by - November 12, 2018 7:48 pm
When the state’s manufacturing sector ebbed to its lowest point following the Great Recession, the one bright spot were factories in Northeast Arkansas at or near full production that continued…
by - November 11, 2018 1:11 pm
The Woodlands, Texas-based RiceBran Technologies (NASDAQ: RIBT) announced Nov. 6 it plans to purchase Golden Ridge Rice Mills, which includes a principal milling plant in Wynne, Ark. The roughly $8…
by - November 9, 2018 7:59 am
More than two months after Big River Steel LLC revealed it was fielding potential buyout offers and reviewing “strategic alternatives,” a spokesperson for the venture group behind the multimillion-dollar Northeast…
by - November 8, 2018 5:40 pm
The Delta Leadership Institute (DLI), a program sponsored by the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has named 31 fellows to the 2018-19 Executive Academy. The fellows will participate in the 10-month program to improve their…
by - November 7, 2018 7:25 pm
Democratic Party of Arkansas Chairman Rep. Michael John Gray, D-Augusta, lost his bid for another term in the Arkansas State House on Tuesday night, despite reports of a possible tabulation…
by - November 7, 2018 1:33 am
Arkansas Democratic Party Chairman Michael John Gray may have lost his bid for another term in the Arkansas State House on Tuesday night, according to returns posted on the Arkansas…
by - November 7, 2018 12:03 am
Walnut Ridge Mayor Charles Snapp fended off a challenge by J.R. Rogers during Tuesday’s general election. Snapp received more than 70% (1,124) of votes cast in the race. The vote…
by - November 5, 2018 10:51 pm
Heavy rains Monday (Nov. 5) didn’t stop determined voters in many parts of Northeast Arkansas from casting ballots during early voting. An estimated 14,564 residents voted during early voting, Craighead…
by - November 5, 2018 4:37 pm
Construction on the new Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden County is virtually complete, employees have been hired, and the hospital is slated to open Dec. 3, BMHCC President and CEO Brian Welton…
by - November 4, 2018 9:04 pm
If the casino ballot initiative passes in Arkansas on Tuesday (Nov. 6), Delaware North, the parent company of Southland Gaming and Racing, will attempt to build a hotel and convention…
by - November 1, 2018 5:07 pm
Shane Speights, D.O., dean, at the NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State (NYITCOM at A-State), announced Thursday (Nov. 1) the formation of a new fellowship program in coordination…
by - October 31, 2018 7:28 pm
Soybean farmers have been inundated with challenges this season and those problems continued through the end of October. As of Monday (Oct. 28) about 63% of Arkansas’ 3.25 million soybean…
by - October 31, 2018 7:20 pm
The American Association of State Colleges and Universities Board of Directors has selected Dr. Chuck Welch, president of the Arkansas State University System in Little Rock, as its Chair-elect. Welch,…
by - October 29, 2018 5:51 pm
Bill Zook graduated from Arkansas State University during the 1950’s and went onto a successful career at IBM. Zook has decided he wants to help create more alums at the…
by - October 29, 2018 5:47 pm
The city of Walnut Ridge is seeing a significant jump in city sales and use collections in 2018. Through October, the city has collected $87,055 in sales tax receipts, a…
by - October 29, 2018 4:32 pm
Talk Business & Politics is partnering with the Arkansas State University Delta Center for Economic Development to continue producing the closely watched The Compass Report. The Compass Report is the…
by - October 25, 2018 6:33 pm
The United States Department of Agriculture intends to move its Economic Research Service (ERS) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture out of Washington D.C. and Arkansas Agriculture Secretary…
by - October 25, 2018 5:47 pm
Jim Mote was an 18-year-old farm boy picking cotton in northeast Arkansas one morning when he saw a military truck approaching. It was September 1957, and Mote — one of…
by - October 25, 2018 4:37 pm
Arkansas State University was notified Wednesday (Oct. 24) by its food service provider, Sodexo, that one of its workers reported testing positive for the Hepatitis A virus, according to the…
by - October 24, 2018 8:15 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission announced Wednesday (Oct. 24) that Newport and Paragould have completed the Competitive Communities Initiative evaluation that aims to ensure their preparedness to successfully compete for…
