by - October 8, 2020 5:49 pm
Voting interest in the Nov. 3 general elections is running high in both Sebastian and Crawford counties, according to election officials. The number of voters seeking absentee ballots is considerably…
by - October 7, 2020 2:49 pm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will spend $11.8 million to improve rural broadband access in Arkansas. The money will come in the form of grants from the ReConnect Program,…
by - October 7, 2020 11:46 am
The Arkansas Aerospace and Defense Alliance (AADA) released the results Wednesday (Oct. 7) of its two-week survey to determine the coronavirus impact on the aerospace and defense industry among companies…
by - October 7, 2020 11:35 am
Revolution, the parent company of Delta Plastics, announced Wednesday (Oct. 7) that it will expand its 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in the Little Rock Port by an additional 36,000 square feet….
by - October 7, 2020 11:19 am
Fourteen organizations from across the state were recognized with an Arkansas Governor’s Quality Award during the 26th Annual Awards Celebration Tuesday (Oct. 6) in Little Rock. The award process drives…
by - October 7, 2020 9:35 am
Rep. Fran Cavenaugh Cavenaugh Auto Sales CFO & State Representative Walnut Ridge Residence: Walnut Ridge Professional background: Rep. Cavenaugh is serving her second term in the Arkansas House. She represents…
by - October 7, 2020 5:45 am
Democratic Congressional candidate Sen. Joyce Elliott says her campaign raised more than $1.4 million in the third quarter (July-Sept. 2020). To date, she’s raised more than $2.5 million. According to…
by - October 6, 2020 5:35 pm
A law regulating reimbursements by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) should stand because it doesn’t regulate benefits or plan administration, Arkansas Solicitor General Nicholas Bronni argued before the U.S. Supreme Court…
by - October 6, 2020 4:59 pm
A group of local citizens has come out against a proposed Sebastian county-wide ¼ cent sales tax to support the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. Sebastian County voters will…
by - October 6, 2020 4:17 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Oct. 6) that the COVID-19 outbreak in the White House has caused Arkansans to be more serious about the virus and has encouraged Arkansans to…
by - October 6, 2020 2:17 pm
Craighead County Republican Party Chairman Steven Farmer has died from COVID-19, according to social media posts from his family. Farmer had reportedly been in the hospital battling the disease for…
by - October 5, 2020 6:29 pm
Entergy Arkansas customers in the utility’s solar energy program are expected to save $60 million over the next almost 19 years, according to a news release on Monday (Oct. 5). The utility…
by - October 5, 2020 4:32 pm
Personal income between July and August declined even as Americans increased their spending in certain sectors, including movie theaters, museums and campgrounds, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal…
by - October 5, 2020 4:25 pm
The city of Jonesboro received a $2.5 million grant for rail storage expansion that will provide needed space for industrial park manufacturers, but it also mean jobs growth, Mayor Harold…
by - October 4, 2020 10:52 am
Justice Rhonda Wood of the Arkansas Supreme Court can add a new title to her resume: podcaster. Wood and three other female justices from other states have launched “Lady Justice:…
by - October 4, 2020 10:22 am
UA Walton College economist Mervin Jebaraj isn’t predicting who might win the Presidential election a month from now, but he is predicting that business behavior will be different than normal…
by - October 2, 2020 5:14 pm
The Arkansas Department of Health on Friday (Oct. 2) reported 778 confirmed new known COVID-19 cases. The case count was up 958 when included results from antigen tests, which pushed…
by - October 2, 2020 2:49 pm
Arkansas tax revenue continues to beat prior-year levels and forecasts despite an economy weighed down by the COVID-19 pandemic. Tax collections during the first quarter (July-September) of the fiscal year…
by - October 1, 2020 5:07 pm
On another day when the number of new known COVID-19 cases was at or topped 1,000, the Arkansas Education Association (AEA) made note of “troubling reports of unsafe practices and…
by - October 1, 2020 4:57 pm
Arkansas Solicitor General Nicholas Bronni will defend before the U.S. Supreme Court the constitutionality of a state law regulating pharmacy benefit managers next Tuesday (Oct. 6). Passed in 2015, Act…
