by - July 1, 2020 6:06 pm
Despite the years-long trade war with China that has impacted U.S. soybean exports, Arkansas farmers are plunging ahead devoting more acres to the state’s most widely grown crop. The state…
by - July 1, 2020 5:19 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, the first Republican and the first female elected to the office, says she will run for governor in 2022. “Today, I am announcing my candidacy…
by - July 1, 2020 4:27 pm
A recent rise in consumer traffic in physical stores resulted in spending patterns shifting from household staples to more personal care and apparel, according to research from NPD Group. Week-over-week…
by - July 1, 2020 3:58 pm
The May jobless rate was lower than April in all of the eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas, but the rate in all regions remained well above the…
by - July 1, 2020 3:19 pm
Do you want football in the fall? Wear a mask. Do you want to avoid a growing number of known long-term health problems resulting from COVID-19? Wear a mask. Such…
by - July 1, 2020 9:37 am
Longtime real estate developer L. Dickson Flake passed away peacefully on Tuesday (June 30) at the age of 81, according to a statement from his company, Colliers International. Flake, who…
by - July 1, 2020 7:59 am
If you think something is real, say it out loud. That is the approach taken Wednesday (July 1) from Bentonville city leaders, tourism officials and other backers, who are staking…
by - June 30, 2020 7:16 pm
The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission released additional cultivation and dispensary licenses on Tuesday (June 30). In a 3-2 vote, the commission released the two remaining cultivation licenses. The state now…
by - June 30, 2020 4:15 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (June 30) that better-than-anticipated tax revenue allows him to authorize a 2.2% merit pay increase for all state employees. The governor said the state will…
by - June 30, 2020 3:48 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson continues to say a statewide mask mandate is not right for Arkansas, pushing back against a growing number of states and cities enacting similar measures and against…
by - June 29, 2020 6:09 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s Secretary of Corrections, Wendy Kelley, will retire at the end of July, it was announced at a Board of Corrections meeting on Monday (June 29). Kelley has…
by - June 29, 2020 4:04 pm
American consumers plan to spend less on July 4th activities as COVID-19 continues to keep families close to home and away from large groups. The National Retail Federation estimates spending for…
by - June 29, 2020 3:19 pm
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said Monday (June 29) the retail giant will reopen stores in the Chicago area that were damaged during George Floyd-related protests last month. McMillon said the…
by - June 29, 2020 2:57 pm
The pace of new known COVID-19 growth in Arkansas slowed over the weekend and on Monday (June 29), but Gov. Asa Hutchinson said there is a “great deal of concern”…
by - June 29, 2020 10:04 am
A sizable investment in the Ozark mountain tourist mecca of Eureka Springs is pushing forward, even amid record unemployment, a global pandemic and economic recession. In a recent interview, the…
by - June 27, 2020 10:12 am
When 2020 goes into the history books, retail analysts say it will be a year like no other. The year began with a robust forecast by the National Retail Federation…
by - June 26, 2020 4:56 pm
Arkansas voters can request an absentee ballot to avoid exposure to the COVID-19 coronavirus, Secretary of State John Thurston said June 25. But one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit…
by - June 26, 2020 3:36 pm
A day after Gov. Asa Hutchinson noted recent declines in new known COVID-19 cases in Northwest Arkansas, cases in that area rose almost 35%, and the state reached on Friday…
by - June 26, 2020 1:27 pm
Rob Finley of Mountain Home was appointed to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. He replaced Ken Reeves. Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the selection Friday (June 26) at the Witt…
by - June 26, 2020 12:55 pm
Attorneys representing the Razorback Foundation, the private fundraising arm that raises millions of dollars in support of the University of Arkansas athletics department, filed a motion Friday (June 26) to…
