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Pork Industry Leader David Newman Selected as National Pork Board's Next CEO
Progressive Farmer
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Newman served on the NPB board of directors, including two terms as president in 2020 and 2021. He received a doctorate in meat and animal science from North Dakota State University. He served on the faculty there and at Arkansas State University,...
‘This is what we all work for’: Longest term foster child in Arkansas adopted
Oklahoma Voice
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August 28, 2025
Even the judge was smiling by the end of Cozy Dietrich’s adoption hearing. Cozy had been in foster care longer than any other person in Arkansas’ foster system — until Monday morning, when Anna and Tim Dietrich of Little Rock adopted the nonverbal...
After Drought, Southeast Arkansas Sees Heavy Rain and Flood Warnings
The Delta News - Mississippi
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DESHA COUNTY, Ark. — Heavy rain fell across parts of southeast Arkansas Wednesday morning, prompting flash flood warnings in several counties. Gene Hays of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, said the downpour lasted about one to two hours. He added that...
Construction Employment Breaks Even in July
Metal Construction News - New York
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August 27, 2025
Construction employment both increased and decreased in 22 states in July. According to Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), construction employment fell from June to July in 22 states,...
Arkansas on the verge of agricultural disaster
Northwest Arkansas Business Journal
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August 28, 2025
One in three or more farms in Arkansas could be shuttered by next spring if the federal government doesn’t provide some type of supplemental assistance to farmers this fall, Agriculture Council of Arkansas President Joe Mencer told Talk Business &...
Wastewater study for northwest Arkansas
KUSH - Oklahoma
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August 28, 2025
Northwest Arkansas is seeing a growing need for more wastewater operations and the state is helping the region pay for a more than $1 million cost. The Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission was assured this week the state government...
Industry Gains Four New ‘The Gas Spot’ Stores
Convenience Store Decisions
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August 27, 2025
Residents of Arkansas and Missouri now have four new options for fast, convenient service. InConvenience Inc., operator of brands The Gas Spot and The Goods Spot, celebrated two grand openings in Missouri earlier in August and two new openings in...
Arkansas 4-H hosts International 4-H Camp, welcomes youth from...
DeWitt Era-Enterprise - Arkansas
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· 38 youth from Jamaica, Japan, Taiwan, four U.S. states gathered for week-long program · Camp held Aug. 7-13 at C.A. Vines Arkansas 4-H Center · Youth participated in outdoor activities, educational workshops, cultural exchange (1,162 words)...
State agency, Northwest Arkansas Council launch regional wastewater infrastructure study
Northwest Arkansas Business Journal
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August 28, 2025
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture and the Northwest Arkansas Council will complete a $1.04 million study to guide wastewater infrastructure investments in Northwest Arkansas, Gov. Sarah Sanders announced Wednesday (Aug. 27). Hawkins-Weir...
UA Little Rock Expands Extended Education with Three New AI Courses to Equip Arkansas Workforce for Tomorrow
UA Little Rock - Arkansas
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August 26, 2025
Angelita Faller | August 26, 2025 Marla Johnson The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is launching three innovative courses in its Extended Education program, designed to prepare Arkansas’s workforce for the future with practical skills in...
Arkansas alumna honors parents with $25,000 scholarship gift
KATV 7 - Arkansas
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KATV) — University of Arkansas alumna Kathleen Riggs has made a heartfelt contribution of $25,000 to the Land of Opportunity Scholarship Endowment in memory of her parents, Marion McKay "Mac" Riggs and Virginia Breit Riggs....
Missouri football vs Central Arkansas score: Live game updates
Columbia Daily Tribune - Missouri
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Welcome back, football on Faurot. Missouri football will face Central Arkansas on Thursday evening on Faurot Field, kicking off the 2025 Southeastern Conference football slate and a Year 6 for head coach Eli Drinkwitz in Columbia. There will be...
State archeologist to present talk on Indigenous-Spanish interactions in 16th-Century Arkansas
Arkadelphian - Arkansas
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August 28, 2025
Matthew Rooney, Arkansas Archeological Survey Station Archeologist Matthew Rooney of the Arkansas Archeological Survey will present “Return to Sarassa Lake: A Menard Complex Site near Pine Bluff” at the September meeting of the Ouachita Chapter of...
Arkansas’ forest growth outpacing timber harvest, study says
Arkadelphian - Arkansas
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August 27, 2025
By MADDIE JOHNSON | University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Arkansas’ tree growth is outpacing removals, but the abundance doesn’t just signal a rich timber supply. It also increases the risks for disease, pests and wildfires. A trio...
UAMS performs Arkansas’ first minimally invasive treatment for leaky heart valve
Arkadelphian - Arkansas
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August 28, 2025
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has performed the first minimally invasive treatment for severe tricuspid regurgitation (a leaky heart valve) in Arkansas, offering lifesaving hope for patients who are not...
First Arkansas Bank & Trust to Rebuild Branch in Cabot
Arkansas Business
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August 28, 2025
A rendering of the bank's new branch building in Cabot (Provided) First Arkansas Bank & Trust of Jacksonville announced Wednesday that it will be rebuilding its branch in Cabot. A release from the company stated the decision to construct a new...
The Quikrete Industry Dashboard shows shaky consumer confidence
HBS Dealer
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The Week 35, 2025 edition of the Quikrete Industry Dashboard kicks off with August’s Consumer Confidence Index, which was released on Tuesday. The Conference Board’s monthly data reveals a drop in sentiment and broad reservations about the...
HGA Completes Innovative 144,000 sq-ft Research Facility at University of Arkansas
I+S Design
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August 27, 2025
I³R embodies Arkansas’ natural character through its biophilic, sustainable design, creating a collaborative hub for innovative research. “The design vision was to create a space where innovation feels tangible, supporting world-class research and...
Rotolo's Craft & Crust continues expansion with 6 locations under construction
Pizza Marketplace
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August 28, 2025
Photo: Rotolo's Craft & Crust August 28, 2025 Rotolo's Craft & Crust has six locations under construction. The new locations will open in: Breckenridge, Colorado; Mansfield, Texas; Willow Park, Texas; Mont Belvieu, Texas; Lakeland, Tennessee and...
Delta-8 blues: The end of hemp-derived THC products in Arkansas
Arkansas Times
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August 28, 2025
You know how, for the last few years, the shelves of vape shops, truck stops and gas stations around The Natural State were full of products with names like Trips Ahoy, Area 52 and Zombi Death Drops? These products — which were not “marijuana” in...