by - March 25, 2021 11:04 am
The Arkansas Department of Commerce has launched a new initiative to designate high-achieving state college workforce training programs that meet specific regional workforce needs in high-demand fields as “Centers of…
by - March 25, 2021 10:59 am
Anecdotal reports from growers across Arkansas indicate corn producers are eager to take advantage of clear weather as it occurs. Jason Kelley, extension wheat and feed grains agronomist for the…
by - March 25, 2021 10:12 am
Georgia insurance companies Sterling Seacrest Partners Inc. and Pritchard & Jerden are planning to merge and form Sterling Seacrest Pritchard. The deal takes effect on April 1, 2021. The newly…
by - March 23, 2021 2:07 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed many human activities, but it hasn’t stopped feral hogs from reproducing and causing damage to agriculture fields throughout the state. During 2021, the Cooperative Extension…
by - March 23, 2021 2:02 pm
Ending the pandemic depends on as many Arkansans receiving the COVID-19 vaccine as possible – and Arkansas businesses will play a major role in helping that happen. A new website…
by - March 23, 2021 10:36 am
Perhaps the most controversial subject in Arkansas agriculture, the use of the herbicide dicamba, will now require public input. A 30-day public comment period has been set for a proposed…
by - March 23, 2021 8:29 am
The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA) recently closed a $10 million Federal New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) transaction which will be used to support and expand its arts programs…
by - March 22, 2021 8:18 pm
The Arkansas Securities Department entered a final cease-and-desist order against Metals.com, which operates under various aliases. The order found the respondents provided unregistered investment advice and committed investment adviser fraud…
by - March 22, 2021 3:11 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission approved $59,633,800 for water and wastewater projects serving more than 11,125 customers in four Arkansas counties on March 17, 2021 as follows:…
by - March 22, 2021 12:46 pm
Generation Z, or those born between 1997 and 2012, contributed last year to a 31% increase in apartment lease applications in Arkansas, according to a recent report from RentCafé. In…
by - March 22, 2021 10:31 am
Craighead County and Jonesboro have consistently set all-time sales and use tax collection records in recent years, and no month has been better than February in terms of setting all-time…
by - March 20, 2021 9:49 am
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. announced Friday (March 19) the appointment of marketing and digital expert Dawn Morris to its board of directors, effective April 1. Morris will fill the vacancy…
by - March 18, 2021 6:50 pm
John Roberts, president and CEO of Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., received a 2.7% raise in 2021, with his base salary increasing to $940,000, from $915,000 in 2020,…
by - March 18, 2021 5:09 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced at his weekly COVID-19 press briefing Tuesday (March 14) a partnership between the Arkansas Bankers Association and the Arkansas Pharmacists Association that will increase COVID-19 vaccination…
by - March 18, 2021 4:54 pm
The Market Place Shopping Center at 11121 North Rodney Parham Road in Little Rock has changed hands in a $12.6 million deal. The buyer of the property is Market Place…
by - March 18, 2021 10:52 am
A five-year, $1.47 million National Cancer Institute (NCI) grant has been awarded to researcher Justin Leung, Ph.D., at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to study DNA. Leung’s…
by - March 18, 2021 10:47 am
Ritter Communications has expanded the company’s 100% fiber high-speed internet and advanced business solutions to Lonoke business customers. The company will bring a full suite of telecommunications services including voice,…
by - March 17, 2021 4:39 pm
Arkansas State University will rename its farmer’s market, the Judd Hill Farmer’s Market, and there are multi-million dollar plans to expand. The Judd Hill Foundation will provide about $2.4 million…
by - March 17, 2021 2:55 pm
Tyson Foods will invest $55 million to expand its case-ready (retail) meat business by repurposing plant capacity at its formerly shuttered Columbia, S.C., facility. The plant will become a meat-cutting…
by - March 17, 2021 1:15 pm
Little Rock-based Entegrity, an energy service, sustainability and solar development company, is developing a $5 million apartment and office building in downtown Fayetteville. The 27,000-square-foot Network building at 228 S….
