by - February 6, 2018 9:54 pm
Leading economic indicators in Jonesboro slowed in 2017, but Mayor Harold Perrin thinks the city is set to resume its torrid pace in 2018. Perrin gave his annual state of…
by - February 5, 2018 10:15 pm
In a preview of what is likely to be more common as the primary election cycle heats up, Republican gubernatorial candidate Jan Morgan said Monday (Feb. 5) Republican Gov. Asa…
by - February 5, 2018 4:51 pm
There will be a Republican primary in the Craighead County judge’s race. Jonesboro native Marvin Day, 47, told Talk Business and Politics he will challenge fellow Republican Jeff Presley who…
by - January 31, 2018 9:30 pm
U.S. trade officials began renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) soon after President Donald Trump took office. The agreement, signed in 1994, has been a boon to the…
by - January 31, 2018 6:43 pm
Jonesboro E-911 Director Jeff Presley narrowly lost the Craighead County judge’s race in 2016 to incumbent Democrat Ed Hill. Presley told Talk Business & Politics he only lost the race…
by - January 29, 2018 10:30 pm
Economic indicators in Craighead County and its seat Jonesboro, have slowed in recent months, and sales tax receipts are no exception during the first month in 2018. Craighead County collected…
by - January 26, 2018 2:50 pm
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to note that Republican Party Chairman Doyle Webb did not say Gov. Asa Hutchinson would defeat challenger Jan Morgan in the GOP primary….
by - January 25, 2018 4:07 pm
Arkansas State University has hired Maurice Gipson to be the first cabinet-level chief diversity officer, Chancellor Kelly Damphousse said. Gipson worked the past three years as an assistant vice chancellor…
by - January 25, 2018 3:13 pm
Arkansas had record soybean and cotton yields in 2017, and corn yields were significantly higher, according to the United States Agricultural Department. Information about these farms and farmers in the…
by - January 23, 2018 5:28 pm
Arkansas State University alumnus Christy Clark fought and won a battle with breast cancer 10 years ago, and now she hopes to bring that kind of resolve to the ASU…
by - January 22, 2018 7:02 pm
Craighead County Judge Ed Hill will not seek a fifth term. Hill, 62, told Talk Business & Politics he’s worked for the county a total of 43 years, and he…
by - January 19, 2018 4:36 pm
The controversial herbicide dicamba cannot be used by Arkansas farmers during the bulk of the 2018 growing season. The Arkansas Legislative Council voted Friday (Jan. 19) to invoke an Arkansas…
by - January 18, 2018 6:09 pm
Thaddeus Caraway’s greatest contribution to U.S. politics and government may be linked to his untimely death. The longtime congressman and U.S. senator died abruptly Nov. 6, 1931 from a blood…
by - January 17, 2018 3:54 pm
Residents in Jonesboro were fed up with a continuing problem, and in 1906 they decided to do something about it. Sewer waste water spewed in the streets. A group of…
by - January 16, 2018 6:30 pm
Arkansas is one step away from banning the controversial herbicide dicamba for virtually all of the 2018 growing season. Members of the Administrative Rules and Regulations Subcommittee of the Arkansas…
by - January 15, 2018 4:44 pm
Northeast Arkansas’ hub city has shown strong economic growth in different sectors, but in 2017 the city’s building permits dropped significantly after an all-time high in 2016. The city issued…
by - January 12, 2018 4:06 pm
Six startup companies in the healthcare industry will get a financial boost from the Health InnovatAR program, a collaboration between Winrock International, Arkansas Heart Hospital, BioVentures and the University of…
by - January 10, 2018 5:05 pm
Unemployment rates in Jonesboro and the surrounding region are near historic lows, but median income rates and labor participation rates are lower than the state and national averages. Jonesboro Unlimited…
by - January 10, 2018 3:04 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is directing $500,000 in state discretionary funds to the Arkansas State University System to fund its ongoing Accelerate ASU efficiency study. ASU contracted with Huron Consulting Group…
by - January 9, 2018 5:09 pm
The Arkansas State Plant Board has decided to keep its April 15 deadline for dicamba use in Arkansas, and now it will be up to the Arkansas Legislative Council’s Administrative…
