by - June 6, 2024 4:50 pm
Get Loud Arkansas (GLA), Vote.org, and two Arkansas voters, Nikki Pastor and Blake Loper, filed a federal lawsuit in the Western District of Arkansas on Wednesday (June 5) challenging the…
by - June 5, 2024 3:55 pm
The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees on Wednesday (June 5) selected Dr. Brendan Kelly, president of the University of West Georgia since 2020, to become the third president…
by - June 5, 2024 2:21 pm
The last time two particular broods of cicadas emerged at the same time, Thomas Jefferson was president of the United States, the country made the Louisiana Purchase, more than doubling its physical size, and Ohio…
by - June 5, 2024 1:53 pm
Walmart shareholders on Wednesday (June 5) ushered in a new slate of directors that included one less Walton. Rob Walton, 79, who logged nearly five decades of board service, is…
by - June 5, 2024 1:15 pm
Cherokee Nation Entertainment (CNE) on Wednesday (June 5) submitted an application to the Arkansas Racing Commission for the Pope County casino gaming license, along with plans for its project —…
by - June 5, 2024 1:08 pm
According to a recent report, as supply and demand in the freight market become balanced, shippers can expect freight costs to rise and fewer tendered loads to be accepted. However,…
by - June 5, 2024 8:23 am
Two years after Walmart tested a program for employees to become truck drivers, the retail giant is expanding the program to include training for employees to pursue maintenance, refrigeration and…
by - June 5, 2024 5:54 am
Japanese auto parts manufacturer Hino Motors will close its Marion, Ark., facility by 2027 shedding 1,300 jobs in eastern Arkansas. Citing heavy losses, Hino outlined the action in a May…
by - June 4, 2024 3:54 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill continues to post record enplanement growth this year, and CEO Aaron Burkes has yet to see any signs of this slowing. On Tuesday…
by - June 4, 2024 10:09 am
An almost $80 million gain in sales tax revenue was not enough to offset income and corporate tax revenue declines, leaving overall Arkansas tax revenue down 1.1% in the first…
by - June 3, 2024 8:29 pm
The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) announced Monday (June 3) that it will end its Medicaid managed care dental program and return beneficiaries who qualify for dental coverage to…
by - June 3, 2024 4:07 pm
Labor productivity declined 1.6% in wholesale trade and rose 1.6% in retail trade in 2023, according to a recent report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The report also…
by - June 3, 2024 1:23 pm
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector fell in May from April, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The activity has contracted for two consecutive months following a rise…
by - June 3, 2024 11:51 am
Global e-commerce sales are expected to grow 8.9% annually through 2028 to $6.8 trillion. A new report from Forrester also predicts U.S. online retail sales are expected to reach $1.6…
by - June 2, 2024 9:06 am
About a quarter of the 18-19-year-olds in Arkansas who gave birth in the years 2019-21 were pregnant again less than 18 months later. Most teen births in Arkansas were to…
by - June 2, 2024 8:28 am
Parallel shifts in retail commerce over recent years have been driven by global events and the rapid emergence of technology that is transforming the way retailers operate and customers shop….
by - May 30, 2024 10:04 pm
Predictably, most Arkansas Republican officials and Democratic leaders had split views on the guilty verdict involving former President Donald Trump, the GOP nominee for President in 2024. Trump was found…
by - May 30, 2024 4:27 pm
Former President Donald Trump was found guilty Thursday (May 30) by a Manhattan district court jury on all 34 counts in the so-called hush money charges brought against him by…
by - May 30, 2024 1:13 pm
A recent report says the U.S. freight market has remained challenging but has started to show “signs of recovery.” FreightWaves and Trimble recently released the Q2 2024 Carrier Rate Report…
by - May 30, 2024 12:11 pm
The U.S. first quarter GDP (gross domestic product) was revised down from 1.6% to 1.3% in the “second estimate” posted Thursday (May 30) by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis…
