by - July 5, 2022 10:00 am
Batesville-chartered First Community Bank is planning an expansion into Northwest Arkansas. The company said Tuesday (July 5) that it will soon open a loan production office (LPO) in Rogers and, pending regulatory…
by - July 4, 2022 5:10 pm
Northeast Arkansas electric vehicle manufacturer, Envirotech, has entered into a $27 million agreement with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. The agreement will aid in facility construction and expansion in Osceola,…
by - June 29, 2022 4:31 pm
The first half of the year sales and use tax collections are in the coffers and Jonesboro appears to be rampaging towards another record setting year. Northeast Arkansas’ largest city…
by - June 28, 2022 4:50 pm
Corn and soybean prices continue to soar upwards, but the lack of rain could eat into row crop farmers’ profits. Grain price hikes are negatively impacting cattle producers. Less than…
by - June 28, 2022 4:28 pm
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at Arkansas State University will be offering several opportunities in July for small businesses to learn about financing a business. During several…
by - June 27, 2022 11:14 am
State Rep. Dwight Tosh, R-Jonesboro, received a near death sentence when he was only 13 years old. The healthy teenager developed a high fever that wouldn’t break. He was soon…
by - June 26, 2022 2:37 pm
Alan Morse, CEO of Jonesboro-based Ritter Communications, a regional telecom and broadband provider, said Arkansas is well ahead of surrounding states when it comes to investing in high-speed Internet fiber…
by - June 26, 2022 9:15 am
Hytrol Conveyor Co. and Haag Brown Commercial Real Estate and Development, through its holding company, Real Estate for e-Commerce, broke ground Friday (June 24) on a new warehouse and distribution…
by - June 23, 2022 2:11 pm
Crittenden County Circuit Court Judge Tonya Alexander denied a petition Thursday (June 23) by Damien Echols to have advanced DNA testing done on ligatures that were recovered in the 1993…
by - June 22, 2022 5:42 pm
Garland & Greenwood CPAs and Advisors opened its fifth office in the state with an expansion into the Jonesboro area. The company already has locations in Little Rock, Conway, Bentonville,…
by - June 22, 2022 10:56 am
Jonesboro-based outdoor specialty retailer Gearhead Outfitters will relocate its Fayetteville store from Dickson Street to 101 N. Block Ave., just north of the square. The nearly 6,000-square-foot building, which had…
by - June 22, 2022 12:24 am
Former State Sen. Bryan King’s defeat of Sen. Bob Ballinger was the most-watched run off election of the night Tuesday (June 21). In addition to races in Northwest Arkansas, there were…
by - June 21, 2022 3:33 pm
A deadly E. coli outbreak at several Jack in the Box fast food restaurants in the western United States in 1993 may provide the means to solve one of the…
by - June 20, 2022 5:48 pm
Every five years, lawmakers formulate the nation’s farm bill, legislation that dictates how much support the federal government will provide for farmers across the country. The new bill will be…
by - June 19, 2022 1:46 pm
Davy Carter has a pretty good seat to gauge the local, state and national economies. From his perch as Northeast Arkansas regional president for Centennial Bank and as a director…
by - June 16, 2022 4:09 pm
The Delta Population Health Institute (DPHI) honored seven individuals for their outstanding contributions to population health and health equity at the inaugural Delta Impact Awards ceremony held in Jonesboro earlier…
by - June 15, 2022 12:23 pm
Jim Washam has accepted an offer to become dean of the Neil Griffin College of Business at Arkansas State University, Provost Alan Utter said. The long-time Griffin College faculty member…
by - June 15, 2022 11:16 am
In mid-May, Talk Business & Politics joined First Security Bank, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, and the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce in presenting a “better community” conversation. More than…
by - June 14, 2022 8:11 am
Arkansas farmers are being impacted by a double-edged sword when it comes to inflation. Input costs are spiraling upward, but so are futures market prices in some cases, meaning the…
by - June 13, 2022 7:07 pm
There is no question that COVID-19 pandemic disruptions have been felt in virtually every sector of the U.S. economy, perhaps nowhere more acutely than in agriculture. The pandemic followed hard…
