Economics

Delta Solar has revealed the commissioning of a 512-kilowatt (kW) solar array for Woodlawn School District in Cleveland County. The solar energy system is designed to offset over 80 percent of the district’s current electricity demand, resulting in an anticipated…

Turbare Manufacturing, a pharmaceutical manufacturer, has revealed plans for a new facility in Conway. Turbare will produce drugs on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s shortage list at 925 Jeanette Drive. “The list is ever-changing and most are emergency products…

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders revealed recently that she will be naming Clint O’Neal as Executive Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. O’Neal has served as deputy director of global business at the AEDC since 2018. “I am ready to…

UPDATE 1/20/23 at 8:48 a.m.: On Tuesday, Jan. 17, CNB met for a regular meeting, where Chuck Garrett, CEO, CNB, commented on the situation. “We expected (Fox to rule against us, and he did,” Garrett said, according to a news…

The Arkansas sports betting handle was $30.5 million in November, according to data from the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA). In September, the monthly figure in sports betting was $21 million, which was beaten in October with $26.87 million.…

Just moments after promising to do so in her inaugural address at the Arkansas State Capitol on Jan.10, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed seven executive orders targeting a wide range of policy concerns.  The first order institutes “an immediate hiring…

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has announced the following changes to its Little Rock Branch board of directors, effective Jan. 1: Vickie D. Judy, chief financial officer and vice president at America’s Car-Mart Inc. in Rogers, has been…

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has appointed George Makris Jr., chairman and CEO of Simmons First National Corp. in Pine Bluff, to serve on the Federal Advisory Council for a one-year term that ends Dec. 31, 2023. Established by…

Apptegy, based in Little Rock, has revealed it will be expanding operations and has plans to create more than 300 new positions over the next few years. The company currently has almost 400 full-time employees. “Our Arkansas community provided a…

Lifeplus International, a world leader in holistic wellbeing products, has broken ground on the first of four new buildings at its flagship manufacturing facility in Batesville, where the company plans to invest $24 million and create 150 jobs within five…