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Arkansas agriculture provides about $21 billion annually in added economic value, according to the latest Arkansas Agricultural Profile. The report, published by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture,…
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We are pleased to introduce to you the 2020 class of Northeast Arkansas Women in Business award winners. Holly Acebo Suzanne Allen Susan Beasley Graycen Bigger Neely Camp Rep. Fran…
by - September 29, 2020 6:23 pm
One of the most controversial practices in Northeast Arkansas, row crop burning, is about to get underway in the region. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture reminds those in agriculture and…
by - September 28, 2020 4:11 pm
The agriculture sector is the largest in Northeast Arkansas and has been impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Some farmers in the region and around the state are about to…
by - September 27, 2020 10:32 am
Citizens Bank CEO Phil Baldwin will cap off an illustrious career in 2021 as he has guided the Batesville-based financial institution past the $1 billion mark. Baldwin, CEO since 2013,…
by - September 24, 2020 4:13 pm
Consumers have been spending at a record pace in Jonesboro. Northeast Arkansas’ largest city reported $1.754 million in city sales and use tax in the September report, obliterating the previous…
by - September 24, 2020 2:08 pm
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Arkansas State University a grant of $1.5 million over a five-year period to continue funding for student retention and completion initiatives. The grant…
by - September 23, 2020 6:05 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the Natural State and since mid-September the transmission rate in Northeast Arkansas has been the highest in the state, according to the Arkansas…
by - September 22, 2020 2:22 pm
Arkansas is the top rice producing state in the country and several mills around the state made a significant donation Tuesday (Sept. 22) to help the impoverished. The Arkansas rice…
by - September 22, 2020 2:19 pm
As veterans of World War II returned to civilian life and used the G.I. Bill to resume their education, faculty members at then-Arkansas State College worked to meet these students’…
by - September 21, 2020 5:53 pm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making available another $14 billion to eligible farmers and ranchers under the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, or CFAP, and for the first time, rice,…
by - September 21, 2020 9:39 am
The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees has approved a new policy regarding student accounts to protect the financial health of its institutions. The policy issues guidance for evaluating…
by - September 19, 2020 9:44 am
Jonesboro-based outdoor specialty retailer Gearhead Outfitters recently reopened its downtown Bentonville store as a Specialized Experience Center. The 3,000-square-foot store at 501 S.W. A St. is Gearhead’s first collaboration with…
by - September 17, 2020 8:39 am
Riceland Foods announced Thursday (Sept. 17) that it would work with its farmer members to reduce water usage in rice production by 250 billion gallons by 2025 across its grower…
by - September 16, 2020 3:04 pm
Delta Digital News Service (DDNS) at Arkansas State University has received a $20,000 grant from the Fred Darragh Foundation to help expand the capacity of DDNS to better serve the…
by - September 14, 2020 7:32 pm
The four candidates for Jonesboro mayor – Harold Copenhaver, Amanda Dunavant, Thomas Elwood and Andy Shatley – recently answered Talk Business & Politics questions about economic growth in the city…
by - September 13, 2020 3:54 pm
Arkansas State University’s student roster numbers for the fall of 2020 are virtually the same as in 2019 despite the threat of COVID-19. The school reported to the Arkansas Division…
by - September 10, 2020 5:07 pm
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $10 million for improvements to U.S. Highway 67 northeast of Little Rock and $4 million for the construction of a railroad overpass…
by - September 10, 2020 5:03 pm
The continuing pandemic and deep recession have seriously damaged many economic metrics such as employment and GDP output. Many cities and counties throughout the country have also suffered from declining…
by - September 9, 2020 2:10 pm
Schools throughout Northeast Arkansas re-opened by Aug. 26 per state mandate and now some in the region have reported spikes in COVID-19 among their student populations. The Lawrence County School…
