Riff Raff: ‘Symbols matter’
One will encounter a good number of jerks in this journalism work, especially if you do it long enough. Or maybe even if you do it for a day or…
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-One will encounter a good number of jerks in this journalism work, especially if you do it long enough. Or maybe even if you do it for a day or…
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-Longtime Tyson Foods leader and well-known musician Ed Nicholson passed away Friday (July 26) at the age of 71, according to an announcement from his family. Ernest Edmund “Ed” Nicholson…
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-Walmart plans to expand its autoimmune-focused specialty pharmacy business with 25 locations in Alabama, Idaho, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Walmart recently closed its healthcare clinics and sold its telehealth business…
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-With rising menu prices from fast food to casual dining restaurants, convenience stores are doubling down on their quick-serve and made-to-order foods in an effort to attract more customers on…
by July 26, 2024 9:18 am
-“Wherever there is judgment, there is noise and more than you think.” This quote comes from the book, “Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment” by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony and…
by July 26, 2024 8:44 am
-The Sebastian County Quorum Court in a special meeting Thursday (July 25) once again voted against funding its part of a slide expansion at Parrot Island Waterpark. The connected slide…
by July 25, 2024 7:49 pm
-Permanent funding for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture will be a top legislative priority for State Sen. Ron Caldwell, R-Wynne, and State Rep. Fran Cavenaugh, R- Walnut Ridge,…
by July 25, 2024 7:01 pm
-Mercy said Thursday (July 25) it will move into three former Walmart Health Centers in supercenters in Fort Smith, Rogers and Springdale. Mercy said the clinics will offer primary care…
by July 25, 2024 5:28 pm
-High Street Equity Partners, with offices in Little Rock and Washington, D.C., is an investment partner in a $2.5 million seed round for Northwest Arkansas-based healthcare startup Sober Sidekick, according…
by July 25, 2024 5:13 pm
-Sebastian County is advertising for an election coordinator and a programmer to help with elections. Less than 95 days before early voting begins in Arkansas for the general election, the…
by July 25, 2024 3:58 pm
-Fort Smith sales tax revenues through the first half of 2024 is cooling from what were record levels in 2023. The June report shows the city’s share of the countywide…
by July 25, 2024 11:23 am
-In a new partnership with the Arkansas Bankers Association, The Venture Center announced Thursday (July 25) the inaugural Arkansas Banking Solutions Accelerator. Applications for financial technology companies to be considered…
by July 25, 2024 10:32 am
-The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) has sued three property owners claiming breach of contract and fraud in hopes of getting the land back. One of the defendants is Steve…
by July 25, 2024 10:09 am
-Most retailers saw improved consumer traffic in stores over the past year, according to a report by Placer.ai. Ethan Chernofsky, Placer.ai marketing exec, said part of the rebound in foot…
by July 25, 2024 9:50 am
-Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. posted a net loss and a revenue decline in the second quarter amid a lingering freight downturn. P.A.M. previously had losses in the fourth…
by July 25, 2024 9:18 am
-Southern Bancorp, Inc., announced Mike Myers, former Winrock Chief Financial Officer and longtime Southern Bancorp Board Director, as its interim Chief Financial Officer. Myers recently retired from Winrock International after…
by July 25, 2024 7:11 am
-Jim Rowland, the longtime and revered coach and athletic director with the Fort Smith Public School District who helped guide the district though an emotional and divisive mascot change, has…
by July 24, 2024 10:44 pm
-After months of speculation, Jonesboro Alderman L.J. Bryant launched a bid Wednesday (July 24) to challenge incumbent Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver. Bryant said his campaign has already raised $150,000 and…
by July 24, 2024 5:21 pm
-Tyson Ventures, the venture capital arm of Tyson Foods, recently held its annual pitch event for startups using technology to improve the supply chain and selected five companies to work…
by July 24, 2024 5:12 pm
-Arkansas’ medical marijuana sales totaled $135.5 million in the first half of 2024, down from the $141 million in the same period of 2023, a year with record sales of…
by July 24, 2024 4:04 pm
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