LITTLE ROCK – April 23, 2026 – As the airline industry looks to rebound from its post-pandemic doldrums and rising jet fuel costs, one of the “Big Three” domestic carriers announced plans to expand its regional maintenance facility in Little Rock Over a decade after American Airlines landed its regional maintenance facility in Little Rock, the Fort […]
By the Arkansas Black Vitality Staff LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Feb. 10, 2026 – Only months between securing the two largest multi-billion-dollar super-projects in the state’s history, Wall Street analysts and technology experts say the pipeline of new AI data center investments is just getting started, and the Natural State is positioned to see significant […]
By the Arkansas Black Vitality Staff EAST CAMDEN, Ark. — Feb. 27, 2026 — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit Camden on Friday as part of his nationwide “Arsenal of Freedom” tour, with planned stops at defense contractors General Dynamics and L3 Harris at the Highland Industrial Park in East Camden. During […]
By The Arkansas Black Vitality Staff LITTLE ROCK — Feb. 24, 2026 – Profits at Arkansas’ federally insured banks remained competitive in the final quarter of 2025, mirroring a national trend of “strong earnings” and robust loan growth even as the industry navigates lingering weakness in commercial real estate. For the period ended Dec. 31, […]