The Philadelphia Eagles aren't waiting until the preseason opener to evaluate potential roster additions. According to the NFL transaction wire, Philadelphia hosted defensive tackle David Blay, running back Ja'Quinden Jackson, and linebacker Tarron Jackson for free-agent visits Sunday. Workouts and visits don't guarantee a signing. Teams routinely evaluate available players during training camp to ensure they have up-to-date medical information and a list of potential replacements in case of injuries. Still, Philadelphia's three visitors are worth examining.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners released a first-of-its-kind national homeowners insurance market analysis this week. Inside that report, two states were flagged as the most unusual market performers in the country. Arkansas was one of them. In 2022, Arkansas insurers paid out $2.29 billion in losses against $1.84 billion in collected premium -- a loss ratio of 1.20, meaning they lost 20 cents for every dollar they took in. Then 2023 was worse.

HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. -- James & James LLC, an Arkansas‑based hardwood furniture manufacturer, is developing a new state‑of‑the‑art manufacturing facility in Heber Springs, Arkansas, with an investment of more than $9.4 million. The company plans to create 47 new jobs in the region over four years. The company expects to begin ramping up operations at its Heber Springs facility during the second half of 2026, a key step in its long-term growth plans, officials told Kark.com.

Gaven Smith jokes that his mom wouldn't let him be a coach, but he found a way to coach anyway. As senior vice president of engineering and technology at Lowell-based J.B.

A 30,000-square-foot medical office building at 100 Hollywood Ave. in Hot Springs recently sold for $3.6 million to 100 Hollywood Properties LLC, Colliers Arkansas said Wednesday in a news release. The transaction closed Friday. Colliers brokers Andrew Wiechern and Brian Gehrki represented the seller. Tabor Farms Inc.

The two nuclear reactors at Arkansas Nuclear One in Russellville came online in the 1970s and '80s. Since then, the subject of additional nuclear power plants in the state comes and goes. But the landscape, like technology, has changed, and the demand on the country's electrical grid, which had been flat for many years, has started rising again.

A 30,000-square-foot medical office building at 100 Hollywood Ave. in Hot Springs recently sold for $3.6 million to 100 Hollywood Properties LLC, Colliers Arkansas said Wednesday in a news release. The transaction closed Friday. Colliers brokers Andrew Wiechern and Brian Gehrki represented the seller. Tabor Farms Inc.

Furniture manufacturer James & James plans to establish operations in Heber Springs, Arkansas. The more than $9.4 million project is expected to create 47 jobs. The investment will include the construction of a new facility that will combine the company's direct-to-consumer solid wood furniture manufacturing with a lumber milling operation. "This support from AEDC and Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders allows us to build the future of James & James right here at home," said Jim Pike, President of James & James.

Three people were arrested Tuesday on charges of endangering the welfare of a minor following the dog attack that killed a 2-year-old girl in March near North Little Rock, the Pulaski County sheriff's office said Tuesday. Earnest Jackson, 54, Christina Hart, 41 and Makayla Jackson, 21, were arrested on the felony charge as a result of the investiation into the attack that killed Celeste Jackson, sheriff's office spokeswoman Kristin Knox said. All three were being held in the county jail without bond Tuesday evening. Knox said she did not know details of the relationship between the girl and

An airman training in one of the Air Force's toughest intelligence jobs recently set a course record for, well, intelligence. Airman First Class Ty Bishop, 21, a signals intelligence, or SIGINT, analyst in the Arkansas Air National Guard, finished the grueling training school for the job in July with a 100% academic average.