The program is expected to bring as many as 1,500 people, counting military personnel and their families, to the River Valley. Officials estimate it could have a $1 billion annual economic impact on the region. read more >
One of the projects will extend rail service at the Little Rock Port. read more >
Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken said the new mission could provide as much as $1 billion in economic activity. read more >
A portion of the proceeds from the coin would be allotted to fund the preservation, maintenance and display of artifacts at the Sultana Disaster Museum in Marion. read more >
Arkansas PBS will mark the milestone with a six-minute montage of clips from the program over the decades, along with recollections from journalists who regularly appeared with Barnes and other hosts, including longtime Arkansas Business Editor Gwen Moritz. read more >
The Jonesboro Airport will be getting a longer runway thanks to federal tax dollars, Mayor Harold Copenhaver says. read more >
Cameron Baker, founder and owner of Cryptic Farms, which has mining sites in Malvern, Greenbrier, Russellville and Mountain Pine, concedes that the FTX scandal devastated public confidence and generated calls for more regulation, including a declaration last week by Arkansas Sen. John Boozman. read more >
What role the two-term incumbent will play in his next stint depends on which party clinches control of the chamber after the midterms. read more >
The regulations would authorize the Commodities Futures Trading Commission to be the default regulator for cryptocurrencies. read more >
It can be difficult to determine exactly where we are in this continuing COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
The lawsuit says the Craighead County Election Commission knew about the error for more than a week before early voting began. read more >
The new group's goals include creating “a strategic regional industry cluster in emerging technologies" and aid the creation of more tech jobs. read more >
The grant is set to trigger a $20 million matching pledge from the Walton Family Foundation, the biggest ever for the state Department of Parks & Tourism. read more >
A former Arkansas Razorbacks football player who owns an investment firm says he'll run for Arkansas lieutenant governor, becoming the fifth Republican to seek the office. read more >
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture says it will not go forward with a proposed $16.5 million land sale that drew opposition from Arkansas legislators and Arkansas’ senior U.S. Senator. read more >
An Arkansas gun rights activist who ran unsuccessfully for governor three years ago said Wednesday that she's challenging Sen. John Boozman in the state's Republican primary in 2022. read more >
The Senate approves President Joe Biden’s nomination of Janet Yellen to be the nation’s 78th treasury secretary, making her the first woman to hold the job. Arkansas' Senators, John Boozman and Tom Cotton, voted "nay." read more >
Health care and the economy are the top concerns for Arkansans, and Gov. Asa Hutchinson and U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton enjoy high approval ratings, according to the 22nd annual Arkansas Poll. read more >
A proposed Small Business Administration rule could deny many small poultry farms access to financing available through a popular loan program. read more >
A captain with the Arkansas State Police was nominated Wednesday to serve as a United States Marshal. read more >
