TRUMANN, Ark. – Aspiring entrepreneurs and new business owners will have the opportunity to gain expert guidance on launching a successful business at a free workshop hosted by the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University. The in-person workshop, “Starting a Business in Arkansas,” will [read more…]
U.S.–Japan Steel Partnership Dinner celebrates growing collaboration in Arkansas’s steel industry MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, Ark. (Feb. 10, 2026) – State, local and international leaders, including the Consul-General of Japan in Nashville, Shinji Watanabe, along with steel industry leaders from Nucor-Yamato and Big River Steel, gathered last Thursday evening at the Arkansas [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. (February 3, 2026) – InnovAsian Cuisine Enterprises Inc., a subsidiary of Nichirei Foods Inc., will build a state-of-the-art frozen food manufacturing facility in Jonesboro, Arkansas. This major development will create approximately 200 new jobs, strengthening the region’s position as a vibrant hub for food manufacturing. Found in grocery [read more…]
Statewide health organization expands services in Northeast Arkansas JONESBORO, Ark. — Methodist Family Health has expanded its services for children and families in Northeast Arkansas with the opening today of Methodist Children’s Behavioral Hospital–Jonesboro (MCBH–Jonesboro). The new 70-bed acute psychiatric hospital will serve patients under the age of 18 who [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — After a stressful search for the past month, one of Jonesboro’s favorite long-time restaurants has announced they have a new place to call home. On Jan. 10, 2026, Regina McKay, owner of Gina’s Place, announced on Facebook that her beloved restaurant would be continuing on in the [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A longtime Jonesboro restaurant has announced it is permanently closing its doors after three decades in business. Lazzari Italian Oven, a full-service Italian restaurant that has operated in Jonesboro since 1995, shared the announcement in a Facebook post on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, confirming the decision to [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A well-known office building in downtown Jonesboro has been sold and will become a new location for the Arkansas Department of Transportation. Commercial real estate firm Haag Brown Commercial announced the sale of the property at 600 S. Main St., a 5,266-square-foot office building located on a [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Pastaria49, a popular Italian restaurant in Jonesboro, announced Wednesday that it will close at the end of the week. In a post shared on Facebook, the restaurant said its final day of business will be Dec. 20, or while supplies last. “From the very beginning to this [read more…]
BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. (December 17, 2025) – Mississippi County Hospital System (MCHS) and St. Bernards Healthcare announced a finalized agreement Wednesday for St. Bernards to manage Great River Medical Center in Blytheville and South Mississippi County (SMC) Regional Medical Center in Osceola. MCHS’s Board of Directors approved the partnership to begin [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Haag Brown Commercial is proud to announce the sale of 2908 S. Caraway Road in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to First Methodist Church of Jonesboro. The transaction closed on December 1, 2025, marking a significant milestone for both the church and the surrounding community. The church will occupy 55,000 [read more…]
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