by - October 4, 2020 10:52 am
Justice Rhonda Wood of the Arkansas Supreme Court can add a new title to her resume: podcaster. Wood and three other female justices from other states have launched “Lady Justice:…
by - October 4, 2020 10:22 am
UA Walton College economist Mervin Jebaraj isn’t predicting who might win the Presidential election a month from now, but he is predicting that business behavior will be different than normal…
by - October 2, 2020 5:14 pm
The Arkansas Department of Health on Friday (Oct. 2) reported 778 confirmed new known COVID-19 cases. The case count was up 958 when included results from antigen tests, which pushed…
by - October 2, 2020 2:49 pm
Arkansas tax revenue continues to beat prior-year levels and forecasts despite an economy weighed down by the COVID-19 pandemic. Tax collections during the first quarter (July-September) of the fiscal year…
by - October 2, 2020 12:17 pm
Walmart announced early Friday (Oct. 2) a deal to sell a majority interest in its British-based grocery retailer Asda has been reached. Brothers and British billionaires Zuber and Mohsin Issa…
by - October 1, 2020 5:07 pm
On another day when the number of new known COVID-19 cases was at or topped 1,000, the Arkansas Education Association (AEA) made note of “troubling reports of unsafe practices and…
by - October 1, 2020 4:57 pm
Arkansas Solicitor General Nicholas Bronni will defend before the U.S. Supreme Court the constitutionality of a state law regulating pharmacy benefit managers next Tuesday (Oct. 6). Passed in 2015, Act…
by - October 1, 2020 4:31 pm
Entergy Arkansas customers can expect to save nearly $94 million in 2021 from the utility’s membership in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), a regional transmission organization, the utility announced…
by - October 1, 2020 3:37 pm
Nominations for the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame opened Thursday (Oct. 1), according to Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism Stacy Hurst. The nomination period will remain…
by - October 1, 2020 3:22 pm
Walmart said its annual Open Call event is anything but the norm this year, but the virtual event held Thursday (Oct. 1) is bigger than ever. Walmart CEO Doug McMillon…
by - October 1, 2020 2:40 pm
OZ Art, in partnership with the Unexpected and global curator firm Justkids, announced Thursday (Oct. 1) the launch of a new initiative to install 12 pieces of public art across…
by - October 1, 2020 1:08 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson revealed Thursday (Oct. 1) recommendations from the Arkansas Computer Science and Cybersecurity Task Force, which includes a requirement for a computer science credit to graduate from high…
by - October 1, 2020 12:03 pm
Highlands Oncology Group (HOG) opened a 125,000-square-foot building in Springdale in August. Jeff Hunnicutt said the benefit is twofold: for HOG as an organization and its patients. Hunnicutt was hired…
by - September 30, 2020 8:02 pm
Arkansas agriculture provides about $21 billion annually in added economic value, according to the latest Arkansas Agricultural Profile. The report, published by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture,…
by - September 30, 2020 5:29 pm
409 Arkansans died in September from COVID-19, according to figures from the Arkansas Department of Health, with the number of known cumulative cases rising more than 31% and the number…
by - September 30, 2020 3:32 pm
Consumer spending was steady through the summer as federal stimulus checks began to hit bank accounts. And while shoppers have been largely driven to spend on groceries based on health…
by - September 30, 2020 3:18 pm
Five of the eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas posted jobless rate declines in August compared to July, and three areas had a jobless rate less than the…
by - September 30, 2020 2:58 pm
The application of freight data, processed through advanced analytics, might change how large e-commerce companies handle market fluctuations, according to a recent report. A FreightWaves white paper shows a widely…
by - September 30, 2020 8:01 am
We are pleased to introduce to you the 2020 class of Northeast Arkansas Women in Business award winners. Holly Acebo Suzanne Allen Susan Beasley Graycen Bigger Neely Camp Rep. Fran…
by - September 29, 2020 9:47 pm
Chris Wallace, Fox News anchor and moderator of the first presidential debate of 2020 between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, had has hands full from the…
