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Tenaris to hire 250 new workers

A rebounding economy has led one Northeast Arkansas employer to expand its workforce. Tenaris has announced plans to hire 250 more workers at its welded mill in Hickman. A timetable…

Soybean farmers enjoy a rebound year despite record rainfall in June

Arkansas soybean farmers were set for a solid return year in 2021 after years of battling low prices, bad weather and problems connected with the COVID-19 pandemic. Jeremy Ross, extension…

Shane Gadberry appointed director of Livestock and Forestry Research Center near Batesville

After 25 years as an extension livestock specialist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, Dr. Shane Gadberry has been appointed resident director of the Livestock and Forestry…

Rep. Joe Jett not seeking re-election

A longtime state lawmaker from Northeast Arkansas has decided he will not seek another term in the State House of Representatives. State Rep. Joe Jett, R-Success, announced Monday (Jan. 17)…

Delta Regional Authority graduates 24 from leadership institute

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) graduated 24 regional leaders from the Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy. The 2021 DLI class marks the 16th year of DLI-trained regional leaders, composed…

Batesville’s Intimidator Group acquired by Toro Company for $400 million

The Toro Company announced Friday (Jan. 14) it acquired privately-held Intimidator Group, based in Batesville, Arkansas, in a deal valued at $400 million. The Intimidator Group designs and manufactures Spartan…

NEA leaders want $3 billion steel mill to build population back

During the 1990s one of the most prosperous counties in Northeast Arkansas took a deep plunge. Eaker Air Force Base closed in Blytheville and throughout the decade 9,000 jobs, mostly…

Governor: $3 billion steel plant will help Arkansas attract auto manufacturer

The announcement by U.S. Steel that it will build a $3 billion plant in Osceola will make Mississippi County the nation’s leading steel-producing county and sets the stage for Arkansas…

Jonesboro sets new record for sales tax collections as local economy hums

Jonesboro’s record-shattering sales and use tax collections pace will eventually subside, but for nearly a decade Northeast Arkansas’s largest city has set a new record each year. This last year…

Arkansas Department of Agriculture partners to support farmers markets

The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has partnered with the Farm Credit Associations of Arkansas for the seventh annual Arkansas Farmers Market Promotion Program and the Arkansas Farmers Market Bag Program….

U.S. Steel to locate $3 billion steel mill in Northeast Arkansas

When Big River Steel first started operations near Osceola in Mississippi County in 2014, it was one of the largest industrial projects ever in the state of Arkansas. BRS, now…

Farm incomes on the rise; Fryar Center predicts trend to continue in 2022

Farm income and agricultural land values were on the rise in 2021 and are projected to continue upwards in 2022, according to the Fryar Risk Management Center of Excellence. The…

Dramatic spikes in fertilizer prices could impact row crop farmers

Inflation continues to impact all sectors of the U.S. economy and some farmers could be impacted by a financial squeeze as planting season begins with global fertilizer prices predicted to…

Southern Hills subdivision land purchase tops $6.89 million in Jonesboro

1688 Radford Road Residential Cooperative Inc. made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County, from Nov. 15 through Dec. 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s…

Arkansas Senate Minority Leader Keith Ingram will not seek re-election (UPDATED)

Arkansas Senate Minority Leader Keith Ingram, D-West Memphis, will not seek re-election following his current term. Ingram has been a member of the Arkansas Legislature since 2009 when he was…

Unvaccinated patients dying at much higher rate than those vaccinated in Northeast Arkansas

As the COVID-19 omicron variant washes over Northeast Arkansas, the largest medical provider in the region, St. Bernards, has released information about patients that is crystal clear – the pandemic…

Corn has near banner year; winter wheat prices approach 10-year high

Maize, or corn, is one of the oldest domesticated crops in human history. It was first grown in southern Mexico more than 10,000 years ago. No one knows when the…

SBA recovery center opened in Trumann to provide tornado damage relief

The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center opened a SBA Business Recovery Center in Trumann on Wednesday (Jan. 5) to provide a wide…

State Rep. Monte Hodges to seek First Congressional District seat

State Rep. Monte Hodges, D-Blytheville, will seek the Democratic nomination for U.S. Congress in the First District, the seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro. Hodges, a five-term…

Peanut acres in 2022 could be contingent on other crops

Cotton and soybean prices may force the hands of farmers who have planted peanuts for the last decade in Arkansas. There were an estimated 40,000 acres planted in the state…

Rausch Companies appoints first president, chief operating officer

Fort Smith metro building numbers down almost 19% through June

Construction on largest solar array in US begins in Mississippi County

UAMS, Mena Regional Health System enter co-management agreement