by - February 9, 2017 6:36 am
There was a time when the rich soil in the Mississippi Delta served as Arkansas’ gold mine. Since it was formed in 1836 through the turn of the next century,…
by - February 8, 2017 2:12 pm
Rural cities and counties in Northeast Arkansas have been among the poorest areas of the South for many generations. Jobs are sparse, earnings are relatively low, and educational opportunities have…
by - February 6, 2017 7:37 am
Sen. Dave Wallace, R-Leachville, is a military veteran and business owner. He thinks young combat veterans need an easier path to find jobs when they return to civilian life. The…
by - February 3, 2017 11:55 am
Rep. Dwight Tosh, R-Jonesboro, spent many years in law enforcement, and during the last several years he’s noticed an alarming trend across the country. Criminals are targeting police officers, first…
by - February 2, 2017 3:51 pm
Arkansas lawmakers in Washington D.C. are cautiously optimistic a deal will be brokered to allow farmers to sell agriculture goods in Cuba with private financing. There’s a $1 billion agriculture…
by - February 1, 2017 8:23 am
Denso, a global automotive supplier with a manufacturing facility in Osceola, has announced a spate of executive changes. Kenichiro Ito, chairman of Denso’s North America board of directors and chief…
by - January 31, 2017 8:11 am
The Northeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Facilities Authority (NARIFA) has a new director, and he hopes to keep the organization afloat in the coming years. Derrick Harris, 28, a Piggott native…
by - January 30, 2017 1:12 pm
Hotels in the northern half of the state saw increases in key performance metrics in 2016, with the Northwest Arkansas region and Jonesboro posting the highest gains in revenue per…
by - January 27, 2017 6:27 pm
The state of economies around the world were discussed Friday (Jan. 27) at the Regional Economic Forecast Luncheon hosted by the University of Arkansas, an annual event that draws hundreds…
by - January 27, 2017 4:55 pm
Online student enrollment at Arkansas State University has grown substantially in the last three years, and in one area is tops in the state, according to the school. At least…
by - January 25, 2017 7:52 pm
Rice prices have been low for many years and it has forced many rice farmers to reduce or completely stop growing the crop in Arkansas. One rice economist thinks prices…
by - January 24, 2017 5:56 pm
Craighead County and its seat, Jonesboro, set all-time sales tax collection records in 2016. The trend accelerated during the first month in 2017, according to the city and county. Jonesboro…
by - January 24, 2017 7:44 am
The New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine has appointed a new dean at its Arkansas State University campus. Dr. Shane Speights, who’d previously served as the associate…
by - January 23, 2017 6:33 pm
Rep. Jimmy Gazaway, R-Paragould, has introduced a bill that would limit the public’s access to audio, photographs, and video recordings of any police officer killed in the line of duty….
by - January 22, 2017 7:32 pm
Jonesboro Unlimited, a private partnership development organization, hopes to raise $3.7 million in private capital to be used to lure high paying jobs to Northeast Arkansas. The fund raising drive…
by - January 20, 2017 12:33 pm
Cincinnati Children’s Emergency Department Director Erin Riehle noticed a problem in her hospital. Many entry level positions had constant turnover, and the hospital catered to a lot of patients with…
by - January 18, 2017 6:10 pm
The Great Recession devastated many parts of Arkansas when the economy began to flounder in 2008. Unemployment rates spiked, jobs withered, real estate sales halted, and median incomes stagnated. One…
by - January 18, 2017 9:39 am
When State House District 60 Rep. Francis “Fran” Cavenaugh, R-Walnut Ridge, arrived in Little Rock earlier this month to begin her freshman term in the Arkansas General Assembly, she didn’t…
by - January 17, 2017 5:16 pm
A new report from WalletHub estimates U.S. consumers likely racked up an additional $80 billion in credit card debt at the end of 2016, putting outstanding balances dangerously close to…
by - January 16, 2017 4:40 pm
A director’s position that may have cost former Arkansas State University Chancellor Tim Hudson his job in August has been filled. ASU has hired Dr. Jeanne d’Arc Gomis to become…
