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USDA launches screwworm website

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched a new website to provide information about a parasitic fly that could be a threat to livestock. Stakeholders in the industry can…

Cave City chamber works through tornado, hopes to help with connections

A few years ago, Thriving Cities Lab, a think tank that focuses on community and civic development, did an analysis of Cave City, a town that sits on the Sharp…

Delta Regional Authority invests $5.5 million in Arkansas

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA), in collaboration with the state of Arkansas, recently invested more than $5.5 million toward 12 projects in Arkansas through its States’ Economic Development Assistance Program…

Warehouse, shopping center are top recent property deals in Craighead County

AIE Jonesboro LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County from Oct. 15 to Nov. 15 according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. It spent…

Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum to offer bus tours from Little Rock and Memphis

The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center, one of the Heritage Sites at Arkansas State University, will host a bus tour in December. The event will be held Dec. 13. There…

Basden Steel to expand into Marked Tree

Basden Steel, based in Burleson, Texas, will open a manufacturing facility in Marked Tree. Once completed, the facility will reportedly employ up to 30 workers. Terms of the investment and…

Jonesboro Parks and Recreation director placed on leave amid FBI investigation

Jonesboro Parks and Recreation Director Danny Kapales has been placed on administrative leave due to him being the target of an ongoing FBI investigation, according to the city. Officials learned…

NEA Business Notes: Lyon College vet school to get accreditation visit

The Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine (LCSVM) has received confirmation of its accreditation site visit, scheduled for Aug. 9–13, 2026, by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Council on…

Wings of Honor Museum to remember Pearl Harbor

The Wings of Honor Museum in Walnut Ridge will host its annual Pearl Harbor Remembrance on Saturday (Dec. 6). The museum is located at the Walnut Ridge Regional Airport. The…

Chad Hudson named FNBC CEO

FNBC President Chad Hudson will become the community bank’s next CEO and join its board of directors on Jan. 1. He will succeed Marty Sellars, who will transition into the…

Arkansas farm income expected to drop 8% next year

Net farm income in Arkansas this year is projected to be down sharply when compared to 2024, but there are reasons — primarily new federal aid — to think net…

Studies point to benefit of rice as an ingredient in brewing beer

There is archeological evidence that humans were brewing beer in China almost 10,000 years ago. Other evidence points to beer brewing in Iraq 7,000 years ago, and the ancient Egyptians…

Rep. Crawford on Harvest for Hope and farmers’ aid

As a guest on this week’s Talk Business & Politics D.C. Edition podcast, U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, discussed his upcoming appearance in south Lonoke County at next weekend’s Arkansas…

A-State receives $2 million in funding for academic and workforce consortium

Arkansas State University has been awarded about $2 million in funding during the next five years from the Office of Postsecondary Education, a subdivision of the U.S. Department of Education,…

National Cold War Center raises $400,000

The National Cold War Center (NCWC) in Blytheville recently raised more than $400,000 during its annual Cold War Gala and Cold War Conversation events earlier this month. The amount raised…

Soybean volume drops in Arkansas; cotton yield estimate questioned

The volume of soybeans harvested in Arkansas is down significantly as compared to last year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) monthly Crop Production report. Arkansas’ overall 2025…

A-State ASBTDC to offer AI in business class

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University, in partnership with El Centro Hispano and Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation, will host a…

Real estate developer Ron Rhodes has died

Businessman and Arkansas State University Distinguished Alumnus Ron Rhodes has died. Rhodes, 78, passed away Tuesday (Nov. 18) according to a social media post by his company King-Rhodes & Associates. “It is with great…

Chris Richey hired as Jonesboro’s new director of Grants and Community Development

Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver announced Wednesday (Nov. 19) the city has hired Chris Richey of Benton as its new director of Grants and Community Development. Richey’s previous experience includes CEO…

Jonesboro’s sales tax collections still on record pace

Sales tax collections in the city of Jonesboro and Craighead County have maintained a record pace through the first 10 months of the year, but the collections are not keeping…

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

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

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson

Dope Medicinal Wellness opens Fayetteville clinic