by - July 14, 2021 1:58 pm
Arkansas is in the midst of a COVID-19 surge due to the much more contagious Delta variant, and Gov. Asa Hutchinson told community members in Forrest City Tuesday evening (July…
by - July 14, 2021 1:09 pm
The University of Arkansas Press has published hundreds of books, catalogs and journals since it was established in 1980 as the university’s publishing arm. The press, celebrating an extended 40th…
by - July 14, 2021 12:12 pm
Minnesota-based Artspace Projects, a nonprofit real estate developer and property manager, announced a $16 million workforce housing development Wednesday (July 14) for an approximately one-acre site near the Momentary tourist…
by - July 14, 2021 11:22 am
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $1.36 million grant to researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to develop a non-invasive means of detecting weaknesses…
by - July 14, 2021 10:15 am
The University of Arkansas announced Wednesday (July 14) that Toby Teeter would be the first director of a new initiative in Bentonville called the Collaborative. In a news release, the…
by - July 14, 2021 9:53 am
Property values can be significantly impacted by dilapidated conditions in adjacent properties and city leaders in Jonesboro are about to tackle the problem. Jonesboro city code enforcement officers will begin…
by - July 13, 2021 10:48 pm
In April, leaders from around the globe gathered for a virtual climate summit. During the highly anticipated event, figures from both sides of the aisle painted a bleak future without…
by - July 13, 2021 10:42 pm
Home BancShares, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Centennial Bank, announced Tuesday (July 13) the appointment of Audra Foster as Director of Corporate Social Responsibility. “We are proud to announce our…
by - July 13, 2021 2:40 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools Peak Innovation Center is coming in $6.6 million over budget with $2.57 million of that unfunded, Shawn Shaffer, FSPS facilities supervisor told the FSPS school board…
by - July 13, 2021 12:28 pm
A number of factors combined to produce what E.C. Barton and Co., commodity buyer Matt Gordon called a perfect storm around the price and availability of building materials, a storm…
by - July 13, 2021 11:20 am
Each year plant bugs, a perennial pest of Arkansas cotton, spend June and early July consuming the silk of corn while it’s still green. As seed is set on corn…
by - July 13, 2021 9:51 am
Two nonprofit groups in Northwest Arkansas have merged into one organization that should be better positioned to distribute more scholarship dollars to its recipients. Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest…
by - July 12, 2021 9:14 pm
Lifelong friends Jackson Spencer and Dustin Hundley had a similar problem. Spencer was working in various capacities of the retail sector, while Hundley spent each day in a cubicle working…
by - July 12, 2021 4:28 pm
The Flipkart Group, the Indian retailer partially owned by Walmart, raised $3.6 billion (U.S.) in new funding as it seeks to grow an e-commerce ecosystem in India. Lead investors include…
by - July 12, 2021 3:28 pm
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program has awarded $9.8 million to the Walton Arts Center. The grant is part of the organization’s ongoing recovery plan…
by - July 12, 2021 2:25 pm
Spirit Fitness, a company that builds residential and commercial fitness equipment, has announced plans to expand the company’s operation in Jonesboro with the addition of a new facility in Jonesboro’s…
by - July 12, 2021 2:17 pm
A report to be presented to the Fort Smith Board of Directors will tout the benefits of a unified communications department for the city. The idea for a communications department…
by - July 12, 2021 2:01 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is expected to report double-digit growth in earnings and revenue as analysts look to multiple years of growth on the strong foundation that…
by - July 12, 2021 1:07 pm
On May 26, a maintenance worker at the Valley Transportation Authority in San Jose, Calif., showed up at the railyard where he worked and began shooting, killing nine people, including…
by - July 11, 2021 11:32 am
Arkansas is known for its abundance of farmers, truckers, bankers, and retailers, but the Natural State isn’t exactly renowned for its contributions to the world of chocolatiers. There is a…
