by - April 19, 2018 7:25 pm
The U.S. economy is rapidly evolving, and automation will dramatically change what jobs workers perform in the future, according to Jonesboro Unlimited Vice President for Economic Development Mike Downing. This…
by - April 19, 2018 7:18 pm
Andrea Allen has been named interim executive director of the Delta Center for Economic Development, Arkansas State University Chancellor Kelly Damphousse announced Thursday (April 19). A 1997 ASU graduate, Allen…
by - April 18, 2018 4:43 pm
The first class at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine on the Arkansas State University Jonesboro campus is set to begin medical clerkships or rotations this…
by - April 18, 2018 12:58 pm
Delta Regional Authority co-chairman Chris Caldwell will headline a panel featuring community and economic development executives that will discuss “The Opportunity Landscape in Northeast Arkansas,” as part of the Neil…
by - April 17, 2018 4:53 pm
Many amateur pilots have a custom on Saturday mornings. They fly their planes and land in another city and enjoy a meal, often referred to as the “$100 hamburger” because…
by - April 16, 2018 1:58 pm
Bank deposits have experienced double-digit growth during the past seven years in Northeast Arkansas. As of mid-2017, there were $2.972 billion in bank deposits in the Jonesboro metro, an 18%…
by - April 15, 2018 6:32 pm
The Snellgrove family owned a more than 200-acre swath of land bordered by U.S. 49 and Old Greensboro Road (Arkansas 351) in northern Jonesboro. The wooded acreage had been in…
by - April 12, 2018 8:19 pm
Nucor Corp. opened its $230 million cold mill Thursday (April 12) on its campus in Hickman, just outside of Blytheville. The expansion will employ about 100 more workers, and will…
by - April 12, 2018 7:11 pm
If you see a deer hiding in a shop, shed or other dwelling in the Mississippi Delta Region, it wouldn’t be unusual. Blood-sucking black flies, or buffalo gnats, have killed…
by - April 11, 2018 12:47 pm
A new grassroots organization, Let Randolph County Vote, will attempt to get the question of alcohol sales on the November ballot in Randolph County. It’s the third attempt since 2014…
by - April 11, 2018 12:44 pm
Stronger Economies Together (SET), an initiative between several counties and the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, is hoping to address the urban-rural economic divide in Arkansas. Part of…
by - April 10, 2018 4:56 pm
Andrea Allen waited patiently for the train carrying Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis to arrive. The young girl from Hoxie lived in the middle of what was considered the most…
by - April 10, 2018 4:16 pm
Former Arkansas Attorney General and Jonesboro State Representative Dustin McDaniel has a lifetime of connections to Northeast Arkansas. Now, in private law practice with McDaniel, Richardson, and Calhoun, PLLC, he’s…
by - April 9, 2018 3:13 pm
Kate Osana Simonian of Texas Tech University has been selected to serve as the inaugural Writer-in-Residence for the month of June at the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum & Educational Center. She will…
by - April 5, 2018 9:56 pm
Danny Kapales has been named the new city parks and recreation director for the city of Jonesboro. Kapales, who has served as interim director since the Feb. 12 resignation of…
by - April 4, 2018 8:55 pm
Jim Heath has operated his Jonesboro-area business, Jim Heath Floor Care for more than 35 years. When he hired Makaleigh Wright as his marketing coordinator she had some new ideas…
by - April 4, 2018 11:04 am
The University of Miami filed a motion in Craighead County Circuit Court to dismiss a breach of contract lawsuit filed by Arkansas State University. ASU responded to the dismissal motion…
by - April 3, 2018 5:42 pm
When Neil Griffin returned home to Jonesboro following a stint in the Navy during World War II, he decided to get a high school diploma. His mother never made it…
by - April 2, 2018 3:53 pm
Corn and rice planting is underway in the Natural State but it’s a slow go in Northeast Arkansas. Rains and cold temperatures have stymied farmers’ efforts to get seeds into…
by - April 2, 2018 3:04 pm
One objective former Lawrence County Judge Dale Freeman had during his tenure was to pave Lawrence County Road 210, a rural thoroughfare that connects a budding new business, American Silica,…
