Jonesboro

Simmons First National Corp., parent company of Simmons Bank, which is headquartered in Pine Bluff, recently announced it will close 26 branches across a six-state footprint, including six in Arkansas. The Arkansas branches affected by the closure will include locations …

A second location for the Jonesboro Police Department is now secured, with the city making a $2.75 million purchase of the former Shelter Insurance office building at 1709 East Highland Drive. A 14,418-square-foot office building, the property is set to …

The office building that once served as Wallace Fowler’s headquarters in Jonesboro was recently sold for $5.8 million. Halsey Real Estate represented Young Investment Co. in the acquisition of the building at 2400 East Highland in Jonesboro. The transaction was …

Veronica Love, founder and CEO of Southern Carrier Services, secured a $3 million transportation contract with FedEx for areas surrounding Jonesboro.  The contract will bring new jobs to the area and make shipping to rural Arkansas areas easier, she told AMP.  …

SANY Nutrition Group has established a new food manufacturing facility in Jonesboro, bringing a more than $30 million investment and plans to create over 150 jobs within three years. “Some of the world’s largest food manufacturers do business in Arkansas, …

InnovAsian Cuisine officially broke ground Tuesday on a frozen food manufacturing facility in Jonesboro. This $150 million-plus development is expected to create approximately 200 new jobs. InnovAsian is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Nichirei Foods. The 180,000-square-foot Jonesboro facility will be …

Arkansas State University is set to reach a historic milestone as its new College of Veterinary Medicine prepares to welcome its inaugural class of students in August. The first group of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine students will arrive on campus …

Patricia Quinn Robertson Johnston does not want to hear it. A professor of business law at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro who also serves as executive director of the university’s Center for Leadership Excellence, Johnston has had to listen plenty …

The planned Ridge Athletics Center in Jonesboro has been renamed the First Community Bank Sportsplex following a 15-year naming rights agreement valued at $4.5 million. The 200,000-square-foot complex, projected to open early in 2027, will serve as a venue for various …

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will lease and operate the Encore Medical Center in Bryant, following a Wednesday vote of the University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees. The facility, with 53 licensed beds and more than 108,000 …