Rockline Industries of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, says that it will spend more than $18 million this year to add production lines at its three Arkansas wet wipes plants. read more >
Alter Trading Corp. of St. Louis announces that, in partnership with Toyota Tsusho America Inc., it is forming a new entity called Altech Recycling LLC. read more >
The dogs have nearly had their day at Southland Casino Racing, the 1950s-vintage greyhound track that’s now a glittery full-fledged casino expanding to the tune of $250 million. read more >
Entergy Arkansas executive Kurt Castleberry says the electric company has filed for regulatory approval of the state’s largest sun energy installation — by far. read more >
The expansion of Forrest City’s Armor Bank into neighboring Lee County will be the product of a transaction totaling more than $3.5 million. read more >
Thilla Sivakumaran has been named interim vice chancellor for enrollment management at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro while a search is made for a permanent successor to Bryan Terry. read more >
The Soirée Women's Leadership Symposium returns Thursday, April 29, with Zuckerberg Media CEO Randi Zuckerberg as a keynote speaker. read more >
The way to put a stop to the rampage and tragedy of the COVID-19 virus is a widespread vaccination campaign. Education, transparency and thoughtful conversations are needed. read more >
Not only does its expansion in Fort Smith mark Hytrol’s first new location since arriving in Jonesboro in 1962, it begins a mutually supportive arrangement between the two sites. read more >
The College of Agriculture at Arkansas State University has been awarded a $500,000 Arkansas Meat and Poultry Processing grant to expand and improve laboratory space devoted to livestock research. read more >
Former Craighead County Clerk Jacob “Kade” Holliday now is scheduled to be tried in federal court on Oct. 18. read more >
Fourth-generation Brinkley farmer Jim Carroll admits 2020 was a tough year for farmers, but says he’s “tickled to death” about proving new uses for soybeans. read more >
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, city officials in Arkansas worried, among many possible effects, how the virus might derail the building permit process. It turns out that they worried unnecessarily. read more >
The surprise tandem that made home sales especially memorable for residential realty companies last year made 2020 equally unforgettable for mortgage lenders. read more >
Scenic Hill Solar CEO Bill Halter is accelerating his quest to take solar energy to schools and towns across the state with $3 million in new projects, one for Greenwood and the other for White County Central School District in Judsonia. read more >
Testing once. Testing twice. Testing every other week? That’s what Lyon College in Batesville is doing this semester as it makes a return to in-person classes and students living on campus. read more >
Henry Torres has been named the inaugural vice president for information technology and chief information officer for the Arkansas State University System. read more >
Dr. Brookshield Laurent, chair of clinical medicine at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University, has been named to the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) Board of Directors. read more >
Clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments are underway at two Arkansas hospitals, while a third is distributing a new treatment and all three are distributing vaccines. Their goal? To keep the infected from overwhelming the health care system. read more >
If this is the very best the Republican Party has to offer, it’s time for a new conservative party. read more >
