Arkansas Business

Growers of some of Arkansas' biggest cash crops saw lower yields than last year.

Friday's announcement will grow the Little Rock-based firm's overall workforce to 700.

Governor-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday announced she will nominate Hugh McDonald to lead the Department of Commerce.

The commission found limited access to childcare as a main barrier for women hoping to enter the workforce.

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said the state is in a strong economic position as Sarah Huckabee Sanders prepares to take office.

The Arkansas-based company is the latest retailer to agree to a settlement over the dispensing of addictive opioid medications. Walmart had previously vowed to fight the litigation.

Fiocchi of America is adding another manufacturing facility in central Arkansas, this time at the Port of Little Rock.

Police allege John R. Tyson became intoxicated and fell asleep in the Fayetteville home of a woman he did not know.

Organizers of Responsible Growth Arkansas said legalization would provide tax dollars to the state and disputed assertions that it would lead to more work-related accidents.

Representatives of industry trade groups suggested legalizing marijuana would worsen problems for workforce recruitment and safety.