by - January 16, 2025 11:00 am
Tonnage shipped on the Arkansas River in 2024 totaled 12.446 million tons, up 1.95% compared with 2023 tonnage. The increase was driven by a 13% increase in sand, gravel, rock…
by - January 16, 2025 10:52 am
ArcBest on Thursday (Jan. 16) announced top management changes the company says will push strategic priorities and long-term growth. The changes include aligning “revenue-generating functions” under a chief commercial officer…
by - January 15, 2025 3:58 pm
Conway-based Home BancShares ended 2024 with net income of $402.241 million, up 2.7% compared with 2023, and a record for the bank holding company. Fourth quarter per share earnings of…
by - January 15, 2025 2:46 pm
During her state of the state address earlier this week, Gov. Sarah Sanders said she wanted to streamline the college application process and wanted to create a process to terminate…
by - January 15, 2025 12:56 pm
New data shows there were 92 work-related fatalities in Arkansas during 2023, up 22.7% compared with the 75 fatalities in 2022. The 2023 fatality count was just below the record…
by - January 15, 2025 10:26 am
While Walmart has downsized its global portfolio, the retail giant continues to invest in countries where it sees growth opportunities. The company recently said it will invest $1.3 billion in…
by - January 15, 2025 9:18 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced the following appointments on Wednesday (Jan. 15): Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine Keri Cody, Ashdown, to the Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine. Term to expire August…
by - January 14, 2025 2:19 pm
One of Northeast Arkansas’ largest manufacturers will shutter its facility in Paragould after being in operation for 50 years. Auto parts maker Tenneco told its workers at a meeting Tuesday…
by - January 14, 2025 2:13 pm
Arkansas rice farmers got off to a solid start in 2024 with one of the earliest planting seasons ever. However, a myriad of problems plagued producers as the season evolved…
by - January 14, 2025 1:29 pm
December holiday sales rose 7.24% from a year ago and advanced 1.74% from the prior month, according to the CNBC and National Retail Federation Retail Monitor data that excluded automobiles…
by - January 14, 2025 12:55 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders delivered her state of the state speech to a joint session of the Arkansas Legislature on Tuesday (Jan. 14) outlining her priorities for the 95th General Assembly….
by - January 14, 2025 9:05 am
Bridgewater, N.J.-based industrial gas company Messer will invest more than $70 million to build an air separation unit (ASU) in Berryville, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission announced Tuesday (Jan. 14)….
by - January 13, 2025 5:37 pm
Rogers-based holding company Oak Tree Financial Corp. has acquired Riverside Bank, which has branches in Little Rock and Sparkman, Ark. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. As of…
by - January 13, 2025 4:58 pm
Farm real estate investment company AcreTrader is one of Arkansas’ best modern-day startup success stories, but founder and CEO Carter Malloy says the Fayetteville-based company’s newest iteration, Acres.com, has already…
by - January 13, 2025 3:20 pm
Consumers continue to spend more of their grocery dollars online with total U.S. e-grocery sales of $9.6 billion in December, up 18.52% compared with December 2023, according to Brick Meets…
by - January 13, 2025 2:46 pm
Mississippi County produces more steel than any other in the United States and that trend is likely to continue into the future, steel stakeholders said during a panel discussion at…
by - January 13, 2025 2:35 pm
Officially installed as the Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives, Rep. Brian Evans, R-Cabot, told his fellow lawmakers that “sacrifice over self” should be at the root of decision-making…
by - January 13, 2025 12:00 pm
The trucking industry experienced a “relatively normal” peak season in the fourth quarter of 2024 that’s expected to provide momentum for rates to rise throughout 2025, analysts said. Analyst Daniel…
by - January 12, 2025 6:10 pm
Arkansas’ all-GOP Congressional delegation will wield a lot of influence in the 119th Congress. Arkansas’ two U.S. Senators will chair influential standing committees, while two of the state’s four Congressmen…
by - January 12, 2025 5:22 pm
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the department is funding 586 projects to expand access to clean energy systems and increase the availability of domestic…
