by - March 13, 2013 11:00 pm
Fort Smith and Little Rock will soon be home to a public service institute for incoming high school sophomores and juniors, with the program partially supported by the Clinton School…
by - March 13, 2013 10:44 am
The tax climate in Arkansas’ surrounding states provides context to the Natural State’s effort to cut taxes.
by - March 6, 2013 9:20 pm
With just a few weeks under his belt as the first executive director of the Arkansas Aerospace Alliance, Chad Causey outlined on Wednesday (Mar. 6) an agenda that includes getting…
by - March 6, 2013 9:14 pm
Former U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Mansfield, Jr. and Arkansas Economic Development Executive Director Grant Tennille offered in separate interviews similar formulas for what is needed to grow the…
by - March 5, 2013 10:40 pm
Former Arkansas Sen. Bill Walters of Greenwood, who served in the Senate for 18 years, has died from complications related to his battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 69. Sen….
by - March 1, 2013 7:32 pm
Arkansas’ annual average jobless rate fell from 7.9% during 2011 to 7.3% during 2012, according to a report released Friday (Mar. 1) by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)….
by - February 28, 2013 10:58 am
The Arkansas Senate voted 19-14 Thursday morning to override Gov. Mike Beebe’s veto of HB 1037, a bill that bans abortions after 20 weeks. An override required 18 votes. The…
by - February 24, 2013 6:34 pm
Billy, the old friend from the college days at Arkansas Tech University, called this week to get an update on a previous conversation. He’d traveled into Fort Smith a few…
by - February 23, 2013 12:18 pm
Of the eight metro areas within or connected to Arkansas, only the Fort Smith area saw a GDP decrease in 2011 compared to the beginning of the recession in 2008….
by - February 19, 2013 1:05 pm
Paul Latture Jr., executive director Port of Little Rock, says December, January and February are the three “screwiest months” of the year, and advises against reading too much into Arkansas…
by - February 14, 2013 10:52 am
If they haven’t already, Carol Spieckerman says suppliers to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. better figure out how they fit into a new “transmedia” world she thinks will dominate the way large…
by - February 13, 2013 5:54 pm
Easing the rules to allow exports of U.S. produced liquified natural gas (LNG) is an energy policy is becoming a contentious energy policy discussion, with the outcome most likely to…
by - January 29, 2013 7:36 am
Sen. Jim Hendren, R-Gravette, is eager to push plans and ideas he says could result in greatly reduced energy costs for state and local governments and state residents. Speaking Saturday…
by - January 22, 2013 10:58 pm
A national trucking association report indicates the year ended on a positive note for the industry, but a broader index of the U.S. freight industry continues to indicate a weak…
by - January 18, 2013 2:13 pm
Small percentage declines in Arkansas’ workforce numbers and the number of employed pushed Arkansas’ December unemployment rate to 7.1%, up from 7% in November, but below the 7.8% in December…
by - January 16, 2013 11:37 am
Tax law changes resulting from federal legislation avoiding the fiscal cliff could significantly improve the cost savings of using alternative fuels in vehicles – good news for advocates of increased…
by - January 14, 2013 2:08 am
Editor's note: This opinion column appears courtesy of Michael Tilley at The City Wire. The shiny new U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, who with a Republican label represents Arkansas’ expansive and…
by - January 13, 2013 8:29 am
The shiny new U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, who with a Republican label represents Arkansas’ expansive and politically diverse 4th Congressional District, isn’t making friends within the national media and what…
by - January 8, 2013 2:40 pm
Unemployment rates in Arkansas’ eight metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) all declined in November 2012 compared to one year ago. The information was released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor…
by - January 8, 2013 1:41 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe on Tuesday (Jan. 8) said Attorney General Dustin McDaniel’s “inappropriate” relationship will be a problem in his gubernatorial bid, but Beebe refused to be drawn into a…
