FIS, State Announce Sponsorship Will Continue at Fintech Accelerator Demo Day
Global financial services company FIS of Jacksonville, Florida, and the state will continue to sponsor the Fintech Accelerator next year. read more >
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Remnants of Barry Drench Parts of Southwest Arkansas
The remnants of a massive tropical storm have soaked parts of Arkansas, causing flash flooding in rural areas and prompting the shutdown of a stretch of interstate that links Little Rock and Dallas because of water on the road. read more >
Planned Parenthood Moving to New Facility in Little Rock
Planned Parenthood says it's opening a new health center in Little Rock next month to meet growing patient demand. read more >
Mahony Trails Cotton in Fundraising for Senate Race
The Democrat trying to unseat Sen. Tom Cotton in Arkansas is trailing the incumbent Republican lawmaker in fundraising. read more >
Lockheed Martin in Camden Lands $492M Contract for Missile Launchers
Lockheed Martin, a mainstay of South Arkansas' defense industry, will be building missile launchers and hardware in East Camden under a half-billion contract to supply the U.S. Army and Marines, as well as the militaries of Poland and Romania. read more >
Stuttgart, Already Known for Solar, Partners With Scenic Hill to Power City
Stuttgart, which bills itself as the world capital for rice production and duck hunting, is partnering with Scenic Hill Solar of North Little Rock to power all city government operations with sun energy from a new 3.15-megawatt solar plant. read more >
Rita Sklar, Longtime Executive Director of ACLU of Arkansas, to Retire
The executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas is retiring after nearly three decades heading the group. read more >
FCC Announces $7M More in Rural Internet Funding
The federal government says it will allocate an additional $7 million in funding over the next 10 years to expand internet access in rural areas of Arkansas. read more >
Bold Team's Dull Colors Disguise Gummies' Sweet Relief
For Bold Team LLC, the state’s first medical marijuana producer and cannabis edibles manufacturer, business so far has been grape. read more >
AETN Standoff Drags On
Three months after setting a deadline, there has been no resolution announced in a stalemate that followed the firing of chief fundraiser Mona Dixon, the AETN Foundation COO who had been a fixture in Arkansas educational TV for three decades. read more >
Liquor Store Rivals Ready for Randolph County Retail Licenses
Competition is fierce for three retail liquor licenses to be awarded in Randolph County on Tuesday. read more >
Judge Rules Rivendell Destroyed Evidence in Overdose Case
A Pulaski County Circuit judge recently ruled that the family of a 20-year-old woman who died of a drug overdose will win its lawsuit because Rivendell Behavioral Health Services of Arkansas intentionally destroyed key evidence. read more >
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Diligence Due in Cannabis Investing
Investing in the marijuana business these days doesn’t require bags of cash or secret handoffs, but there are still risks, and experts advise looking before leaping into the new medical cannabis industry. read more >
A Higher Purpose (Editorial)
When did health care become just a business, a revenue generator like any other? read more >
Planes, Trains and Barges: Little Rock Port Authority Turns 60
Lance Fritz, the head of Union Pacific Railroad, said last week during a Q&A panel celebrating the Little Rock Port Authority's 60th anniversary that he had cautionary words for President Trump regarding the country’s trade war with China. read more >
Telcoe's Sarah Mosley Gives Cooperatives Credit Where Due
Sarah Mosley, the president and CEO of Telcoe Federal Credit Union in Little Rock, says credit unions’ focus is on the local community. read more >
Jonesboro's Kevin Miller Recognized by State Fire Chiefs Association (Movers & Shakers)
Fire Chief Kevin Miller of Jonesboro has received the E.W. Sewell Fire Chief of the Year Award from the Arkansas Fire Chiefs Association. read more >
Powell Sends Further Signals of Future Rate Cuts
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, testifying for a second day before Congress, said Thursday that the economy is in a "very good place" despite headwinds and that the Fed is prepared to do what it can to "keep it there." read more >
Jeremy Hutchinson Surrenders Law License After Pleas
Former Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson is surrendering his law license after pleading guilty to bribery, conspiracy and tax fraud charges in federal court. read more >
Judge Barred From Executions Cases Seeks Justices' Recusal
An Arkansas judge who participated in an anti-death penalty demonstration the same day he blocked the state from using a lethal injection drug wants state Supreme Court justices to disqualify themselves from hearing his request to handle execution-related cases again. read more >
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