by - March 24, 2025 2:40 pm
Remy Cofield, who recently worked as director of scouting for the Boston Celtics and played basketball for the University of Pennsylvania, is the new University of Arkansas deputy athletics director…
by - March 24, 2025 1:06 pm
Arkansas farmers have started the planting season. Corn farmers have 2% of their crop in the ground, according to the Crop Progress report from the federal National Agricultural Statistics Service….
by - March 23, 2025 8:01 pm
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, revealed his thoughts on a number of important federal and local issues in a wide-ranging interview on Talk Business & Politics on Sunday (March 23)….
by - March 23, 2025 10:00 am
It’s no secret that farmers across the nation face a number of challenges heading into the new planting season. From rising input costs, low commodity prices, inflation, tariffs, severe weather…
by - March 22, 2025 1:39 pm
Arkansas House Speaker Brian Evans, R-Cabot, named former State Representative Duncan Baird of Bentonville to serve on the Arkansas Ethics Commission. Baird will serve a five-year term replacing Scott Irby,…
by - March 21, 2025 7:44 pm
Walter Harris, president and CEO of the Heartland Whole Health Institute (HWHI) in Bentonville, announced Friday (March 21) he is retiring. HWHI is a nonprofit founded in 2019 by philanthropist…
by - March 21, 2025 1:00 pm
Five of the seven metro areas in or connected to Arkansas had year-over-year job gains in January, and five had jobless rates at or below 4%. Only the Jonesboro and…
by - March 20, 2025 4:16 pm
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, is the chairman of the powerful Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) subcommittee of the House Appropriations panel. In that role, Womack will have tremendous…
by - March 20, 2025 11:23 am
Thursday’s (March 20) job openings and labor turnover report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) points to an Arkansas economy with declines in new hires and job openings…
by - March 20, 2025 10:42 am
Arkansas River tonnage totaled 1.81 million tons in the first two months of 2025, down 1.3% compared with 2.07 million tons in the same period of 2024, according to a…
by - March 19, 2025 9:23 am
Lexicon announced Wednesday (March 19) plans to expand its corporate headquarters and steel fabrication operations in Little Rock. The expansion will create 60 new jobs and represents a capital investment…
by - March 18, 2025 8:45 pm
Despite global rumblings about NATO allies and other foreign nations being concerned about using the F-35 fighter, retired Air Force Col. Rob Ator said Tuesday (March 18) the F-35 pilot…
by - March 18, 2025 7:04 pm
Repeating the notion that she wants to be known as the education governor, Gov. Sarah Sanders signed her higher education overhaul bill into law at an economic forum in Little…
by - March 18, 2025 10:48 am
Eric Howerton and JS Bull have teamed up to launch a new tech startup to help Walmart and its suppliers more easily increase advertising clicks within their retail media networks…
by - March 17, 2025 7:38 pm
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon and Walmart U.S. CEO John Furner entered into sales agreements to reduce their personal holdings by almost 6.5% and 34%, respectively, of Walmart stock over the…
by - March 17, 2025 7:23 pm
Shelley Simpson, president and CEO of Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., received an 8.33% salary increase in 2024, and her total compensation rose 140.09% to $11.31 million, according to…
by - March 17, 2025 11:27 am
Simmons Bank President Jay Brogdon said the banking industry is past its financial challenges in 2023, and banks are “leaning back on their front feet and playing offense in the…
by - March 17, 2025 11:00 am
U.S. consumers spent 31% more in February for online groceries compared to a year ago. More than 80 million households placed at least one online grocery order in February for…
by - March 17, 2025 10:28 am
An almost 6% rise in Arkansans without jobs helped push the state’s jobless rate higher in January compared with January 2024. Year-over-year net jobs rose 1.5%, with the state’s Education…
by - March 17, 2025 8:41 am
Expanding medical residency programs in Arkansas could generate $465 million in economic activity while addressing the state’s growing physician shortage, according to a new report by Bentonville-based Heartland Forward. On…
