Signode Industrial Group LLC will expand its operations in Fordyce, creating 31 new full-time jobs over the next 12 months.

A change of manager permit was granted to one local retailer and application was made by another retailer to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board in June.

Jonathan Baird, chief financial officer and lending officer, is celebrating 15 years with Peoples Bank.

If there’s a bright spot in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s the rise in consumer savings.

Columbia County's unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) dropped to 9.0 percent in May from 9.5 percent in April, according to a preliminary county-by-county report released last week by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services.

In 2009, the recall of a single contaminated peanut butter product led to recalls of more than 200 other products in which the peanut butter was an ingredient.

Meat processing continued at a lower level through May, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, but it wasn’t because of COVID-19-related closures.

PotlatchDeltic Corporation will release second quarter earnings on Monday, July 27, after the market closes.

Jaela Talley is celebrating her five-year anniversary with Peoples Bank.

The franchise holder for many South Arkansas and North Louisiana Pizza Hut locations has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Consumer spending rises as states reopen, but levels remain below pre-pandemic levels, according to an economic analysis released Monday by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.

Agriculture officials have reported plantings of Arkansas crop acreage.

PotlatchDeltic Corporation will sell approximately 72,000 acres in Minnesota to The Conservation Fund for approximately $48 million in cash.

Commercial Metals Company has announced financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended May 31.

The deadline to apply for a loan through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is Tuesday.

Starting Monday, the work search requirement for Unemployment Insurance will go back into effect in Arkansas.

Albemarle Corporation, which has extensive chemical production operations in Columbia and Union counties, will release its second quarter 2020 earnings after the NYSE closes on Wednesday, August 5.

Arkansas' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 9.5 percent in May -- down from 10.8 percent in April (revised up from the preliminary April estimate of 10.2 percent) - according to a report released June 19 by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services.

Egg production in Arkansas totaled 313 million eggs during May 2020, up 3 percent from the previous month and up 2 percent from May 2019.

Magnolia Regional Medical Center ended the month of May with a negative EBITDA of $390,239.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will survey catfish operations nationwide to provide an up-to-date measure of U.S. catfish inventories and water acreage used for production.

The Magnolia Regional Medical Center Board of Commissioners will meet at noon Monday in the hospital conference room.

The board of directors of Commercial Metals Company has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 12 cents per share of CMC common stock.

Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC) is extending their discount programs through July 7 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.

Dr. Anselm Tintinu, general surgeon, will begin seeing patients at the Magnolia Surgical Clinic on July 1.

The U.S. Small Business Administration has reopened the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance program portal to all eligible Arkansas small businesses and non-profits still experiencing economic impacts due to COVID-19.

Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation has announced that president and CEO Jayson Penn has begun a paid leave of absence, effective immediately.

The effect of COVID-19 on Arkansas’ unemployment rate in April varied by county, but also turned the typical rural versus urban unemployment rate trend on its head, according to a study released by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.

Marketing and finding labor are among challenges facing the state’s beef processors, according to a study from the Public Policy Center of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.

Columbia County's unemployment rate for April (not seasonally adjusted) was recorded at 9.5 percent, up from 5.7 percent in March, according a preliminary county by county report released by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services.

One Columbia County retailer has applied for a "change of manager" permit before the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board the week ending May 1, according to the ABC website.

Several offices at Magnolia Regional Medical Center are being relocated.

Shelda Shackelford, vice president of Teller Operations and deposit compliance officer, is celebrating 30 years with Peoples Bank.

The Corporate Assembly of Norsk Hydro ASA resolved at its recent meeting to elect Rune Bjerke as new member of the Board of Directors, with effect from June 17, 2020, for a period of up to two years.

The Board of Directors of Union Pacific Corporation has declared a quarterly dividend of 97 cents per share on the company’s common stock, payable June 30 to shareholders of May 29.

Arkansas' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose from 5.0 percent in March (revised up from the preliminary March estimate of 4.8 percent) to 10.2 percent in April, according to a report released by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services.

Columbia County property owners must assess their personal property by Monday, June 1, to avoid a 10 percent penalty.

An interdisciplinary team of Arkansas scientists wants to make sure kids eat more fruit, even if they have to be sneaky about it.

Egg production in Arkansas totaled 304 million eggs during April 2020, down 1 percent from the previous month but up 2 percent from April 2019.

The meat sector is feeling an accordion effect. Squeezed by panic buying and supply chain disruptions, record gaps are forming between pricing at the farm and wholesale levels, according to an analysis done by John Anderson, economist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.

International Paper has declared a quarterly dividend of 51.25 cents per share for the period from April 1, 2020, to June 30, 2020, inclusive, on its common stock, par value $1.00.

Doug Britt has been named president and chief executive officer of Boyd Corporation.

Arkansas is the 9th leading producer of timber in the United States, harvesting more than 24 million tons per year of timber worth an estimated $445 million to landowners.

Arkansas winter wheat production is forecast at 5.60 million bushels as of May 1, up 115 percent from last year.

Animal scientists at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture have demonstrated that replacing crude proteins in hog diets with feed grade amino acids can reduce the carbon footprint of swine production.

Beef and pork processing rebounded last week after dropping sharply, while wholesale beef prices continued rocketing to new record highs, according to an analysis done by John Anderson.

Stage Stores will reopen many of its locations on Friday, only to start liquidation sales in conjunction with its weekend Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.

Mike McNeill, publisher of magnoliareporter.com, has purchased 120 North Court Square in Magnolia from Shan and Steve Morgan.

The Board of Directors of Tyson Foods, Inc., has declared a quarterly dividend of 43 cents per share on Class A common stock and 37.8 cents per share on Class B common stock, payable on September 15 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 1.