
Mars Petcare Mounts $145M Expansion, to Add 120 Jobs
Mars Petcare of Franklin, Tennessee, says it will expand its operation in Fort Smith, investing $145 million and adding 120 jobs. read more >
Mars Petcare of Franklin, Tennessee, says it will expand its operation in Fort Smith, investing $145 million and adding 120 jobs. read more >
The Arkansas House voted Thursday to require members and staff to wear masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. read more >
An Arkansas lawmaker has tested positive for the coronavirus, a House spokeswoman said on Wednesday, days after the Legislature began this year's session. read more >
Butterball of Garner, North Carolina, says it will invest $8.7 million to expand two Arkansas turkey processing facilities, creating a combined 360 jobs over the next three years. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson urges lawmakers to affirm his declaration of emergency amid the COVID-19 pandemic and approve a hate crimes bill that's so far received a cool reception from legislators. read more >
Hospitalizations for the illness caused by the new coronavirus have set a second record high Monday for Arkansas in three days, the state Department of Health reported. read more >
The record-high number of active coronavirus cases in Arkansas is likely a signal that hospitalizations will increase in coming days, a state health official says. read more >
Arkansas lawmakers return to the Capitol on Monday for a legislative session overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic that has killed thousands in the state. read more >
A push to enact a hate crimes law in Arkansas, a state with a history of white supremacists, appeared to have all the elements for success. But the law's chances are in jeopardy even before lawmakers return to the Capitol. read more >
Arkansas on Wednesday reported a near-record increase in coronavirus deaths as the state's cases continued to mount. read more >
Arkansas on Tuesday adjusted its rollout of the coronavirus vaccine as the state's virus patients in the hospital continued hitting record levels. read more >
The number of patients hospitalized because of coronavirus in Arkansas continued surging Monday to a new record of nearly 1,300. read more >
Hytrol Conveyor Co. Inc. of Jonesboro says it will establish a new factory in an existing 300,000-SF facility on Jenny Lind Road in Fort Smith. read more >
The number of hospitalized patients with coronavirus remained at a record level Sunday as Arkansas continued to grapple with a surge in virus cases. read more >
Coronavirus hospitalizations in Arkansas have again set a new record high, as the pandemic's strains medical resources across the state. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson extends his coronavirus emergency declaration by another two months as the state reported a record one-day spike in deaths and a new high in hospitalizations from COVID-19. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson lauded President Donald Trump on Monday for signing into law a massive bipartisan bill that, among other things, divvies up billions of dollars for states to procure vaccines and treatments to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. read more >
Nestlé USA says it will invest more than $100 million to expand its production facility in Jonesboro and hire at least 100 new employees over the next two years. read more >
As hospitalizations of coronavirus patients hit a new daily record high in Arkansas on Tuesday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said two facilities will be constructed to provide over 100 additional hospital beds if needed. read more >
Arkansas received more doses Monday of coronavirus vaccines as the number of virus-related deaths continued to mount in the state, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said. read more >