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Taber Extrusions to invest $60 million in Russellville expansion
Arkansas economic officials announced a $60 million, 70-job expansion in Russellville on Tuesday (July 23) while in London. Taber Extrusions is expanding its facility in Russellville facility introducing the largest direct extrusion press in North America. The company is investing over $60 million in the expansion and expects to create...
Here's Where To Buy Legal Weed: Snoop Dogg's LA Store And New Cannabis Shops In PA & MT
Cannabis might be flying off the shelves in top cannabis states like California, Michigan and Illinois, ranked by the latest cannabis sales figures, but new dispensaries are opening its doors nationwide and internationally on a daily basis. Illinois will welcome a slew of top cannabis entrepreneurs, experts and executives at...
The California-to-Arkansas farmer pipeline
This story was originally published by Ambrook Research. The thick, squelching mud means there’s no outrunning the mosquitoes, which pierce any bit of skin left un-doused by bug repellant. Still, the discomfort of slogging through flooded Arkansas rice fields in the sticky month of June is offset by visions of abundance. A few glistening inches of water lie across several paddies on Hallie Shoffner’s 2,000-acre seed farm, Delta Harvest, from which thousands of bright green stalks of specialty rice protrude. An assistant stands on a metal levee bridge perched above the wet, taking measurements — part of a U.S. Department of Agriculture partnership pilot to determine how much methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide these fields are generating. When the pilot wraps up at the end of next year, Shoffner will share the results, for free, with any producer who’s interested.
Arkansas Black women join Zoom call that raised over $1M in support of Kamala Harris
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris began her first presidential campaign rally in the battleground state of Wisconsin. The growing support for her campaign has amassed around a hundred million dollars since President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal on Sunday. On that same day, a Zoom call took place where thousands of Black women joined to show their support for Vice President Harris.
Arkansas abortion measure's signatures from volunteers alone would fall short, filing shows
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The signatures collected by volunteers for an Arkansas abortion-rights measure would fall short of the number needed to qualify for the ballot if those are the only ones counted, according to an initial tally from election officials filed Thursday with the state Supreme Court.
Arkansas Supreme Court orders Secretary of State to count petition signatures for proposed abortion amendment
A lawsuit filed against the Arkansas Secretary of State’s office regarding signatures gathered for a ballot initiative looking to enshrine abortion access in the state has reached a new stage.
Arkansas search and rescue teams assist with New Mexico floods
Nearly 30 Arkansans from various fire departments and emergency teams across the state helped with search and rescue efforts in New Mexico, where deadly wildfires exacerbated the flood risk for communities. Danny Akines, a training and logistics officer from the Pulaski County Office of Emergency Management, was one of those deployed to monitor Las Vegas, […] The post Arkansas search and rescue teams assist with New Mexico floods appeared first on Arkansas Advocate.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announces trade mission to Europe
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday said she’s traveling to Europe for her second trade mission there as governor, which will include a visit to an air show in the United Kingdom. The Republican governor announced she’s traveling to the Farnborough Air Show, which begins July 22, to pitch […]
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