by - July 1, 2026 8:10 am
FNBC Bancorp, the bank holding company for FNBC Bank, has entered into an agreement and plan of merger to acquire RiverWind Bancshares. RiverWind will be merged with and into FNBC,…
by - June 24, 2026 8:01 pm
New Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh got off to a good start in his first Federal Open Market Committee meeting June 17, said Matuschka Lindo Briggs, Federal Reserve Bank of…
by - June 24, 2026 12:50 pm
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Chancellor C. Lowry Barnes said the academic medical hospital will lease the existing Encore Medical Center in Bryant from The Landes Group, a Dallas-based…
by - June 24, 2026 6:30 am
Dr. Nitin Agarwal, Maulden-Entergy Chair and Donaghey Distinguished Professor of Information Science at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has received a $5 million research award from the U.S….
by - June 22, 2026 8:19 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $2.9 million federal grant to study fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and associated neurologic aftereffects, with the goal of…
by - June 22, 2026 8:13 pm
Little Rock-based Lexicon, Inc. unveiled Monday (June 22) its renovated corporate headquarters, part of a $37.6 million expansion for the steel manufacturer located at the Port of Little Rock. The…
by - June 20, 2026 8:50 pm
A temporary closure at nine Riceland Foods’ rice drying facilities across eastern and southeastern Arkansas is highlighting the growing economic challenges facing the industry as a sharp decline in rice…
by - June 16, 2026 1:31 pm
A $7 million grant-funded program is expected to help more than 5,800 Arkansas and Oklahoma residents — with a program focus in the Fort Smith metro, Northwest Arkansas, and the…
by - June 14, 2026 11:37 am
Although job numbers were up broadly, rising jobless rates, declines in manufacturing and construction jobs, and moderation in building activity resulted in lower grades among the four Arkansas metro economies…
by - June 2, 2026 1:24 pm
Five Rivers Distribution, which has made or participated in significant port facility investments in Fort Smith and Van Buren in recent years, is being sold to Seattle-based Carrix through its…
by - May 26, 2026 3:37 pm
Lyon College has opened the Lyon College School of Dental Medicine Patient Care Clinic in Little Rock. “The opening of our patient care clinic represents an important step forward for…
by - May 21, 2026 10:13 am
CHI St. Vincent announced Thursday (May 21) that Dr. William Jones has been named market president for Arkansas by CommonSpirit Health. Jones previously was president of CHI St. Vincent Infirmary….
by - May 19, 2026 6:43 pm
CEP USA Inc., a manufacturer of prefabricated electrical substations, has located its first U.S. manufacturing facility in North Little Rock. The company is investing nearly $1 million in the facility…
by - May 19, 2026 6:27 pm
CHI St. Vincent announced Tuesday (May 19) a new $5 million matching gift from Boots and Alan Warrick in support of the upcoming Anthony Center for Advanced Cardiac Care at…
by - May 19, 2026 10:40 am
A “slowing trend” in Arkansas job growth was evident in Tuesday’s federal report showing that only three of the seven metro areas in or connected to Arkansas posted year-over-year job…
by - May 19, 2026 4:20 am
A bill in Congress would direct the U.S. Department of Education to award grants to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to cover the cost of renovations, repairs and construction…
by - May 19, 2026 4:11 am
Philander Smith University has received a $3.9 million grant from the Windgate Foundation to expand student access and strengthen long-term scholarship support through the creation of a new endowed scholarship…
by - May 14, 2026 9:00 am
The state’s three fastest-growing cities are in Northwest Arkansas, with Centerton continuing to grow the fastest, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Northwest Arkansas also has some of the nation’s…
by - May 7, 2026 8:30 pm
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., said Thursday (May 7) that the Senate will mark up its latest version of the Farm Bill in the next few weeks and called farmers’…
by - May 7, 2026 6:04 pm
Westrock Coffee reported improving results in its first quarter, thanks to growing demand for a variety of the beverages it processes. For the quarter, Little Rock-based Westrock posted an $8.5…
