North Little Rock

On April 26 in North Little Rock, the Arkansas baseball team narrowly escaped embarrassment by eeking past a sub-.500 UCA squad, 2-1, in 10 innings in front of a sellout crowd of 10,333 people. The Razorbacks have now won 18…

A new Missouri-based business that offers a unique twist on a typically arduous chore is expanding into Arkansas. McBee’s Coffee N Carwash, a car wash with a coffee shop inside, will soon open two new locations in Central Arkansas, in…

The Baptist Health Rehabilitation Institute recently began implementing an immersive virtual reality system for physical therapy. The REAL® Immersive System uses virtual reality to engage and motivate patients to complete their course of rehabilitation via a fun, virtual environment with…

Expectations are funny things. It seems like once they’re set, they should be locked in. If a certain level of success is expected at the onset of a campaign, meeting or exceeding that should be the goal. It’s a fairly…

Heading into the May primaries, AMP continues its monthly look at candidates in Arkansas’ main statewide races. For those candidates we were able to track down and who agreed to participate, we asked a few questions related to why they’re…

Westrock Coffee announced Monday its plan to go public, following a merger with Riverview Acquisition Corp., upping Westrock’s enterprise value to approximately $1.086 billion at $10 per share. The proposed business merger will allow Westrock Coffee to speed up the…

Central Arkansas teacher Christal Scott has been selected by The National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) as a recipient of the ‘Shell Urban Science Educator Development Award,’ sponsored by Shell. Scott is a science teacher at Crystal Hill Elementary in North…

A North Little Rock nonprofit has launched an ‘Envision Competition,’ calling for public input on the development of 20-acres of open space in downtown Little Rock. The property is located in the River Market District near the Clinton Presidential Center,…

As part of its 2022 agenda, MAPCO Inc. is divesting its locations in the greater Little Rock and Louisville, Ky. markets. The decision comes as the retailer turns its focus on innovation and its main markets, the company said. Details…

“Party at the Plaza,” a community-oriented celebration of food, art, music and family fun will take place Saturday, April 23rd, at the Argenta Arts District and Argenta Plaza on Main Street in North Little Rock. The event, which is produced…