The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently announced the award of more than $4 million in literacy grants.

Net farm income for U.S. producers in 2020 is forecast to rise 23 percent over 2019 figures, growing to about $102.7 billion, according to a report this week from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service.

A grand opening was held Saturday at Mirror Image Nutrition, 109 S. Jackson.

Walmart plans an experimental program to deliver certain health and wellness production by drone.

In a year that has otherwise been a tough slog for soybean producers and other farmers in the United States, a silver lining emerged this week.

Latest Arkansas crop estimates from the United States Department of Agriculture:

The Golden Triangle Economic Development Corporation will meet via Zoom at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 7.

Tyson Foods has announced its work to verify sustainable beef production practices on more than 5 million acres of cattle grazing land in the U.S.

South Arkansas bankruptcies by county for the week ended Tuesday, September 8, 2020, according to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Arkansas.

Recent South Arkansas business incorporations by county for the week ended Tuesday, September 8, 2020 according to the Arkansas Secretary of State.

Plans have been announced for the Second Annual Scarecrow Crawl on the Magnolia Square, sponsored by the Magnolia-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce.

Walmart has sent 850 invitations to entrepreneurs who submitted their applications for the company’s seventh annual “open call,” during which they’ll pitch Walmart merchants on October 1

Personal income and spending in Arkansas have grown for three consecutive months; however, wages, salaries and rental incomes still lag below pre-COVID-19 levels, according to the latest Bureau of Economic Analysis “Personal Income and Outlays” report.

The Arkansas Department of Commerce said last week that all companies, including electric cooperatives and their subsidiaries, capable of deploying broadband to rural Arkansas are now eligible to apply for an Arkansas Rural Connect (ARC) grant.

The board of directors of PotlatchDeltic Corporation has declared a quarterly distribution on the company's common stock.

Columbia County's unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) dropped to 8.3 percent in July, down from 8.4 percent in June, according to a preliminary county by county report released September 3 by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services.

Lockheed Martin Missile Fire Controls, Grand Prairie, TX was awarded a $23,067,054 U.S. Army contract modification for the purchase of production parts for the production of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launchers.

The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Feed Program is at the forefront of a nationwide pet food recall following the discovery of Aflatoxin in a dry dog food.

Donnie King has been named president of Tyson Foods’ poultry business, effective Thursday.

Albemarle Corporation has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy as a partner for two lithium research projects over three years through a Battery Manufacturing Lab Call.

Dollar General Corporation has reported financial results for its fiscal year 2020 second quarter (13 weeks) ended July 31, 2020.

Three requests by permits from Columbia County retailers were granted in August by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.

Dollar Tree, Inc., has reported financial results for its second quarter ended August 1, 2020.

Cattle feedlots are beginning to fill again, according to the August Cattle on Feed Report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Magnolia Regional Medical Center ended the month of July with a negative EBITDA of $4,410.

Magnolia Mayor Parnell Vann has vetoed an ordinance approving the lease of the Magnolia Regional Medical Center to a non-profit corporation, which has led both the MRMC board and the City Council to set special meetings today.

Egg production in Arkansas totaled 320 million eggs during July 2020, up 7 percent from the previous month and up 5 percent from July 2019.

The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has received $5 million in CARES Act funding for a Meat and Poultry Processing Grant Program.

Weyerhaeuser Company has announced leadership and organizational changes.

Albemarle Corporation has released its annual global Sustainability Report.

Commercial Metals Company has announced plans to build a third micro mill.

Adding to its fleet of utility-scale solar generating resources, Entergy Arkansas, LLC plans to purchase a 900-acre, 100-megawatt solar farm near Brinkley.

As poultry companies move away from using antibiotic growth promoters in chickens, scientists are joining an international research coalition to find new ways to keep the poultry industry sustainable.

Entergy Arkansas has created a plan that includes offering flexible options to extend time to pay with payment arrangements, and waiving late fees, if applicable.

A network of Arkansas research scientists, horticulture experts and others has laid the groundwork for a program that will set quality standards for Arkansas-made wine, provide professional development for growers and winemakers and entice consumers to taste the fruit of the state’s vines an…

Arkansas hatcheries set 23.4 million broiler-type eggs during the week ending August 8, down 4 percent from the comparable week in 2019 and down slightly from the previous week.

A rise in service-sector jobs is helping make a dent in the COVID-19 unemployment rate, but gains may be undercut as states re-shutter businesses, according to an economic analysis released this week by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.

Lisa Wilson, Customer Service specialist, is celebrating five years with Peoples Bank.

Southern Aluminum of Magnolia has hired Kevin Diedrick as the company’s new director of Design and Innovation.

Weyerhaeuser has reported second quarter net earnings of $72 million, or 10 cents per diluted share, on net sales of $1.6 billion.

Albemarle Corporation has announced its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020.

The Board of Directors of Tyson Foods has declared a quarterly dividend of 42 cents per share on Class A common stock and 37.8 cents per share on Class B common stock, payable on December 15 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 1.

Peoples Bank’s Lakewood Banking Center on the U.S. 79 bypass has resumed normal operations.

Brookshire Grocery Co. is extending its discount programs through September 8 for senior citizens and critical and emergency service providers in all four of its banners – Brookshire’s, Super 1 Foods, Spring Market and FRESH by Brookshire’s.

Three applications on behalf of Columbia County retailers came before the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board in July, according to the ABC website's postings.

U.S. agriculture officials said this week that honey bee colonies for operations with five or more colonies in the Delta Region of the nation on January 1, 2020 totaled 86,500 colonies, down 16 percent from 103,000 colonies on January 1, 2019.

Tyson Foods, Inc. has issued its quarterly financial report.

Peoples Bank has announced some temporary changes to its banking services.