by - July 31, 2020 11:33 am
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday (July 31) approved a request by Arkansas Wins requiring Secretary of State John Thurston to verify signatures as part of the group’s effort to…
by - July 30, 2020 6:33 pm
Gulfside Casino Partnership remains the Pope County casino license holder after a three-hour meeting on Thursday (July 30), but don’t expect a groundbreaking anytime soon. In Thursday’s meeting, the Cherokee…
by - July 30, 2020 3:44 pm
Tyson Foods announced Thursday (July 30) a new COVID-19 monitoring program focused on continued testing of workers and expanded medical staffing in order to strengthen protections against the virus in…
by - July 30, 2020 3:33 pm
Springdale and Little Rock are the top Arkansas cities in terms of cumulative known COVID-19 cases since the pandemic hit Arkansas in March and in terms of active cases, respectively,…
by - July 30, 2020 3:32 pm
Opportunity in the U.S is not distributed equally. Residents in the nation’s Heartland know that all too well. That’s a key finding of new research published Thursday (July 30) by…
by - July 30, 2020 11:43 am
Tyson Foods is expected to report leaner third-quarter net income and revenue amid challenging poultry fundamentals, ongoing pressures from COVID-19 and its impact on meatpacking plants and weak demand from…
by - July 30, 2020 11:23 am
Walmart is restructuring its U.S. business and hundreds of employees are being laid off, according to sources. The downsizing, according to sources familiar with the company, is part of Walmart’s…
by - July 30, 2020 9:02 am
As it exits bankruptcy and re-emerges as a private company, Little Rock-based Windstream Holdings reported a second quarter net loss of $162.4 million on Thursday (July 30). Windstream reported quarterly…
by - July 29, 2020 4:57 pm
June jobless rates in all eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas fell compared to May, but continue to be higher than rates in June 2019. The biggest improvement…
by - July 29, 2020 4:07 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (July 29) again expressed frustration with the low number of test results reported, but said he has been told by the White House that commercial…
by - July 29, 2020 2:28 pm
Simon Saw-Teong Ang, a former engineering professor at the University of Arkansas, was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday (July 29) on 42 counts of wire fraud and two…
by - July 29, 2020 12:18 pm
Revenue and income at Fort Smith-based ArcBest for the first half of 2020 are below that of the same period in 2019, but improving conditions have allowed an end to…
by - July 29, 2020 11:18 am
Tyson Foods and Wayne Farms were named in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday (July 28) in the District of Columbia by the United Food Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) against the…
by - July 29, 2020 10:53 am
A 144-year old Italian company with a large North American presence is expanding manufacturing operations in Central Arkansas. Fiocchi of America, the U.S. subsidiary of Italy-based Fiocchi Group, announced plans…
by - July 28, 2020 3:24 pm
A healthcare group led by the Northwest Arkansas Council will receive $7 million in COVID-19 federal aid to develop a COVID contact tracing program to reduce the spread of the virus…
by - July 28, 2020 3:07 pm
“These are not good numbers,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (July 28) after reporting 20 more COVID-19 deaths in the state and the number of hospitalizations rising to 501. The…
by - July 28, 2020 12:48 pm
Van Buren-based USA Truck beat estimates on second quarter revenue and income, but the trucking and logistics company continues to run in the red with revenue in the first six…
by - July 27, 2020 5:01 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (July 27) announced the purchase of 200 COVID-19 testing machines and a $10 million plan to provide internet service to public school students as part…
by - July 27, 2020 12:28 pm
Ascena Retail Group, parent of Ann Taylor, LOFT, Lane Bryant, Catherines, Justice and Lou Grey stores, filed bankruptcy July 24 and plans to close more than half of its nearly…
by - July 26, 2020 10:03 am
Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce CEO Randy Zook outlined his hopes for potential legislation to address the COVID-19 pandemic and he underscored his rationale for voter passage of a permanent…
