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Banking & Finance / Government & Politics / Health Care

Hope Hospital Rebuilding After Bankruptcy With Critical Access Application

The designation would help Southwest Arkansas Regional Medical Center improves its finances and expand access to care. read more >

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Agriculture & Poultry / Banking & Finance / Business Services

The Best & Worst of 2024

Highlights and lowlights of 2024, from Nobel laureate John Jumper's historic win and groundbreaking green steel innovations. read more >

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Government & Politics / Retail

AEDC Selects Six Communities to Participate in Retail Academy Program

The AEDC has selected six Arkansas communities to receive online education, market research and technical assistance to assist with recruiting retail opportunities to their region. read more >

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Red and white faced beef cattle on a farm. 
Agriculture & Poultry / Government & Politics

Meat Processors in Jonesboro, Hope are First Licensed by State

The program, which received federal approval last fall, aims to expand the market for cattlemen by allowing state-certified facilities to sell beef within the state. read more >

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Group of wind turbines at a wind farm on a hill with cattle grazing beneath, creating renewable energy in Taralga NSW Australia.
Energy

2nd Wind Farm Serving Arkansas Swepco Customers Now Online

It will provide renewable energy to all of the company's 122,800 customers in west Arkansas. read more >

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The Georgia-Pacific plant in Crossett
Government & Politics

Hope, Crossett React to Georgia Pacific Closings

Local officials already have some ideas about how to help the 655 workers who will lose their jobs when Georgia Pacific closes one of its operations in Crossett and a plant in Hope in the coming months. read more >

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Technology Little Rock Tech Park Sparks New InterestLock Icon
The second phase of the Little Rock Technology Park included gutting six stories at 421 Main St. in downtown Little Rock to make room for larger, intermediary office spaces. The building, which previously housed the state Department of Education, is on the National Register of Historic Places. [PHOTO provided]
Government & Politics Northwest Arkansas Cities Join Forces to Manage GrowthLock Icon
Pea Ridge Mayor Nathan See: “You’ve got to keep up with growth.” [michael woods]
Banking & Finance Blytheville Bank Poised to Grow
Media & Marketing Hoge Looks Back, NWA Editor Leaves
Alyson Hoge
Legal Slim Chickens Sued by Restaurant Operator Over Alleged Deception and Frozen ChickenLock Icon
Slim Chickens bought this 35,700-SF, four-story office building in Fayetteville in 2023. [Google Maps]
Whispers Changing Church in HillcrestLock Icon
Pulaski Heights Baptist Church in Hillcrest may be adapted for commercial use. [google maps]
Arkansas Business Arkansas’ $1B Broadband Push Faces Shake-Up After Feds Overhaul Grant Rules
A technician installs fiber optic cables. Little River County, Arkansas has received a $2 million federal grant to build fiber optic cable lines to support broadband infrastructure. 
Cover Story Arkansas Sees Sharp Decline in Attorney Sanctions, Raising Oversight ConcernsLock Icon
Robert Brech is the executive director of the Office of Professional Conduct, which is the office that oversees the behavior of attorneys. Brech’s office faces a backlog of cases to review. [Karen E. Segrave]
Whispers New Brewery-Restaurant, The Fermentary, Set to Open in LowellLock Icon
Health Care Hope Hospital Rebuilding After Bankruptcy With Critical Access Application