Public health researchers on Tuesday called the rapid rise in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in Arkansas a “raging forest fire," and the state's top health official warned that he expects significant outbreaks in schools.
A federal judge temporarily blocks enforcement of Arkansas' ban on gender confirming treatments for transgender youth while a lawsuit challenging the prohibition proceeds.
President Joe Biden's administration is beginning to make $3 billion in economic development grants available to communities — a tenfold increase in the program paid for by this year's COVID-19 relief bill.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he plans to meet with House and Senate leaders about growing calls to allow schools to require face masks as the state reported 23 more deaths from COVID-19. read more >
COVID-19 continues to rage through Arkansas as new day-over-day cases topped 2,000 for the first time since February. read more >
Investors from Idaho paid $10.2 million for three student townhome projects in Fayetteville. read more >
A recent Wisconsin jury award of $125 million against Walmart Inc. for failing to accommodate a longtime employee with Down syndrome will be lowered to $300,000, the maximum amount allowed under federal law. read more >
The first new house built in the neighborhood immediately east of downtown Little Rock since 1995 is occupied, and scores of apartments will be ready within weeks. read more >
Ronnie Sturch and Alan Pillow have been selected as new directors by the city of Jonesboro. read more >
The best thing about being a journalist is being paid to learn stuff, and the best thing about working on Arkansas Business has been learning about so many different industries, each with its own nuances. read more >
As U.S. regulators weigh a final stamp of approval for COVID-19 vaccines, governors in states hard hit by the pandemic — including Arkansas — hope the move will help persuade holdouts to get the shot. read more >
rkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge says that while running for the Republican nomination for governor, she also will try to put on next year's ballot a proposition to end the state's individual income tax. read more >
Tamika Edwards and Keith Harvey are sworn in as new members of the Little Rock Port Authority Board. read more >
A group of Democratic lawmakers in Arkansas, which has the nation's highest COVID-19 rate, urged the governor and Republicans who control the Legislature to lift the state's ban on schools and government entities requiring people to wear masks. read more >
Arkansas stands to get up to $216 million of a $26 billion payout from three major pharmaceutical distributors and a major drug manufacturer accused of fueling the opioid epidemic. read more >
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week from the lowest point of the pandemic, even as the job market appears to be rebounding on the strength of a reopened economy. read more >
A federal judge blocks an Arkansas law banning nearly all abortions in the state while she hears a challenge to its constitutionality. read more >
The U.S. economy reached a peak in February 2020, the National Bureau of Economic Research says. The recession began the following month and ended in April. read more >
Megan Crozier, chief merchant for Sam's Club, and University of Arkansas Vice Chancellor for Athletics Hunter Yurachek are among the featured speakers for the fall Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy in Bentonville. read more >
Denise Thomas has been named to lead the World Trade Center Arkansas, making her the first Black woman to become CEO of a World Trade Center in the United States. read more >
Studies have shown the COVID-19 vaccines to be safe and effective. But misinformation continues to sow doubts about them, especially in conservative and rural areas. read more >
Walmart insists it doesn't want to be a bank, but it's surely acting like one. read more >
Sandro J. Lukanovic has been granted a conditional permit by the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Division for Van Buren County's first (legal) distillery. read more >
An affiliate of New York's White Oak Healthcare MOB REIT purchased the 12th Street project from an affiliate of Orion Investment & Management Ltd. of Miami. read more >
Dr. Greg Bledsoe, the state's surgeon general and Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, blames the current failure in public health outcomes on liberals. read more >
Bankers and their new employers are advised to consider a few steps to mitigate legal risks. A recent Federal Reserve lifetime ban on two Wyoming bankers is an alarming reminder of the severity of these risks. read more >
Real gross domestic product rose in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the first quarter of 2021. read more >
Patrick Hum has been promoted to financial planner and analyst in the Little Rock office of Stone Bank of Mountain View. read more >
Jennifer Fowler has been named director of the Arkansas National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. read more >
UAMS researchers have received a a $1.36 million grant to develop a non-invasive means of detecting weaknesses in a pregnant woman's pelvic floor muscles that could lead to injury while giving birth. read more >
Arkansas' unemployment rate remained unchanged for the third month in a row, at 4.4% from May to June. read more >
Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders' campaign said she has raised another $4.2 million for her bid for Arkansas governor. read more >
The Walton Arts Center has received a $9.8 million Shuttered Venue Operators Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration. read more >
