by - May 24, 2017 6:14 pm
Art and culture have always been a way of life in eastern Arkansas and now at least one organization thinks both can become economic drivers in the region. The Delta…
by - May 23, 2017 8:50 pm
President Donald Trump’s proposed $4.1 trillion budget includes deep cuts to the United States Department of Agriculture, and Arkansas farmers could feel the squeeze. Trump’s budget would cut USDA discretionary…
by - May 23, 2017 6:24 am
Northern Arkansas Hotel and Convention Center (NAHCC) CEO Chris Keller has returned $71,000 of the $75,000 the Jonesboro A&P gave to his organization to build a convention center. In a…
by - May 22, 2017 6:17 pm
Mississippi County has traditionally been one of the poorer counties in Arkansas in terms of unemployment rates, per capita income, and job availability. There has been a movement in recent…
by - May 19, 2017 6:36 am
Arkansas could benefit economically if trade relations with Cuba are expanded, and several state political leaders including U.S. Sen. John Boozman, U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, and Gov. Asa Hutchinson have…
by - May 18, 2017 5:56 pm
Jonesboro’s economy has almost been impervious to bad numbers during the last 15 months, but one economic indicator has nosed dived in the early part of 2017. The city has…
by - May 17, 2017 10:40 am
Editor’s note: Story substantially updated with additions and changes throughout. ––––––––––––––––––– Dr. Kelly Damphousse routinely receives emails from agencies seeking administrative candidates at universities across the country. When he received…
by - May 16, 2017 9:19 pm
NEA Baptist Clinic CEO Brad Parsons told Talk Business & Politics he hopes any changes to the national healthcare laws won’t result in fewer Arkansans with health insurance. Last year,…
by - May 15, 2017 7:28 pm
Entrepreneur and businessman Jody Shackelford knew it was time to seize the moment. A few years earlier, his grandfather Harry Shackelford invented The Rocket Shot, a device that shoots two…
by - May 14, 2017 9:27 pm
The window for many rice farmers to replant crops lost in the recent floods is closing, and Gov. Asa Hutchinson has sent a letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue…
by - May 12, 2017 10:51 pm
L.C. Hartsfield spent most of his career working indoors. As a production supervisor for several different companies through the years, he rarely had time to volunteer in his community. After…
by - May 11, 2017 1:50 pm
Prosecutor Scott Ellington told Talk Business & Politics a probe into possible illegal activities by former Arkansas State University Chancellor Tim Hudson is not finished. Ellington’s office is examining Arkansas…
by - May 10, 2017 5:28 pm
It was one of Carrie Cash’s favorite things to do. She would sit on the porch and listen to her children sing. More than 60 years has passed, and Joanne, the…
by - May 9, 2017 7:48 pm
State Rep. Scott Baltz, D-Pocahontas, knows what it’s like to operate a flood rescue mission on a flood soaked road in the dark. He’s navigated a tractor on Randolph County…
by - May 8, 2017 9:43 pm
The Arkansas Tax Reform and Relief Legislative Task Force was formed Monday and at least one member, freshman Rep. Fran. Cavenaugh, R-Walnut Ridge, lobbied hard for a spot. The tax…
by - May 7, 2017 9:00 pm
A private partnership development organization’s goal to raise $3.7 million to help invigorate the economy in Northeast Arkansas is closer to becoming a reality. Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce CEO…
by - May 7, 2017 4:18 pm
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue took an aerial tour Sunday over flood-ravaged Northeast Arkansas. Perdue promised the federal government would provide resources to help residents and farmers put their…
by - May 4, 2017 8:39 pm
President Donald Trump was in desperate need of a signature legislative accomplishment and Arkansas’ congressional delegation was happy to oblige. The President now waits for the Senate to act. All…
by - May 4, 2017 1:32 pm
The U.S. military thought they’d found the perfect spot in Tennessee to build a pilot school. It was 1942 and the world was at war. There was only one problem….
by - May 3, 2017 6:02 pm
At least 10% of Arkansas’ rice crop could be lost as historic floodwaters wash through Northeast Arkansas and head south in the coming days. The University of Arkansas Division of…
