by - November 6, 2024 3:35 pm
Residents are hoping to get some answers and maybe encouraged the Arkansas Board of Corrections to rethink a prison near Charleston during a town hall meeting Thursday (Nov. 7) at…
by - November 6, 2024 1:32 pm
For 40 consecutive months, beginning in March 2021, revenue from Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax has been above the same month in the previous year. But that ended in July when…
by - November 6, 2024 9:10 am
North Little Rock-based First Orion announced a leadership change Wednesday (Nov. 6). The company’s CEO, Joe Stinziano, departed from his role effective Nov. 5. This mutually agreed-upon departure marks the…
by - November 5, 2024 11:48 pm
Tens of millions of dollars spent for and against an effort to block construction of a casino in Pope County with a constitutional amendment resulted in the passage of Issue…
by - November 5, 2024 11:41 pm
Secretary of State John Thurston, R-Ark., will be Arkansas’ next Treasurer of State having defeated a Democratic and Libertarian candidate handily on Tuesday (Nov. 5). Thurston, the Republican nominee, led…
by - November 5, 2024 11:11 pm
In deep red Arkansas, outcomes of races in the state’s four Congressional districts provided no surprises, with all four of the GOP incumbents coasting to easy reelection wins. But as…
by - November 5, 2024 9:52 pm
Eureka Springs will retain its hospitality tax revenue and its adverting and promotion commission after 71.2% of voters in the tourism-focused city rejected a citizen initiative to put an end…
by - November 5, 2024 12:20 pm
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has awarded $5 million to researchers at the University of Arkansas to develop a center for large-scale testing of seismic systems, the university…
by - November 4, 2024 1:41 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has made three changes to its executive team, effective Dec. 1, the company announced Monday (Nov. 4). Hunt President and CEO Shelley Simpson…
by - November 4, 2024 11:40 am
Arkansas’ fiscal year-to-date (July 2024-October 2024) tax revenue is down 3.2% compared with the same period in the previous fiscal year, but is 1.1% above budget estimates. October collections were…
by - November 3, 2024 4:22 pm
Summit Utilities Arkansas has filed 2024 winter cost of gas rates with the Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC) with the lowest winter season cost of gas since 2021. Summit owns…
by - November 1, 2024 4:24 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) received a $43.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Bridge Investment Program for rehabilitation of the U.S. Highway 49 Mississippi River Bridge…
by - November 1, 2024 4:03 pm
The news of a new prison being built in Charleston has not been a welcome revelation to many in the area with almost 1,700 people signing a petition asking state…
by - November 1, 2024 8:03 am
Weakness in the manufacturing sector and too much shipping equipment chasing fewer shipments contributed to lower quarterly revenue and operating income declines for Fort Smith-based ArcBest. The shipping and logistics…
by - October 31, 2024 1:57 pm
September enplanements at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill exceeded Clinton National Airport (LIT) in Little Rock, which XNA officials say is the first month this has happened. Enplanements…
by - October 31, 2024 12:31 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders, Arkansas Department of Corrections Secretary Lindsay Wallace, Arkansas Board of Corrections Chairman Benny Magness, and other state and local officials announced Thursday (Oct. 31) that the state…
by - October 31, 2024 12:16 pm
The American Customer Satisfaction Index’s (ACSI) Retail Holiday Preview, indicates customer satisfaction with the retail sector overall is 78.5 out of 100. Sam’s Club, Pet Supplies Plus and Tractor Supply…
by - October 31, 2024 11:38 am
Welspun Tubular LLC announced Thursday (Oct. 31) an investment of $100 million in Little Rock to expand and upgrade its U.S. pipe portfolio. The expansion will add 175 new jobs…
by - October 31, 2024 11:29 am
Small, nonfarm businesses in seven Arkansas counties can apply for low-interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The loans will offset economic losses caused by the drought…
by - October 30, 2024 6:06 pm
Healthcare was one of three topics discussed at the Northwest Arkansas Tech Summit held in Rogers, Oct. 28-29. It was the 11th year for the annual event that drew more…
