Little Rock Lawyer Pleads Guilty in USDA Fraud Case
Authorities say he played a role in a scheme to defraud the agency of $11.5 million. read more >
Authorities say he played a role in a scheme to defraud the agency of $11.5 million. read more >
Niki Charles admitted that she asked people to falsely claim discrimination to obtain money from two class-action settlement programs. read more >
Proposed new regulations would force food processors to reduce the amount of salmonella bacteria found in some raw chicken products or risk being shut down. read more >
Funds will be used to provide portable carts to hospitals in rural areas and prisons. read more >
Co-founders of FR8relay, Aayush Thakur and Deme Yuan, belive introducing "relay nodes" could transform the trucking industry. read more >
The company has now funded more than 26,000 acres worth of farmland in 17 states and Australia. read more >
Emails also show the companies submitted a draft of the executive order Trump issued to keep meatpacking plants open as critical infrastructure. read more >
The loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of equipment or livestock. read more >
The projects include rehabilitating dams, flood prevention and watershed restoration. read more >
It's the first time the disease has been detected in Maine. read more >
The strain circulating is related to a virus that led producers in 2015 to kill millions of birds, which sent the price of eggs skyrocketing. read more >
The project is designed to reach up to 20 employers or worksites, 100 employer managers, 4,000 employees and up to 16,000 family members. read more >
Farmers in the South were paid more for the same crops than those elsewhere in the country. read more >
The Arkansas-based company blamed "unprecedented market conditions" for rising prices. read more >
The program is meant to cover some expenses for workers who bought their own protective equipment or took unpaid leave because of COVID-19. read more >
A tax preparer who had an office in North Little Rock pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to defraud the IRS in connection with diverting more than $11.5 million intended to help farmers who had been discriminated against. read more >
Kristen Gibson, a professor at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, is leading a research effort to find ways to protect dine-in restaurant customers from the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. read more >
The city of Flippin has been awarded a $3.58 million grant and received a $775,000 loan to rehabilitate and modernize its wastewater collection system. read more >
Cheryl Schluterman has been named director of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority in Little Rock, a division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, effective July 1. read more >
Meat processor Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale sues the USDA for $2.4 million, saying it had to destroy 8,000 carcasses because a federal meat inspector lied about checking hogs at a plant in Iowa. read more >
