by - September 2, 2020 11:01 am
Two patient-centered medical home programs involving Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield beneficiaries generated savings of $80 per person per quarter by the end of the fourth year, a study…
by - September 2, 2020 9:31 am
After 112 years, a statue of a Confederate soldier has been removed from Bentonville’s downtown square. Several onlookers gathered Wednesday morning (Sept. 2) as a construction crew started to disassemble…
by - September 1, 2020 4:33 pm
COVID-19 test numbers fell in August compared to July, the first decline in monthly tests since testing began in March. The 3,530 test results reported Tuesday (Sept. 1) were the…
by - September 1, 2020 1:41 pm
Economic devastation has gripped through every geographic region in the U.S. and every economic sector in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. One region, often cited as the most impoverished…
by - September 1, 2020 1:17 pm
Walmart said it will on Sept. 15 launch its much-anticipated Walmart+ service, a membership program that includes in-store and online discounts and fuel savings of 5-cents a gallon at Walmart…
by - August 31, 2020 5:39 pm
With the number of new known COVID-19 cases growing more than 37% in August and COVID deaths up more than 67%, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (Aug. 31) said an…
by - August 31, 2020 5:30 pm
One in three Americans are concerned about how long their jobs will hold out amid an unemployment rate of 10.2% and the lingering impacts of COVID-19, according to a recent…
by - August 31, 2020 2:32 pm
The nonprofit Razorback Foundation Inc., the private fundraising arm that raises millions of dollars in support of the University of Arkansas athletics department, announced Monday (Aug. 31) a call for…
by - August 31, 2020 2:23 pm
Roach Manufacturing Corp. will expand its Caraway operations and add up to 30 new jobs, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Monday (Aug. 31) from the facility. The company, which makes conveyor…
by - August 31, 2020 2:14 pm
Batesville-based Citizens Bank has exceeded $1 billion in total assets, according to the company. CEO Phil Baldwin also announced plans to retire in 2021. “Exceeding $1 billion in total assets…
by - August 30, 2020 10:41 am
Arkansas farmers are still calculating the damage in the wake of Tropical Storm Laura. The storm that hit the state Thursday (Aug. 27) produced gushing rains, high winds and a…
by - August 29, 2020 8:00 pm
Arkansas has identified 1,180 human trafficking victims as part of 383 cases reported since 2007. But Arkansas has had only three federal convictions and one state conviction in the previous…
by - August 29, 2020 6:44 pm
Libertarian presidential candidate Dr. Jo Jorgensen called for ending the drug war and curtailing American military interventionist policies, while Ricky Harrington, the party’s candidate for U.S. Senate, warned against government…
by - August 28, 2020 4:11 pm
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said there is no such thing as “business as usual” at the retail giant. “Not a day goes by that we are not asking ourselves how…
by - August 28, 2020 4:00 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday (Aug. 28) encouraged Arkansans to wear masks but did not directly answer questions about Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, who did not wear a mask…
by - August 28, 2020 11:33 am
The University of Arkansas said Friday (Aug. 28) it would take over the daily management and operations of Arkansascovid.com, a startup website tracking COVID-19 data using data from the Arkansas Department…
by - August 27, 2020 11:09 pm
Against the backdrop of the White House, President Donald Trump gave a 70-minute acceptance speech for a second term Thursday night (Aug. 27) before a partisan crowd of nearly 1,500…
by - August 27, 2020 5:41 pm
The Arkansas Department of Health will, beginning Thursday (Aug. 27), post information on COVID-19 cases in school districts, with the data updated twice a week. Gov. Asa Hutchinson said the…
by - August 27, 2020 4:52 pm
Consumers are feeling less confident about the economy according to a recent dunnhumby U.S. Worry Index of 29%, up from 23% as the third wave of concern began in early…
by - August 27, 2020 2:43 pm
Retail giant Walmart is partnering with tech giant Microsoft on a bid for the Chinese-owned video app known as TikTok. The news was first reported Thursday (Aug. 27) by CNBC….
