by - April 30, 2019 11:41 am
Regional telecom provider Ritter Communications broke ground Tuesday (April 30) on a state-of-the-art $8 million data technology center that will expand the company’s campus in central Jonesboro. The 8,882-square-foot, multi-user…
by - April 29, 2019 6:22 pm
District Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington is running for the newly created 12th Division of the Second Judicial District Circuit Court Judge seat. Ellington, first elected as Craighead County prosecuting attorney…
by - April 29, 2019 5:30 pm
Heavy spring rains have significantly impacted Arkansas corn farmers. Only about 47% of the state’s planned 830,000 acres of corn had been planted as of April 19, according to a…
by - April 29, 2019 4:06 pm
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, will seek to become the Agriculture Committee Chairman when the 117th Congress convenes in 2021, his office has announced. Crawford, who is serving his fifth…
by - April 25, 2019 9:52 pm
When Rex Nelson was named the Delta Regional Authority co-chairman more than 10 years ago, he noticed a significant problem in communities throughout the eight state DRA territory. When technological…
by - April 25, 2019 5:10 pm
Dr. Lynn Boyd accepted an appointment as the dean of science and mathematics at Arkansas State University, it was announced Thursday (April 25). “We look forward to Dr. Boyd joining…
by - April 24, 2019 5:45 pm
Dr. Tom Risch has been named vice provost for research and technology transfer and the executive director of the Arkansas Biosciences Institute at Arkansas State University, ASU Provost Lynita Cooksey…
by - April 24, 2019 3:25 pm
The worst maritime disaster in U.S. history will be commemorated at a conference in Marion on Saturday (April 27). A myriad of experts will speak during the Sultana Disaster Conference…
by - April 24, 2019 5:47 am
Japanese auto giant Denso Corp., which operates a state-of-the-art HVAC manufacturing facility in Osceola, has announced plans to invest nearly $1.6 billion over the next three years to support its…
by - April 23, 2019 6:06 pm
Bill Reznicek has resigned his position as the city of Jonesboro’s chief of staff effective late Monday (April 22). Reznicek had been on leave from his duties under the federal…
by - April 23, 2019 8:37 am
Marion-based First Community Bank of Eastern Arkansas is changing its name and broadening its market. Effective April 1, the bank became Premier Bank of Arkansas, and expects, pending approval of…
by - April 22, 2019 7:40 pm
A Randolph County native has been selected as the new president at Black River Technical College, according to the school. Dr. Martin Eggensperger, vice chancellor for academic affairs at Arkansas…
by - April 22, 2019 6:43 pm
Air Products announced Monday (April 22) an agreement to build, own, and operate a second air separation unit (ASU) to support Big River Steel’s expansion at its Osceola, Arkansas steel…
by - April 18, 2019 7:15 pm
Big Creek Bancshares, Inc., parent company of Forrest City based Armor Bank, and Tyronza Bancshares, Inc., parent company of First Delta Bank headquartered in Marked Tree, have announced an agreement…
by - April 18, 2019 5:15 pm
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Thursday (April 18) that a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel found that China has administered its…
by - April 18, 2019 5:07 pm
The Greenbrier Companies, a company based in Lake Oswego, Oregon that specializes in rail freight products, has tentatively agreed to acquire American Railcar Industries, according to the company. ARI has…
by - April 17, 2019 7:28 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward, and State Plant Board Director Butch Calhoun doled $20,000 in scholarships at the state capitol earlier this week to students from four…
by - April 16, 2019 5:02 pm
MHI named Hytrol’s Ben Moyer, director of research and development, as the material handling industry’s top young professional for 2019 during Industry Night at its ProMat trade show last week…
by - April 16, 2019 3:03 pm
Workmen are completing the final touches on the Rotary Club of Jonesboro Centennial Plaza in downtown Jonesboro, Rotary member Hatton Weeks said. A public groundbreaking ceremony is slated for Friday,…
by - April 16, 2019 3:02 pm
Deanna Hornback, who has worked in the city of Jonesboro finance department since October and most recently served as interim director, has been appointed as the full-time finance director. Hornback…
