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‘Crypto mining’ set for Newport, Little Rock and Walnut Ridge; Pine Bluff says no. read more >
‘Crypto mining’ set for Newport, Little Rock and Walnut Ridge; Pine Bluff says no. read more >
The RightFiber Wi-Fi Park, named after Ritter's broadband service, aims to expand access to high-speed internet in the area. read more >
Decades of vision, planning, collaboration and toil are coming to fruition in Arkansas as the state’s steel industry levels up again. But one cohort crucial to the success deserves praise, too: the citizens of Mississippi County. read more >
Sun power has grown quickly in Arkansas, but there have been challenges that threatened its rise, and Arkansas Business has tracked each of them. read more >
About 1,900 acres of property along U.S. 67 near Newport is being prepped for the project. read more >
For the past 20 years, a half-cent for every buck spent in Newport has pumped millions of dollars into local economic development, helping to stem an exodus and turn Jackson County into a commuter destination for 3,000 incoming workers per day. read more >
Turnabout is fair play in Jefferson County, which gained a medical marijuana cultivation center from Newport this month after losing it to the Jackson County seat more than two years ago. read more >
Newport’s Iron Mountain Train Depot still has its century-old ticket window, but instead of sending railroad passengers on their way, the refurbished station will soon put Arkansans on a track to better careers. read more >
The U.S. Economic Development Administration awards a $2.5 million grant to Newport's Tech Depot IT Apprenticeship Academy. read more >
The Newport Economic Development Commission and Arkansas State University-Newport are partnering with the Arkansas Center for Data Sciences to bring a regional information technology training center to downtown Newport. read more >
Don Parker can tell you chapter and verse about how he’ll grow medicinal marijuana at a $9 million, 35,000-SF cultivation facility his company is building in Newport. But ask where he’ll get his first plant or seed, and he goes quiet for a beat. read more >
Pinpointing legally permissible real estate for the state’s first medical cannabis enterprises after a 2016 legalization vote was like plunging into the haystack to find the perfect spot for a needle, those involved in the process say. read more >
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission says Newport and Paragould have completed the Competitive Communities Initiative evaluation. read more >
Gränges of Sweden announced Thursday that it will invest $26 million to expand its Newport operations and create 100 full-time jobs. read more >
Starting next month, a resurgent downtown Newport will host events on 22 of 26 weekends, culminating in late September with Depot Days, the city’s signature music festival. read more >
In a stunning reversal that left officials in Pine Bluff "mad to the point of tears, practically," Natural State Wellness Enterprises LLC announced that it would put its medical marijuana cultivation facility in Jackson County. read more >
Shearer's Snacks, Newport's top manufacturing company, announced it is in the process of hiring 85 employees to meet increased product demand. read more >
