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Sediver opens plant in West Memphis

A new $15 million manufacturing facility that will employ up to 75 workers has opened in West Memphis. Sediver USA, a subsidiary of the Seves Group has started production, according…

Jonesboro Mayor hopes for two convention centers in 2018 despite problems

Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin told Talk Business & Politics he thinks two proposed convention centers in Northeast Arkansas’s hub city could still be completed by next year. Northern Arkansas Hotel…

Southern hospitality founded Randolph County’s seat Pocahontas; where its name comes from is still a mystery

It took booze, barbeque, and Cinderella’s husband to establish modern-day Pocahontas as the county seat in Randolph County. The city will celebrate its 11th annual Founder’s Day Festival on May…

Second convention center project in Jonesboro delayed; Officials eye fall 2018 completion date

A proposed convention center/hotel/restaurant project on the Arkansas State University campus has been delayed. O’Reilly Hospitality Management of Springfield, Mo., is waiting for the city of Jonesboro to approve construction…

Kata principles could enter the government and classrooms in Arkansas

The Arkansas Economic Development Commission through its Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions arm has spent the last several years teaching industries around the state about Toyota’s kata problem solving system. This system…

Jonesboro senator concerned about state revenue trends; initially opposed guns on campus bill

Sen. John Cooper, R-Jonesboro, expected state revenues to dip in March, and it will likely happen again in April, he told Talk Business & Politics. Arkansas’ March revenue report shows…

Jonesboro may lose one of its two convention center projects

Plans to build a 165-room Hyatt Place Hotel and an adjoining 78,000-square-foot convention center near Jonesboro’s hotel row off Caraway Road are in peril. Dirt work has been begun at…

Ritter Ag supports farm innovation through AgLaunch partnership

Ritter Agribusiness is helping to bridge a gap between technology companies and farms by providing testing grounds for startups associated with the AgLaunch initiative. Ritter Ag, based in the eastern…

Jonesboro, Craighead County on pace to shatter last year’s sales tax collections records

Momentum is a key ingredient to the success of any organization, and the most populous city and county in Northeast Arkansas are once again collecting sales tax receipts at an…

HomeGoods coming to Jonesboro

HomeGoods, an off-price home fashions retailer, will open a store in Jonesboro. The company has agreed to lease a 23,250 square-foot store in the Caraway Plaza, according to information from…

Arkansas State University scientists working on using spinach leaves to replace heart veins

Dr. Fabricio Medina-Bolivar was fascinated by the plant-based remedies developed in his home country of Peru. Traditional, pharmaceutical medicines were rarely available, and he wondered what properties in the plants…

Small business reinvents itself through social media, helps mother recover from the loss of her son

Heath Rhodes decided a free giveaway on social media was the best way to spur his hunter dog box business, DHK Manufacturing. The specialty boxes made by his company can…

Jonesboro officials set to unveil program to help the homeless

One of Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin’s goals has been to eliminate homelessness in the city. A new program, Helping Underserved Belong, HUB will be launched April 4 to help him…

Walnut Ridge mayor pulls support for merger with Hoxie, cites lack of unity and declining revenues

The movement to merge Walnut Ridge and Hoxie into one town in Lawrence County is likely dead. The consolidation’s staunchest supporter, Walnut Ridge Mayor Charles Snapp, told Talk Business &…

Entrepreneurs bring old Melba Theater back to life in downtown Batesville

Adam Curtwright’s first job was at the Melba Theater in downtown Batesville. In elementary school, he’d watched many movies on the theater’s lone screen. After he graduated from high school,…

Building permit values continue to rise in Jonesboro, up 49% year-to-date

Jonesboro issued $14.556 million in commercial permits in February, nearly three times as much as was issued in the same month in the last two years – combined. The city…

Battle to consolidate Walnut Ridge/Hoxie about to come to a head

When legislator and attorney H.L. Ponder arrived at the capitol in Little Rock in 1903, he had one piece of legislation he wanted passed. His father founded the town of…

Bradbury Family Foundation gives Arkansas State University College of Business largest scholarship gift ever

Arkansas State University junior Ethan Barnes knew he wanted to major in business the first time he rubbed two dimes together. Thanks to a newly created scholarship endowment created by…

Bill would join Craighead County’s judicial districts

The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced legislation Wednesday that would combine Craighead County’s two judicial districts into one. Senate Bill 535 by Sen. John Cooper, R-Jonesboro, passed on a voice vote. The…

Effort underway to build Civil Rights museum to honor the integration of the Hoxie School District

Fayth Hill Washington couldn’t believe her eyes. The 4th-grader rounded the corner at the Hoxie Elementary School, and she saw white people standing everywhere. She’d spent the first three years…

Oklahoma court ruling threatens poultry industry in Arkansas

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

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