by - January 9, 2025 10:09 am
Early reports of online holiday spending (Nov. 1 to Dec. 31, 2024) peg U.S. sales rising 8.7% to $241.4 billion, ahead of earlier estimates by Adobe Analytics. The figures are…
by - January 9, 2025 9:56 am
The National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates report retailers are under pressure as they front load cargo to avoid the disruption of a possible strike and higher costs from…
by - January 8, 2025 3:04 pm
A bill being drafted by Sen. Bryan King, R-Green Forest, would appropriate $600 million in fiscal year 2025 to expand county jails, particularly those in areas of the state where…
by - January 8, 2025 1:16 pm
The Arkansas corn crop had a catastrophic drop in acres in 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS). Acreage in the state fell 41%…
by - January 7, 2025 2:42 pm
Joey McCutchen, an attorney for the Franklin County & River Valley Coalition in its effort to block a planned state prison, was removed Tuesday (Jan. 7) from a “high-level project…
by - January 7, 2025 2:28 pm
Arkansas soybean farmers planted more acres and harvested greater yields in 2024 when compared to 2023, but profit margins still were lower for many producers due to a drop in…
by - January 7, 2025 1:41 pm
Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax revenue between January and August was $18.392 million, up 5.2% compared with the $17.482 million in the same period of 2023. The August revenue of $2.254…
by - January 7, 2025 11:58 am
Private brands, like Walmart’s Great Value, see continued growth in many categories. According to new data from Numerator, 99.9% of consumers purchased a private-label grocery item in the past 12…
by - January 7, 2025 11:50 am
Financial services giant Stephens Inc. announced Tuesday (Jan. 7) that CEO Warren Stephens will retire as CEO immediately after he was selected to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the United…
by - January 7, 2025 8:46 am
Six inductees will be added to the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame, reflective of industry-changing work in aquaculture, forestry, rice, poultry and cattle as well as the University of Arkansas…
by - January 6, 2025 5:09 pm
State Sen. Kim Hammer, R-Benton, said Monday (Jan. 6) he will run for Arkansas Secretary of State in 2026. Hammer has served in the State Senate since 2019 and previously…
by - January 6, 2025 3:15 pm
Arkansas has been awarded a $17 million grant, the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services…
by - January 6, 2025 3:06 pm
Congress recently passed a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government through March and one provision in it will provide expanded aid for crop farmers. The CR extends the…
by - January 6, 2025 1:00 pm
As was the case in October, all eight of the metro areas in or connected to Arkansas had job gains in November. Northwest Arkansas had the lowest metro rate at…
by - January 3, 2025 6:33 pm
Newly sworn-in Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker terminated key employees at the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), but five of the high court’s justices contend she lacks…
by - January 3, 2025 4:09 pm
Citing national security concerns, President Joe Biden has blocked the sale of U.S. Steel to Japanese-based Nippon Steel Corporation. The $15 billion deal, more than a year in the making,…
by - January 3, 2025 11:30 am
Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) Director Lorie Tudor retires Jan. 10, 2025, after 41 years with the agency. She started as a clerk typist, left to obtain an engineering degree,…
by - January 3, 2025 11:06 am
Six of the 11 Arkansas publicly traded companies posted stock gains for the full year, compared to five of 11 that had gains to end the third quarter. Walmart posted…
by - January 3, 2025 10:39 am
Arkansas’ fiscal year-to-date (July 2024-December 2024) tax revenue is $3.973 billion, down 2.9% compared with the same period in the previous fiscal year, according to Friday’s (Jan. 3) report from…
by - January 2, 2025 4:12 pm
Arkansas Children’s Northwest has received a $2 million challenge grant from the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation to support its expansion project, according to a Thursday (Jan. 2) news release….
