by - March 10, 2022 10:07 am
Jonesboro’s city sales and use tax receipts have set record after record since the mid-2010s, but the first two months of 2022 have outpaced anything that has previously happened in…
by - March 10, 2022 7:51 am
The financial impact of University of Arkansas basketball player JD Notae’s name, image, and likeness (NIL) deal on a regional nonprofit has, so far, been significant. Notae’s ongoing “Drop A…
by - March 9, 2022 6:04 pm
For many decades, the city of Jonesboro has been described as an island, or the hub city of Northeast Arkansas. When the national economy soars or plummets, the local impact…
by - March 9, 2022 5:55 pm
In the days when the Arkansas General Assembly met in regular sessions only every other year, I was obligated by the news outlets that employed me to ask local legislators…
by - March 9, 2022 5:30 pm
Dr. Jay Barth of Little Rock has been named as the new director of the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum, effective March 13, 2022, the National Archives and Records…
by - March 9, 2022 4:26 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith’s Wilhauf House in Van Buren is near completion and university officials believe it will open to the public in April. The re-opening of…
by - March 9, 2022 4:12 pm
There will soon be a 70,000-square-foot very cold spot in Mulberry that will add 25-30 jobs to the Crawford County town and be the first phase in what the owners…
by - March 9, 2022 2:43 pm
Economic growth in Northeast Arkansas is often tied to the city of Jonesboro, but there is at least one other community in the region that has had significant growth during…
by - March 9, 2022 1:55 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors unofficially agreed on the basics of a sales tax advisory committee during a board study session Tuesday night (March 8) after much discussion and listening…
by - March 9, 2022 10:48 am
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. announced Tuesday (March 8) it will retire its existing treasury share holdings and offer a 2-for-1 forward stock split of its common stock. The…
by - March 9, 2022 8:18 am
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank, the state’s largest bank with $26.1 billion in assets, originated record mortgage volume for the third straight year. The bank’s total 2021 mortgage loan volume of more…
by - March 8, 2022 6:54 pm
A federal judge on Tuesday (March 8) sentenced two Arkansas men to federal prison in connection with the development of a wind turbine that was never operational and a proposed…
by - March 8, 2022 6:02 pm
Jonesboro-based Ritter Communications has been awarded eight rural broadband installation grants by the Arkansas Legislative Council totaling about $44 million. These resources, made available through the Arkansas Rural Connect (ARC)…
by - March 8, 2022 5:50 pm
Westrock Coffee Co. and its subsidiary, S&D Coffee & Tea, will organize under one brand name. Moving forward, the two companies will begin providing service under one name, Westrock Coffee,…
by - March 8, 2022 5:35 pm
Craighead County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Martin E. Lilly of Jonesboro, will seek to become the Prosecuting Attorney in the Second Judicial District. The district includes Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Greene, Mississippi,…
by - March 8, 2022 5:00 pm
Consensus among panel speakers at the Better Communities town hall Tuesday (March 8) was that Fort Smith is a good community and making it a great community includes improving cooperation…
by - March 8, 2022 4:14 pm
Documents in the Environmental Impact Statement process for the proposed U.S. Air Force pilot training center in Fort Smith say the mission will extend to 2029, but a state official…
by - March 8, 2022 11:35 am
The oldest company in Arkansas is expanding. According to a Tuesday (March 8) news release, Little Rock-based business law practice Rose Law Firm will acquire Smith Hurst PLC, a regional…
by - March 8, 2022 9:13 am
Fayetteville-based Grillight has landed a national distribution deal with Tennessee-based Tractor Supply Co., the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States. As of Dec. 25, 2021, the company operated…
by - March 8, 2022 9:05 am
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) will hold a public meeting about improvements to U.S. 64 in Fort Smith from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday (March 10) in the east room…
