RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, July 17 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * $2.7 Million in Grants Awarded to ATU SSS Programs Arkansas Tech University has earned more than $2.7 million in anticipated grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education to continue two TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) programs on its Russellville campus through August 2030. The grant funding will allow ATU to continue the SSS program it has offered on its Russellville campus since 2010 and  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 18 -- The Arkansas Economic Development Commission issued the following news on July 17, 2025: * * * L3Harris to Build More than 20 New Large Solid Rocket Motor Manufacturing Facilities in Calhoun County, Arkansas Announcement comes after Gov. Sanders, AEDC met with L3Harris at Paris Air Show * CALHOUN COUNTY, Ark. (July 17, 2025) - Following a meeting with Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and AEDC leadership at the 2025 Paris Air Show, L3Harris Technologies (NYSE  more

MELBOURNE, Florida, July 18 -- L3Harris Technologies, a technology company, defense contractor and information technology services provider, issued the following news release: * * * L3Harris to Expand Solid Rocket Motor Production in Arkansas * CAMDEN, Ark. July 17, 2025 -- L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) and Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders have announced plans to construct an extensive large solid rocket motor (LSRM) production campus at the company's site in Camden. L3Harris is in  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 18 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Sandra and Robert Connor Give $300,000 to Create Distinguished Scholarship in College of Medicine By Andrew Vogler The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $300,000 gift from Sandra and Robert Connor to create the Sandra and Robert C. Connor Distinguished Endowed Scholarship in the UAMS College of Medicine. The gift was made in recognition of th  more

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, July 18 -- Walmart issued the following news: * * * Walmart's U.S. Supply Chain Playbook Goes Global -- and It's Reinventing Retail at Scale Key Insights * Walmart's global supply chain is being reengineered with real-time AI and automation. These intelligent systems are already live across markets like Costa Rica, Mexico and Canada, predicting demand, rerouting inventory, reducing waste and simplifying work for associates. * Proven U.S. technologies are now rolling o  more