by - March 7, 2025 11:44 am
Former Razorback football player and energy sector businessman Randy Lawson has been appointed to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees by Gov. Sarah Sanders. Lawson fills the post held…
by - March 6, 2025 2:43 pm
Independent agencies The River Company and Rogers Insurance have merged to create ANKR, one of the largest insurance and payroll firms in Arkansas, the firms announced Thursday (March 6). Financial…
by - March 6, 2025 12:04 pm
Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will expand their joint graduate medical education program after the PEER Joint Budget Committee approved…
by - March 6, 2025 10:40 am
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. posted net income and a revenue increase in the third quarter of fiscal 2025 as vehicle sales rose and prices fell. Revenue and earnings beat analyst…
by - March 5, 2025 4:03 pm
Two members of Arkansas’ Congressional delegation are not concerned about the future of a foreign pilot training center in Fort Smith, even with U.S.-NATO relations in new and uncertain territory,…
by - March 5, 2025 4:01 pm
Senate Bill 307, the Generating Arkansas Jobs Act of 2025, failed by one vote in the Arkansas State Senate on Wednesday (March 5). The bill received 17 votes for, 11…
by - March 5, 2025 2:29 pm
Four years after Walmart sold a majority stake in Japanese grocery retailer Seiyu for $1.6 billion, it is selling the remainder of its ownership to Trial Holdings in a deal…
by - March 5, 2025 1:42 pm
Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Jonesboro, is considering amending his bill that would abolish the Arkansas Educational Television Commission and move Arkansas PBS to full control by the Department of Education. Instead,…
by - March 5, 2025 1:36 pm
Chris and Jamie Fowler of Jonesboro contributed $5 million toward the Land of Opportunity Scholarship endowment at the University of Arkansas, according to a Wednesday (March 5) news release. Chris…
by - March 5, 2025 12:49 pm
Arkansas’ annual average unemployment rate in 2024 was 3.5%, above the 3.1% in 2023. But the state had a higher number of employed in the year, according to a U.S….
by - March 4, 2025 4:00 pm
One of the most common row crops in Arkansas has one of the most mysterious origins. No one knows exactly when humans first started using cotton to make clothes. Scientists…
by - March 4, 2025 3:17 pm
International trade dominates headlines thanks to sweeping tariffs imposed Tuesday (March 4) by the Trump administration on most or all imports from Canada, China, and Mexico (25%). The tariffs are…
by - March 4, 2025 2:11 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced the filing of a bill that would repeal the remaining 1/8th-cent sales tax on groceries in a press conference Tuesday (March 4). The Grocery Tax Relief…
by - March 4, 2025 9:57 am
Expected income tax revenue declines from tax cuts approved in 2024 have resulted in a 2.6% dip in Arkansas’ tax revenue through February, with the state collecting $138.1 million less…
by - March 3, 2025 8:56 pm
Respondents to a statewide poll conducted by AARP showed overwhelming support for legislation to make it easier for businesses to access retirement savings choices for workers. The results of the…
by - March 3, 2025 6:30 pm
The cost of the proposed 3,000-bed state prison in Franklin County is now estimated at $825 million, more than double the approximate $405 million state officials said it would cost…
by - March 3, 2025 5:56 pm
The Venture Center Arkansas Fund, launched last year and having raised $10 million, announced Monday (March 3) it has made investments in four state-based startups, with three based in central…
by - March 3, 2025 1:21 pm
More than 1,500 architects, urban planners and real estate professionals from across the United States are expected to attend the annual gathering of Congress For The New Urbanism (CNU) in…
by - March 2, 2025 11:04 am
Harry Slatkin needs no introduction in retail. He and his wife, Laura, brought candles and the home fragrance category to life more than three decades ago after leaving jobs on…
by - February 27, 2025 9:19 pm
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., announced Thursday (Feb. 27) he will seek a third term next year. He has already amassed more than $8 million toward his next political run,…
