filed an amicus brief supporting the National Rifle Association’s (NRA)…
by - December 22, 2020 9:17 am
Transportation and logistics giant J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. is partnering with the University of Arkansas in a new $2.25 million collaboration to address diversity and sustainability in the industry,…
by - December 21, 2020 3:36 pm
The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) on Monday (Dec. 21) reported 58 more COVID-19 deaths, with 20 of those being delayed from previous days. Arkansas health officials also on Monday…
by - December 21, 2020 10:41 am
Jonesboro-based Ritter Communications announced Monday (Dec. 21) it has completed a $2.8 million investment in Pine Bluff to bring “100% high-speed fiber internet and advanced business solutions” to the region’s…
by - December 20, 2020 5:57 pm
Former college and pro football star Keith Jackson had a vision for life after football. It involved helping kids break the cycle of poverty and poor educational achievement. “I was…
by - December 20, 2020 2:21 pm
Walmart is using “pop-up” e-commerce distribution centers (eDCs) to fill online orders to meet higher holiday demand. The pop-up space will be inside 42 of the company’s regional distribution centers…
by - December 19, 2020 1:03 pm
While legislators prepare to debate the issues in the 93rd Arkansas General Assembly, a more critical debate is already underway: How to conduct a COVID-19 legislative session at the state…
by - December 18, 2020 5:29 pm
Little Rock-based Metal Recycling Corp. announced Friday (Dec. 18) that it has closed on a transaction to purchase the assets of Sol Alman Company of Little Rock. Terms of the…
by - December 18, 2020 4:24 pm
Available ICU beds in Arkansas fell in Friday’s (Dec. 18) report to 37, down from 46 on Thursday and well below the 73 on Tuesday, according to the Arkansas Department…
by - December 18, 2020 11:37 am
Similar declines in the state’s available work force and the number of employed kept Arkansas’ November jobless rate at 6.2%, unchanged from October and well below the 3.5% in November…
