University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture researchers have developed a new rice variety designed to produce higher yields than existing varieties. The new variety, dubbed CLL16, is a long-grain Clearfield rice that is expected to be available in 2021 from Horizon Ag. CLL16 averages...
Arkansas professionals will have the opportunity to celebrate the Lunar New Year, the biggest festival in Asia, while learning more about the Asian community in the Natural State. The Arkansas Association of Asaian Businesses (AAAB) is hosting its third annual “East Meets West” business...
The regional president of Arvest Bank’s Springfield, Mo. market is moving back to Northwest Arkansas. Brad Crain will be taking over as the president and CEO of Arvest in Benton County. Crain will assume his new role starting Monday, Jan. 27. Arvest is conducting a search for Crain’s...
United Bank has named a new member to its board of directors. The bank announced that Tom Allen would be joining the board. Allen is the executive vice president, principal and executive broker for Cushman & Wakefield | Sage Partners. In addition, Allen is a member of Cushman & Wakefield |...
Momentum Accelerator Aims to Empower Minority Women-Owned Businesses Every business needs momentum to succeed. Some develop momentum through word-of-mouth or through a publicity campaigns. No matter what route entrepreneurs take, developing this momentum can be a difficult process on the way to...
Former Walmart CEO David Glass died last week of complications from pneumonia, his family announced Friday. Glass, 84, served as Walmart’s chief executive from 1988 to 2000. He also was the sole owner of Major League Baseball’s Kansas City Royals from 2000 until 2019. “I am deeply...
Today I’d like to discuss my decision to allow a limited number of refugees to relocate legally in Arkansas after they have been vetted and cleared by agencies of the United States. The refugees are coming here after suffering violence and religious persecution. Others are allowed in because they...
Research tells us that 61 percent of low-income families have no age-appropriate books in their homes. Middle-income homes have an average of 13 books per child. On average, children in poverty have been exposed to only 25 hours of one-on-one reading, compared to middle-class children who have...
Alice Walton Creates Whole Health Institute and Chopra Library Alice Walton is setting out to improve health care in Arkansas and beyond. On Wednesday, the Walmart scion announced the creation of the Whole Health Institute and Chopra Library in Northwest Arkansas. The new institutions will be...
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission has issued more than $42 million in loans to eight Arkansas communities for water and wastewater projects. The projects were approved on Thursday, Jan. 16 by the commission. Most of the loans will come from the state’s...
