by - August 26, 2025 12:11 pm
Americans born in the latter years of the baby boom held an average of 12.9 jobs between the ages of 18 and 58, with more than 40% of those jobs…
by - August 26, 2025 10:10 am
Angie Cooper was recently named president of Heartland Forward, a think-and-do tank headquartered in Bentonville, but doing work across a wide swath of middle America, including the Delta. She has…
by - August 25, 2025 11:06 am
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon and his wife, Shelley, will donate $10 million to the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas to establish endowed funds, supporting…
by - August 25, 2025 10:57 am
The Arkansas State Broadband Office released Monday (Aug. 25) the state’s final proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, officially opening the plan for public review and…
by - August 25, 2025 10:56 am
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) and the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has announced that the new Interstate 55 bridge spanning the Mississippi River between West Memphis and Memphis…
by - August 24, 2025 11:05 am
The recent passing of Uvalde Lindsey — legislator and a long-time leader of the Northwest Arkansas Council — gave many friends, colleagues and admirers a chance to reflect on Lindsey’s…
by - August 24, 2025 9:06 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders’ Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Human Services, Janet Mann, laid out her vision for how she’ll guide the sprawling state agency that oversees programs affecting children,…
by - August 22, 2025 3:13 pm
Friday’s (Aug. 22) groundbreaking ceremony for the 3.1-mile stretch of Interstate 49 that will include an Arkansas River bridge was equal parts celebration of the progress and awareness of how…
by - August 21, 2025 1:16 pm
Arkansas Children’s and Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin provided an update on the 2023 announcement of the National Center for Opioid Research & Clinical Effectiveness (NCOR) on the Arkansas Children’s…
by - August 21, 2025 1:07 pm
Arkansas Community Foundation announced Thursday (Aug. 21) that longtime President and CEO Heather Larkin will retire at the end of 2025, concluding 27 years of dedicated service to the Foundation,…
by - August 21, 2025 1:02 pm
Stuart Allen owned a swath of land in central Arkansas and in 2020 he started to explore ways to monetize it. Many property owners make money by selling timber off…
by - August 21, 2025 12:30 pm
Second quarter net income for Walmart was $7.026 billion, up 56.1% compared with the same period in 2024. Per share earnings were 88 cents before adjustments reduced them to 68…
by - August 20, 2025 5:53 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders on Wednesday (Aug. 20) announced several appointments to state boards and commissions, including six new members of the Arkansas State Library Board. State Library Board Jack Fortner,…
by - August 20, 2025 1:07 pm
Many retailers are investing in stores, people and technology to ensure they remain relevant in the evolving retail sector. Burlington, Walmart, Five Below, and Tractor Supply are just a few…
by - August 20, 2025 11:01 am
Merrill Steel announced Wednesday (Aug. 20) it will open a steel fabrication facility in Osceola. The project will cost $32 million and create 108 new jobs during the next three…
by - August 19, 2025 6:09 pm
Trane Technologies plans to invest almost $6 million to expand manufacturing capacity at its Fort Smith plant. The expansion is expected to add 63 jobs to the 272 jobs now…
by - August 19, 2025 5:49 pm
Rapid City, S.D.-based Black Hills Corp. and Sioux Falls, S.D.-based NorthWestern Energy Group Inc. will merge in an all-stock deal, forming a publicly traded electric and natural gas utility valued…
by - August 19, 2025 11:13 am
Arkansas nonfarm employment rose almost 2% in July with Education and Health Services and the tourism sectors accounting for a majority of the job gains. The state’s jobless rate in…
by - August 19, 2025 8:55 am
A new Farm Bill is on the agenda for Congress when it returns to work in September and at least one agricultural economist in the state thinks a deal might…
by - August 19, 2025 6:44 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced a collaboration with the Alice L. Walton Foundation, Heartland Whole Health Institute, Mercy and Washington Regional Medical Center to expand its…
