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A span of about 100 days closing out 2025 and into the opening stanza of 2026 will likely go down as one of the most remarkable in the history of Arkansas business. Between Oct. 2, 2025, and Jan. 12, 2026, …

A team effort helped Arkansas secure the $4 billion data center that Google is building in West Memphis, part of an overall planned $10 billion investment. Ground was broken last October for the center, Google’s first in Arkansas and one …

The closure of the Eaker Air Force Base in Blytheville in 1992 was just one of numerous hits the Mississippi County economy took during the 1990s. In addition to the roughly 9,000 jobs at the base, the county lost a …

Photos by Alex Hardgrave. Feature image above: Robert Reynolds looks at the Ouachita River while giving a tour of the water intake facility in Union County. Union County has a deep history rooted in oil and other large industries, which …

The state’s Joint Energy Committee has hired a Maryland firm to study the feasibility of adopting small modular reactors as a potential solution to growing energy needs. SMRs are high-tech, mini-nuclear power plants. The committee hired Excel Services Corporation of …

Feature image: Piles of scrap metal wait to be turned into steel at the Hybar mill in Osceola. (Photo by Sarah DeClerk) Arkansas benefits from a wide range of industries, from agriculture to defense manufacturing. Two industries in particular are …

The Conway City Council recently approved a memorandum of understanding with Forgelight Ventures on behalf of an unnamed Fortune 100 company that would see a new $1 billion, 300,000-square-foot data center built in southwest Conway on Lollie Road.  Jamie Gates, …

Strong winds whipped through the Natural State on Wednesday, knocking out power to thousands and feeding wildfires across the state. As of 3 p.m., the National Weather Service was reporting sustained winds from 20 to 32 mph in central Arkansas …

Arkansas is a major producer of a commodity that is tough to live without: electricity. From electronics engineering and advanced microelectronics to producing and managing the flow of electric energy, Arkansas has a legacy of excellence in electrical and electronics …

Arkansas is a major producer of a commodity that is tough to live without: electricity. From electronics engineering and advanced microelectronics to producing and managing the flow of electric energy, Arkansas has a legacy of excellence in electrical and electronics …