Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame to Induct 6
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame will induct six people whose leadership and service have brought distinction to the state's largest business sector. read more >
Northeast Arkansas
NYITCOM Names Woodruff Director of Clinical Education, Adds 2 Administrators
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro promotes Ben Woodruff to director of clinical education and hires Brian Brown and Tiffny Calloway as regional administrators for northeast Arkansas. read more >
Arkansas Business Names Finalists for Health Care Heroes Awards
Arkansas Business on Monday named 37 people, companies and organizations that are finalists for its Health Care Heroes Awards, an annual event that honors those making significant contributions the quality of health care in the state. read more >
Jim Carroll Takes Seat as Head of Soybean Board (Movers & Shakers)
Jim Carroll of Brinkley has been elected chair of the United Soybean Board. read more >
The Year in Executive Q&A: 2019
We approached executives from businesses large and small, nonprofits and even government agencies, and asked them to answer questions about their organizations, their industries and themselves. read more >
Asa Hutchinson Makes Appointments to Boards, Commissions
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced appointments to state boards and commissions. read more >
In the Workplace 2020: Succession Planning: Avoiding Pitfalls
Succession planning necessitates talking to current key employees about their retirement plans. Planning how you will approach these conversations can help you avoid claims of age bias. Remember, there is no mandatory retirement age (with very few exceptions). read more >
In the Workplace 2020: Talking Politics: How to Avoid Toxic Work Environment
Over the last several years, political discourse has headed south, and this is increasingly causing problems in the workplace — from co-workers not wanting to work with each other to loud and disruptive arguments and even fistfights. read more >
In the Workplace 2020: Medical Marijuana's Slow Rollout Continues
At the end of 2019, the Arkansas medical marijuana program continues its slow rollout. read more >
In the Workplace 2020: New Federal Overtime Rules Effective Jan. 1
The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that its new overtime rules, which go into effect Jan. 1, will make an additional 1.3 million American workers eligible for overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act. read more >
Arkansas Year In Review: Notable Deaths in 2019
A brilliant sportswriter, a beloved PR executive, a founder of one of Arkansas' pre-eminent architecture firms, a giant in the field of construction, the creator of “The Fishin' Hole,” a civil rights icon and a pioneering scientist were just a few of the notable Arkansans who died in 2019. read more >
Backward And Forward (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
I realized a long time ago that the things we remember most vividly from childhood are the things that we “always” did — the traditions that are reinforced and become expected — rather than one-off events, no matter how spectacular. read more >
Arkansas Business Year in Review: Top 10 Business Stories of 2019
These are the top 10 news stories that defined 2019 in Arkansas' business world. read more >
Arkansas Year In Review: Best & Worst of 2019
High times and low moments were both enjoyed by Arkansas readers in 2019. read more >
‘Flush It Right Away': Best Quotes of 2019
They said it, we only quoted them. Here are some of the best things said in 2019. read more >
Fred's, Sanders' Sales Lead Most-Read Online List
Real estate, new jobs and political corruption drove pageviews at ArkansasBusiness.com in 2019. read more >
America's Economy Ends Year With Bang (Justin Crossie Commentary)
Well over 7 million jobs have been created since November 2016, a number more than double the entire population of the state of Arkansas. read more >
Forrest City Goes Solar With 3.4-MW System by Scenic Hill
The "Jewel of the Delta" will soon have another glittering bauble, a 3.46-megawatt solar system to supply the municipality of Forrest City. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson Makes Appointments to Boards, Commissions
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday announced the appointments to state boards and commissions. read more >
Executive Academy Offers Next Step on Path to Leadership
Applications are being accepted for the 2020 Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy, which includes sessions with Curtis Barnett, Ed Choate, Amy Fecher, Terry Mohajir and Darrin Williams. read more >
College Funding Formula Makes Outcomes Key to Money
The financial impact of the new outcomes-based state funding formula on individual Arkansas universities and colleges has been a mixed bag, but the program is having the desired effect, and overall funding has increased. read more >
Solar Projects on a Roll With PSC Ruling in Offing
Carlisle farmer Don Kittler looked out at his 18-acre field east of Lonoke, beaming at row after row soaking up the sun. But these weren't the usual rows of corn, soybeans and rice he farms on 10,000 acres of in Lonoke and Prairie counties. read more >
Rick Rogala to Lead Memphis TV Stations
Rick Rogala, the former Nexstar Media Group executive, has signed on as president and general manager of Tegna's ABC affiliates in Memphis, WATN-24 and WLMT-30. read more >
Shoulda Known Better (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Marijuana is one of the few growth industries we have right now. Of course, I'm referring to the new industry of legal marijuana. Weed has been a profitable enterprise for the most risk-tolerant entrepreneurs for decades. read more >
Restoring Trust in The Medical Board (Bill Witty Commentary)
It was 3:20 a.m. on Oct. 13, 2015, when the Boone County deputy knocked on our door. He had come to tell us of our 24-year-old daughter's death in Hill County, Texas. Jill's mother and I got dressed, packed a few things and began the drive to Texas. And thus began a four-year journey into the abyss of the opioid epidemic in Arkansas. read more >
Cobblestone Hotels to Build 54-Room Hotel in Newport
Cobblestone Hotels will build a 54-room Cobblestone Hotel & Suites in Newport. read more >
Jonesboro Thinks Green Ahead of Scrapyard Move
Alter Trading Corp., doing business as TRG Jonesboro, will move its scrapyard from Flint Street downtown to the former Jonesboro Recycling Team site on Vance Drive, and the city is looking at the property to be vacated for a green space project. read more >
First Northeast Arkansas Cannabis Outlet Opens
Northeast Arkansas will get its first medical marijuana dispensary when NEA Full Spectrum opens at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Brookland, about five miles northeast of Jonesboro. read more >
Hearing Set for Accountant in Roach Embezzlement Case
The former Jonesboro accountant who has a $9 million civil judgment against him for embezzling money seems to be getting ready to plead guilty to a crime. read more >
Educational Television (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
On Amazon's Prime Video service I recently rediscovered “The Closer,” a series that I loved during its original run on TBS from 2005-12. Here are some of the great lessons to be learned from Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson. read more >
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