Cliff Jones, the former vice chancellor for learning and instruction at ASU Mid-South, has been named deputy director of the Arkansas State University Delta Center for Economic Development. read more >
For Bold Team LLC, the state’s first medical marijuana producer and cannabis edibles manufacturer, business so far has been grape. read more >
Competition is fierce for three retail liquor licenses to be awarded in Randolph County on Tuesday. read more >
Protecting customers from overdrafts, a standard service provided by most banks and credit unions, can also be a lucrative revenue stream. read more >
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 >
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 >
Michael Hoggard has been promoted to vice president-controller and information security officer of Citizens Bank in Batesville. Sandy Starnes has also been promoted, to director of marketing. read more >
Arkansas Business will honor more than 40 companies designated among this year's "Best Places to Work" during an awards luncheon in September. read more >
The Poinsett County Detention Center's deficiencies date to the time it was first built. But Sheriff Kevin Molder thinks the county can repair the jail for just under $2 million. read more >
As St. Bernards Healthcare finishes its $102 million medical tower on its Jonesboro campus, the health care system continues to grow in northeast Arkansas. read more >
A $70 million investment in the peanut industry in Arkansas is expected to usher in a new era for farmers. The operation will feature the first peanut-shelling plant in Arkansas and create between 125 and 130 jobs. read more >
U.S. employers sharply stepped up their hiring in June, adding a robust 224,000 jobs, an indication of the economy's durability after more than a decade of expansion. read more >
In his new position as director of the Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center in Poinsett County, Tim Burcham wants to help improve production of Arkansas' top crop. He also gets to play in the dirt. read more >
Jacqueline Brightwell will succeed Les Christensen as director of the Bradbury Art Museum, Arkansas State University in Jonesboro announced Monday. read more >
President Trump's trade war with China is creating casualties in Arkansas. Soybean farmers have seen their exports to China plummet as prices have dropped 15%. read more >
President Trump's tariffs of 25% on $250 billion worth of Chinese goods is making some Arkansas business either absorb their price increases or pass the cost hikes to their customers. read more >
Martin Eggensperger was appointed president of Black River Technical College in Pocahontas after a four-month search. read more >
Jonesboro Overhead Door and Tri County Garage Door recently merged under a single ownership. read more >
In Arkansas, conversations have begun about integrating distributed energy resources, or DERs, into the existing utility infrastructure. The goal: to maximize benefits for all Arkansans during our transition to a more efficient, and diversified, energy grid. read more >
After about 75 years of combined publishing experience in north Arkansas, best friends and business partners Angelia Roberts and Kay Tharp of Melbourne have made themselves a home, Next Door. read more >
