Rice Mills Donate 153K Pounds to Arkansas Foodbank
The Arkansas rice industry this week donated 153,500 pounds of rice to the Arkansas Foodbank in honor of National Rice Month. read more >
Tagged: Northeast Arkansas
Business Hall of Fame Won't Add New Class in 2021
Citing "continuing uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic," the board that oversees the University of Arkansas' Arkansas Business Hall of Fame says it won't induct a new class of honorees in 2021. read more >
Nominate Now for the 33rd Arkansas Business of the Year Awards
Arkansas Business is once again seeking nominations of the state's outstanding businesses, business executives and nonprofits for its Arkansas Business of the Year Awards. read more >
A-State News Service Awarded $20K Grant
The Delta Digital News Service at Arkansas State University has received a $20,000 grant from the Fred Darragh Foundation. read more >
Update: Restaurant Operators Don't See Business Improving In Next Six Months
The National Restaurant Association recently surveyed thousands of restaurant operators from across the country about the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on their businesses, and the results from Arkansas' operators were anything but promising. read more >
Whirlwind or Reward, Candidate's Trade Stance Important for Farmers
Arkansas Business reported last week on what investment professionals thought the presidential election could mean for the markets, so Whispers thought to ask a farmer the same question. read more >
UA’s Quiet Land Deal Gets Look From FBI
The FBI has been asking questions about the planned sale of 6,300 acres by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, a deal that has drawn allegations that bid manipulation produced a lower sale price and a higher broker commission. read more >
Farming Industry Hopes Trade War Is Ebbing
Cautious optimism comes after moves made to normalize trade relations with China. read more >
RiverBank Goes Downtown with Pocahontas HQ
A once-dormant bank building in northeast Arkansas is seeing renewed life as a financial headquarters. read more >
Farm Bureau's Rich Hillman Takes Stock of Arkansas Agriculture
After years as VP at Arkansas Farm Bureau, Rich Hillman thought he knew what to expect as president. Then came COVID-19. read more >
Toombs Named Director of Johnny Cash, Tenant Farmers Properties (Movers & Shakers)
Penny Toombs has been appointed as the new director of two of Arkansas State University’s heritage sites: the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home and the Southern Tenant Farmers Museum. read more >
Arkansas Residential Sales Prove Contagious
When it comes to Arkansas home sales, historically low interest rates are helping steamroll any ill effects from COVID-19. read more >
Teacher Retirement Fund Expects Investment Loss for FY 2020
The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System expects to see a loss of 1% on its investments for its fiscal year that ended June 30, marking the first decrease since 2009. read more >
State’s Financial Firms Add Assets Under Management
While two registered investment advisory firms associated with Stephens Inc. of Little Rock remain firmly atop the annual list of the state’s largest money managers, even the second-tier firms are posting impressive new totals of assets under management. read more >
Trump vs. Biden, and What It All Means to Investors
Wealth managers and national experts agree that clients’ long-term goals, rather than political winds, should drive investment decisions. read more >
Susannah Marshall Named State Bank Commissioner
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Susannah Marshall as the next Arkansas State Bank Department commissioner. read more >
Arkansas Reports Nearly 1,300 Active Virus Cases at Colleges
Arkansas reported nearly 1,300 active coronavirus cases at its colleges and universities Thursday, as well as 525 in its public schools. read more >
Renderings of A-State's New $6.7M Arts Center Released
Construction of the Center for Three-Dimensional Arts at Arkansas State University is now underway. read more >
E.C. Barton & Co. Opens Fort Smith Store
E.C. Barton & Co. announces the opening of its new Home Outlet store at 5711 Rogers Ave. in Fort Smith. read more >
Know Your News Source (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Bumper-sticker mentality was a problem before social media, but it required acquiring a bumper sticker and deciding that sharing a nuance-free opinion with tail-gaters was worth putting sticky gunk on the car’s bumper. Now spreading opinions — and, all too often, demonstrably false information from unknown sources — can be done with a click. read more >
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