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Frozen Food Maker InnovAsian to Build $105M Manufacturing Plant in Jonesboro
The 175,000-SF facility is expected to significantly increase production capacity for the company's multi-serve entrée line. read more >
Encore Bank Names Kris Wolf as Jonesboro Market President
Wolf joined the Encore Bank in 2019. He has 27 years of banking experience. read more >
The Systems Group Plans for Growth With $1.04M Jonesboro Acquisition
The purchase of the 8,400-SF facility will expand the company's clean air division. read more >
Arkansas Community Foundation, The Peacock Group, UAMS Announce New Hires and Promotions (Movers & Shakers)
Banking, education and nonprofits are among the notable industries in this week's Movers & Shakers. read more >
Arkansas Tourism Tax Revenue Slips After Record 2024
Restaurants, new business openings and steady business travel are cushioning softer hotel demand. Local leaders see uneven but encouraging signs, as well as major events ahead that could reshape the outlook. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Pulaski Judge Refers Judicial Candidate Luther Sutter to Prosecutors
An election battle for a circuit judge position has made it to the courts for one candidate. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Washington Regional, Hendrix College, Citizens Bank Announce New Hires and Promotions (Movers & Shakers)
Banking, education and health care are the notable industries in this week's Movers & Shakers. read more >
Jonesboro Surgeon Sues Former Colleague, Lawyers Over Alleged Defamation Campaign
A unique legal case out of Jonesboro has a heart surgeon pitted against the lawyers of a former colleague, alleging defamation. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Methodist Family Health to Open Children’s Behavioral Hospital in Jonesboro
The Little Rock nonprofit will open the 70-bed acute psychiatric hospital in Jonesboro in January. read more >
by Griffin Coop -
A-State Builds Pathways Between Classrooms and Careers with New CREST Center
With the rising need for a variety of industry skills, A-State has a new approach where anyone, not just students, can learn something new to help them advance in the workforce. read more >
by Chloe McGehee -
SylamoreBio Gets $3M Grant for Neurological Research
The grant is expected to accelerate pre-clinical research to develop a therapeutic for GM1 gangliosidosis, a rare, fatal, neurodegenerative disease. read more >
New Bridge Street Brewery Planned for Jonesboro Redevelopment
Some names familiar to Arkansas Business readers are partnering on the project. read more >
NYITCOM Dean Shane Speights on Rural Medicine & AI in Health Care
Speights on growing Arkansas’ physician workforce, osteopathic training, and how AI can fix a broken health system. read more >
Trucking Industry Pushes Back Against Rising ‘Nuclear’ Verdicts
Nuclear verdicts threaten trucking firms as multimillion-dollar jury awards rise nationwide. read more >
by Marty Cook -
![Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver called the mall site “the missing piece” in Jonesboro’s economic development.[Sarah Guffey]](https://arkansasbusiness.wppcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/AS5A1083_opt-300x194.jpg)
Jonesboro Mall Site Sells, Redevelopment Plans Take Shape
More than five years after a tornado left The Mall at Turtle Creek in ruins, the property has sold at auction, opening the door for redevelopment. read more >
by Griffin Coop -
New Hires at Polk Stanley Wilcox, Armstrong Bank & Lexicon (Movers & Shakers)
From banking promotions to new leaders in construction, education and health care, here’s who’s making moves across Arkansas this week. read more >
![Melanie Edens, COO of NEA Baptist in Jonesboro, sees a “huge need” to recruit medical specialists to northeast Arkansas. [PHOTO Provided]](https://arkansasbusiness.wppcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/edens2c_melanie_4-25-7final_opt-300x194.jpg)
NEA Baptist Uses Tuition Reimbursement to Attract Specialty Physicians
NEA Baptist hopes its $20 million physician recruitment fund — with full student debt forgiveness — gives it an edge in a national talent race. read more >
by Chloe McGehee -
AHCA Opens School of Nursing as an LPN Pipeline
With LPN numbers falling, the Arkansas Health Care Association is training experienced CNAs to fill the gap—at no cost to them. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Chris Pezman on Leading A-State Athletics Into a New Era
New Arkansas State AD Chris Pezman shared his outlook on college athletics, NIL, and how A-State will stay competitive in a shifting landscape. read more >
![Bryce Goad was a member of the Arkansas State University men’s golf team from 1992-94. [PHOTO provided]](https://arkansasbusiness.wppcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/BryceGoad_opt-300x194.jpg)
Armor Bank Names Bryce Goad VP of Commercial Banking & Business Development (Super Mover)
Armor Bank welcomed Bryce Goad to its Jonesboro team, tapping his deep roots in northeast Arkansas and background in lending and accounting. read more >
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