by - July 2, 2020 12:45 pm
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a utility of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power, announced Thursday (July 2) it plans to move forward on a nearly $1 billion wind farm project…
by - July 1, 2020 7:17 pm
Bank OZK announced Wednesday (July 1) that it has entered into two separate Purchase and Assumption Agreements to sell its only two Alabama branches. The bank has agreed to sell…
by - July 1, 2020 7:12 pm
Delta Cannabis Company, a medical marijuana dispensary located in West Memphis, opened their doors for medical marijuana patients Wednesday (July 1). Delta Cannabis Company was originally awarded one of four…
by - July 1, 2020 11:38 am
Stacy Leeds, vice chancellor for economic development at the University of Arkansas, is stepping down from the role as of Wednesday (July 1), and David Snow, director of Technology Ventures…
by - July 1, 2020 7:00 am
The Arkansas Cinema Society has added Christina McLarty-Arquette to its board. McLarty-Arquette, whose family is originally from Hope, is an Emmy award-winning journalist and film producer who brings her industry…
by - June 30, 2020 10:19 pm
The Social Justice Institute at Philander Smith College (SJI) has announced a new partner for its Undergraduate Fellowship program. The Wright Lindsey Jennings law firm has pledged a two-year collaborative…
by - June 30, 2020 10:13 pm
Dr. Jan P. Springer, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, has been named the new director of the George W. Donaghey Emerging Analytics Center at the University of…
by - June 29, 2020 3:15 pm
Craighead County Clerk Kade Holliday has been charged with stealing $1 million in public funds since January, according to the Second Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington. Holliday, 31, of…
by - June 29, 2020 2:08 pm
Adams, Brown, Beran & Ball, Chtd. has acquired the Jonesboro, Arkansas, office of EGP, PLLC, expanding its geographic reach and deepening its construction industry specialty. “I’m excited to be part…
by - June 28, 2020 11:30 am
Monroe, Mich.-based furniture manufacturer La-Z-Boy Inc. recently laid off about 850 employees, or nearly 10% of its global workforce, and closed a manufacturing plant in Newton, Miss., amid the COVID-19…
by - June 26, 2020 12:17 pm
Tyson Foods has been sued by three families of workers in Waterloo, Iowa, after their family members contracted COVID-19 and died from complications. The suit was filed in Black Hawk…
by - June 25, 2020 7:09 pm
The University of Arkansas System announced Thursday (June 25) a $10 million gift from the Fryar Family Charitable Foundation. The money will be used to create and support a center…
by - June 25, 2020 7:08 pm
Entergy Arkansas is donating $50,000 to the Arkansas Community Action Agencies Association, which manages the federally funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program from 14 locations across the state serving…
by - June 25, 2020 4:11 pm
The Arkansas Securities Commission, a division of the Department of Commerce, on Thursday (June 25) suspended the registrations of Bentonville investment adviser Adam Kuettel. Kuettel is the founder and majority…
by - June 23, 2020 9:51 pm
Organizers of the Johnny Cash Heritage Festival have cancelled the event for 2020, but are moving forward with plans for 2021. Along with many other museum or historic locations in…
by - June 23, 2020 5:21 pm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing a $75 million loan to Arkansas Electric Co-op Corporations through the Electric Infrastructure Loan and Loan Guarantee Program. As part of the Electric Loan Program, Arkansas Electric Co-op is…
by - June 23, 2020 12:34 pm
Johanna Söderström has been named Tyson Foods’ chief human resources officer effective July 6. She is replacing Mary Oleksiuk who is retiring after 35 years in the business, the company…
by - June 22, 2020 4:01 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has launched a new website that combines curated content from each of the department’s divisions into one streamlined user experience. The newly designed agriculture.arkansas.gov consolidates…
by - June 22, 2020 11:25 am
Memphis-based Malco Theatres will reopen five locations on Friday (June 26), including three of its 10 Arkansas theaters. Jonesboro Towne Cinema in Jonesboro, Rogers Towne Cinema Grill in Rogers and…
by - June 22, 2020 10:27 am
With COVID-19 impacting all sectors of the U.S. economy, manufacturing has been one industry with its fair share of struggles. There have been essential services required to stay in business…
