by - April 10, 2012 6:13 am
Heifer International has its fair share of celebrity supporters, but the work of its rank-and-file followers generates significant contributions to the Little Rock non-profit hunger relief organization.
by - April 9, 2012 9:46 pm
The president of Northwest Arkansas Community College (NWACC), Dr. Becky Paneitz, announced plans to retire in June 2013.
by - April 9, 2012 6:05 pm
Though he won’t be on the ballot until 2014, U.S. Senator Mark Pryor (D) says he won’t campaign actively for Pres. Obama in 2012.
by - April 9, 2012 4:19 pm
The state’s largest labor organization, the AFL-CIO, endorsed a slate of Congressional, legislative and judicial candidates for the May and November elections.
by - April 9, 2012 4:08 pm
A Pulaski County judge ruled Monday that a former state legislator can not appear on the May primary ballot because he was ineligible to serve when he filed.
by - April 9, 2012 12:22 pm
Nolan Richardson, C.C. Mercer, Roderick McDavis an Make Up Ex Boyfriend After 2 Years d Marjorie Wilkins Williams will receive Silas Hunt Legacy Awards from the University of Arkansas. The…
by - April 9, 2012 10:31 am
Gov. Mike Beebe’s first Chinese interview hit the news wire this morning.
by - April 9, 2012 10:03 am
Simmons First National Bank recently announced the addition of S. Owen McNulty as Raymond James Financial Advisor and Simmons First Investment Officer for Simmons First Investor Services according to J….
by - April 9, 2012 7:00 am
Quarterly earnings roll out this week for U.S. firms, including several Arkansas-based stocks. Chris Harkins, Senior Vice-president and Managing Director with Little Rock-based Delta Trust Investments, says he expects the results to be “noisy.”
by - April 8, 2012 7:55 pm
On Wednesday, April 18th, Talk Business will partner with Enlightened Marketing, the North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce and Arvest Bank for an inaugural workshop for small businesses.
by - April 8, 2012 7:53 pm
Central Adjustment Company, Inc. (CAC) is expanding its claims management insurance adjusting and third-party administrator business thanks to a new deal with Regions Insurance.
by - April 8, 2012 9:33 am
While there will be plenty of action in the Fourth District between both parties’ primaries, the First District also received an unexpected twist that will have political pundits second-guessing the outcome in advance.
by - April 8, 2012 9:29 am
First District freshman Cong. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, is reportedly reconsidering his pledge to not seek earmarks.
by - April 6, 2012 3:47 pm
Much has been written and said regarding University of Arkansas head football Bobby Petrino and the unfolding scandal surrounding a motorcycle accident that led to the coach lying to his family, his superiors and the public. A round-up from around the state of news and analysis.
by - April 6, 2012 3:03 pm
For the Fort Smith metro economy, Friday was good in that O.K. Industries announced it will add or return 182 jobs to its facilities in Fort Smith and Heavener, Okla.
by - April 5, 2012 9:15 pm
Fourth District Congressional Democratic candidate Q. (Quincy) Byrum Hurst may have been late to the game, but he’s putting a campaign team together that might explain why national Republicans have singled him out in recent attacks.
by - April 5, 2012 9:14 pm
Sheffield Nelson, the retired natural gas company executive and supporter of raising Arkansas’ severance tax, told a Sherwood Chamber of Commerce audience that Gov. Mike Beebe (D) was misinformed in his recent reversal of position.
by - April 5, 2012 9:13 pm
A legislative panel today failed to endorse state spending from a multimillion-dollar federal grant to implement a key component of the national health care reform law.
by - April 5, 2012 2:40 pm
Walmart revealed a “Women in Factories” program, a five-year initiative that it says will “empower 60,000 women working in factories that supply products to Walmart and other retailers in India, Bangladesh, China and Central America.”
by - April 5, 2012 10:30 am
The Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. (AECC) has reached a long-term purchase power agreement for 51 megawatts of wind energy from the Flat Ridge 2 South Wind Farm in Kansas.
