by - November 7, 2023 10:09 am
The city of Jonesboro is still easily on pace to smash it’s all-time sales and use tax collections record, but it’s still lagging when it comes to projected budget totals…
by - November 6, 2023 12:27 pm
Chip Dickinson is stepping down as E. Ritter & Company (ERC) CEO and Director on the Board effective January 1, 2024, at which point he will become Senior Advisor, the…
by - November 6, 2023 12:09 pm
Dry weather led to record low water levels on the Mississippi River, but another side impact in the Arkansas Delta has been a stealthy harvest. As of Oct. 29, the…
by - November 2, 2023 2:21 pm
Avian influenza has infiltrated at least one farm in Arkansas, according to the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. Testing has confirmed a case on a poultry farm in Madison County. Following…
by - November 2, 2023 8:25 am
Hotels in the city of Jonesboro set an all-time collections record in September. Collectively, the city’s 31 hotels had receipts of $3.7 million in September, a 15% increase compared to…
by - November 1, 2023 12:13 pm
Lake City native Steve Cobb has been selected as the overall winner of the Sunbelt Ag Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year award for 2023. Cobb Farms is a partnership…
by - October 31, 2023 10:58 am
The Jonesboro Advertising and Promotion Commission has hired Craig Rickert as its first executive director. Rickert comes to the A&P after serving six years as director of communications for Jonesboro…
by - October 30, 2023 1:41 pm
The city of Jonesboro recently received three new grants that will provide about $250,000 in equipment and provisions for the Jonesboro Police Department that are intended to keep officers and…
by - October 30, 2023 10:06 am
A dramatic drop in temperatures across Arkansas may intensify the fall migration of wildfowl and poultry flock owners will need to redouble their biosecurity efforts to stave off potential infections…
by - October 26, 2023 5:52 pm
Public health officials are warning individuals and healthcare providers to be aware of a cluster of tuberculosis cases in Northeast Arkansas. From 2021 through 2023, there have been 27 known…
by - October 25, 2023 10:06 am
Arkansas row crop farmers have made significant progress since the 1990s expanding their adoption of best management practices to improve soil and water conservation. Two researchers from Arkansas State University…
by - October 24, 2023 2:14 pm
Batesville-based Lyon College recently launched a new online bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) program. The program has two paths for students and the inaugural class is slated for 2024. “Lyon…
by - October 24, 2023 2:03 pm
The University of Arkansas Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service will have a new director when the New Year begins. John Anderson will assume his new role as senior associate vice president-extension…
by - October 23, 2023 12:14 pm
Forrest City-based Armor Bank announced an expansion of its board of directors that will add Mark Phillips, Ryan Carwell and Cody Crawford to the board effective immediately. Ryan Carwell is…
by - October 23, 2023 10:25 am
The city of Jonesboro has received a $550,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to create crisis intervention teams designed to better handle incidents involving citizens with mental health…
by - October 19, 2023 3:53 pm
The city of Jonesboro sales tax and use collections rebounded in September and it remains on pace to break its all-time record for at least the seventh year in a…
by - October 19, 2023 6:46 am
The Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas and the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame Board announced Thursday (Oct. 19) the 2024 class of inductees for…
by - October 18, 2023 4:19 pm
Commercial barge traffic on the Arkansas River has been shuttered due to the Mississippi River’s historic low water levels, Port of Little Rock Executive Director Bryan Day told Talk Business…
by - October 17, 2023 4:22 pm
Syngenta, a company owned by the Chinese government, will be forced to sell 160 acres of agricultural land it owns in Craighead County, Gov. Sarah Sanders said Tuesday (Oct. 17)….
by - October 17, 2023 4:06 pm
Delta Dental of Arkansas will provide free dental care for eligible Arkansas military veterans on Nov. 3 during the annual Operation Stand Down event. Two company executives and five current…
