ArDOT Chief Lorie Harris Tudor Has Paid Her Dues
Lorie Harris Tudor, the first woman to head the Arkansas Transportation Department, began work there 39 years ago as an entry-level clerk typist. read more >
Lorie Harris Tudor, the first woman to head the Arkansas Transportation Department, began work there 39 years ago as an entry-level clerk typist. read more >
Residents in the northeast Arkansas city of Jonesboro celebrated a street being renamed in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. after months of contentious debate. read more >
Alter Trading Corp., doing business as TRG Jonesboro, will move its scrapyard from Flint Street downtown to the former Jonesboro Recycling Team site on Vance Drive, and the city is looking at the property to be vacated for a green space project. read more >
Mike Downing has been hired by Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin to be the city's chief of staff. read more >
Ritter Communications celebrates the start of construction on its $8 million, 8,882-SF cloud and data storage facility in Jonesboro. read more >
In the midst of a growth and development spurt that includes downtown and business district revival and a new convention center under construction, Jonesboro is launching a Micro-Enterprise Business Accelerator grant program, the first of its kind in the city. read more >
Jonesboro residents only need to look around to know that the city and surrounding area are enjoying economic success. But it's nice when other people notice too. read more >
Harold Perrin, mayor of Jonesboro, talks about the blessings of steady growth, and some of the challenges that come with it. read more >
After close to three years of financial and political challenges — and grappling with the presence of a competing project — the city welcomed the ceremonial start of construction on the Red Wolf Convention Center and Embassy Suites Hotel at Arkansas State University. read more >
The Rotary Club of Jonesboro leads a $750,000 project to create Centennial Park in downtown Jonesboro. read more >
Frito-Lay of Texas has asked the city of Jonesboro to issue industrial development revenue bonds not to exceed $150 million for another expansion of its facility at 2810 Quality Way. read more >
The Jonesboro Advertising & Promotions Commission voted 3-2 on Wednesday afternoon to financially support the Keller Family Hyatt group in its attempt to build a convention center and hotel in northeast Arkansas’ hub city. read more >
Two competing groups are petitioning Jonesboro's advertising and promotion committee for incentives to build large hotels and convention centers. read more >
Bill Campbell, a longtime newspaper reporter and editor, will become communications director for the city of Jonesboro on March 7, Mayor Harold Perrin announced last week. The appointment is subject to approval of a salary proposal, which was to be submitted to the City Council last week. read more >
Dewayne Douglas has been announced by Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin as the next director of human resources for the city. read more >
The company in charge of opening a hotel and convention center at Arkansas State University plans to ask a Jonesboro commission to make a 10-year commitment to the space worth more than $2 million. read more >
Voters in Jonesboro will be asked to approve a sales tax increase during a special election in November. read more >
Haag Brown Commercial of Jonesboro is building a new headquarters as part of a planned office park designed to encourage exercise and activity. read more >
The mayor of Jonesboro said a proposal from Arkansas State University students to add protections for gays and lesbians to the city's anti-discrimination policy is unnecessary. read more >
A railroad overpass project at Highland Drive and Nettleton Avenue in Jonesboro continues to make progress, but it still is years away from being completed. read more >
