by - December 12, 2025 12:11 pm
Advertising and marketing giant CJRW announced Friday (Dec. 12) it will make several changes to senior leadership. Jill Joslin announced her retirement as president. Joslin, who was agency president since…
by - December 12, 2025 11:44 am
Misti Staley, CEO of Helena-West Helena-based Staley House LLC and medical device creator, recently won a $100,000 grant from global education organization Poker Power. Staley was one of more than…
by - December 11, 2025 5:14 pm
Arkansas has collected more than $7 million in tax revenue from online sports wagering in the first 10 months of 2025, up 28.1% compared with the same period in 2024….
by - December 11, 2025 3:46 pm
Arkansas PBS will no longer exist in its current form. The state’s only public television network has become Arkansas TV. The loss of $2.5 million in annual federal funding from…
by - December 11, 2025 2:25 pm
Susan Clayton, creator of WhitePaws RunMitts, still can’t believe her patented mittens are coming to Walmart stores by the fall of 2026. After a decade in retail selling to REI…
by - December 11, 2025 12:07 pm
Arkansas’ largest airport has a new leader. The Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission named Suzanne Peyton as the next executive director of Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field (LIT)…
by - December 11, 2025 9:56 am
A new report tracking financial resources directed to Arkansas companies shows that investment activity was and remained focused in Northwest Arkansas, as entrepreneurs drew on a broader mix of funding…
by - December 10, 2025 3:35 pm
Dr. Brendan Kelly, president of the Arkansas State University System, has been selected to become president of his alma mater, Eastern Michigan University, in Ypsilanti. The Eastern Michigan University Board…
by - December 10, 2025 1:20 pm
When Doug McMillon was named CEO of Walmart in February 2014, the company was being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for alleged Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations…
by - December 10, 2025 12:38 pm
Consumers continue to turn to online shopping for their grocery and consumable needs. Brick Meets Click reports that online grocery spending accounted for 17% of total food and consumable sales…
by - December 9, 2025 1:36 pm
Maryland-based Tate Inc. officially opened its Pocahontas facility Tuesday (Dec. 9) and announced it was expanding its operations. The company had initially promised to create 148 jobs during its first…
by - December 9, 2025 1:26 pm
Arkansas’ year-over-year job numbers were up 1.65% in September, but the number of unemployed was up more than 12%. As a result, the state’s September jobless rate was 3.9%, up…
by - December 9, 2025 1:25 pm
Three companies ready to invest in pilot projects in Arkansas’ emerging lithium industry are building relationships with producers, investors and academics through The Venture Center’s Arkansas Lithium Technology Accelerator. The…
by - December 8, 2025 5:34 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders and Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism Secretary Shea Lewis signed Monday (Dec. 8) a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Forest Service that begins the…
by - December 8, 2025 5:07 pm
President Donald Trump announced Monday (Dec. 8) that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide $12 billion in bridge payments to farmers reeling from low commodity prices and tariff…
by - December 8, 2025 5:01 pm
Export cargo volumes at major U.S. ports are lower from a year ago as 2025 comes to an end, and expectations for 2026 are lower, according to the Global Port…
by - December 8, 2025 7:42 am
Home BancShares, the parent company of Centennial Bank, announced it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Mountain Commerce Bancorp Inc., the parent company of Mountain Commerce Bank….
by - December 7, 2025 9:34 am
Northwest Arkansas educators recently learned about the benefits of entrepreneurship education, participated in entrepreneurial activities, and heard from a Little Rock author and her book series co-authored by her son…
by - December 7, 2025 8:44 am
The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees on Friday (Dec. 5) saw conceptual renderings of a proposed multipurpose arena following a recent feasibility study and approved the revised FY…
by - December 7, 2025 8:19 am
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, spent time in Congress this week working on health care, housing affordability and a host of banking issues. In an interview for Talk Business…
