by - August 5, 2020 3:41 pm
A play on acronyms is part of the messaging Leon Dodroe and Jeremiah Gentry hope will convince the U.S. Air Force to select Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort…
by - August 5, 2020 3:02 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (Aug. 5) named a new director of the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH), and said the state will test all inmates in its prisons by…
by - August 5, 2020 2:46 pm
A Little Rock-based application development company was one of 10 worldwide that will participate in the 2020 FIS Fintech Accelerator program, a partnership between financial technology leader FIS and The…
by - August 5, 2020 1:00 pm
Customer expectations for low-cost, quick delivery of goods have been rising in recent years, but customers continue to expect their orders to be shipped inexpensively and quickly even amid a…
by - August 5, 2020 11:00 am
Arkansas Bank Commissioner Candace Franks has announced her intention to retire after 40 years with the state bank department. Her decision is effective Oct. 1 this year, according to a…
by - August 5, 2020 8:16 am
Researchers with the University of Arkansas and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have developed a disinfectant spray that can last for up to 50 touches before it…
by - August 4, 2020 5:10 pm
Updated COVID-19 modeling posted Tuesday (Aug. 4) by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences predicts Arkansas will have 52,400 known community cases by Aug. 10, meaning the state will…
by - August 4, 2020 2:48 pm
An 8.2% rise in COVID-19 deaths in just the first four days of August is not tied to any one location or region, interim Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Jose…
by - August 4, 2020 2:28 pm
Johnny Morris, a conservationist and founder of Springfield, Mo.-based Bass Pro Shops, announced Tuesday (Aug. 4) the purchase of the former Dogpatch USA theme park in northern Arkansas. The 400-acre…
by - August 4, 2020 12:44 pm
State tax revenue in July totaled $766.8 million, up 47.2% thanks to an almost 90% growth in individual income tax resulting from a tax deadline shift from April to July,…
by - August 3, 2020 6:09 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned what looked to be abysmal conditions for Arkansas farmers into something worse as the growing season got underway, but one crop might provide a buffer…
by - August 3, 2020 2:57 pm
With known COVID-19 cases and deaths continuing to rise, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (Aug. 3) reiterated his focus on opening schools later this month, saying he will be flexible…
by - August 3, 2020 12:41 pm
Tyson Foods said costs related to COVID-19 totaled $340 million, and that did not include direct costs related to absenteeism. The expense hurt the meat giant’s bottom line in the…
by - August 3, 2020 7:07 am
Tyson Foods, Inc. announced Monday (Aug. 3) that Dean Banks will replace Noel White as CEO of the Springdale-based protein giant. The move will be effective on Oct. 3, 2020….
by - August 2, 2020 10:06 am
State Sen. Linda Chesterfield, D-Little Rock – a retired educator, leader with the Arkansas Education Association and member of the Senate Education Committee – says the state’s approach to dealing…
by - August 2, 2020 9:45 am
Dr. Bob Scott is no stranger the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service. For more than 20 years, he’s held posts within the organization from weed scientist to rice research…
by - August 1, 2020 12:16 pm
About 30% of Arkansas school districts and open enrollment charter schools expect that more than one-fifth of their students will take courses offsite this upcoming school year. But many students…
by - August 1, 2020 11:23 am
Southland Gin, Delta Farms, Craighead Electric Cooperative and Today’s Power, Inc. have developed the first agricultural energy project in Arkansas combining two different solar technologies (fixed-tilt and single-axis tracking) plus…
by - July 31, 2020 3:55 pm
On the pandemic front, July was a tough month for Arkansas. The number of COVID-19 deaths rose 63.5%, the number of new known cases rose 100.5% and hospitalizations were up…
by - July 31, 2020 3:06 pm
Football practice may continue beginning Aug. 3, with Gov. Asa Hutchinson and the head of the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) saying it is critical that all involved wear masks and…
