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Annual Business Forecast set for Jan. 28 at Rogers Convention Center
The 28th annual Business Forecast luncheon will take place in January in Rogers and feature three economists who will provide regional, national and
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University of Arkansas completes $3.7M purchase of former Pace Industries HQ in Fayetteville
The University of Arkansas has acquired the former Pace Industries headquarters at 481 Shiloh Drive along Interstate 49 in Fayetteville. The UA board
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Acxiom gifts Women’s Foundation of Arkansas $100,000
Acxiom gifted the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas (WFA) $100,000 for its Girls of Promise initiative. The Girls of Promise initiative provides
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Riceland Foods to add 80 new jobs with $13.2 million operations expansion
Riceland Foods announced Wednesday (Dec. 8) it will add 80 new jobs and expand its operations in Stuttgart and Jonesboro with a $13.2 million
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Stephannie Baker to lead Emerge Arkansas
Stephannie Lane Baker has been named executive director of Emerge Arkansas, an organization that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for
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Legislators move tax cut bills quickly to floor; reveal incentive package for $3 billion steel project
Arkansas lawmakers went straight to work on Tuesday (Dec. 7) in their special session to deal with income tax cuts, and State Senators showed little
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ASU Chancellor Kelly Damphousse selected to NCAA Board of Governors
Arkansas State University Chancellor Kelly Damphousse has been appointed to the NCAA Board of Governors. The appointment to the primary governing
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As COVID cases rise, Gov. Hutchinson urges Arkansans to get booster shots
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (Dec. 7) used his weekly press briefing to encourage Arkansans to get their vaccine booster shot as soon as possible.
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City of Fort Smith again faces FOIA lawsuit
Another lawsuit alleging violation of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was filed against the city of Fort Smith Tuesday (Dec. 7) in Sebastian
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UAMS appoints Richard Turnage to oversee regional campuses
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on Tuesday (Dec. 7) named Dr. Richard Turnage as its new vice chancellor for regional
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Foldvary named president and CEO of United Way of Fort Smith Area
Shea Foldvary, who is the Resource Development Director at the United Way of Fort Smith Area (UWFSA), has been tapped to become the organization’s
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Economic growth boosts freight demand; COVID variant creates ‘unknowns’
The trucking industry has benefited from a growing economy, but some headwinds remain like inflation and the pandemic, an industry economist said.
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EIA: Increased oil production to contribute to lower prices in 2022
Global oil production is expected to rise more quickly than demand in 2022, and this should lead to lower prices of crude oil and petroleum products
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UA makes available a feedback and anonymous reporting platform for athletes
RealResponse, a feedback and anonymous reporting platform for athletic organizations, announced a partnership Monday (Dec. 6) with the University of
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Life imitates art for new Crystal Bridges board chair Olivia Walton
As a television journalist, Olivia Walton made a name for herself. As a teenager, she imagined a career in the arts. During her senior year of high