by - February 2, 2024 11:08 am
Tyson Foods may post lower profits when it reports first-quarter earnings on Monday (Feb. 5.) Net income is forecast at $142.094 million, or 40 cents per share, down 55% from…
by - February 2, 2024 10:58 am
State tax revenue totaled $4.86 billion in the first seven months (July 2023-January 2024) of the fiscal year, down 1.8% compared with the same period in the previous fiscal year,…
by - February 1, 2024 6:23 pm
Editor’s note: The State of the State series provides reports twice a year on Arkansas’ key economic sectors. The series publishes stories to begin a year and stories in July/August…
by - February 1, 2024 6:09 pm
Jamol Jones, who was recently appointed by Gov. Sarah Sanders to the Arkansas Board of Corrections (BOC), was fired from the Benton Police Department in 2018 after having a sexual…
by - February 1, 2024 5:24 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) met its $30 million fundraising goal for the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s campaign to achieve National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation, leaders…
by - February 1, 2024 3:15 pm
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. posted a fourth-quarter loss amid a weak freight market and an automotive workers strike. P.A.M. previously had losses in the first and second quarters…
by - February 1, 2024 10:22 am
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector declined in January for the 15th consecutive month, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The ISM released Thursday (Feb. 1) the January…
by - January 31, 2024 5:09 pm
Editor’s note: The State of the State series provides reports twice a year on Arkansas’ key economic sectors. The series publishes stories to begin a year and stories in July/August…
by - January 30, 2024 1:18 pm
Editor’s note: The State of the State series provides reports twice a year on Arkansas’ key economic sectors. The series publishes stories to begin a year and stories in July/August…
by - January 30, 2024 11:50 am
SolaRid, an artificial intelligence-based company that tracks insects in agriculture fields, has received a Phase II grant through the National Science Foundation’s Small Business Innovation Research program. The Clinton-based agtech…
by - January 30, 2024 11:44 am
Little Rock-based Dillard’s, Inc. and Mastercard announced that the companies have entered into new agreements to provide a credit card program for Dillard’s customers. Citi will purchase the existing Dillard’s…
by - January 30, 2024 8:21 am
Tools and data can provide shippers with an edge after pivoting to short-term bids in the wake of freight market volatility during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent whitepaper….
by - January 29, 2024 6:27 pm
Editor’s note: The State of the State series provides reports twice a year on Arkansas’ key economic sectors. The series publishes stories to begin a year and stories in July/August…
by - January 29, 2024 6:10 pm
Walmart store managers will be eligible for annual stock grants of up to $20,000, Walmart U.S. CEO John Furner announced Monday (Jan. 29). The Bentonville-based company also announced that Jane…
by - January 29, 2024 4:00 pm
Last week, Attorney General Tim Griffin approved the ballot title for a proposed amendment to incorporate aspects of the state’s Freedom of Information Act into the Arkansas constitution. On Monday…
by - January 28, 2024 4:45 pm
Editor’s note: The State of the State series provides reports twice a year on Arkansas’ key economic sectors. The series publishes stories to begin a year and stories in July/August…
by - January 27, 2024 6:04 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced the following appointments on Friday (Jan. 26): Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Hannah Ray, Little Rock, to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. Term expires January 14, 2030….
by - January 27, 2024 9:25 am
Opines, a retail showroom, opened in the Northwest Arkansas Mall in Fayetteville this past August and has been helping suppliers to Walmart and Sam’s Club garner hundreds of authentic reviews…
by - January 26, 2024 7:41 pm
After a better-than-expected economy in 2023, a 2024 economy should see reduced consumer spending, lower wage growth and a slightly higher unemployment rate, according to economists speaking Friday (Jan. 26)…
by - January 25, 2024 4:00 pm
Summit Utilities Arkansas filed a rate increase request with the Arkansas Public Service Commission Thursday (Jan. 25). The request would increase the monthly bill for the “typical” residential customer by…
