by - February 8, 2019 3:01 pm
We’ve all heard that old saying that, “When they say it’s not about money, it’s about money.” But it was interesting to note that recently Dr. Linda McGhee, a family…
by - February 7, 2019 8:14 pm
Two years ago, Jonesboro Unlimited started a five year plan to directly bring 2,500 new jobs to Northeast Arkansas’ hub city, and another 2,600 indirect or induced jobs. Dubbed “Momentum…
by - February 7, 2019 8:04 pm
The 25th annual Agribusiness Conference on the Arkansas State University campus is slated for Wednesday (Feb. 13). The conference is free to those that want to attend. To assist with…
by - February 7, 2019 12:10 am
A panel of legal and business experts on Wednesday (Feb. 6) provided an in-depth overview of the new federal Opportunity Zone rules that local and state economic officials hope will…
by - February 6, 2019 6:02 pm
The Arkansas State University System is about to grow once more. The College of the Ouachitas Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Tuesday (Feb. 5) to become part of the…
by - February 6, 2019 5:57 pm
Farmers looking to get trade adjustment assistance from the USDA have until February 14th to sign up with the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in order to be eligible for…
by - February 5, 2019 4:18 pm
The New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at ASU) is now accepting applications for its annual summer program, “Project H.E.A.R.T.” (Health Education…
by - February 4, 2019 7:37 pm
The state and national economies have grown significantly since the Great Recession raged more than a decade ago, but a new study released by the University of Arkansas indicates that…
by - February 4, 2019 8:38 am
A perfect storm of problems ranging from the ongoing trade war with China, lower commodity prices, and bad weather plagued Arkansas farmers in 2018. Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward told…
by - January 31, 2019 5:12 pm
The youngest governor in the United States at the time knew he’d made several tactical errors during his first term, and it wasn’t a surprise when Democrat Bill Clinton was…
by - January 30, 2019 7:27 pm
All of Us, an initiative started by the National Institutes of Health to better treat and predict diseases, will come to the Arkansas State University campus Friday (Feb. 1) starting…
by - January 30, 2019 7:24 pm
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University has hired Kristin Cohen, Ph.D., as assistant Dean of Student Administration and Rajendram Rajnarayanan, Ph.D., as Assistant…
by - January 29, 2019 7:04 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Dr. Tim Langford of Little Rock, a 1983 graduate of Arkansas State University, to a second five-year term on the ASU Board of Trustees. A…
by - January 29, 2019 6:50 pm
Arkansas Delta Byways will present the annual Delta Awards ceremony, recognizing tourism achievement in Eastern Arkansas, during festivities Feb. 15, at the Grand Prairie Center, 2709 U.S. Hwy., 165, in…
by - January 29, 2019 6:46 pm
U.S. steelmaker Nucor Corp., which operates three large steel mills in Northeast Arkansas, on Tuesday (Jan. 29) reported record fourth quarter and year-end profits as the company continues to benefit…
by - January 28, 2019 4:59 pm
The first industrywide assessment survey of Arkansas beef producers in more than a decade discovered producers are concerned with who will follow in their footsteps, how their operations may be…
by - January 24, 2019 5:57 pm
Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin vowed a strong crackdown on crime in Northeast Arkansas’ largest city during his state of the city address Thursday (Jan. 24). Two homicides in the city…
by - January 23, 2019 7:11 pm
Craighead County and its seat Jonesboro set all-time sales and use tax collection records in 2018, and 2019 started off on a pace that shows no signs of letting up….
by - January 22, 2019 8:04 pm
For the third straight year, farmers in Northeast Arkansas planted more than 20,000 acres of peanuts as the legume continues to make a comeback in the Natural State after not…
by - January 22, 2019 7:59 pm
Arkansas State University opened Hytrol Materials Handling Laboratory Tuesday on the ASU campus. The laboratory, located in room 130U of the Arkansas Biosciences Institute, was made possible after Hytrol a…
