by - May 28, 2023 8:17 am
Bill Gossage and Jonathan Oliver have both been promoted to new executive roles at the Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc (AECI). Gossage was named Chief…
by - May 26, 2023 4:39 pm
A Pulaski County judge issued a temporary restraining order late Friday (May 26) on the LEARNS Act, Gov. Sarah Sanders’ signature education bill, which is being litigated over whether or…
by - May 26, 2023 1:00 pm
In a landmark 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday (May 25) has stripped away regulatory powers from the Environmental Protection Agency when it comes to pollution control in…
by - May 25, 2023 10:38 am
Fort Smith Police Chief Danny Baker believes members of the Fort Smith Police Department have made a real difference in the community. He outlined department activities in the past year…
by - May 24, 2023 10:18 am
Governor Sarah Sanders announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy Barrett Belew, of Little Rock, to the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy….
by - May 23, 2023 3:28 pm
U.S. Steel has closed on $240 million in unsecured Arkansas Development Finance Authority environmental improvement revenue bonds, which carry a green bond designation. The Green Bonds, issued through Arkansas Development…
by - May 22, 2023 4:22 pm
Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, criticized the slow rollout of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure law, or Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), that he voted against. He gave it a D…
by - May 21, 2023 9:05 pm
No one knows for sure when swine were first brought to the New World, but it’s believed that Spanish explorers and settlers brought pigs as a food source. When some…
by - May 20, 2023 3:44 pm
Former U.S. Rep. Marion Berry, D-Gillett, who began his political career as a Gillett city alderman and would serve seven terms in Congress, has died. He was 80. Berry was…
by - May 18, 2023 5:18 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) Board of Directors discussed that if they were to deed Chaffee Crossing property now operated as Deer Trails Golf Course to the city of…
by - May 17, 2023 7:47 pm
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders said leaders of workforce-related agencies weren’t meeting with each other before she entered office, so she created the Governor’s Workforce Cabinet. She said agency leaders told…
by - May 16, 2023 8:56 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (May 16) unanimously passed a resolution requesting the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) donate the property that has operated as many years…
by - May 16, 2023 7:59 pm
Ross DeVol, president and CEO of Heartland Forward, a Bentonville-based think tank, told Arkansas trucking executives that his research indicates Arkansas should commit to transformational economic development and new strategic…
by - May 15, 2023 4:14 pm
The National Cold War Center (NCWC) project has received a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highway Administration’s National Scenic Byways Program, in conjunction with the…
by - May 14, 2023 10:00 am
Arkansas Children’s CEO Marcy Doderer said expansion plans in central and northwest Arkansas are being driven by different factors and she’s optimistic that new facilities can be in service by…
by - May 13, 2023 9:16 am
A coalition of organizations in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi will use a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to promote improved and equitable health and economic outcomes in…
by - May 11, 2023 8:52 pm
A second effort to place a citizen’s referendum on the ballot to repeal the LEARNS Act, Gov. Sarah Sanders’ signature education bill, has been rejected by Arkansas Attorney General Tim…
by - May 11, 2023 7:07 pm
A coalition of 23 national health-related nonprofits expressed concern Thursday (May 11) over Arkansas’ early Medicaid disenrollment numbers and called on Gov. Sarah Sanders to pause the process. The governor’s…
by - May 11, 2023 5:19 pm
The city of Clarksville has signed an agreement with Syntex Industries to design and construct the first Syntex Hydrogen Power Plant, which will exceed $250 million in construction costs. The…
by - May 11, 2023 2:15 pm
The fourth-annual Northeast Arkansas Diversity Conference will be held June 9 at the Cooper Alumni Center on the Arkansas State University campus. St. Bernards Healthcare; the Arkansas State University Division…
