by - April 25, 2012 11:55 am
In his latest column, Dr. Jay Barth lays out arguments — and some expressed reservations — for the passage of a potential November ballot measure that would change the state’s campaign and ethics laws.
by - April 25, 2012 11:39 am
Gov. Mike Beebe today announced the following judicial appointment: Byron Freeland, Little Rock, as Special Associate Justice to the Arkansas Supreme Court for the case styled 11-1128, Ray Hobbs v….
by - April 25, 2012 10:22 am
The Design Group, a multicultural communications firm based in Little Rock, has added Stephanie Jackson as Director of Public and Media Relations. In this role, Jackson will lead the strategic…
by - April 25, 2012 8:53 am
As a kid and young adult, Grant Tennille lived in a lot of different places, but for the better part of the last decade, he’s called Arkansas home.
by - April 25, 2012 8:44 am
Walmart’s public image and stock price continue to take a pounding in the wake of a Mexican bribery scandal.
by - April 25, 2012 6:58 am
Talk Business blogger Jason Tolbert says Tom Cotton has “all the momentum” heading into the May 22 primary.
by - April 25, 2012 6:39 am
The Arkansas Department of Human Services announced it will cut $2.2 million from programs related to preventing child abuse due to a reduction in federal funding.
by - April 24, 2012 3:00 pm
DataPath, a Little Rock-based healthcare technology and services company, has named Greg Licata as vice president of healthcare product development. Licata will be responsible for ensuring that DataPath’s products address…
by - April 24, 2012 9:37 am
Deltic Timber squeaked out a small first quarter profit of $97,000 despite a tough, but improving, real estate environment.
by - April 24, 2012 9:17 am
At 2 p.m. Tuesday (April 24), university officials are expected to name former Razorback assistant coach John L. Smith as the new head coach.
by - April 23, 2012 5:34 pm
Allegations of bribery, international corruption and a sloppy corporate cover-up at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. hammered the retail giant’s share price on Monday. More bad news could be on the horizon.
by - April 23, 2012 2:32 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe has named Dr. Stephen Broughton of Pine Bluff to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees. Broughton, 54, works as a Staff Psychiatrist for the Southeast Arkansas…
by - April 23, 2012 2:11 pm
Capella Healthcare, parent of National Park Medical Center, and Mercy Health, which owns St. Joseph’s Mercy Health System, have signed an “agreement in principle” that could lead to a merger of two Hot Springs hospitals.
by - April 23, 2012 12:54 pm
First quarter 2012 home sales and the value of homes sold in Arkansas’ four largest metro areas are up 4.37% compared to the 2011 period thanks to continued low interest rates.
by - April 23, 2012 9:38 am
Fourth District Congressional candidate Beth Anne Rankin, R-Magnolia, has hit the TV airwaves with her first commercial spot of the 2012 GOP primary season.
by - April 23, 2012 8:32 am
Grant Tennille, director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, says he’s already building on Gov. Mike Beebe’s trade trip to China.
by - April 21, 2012 6:45 pm
The New York Times has a lengthy investigative piece describing an alleged long-running bribery scheme in Walmart’s Mexican subsidiary, Wal-Mart de Mexico.
by - April 21, 2012 3:50 pm
That old adage “if you bought it, a truck brought it” is as true today as ever before according to the latest report from the American Trucking Association – 2012 Trucking Trends.
by - April 21, 2012 3:43 pm
An interim oversight committee of the Arkansas Legislature once again raised objections over state Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford’s plan to tap federal money for state health insurance exchange planning, but Bradford’s request to seek $7.7 million was granted.
by - April 21, 2012 3:34 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has created a new online site to promote research happening through the college’s Center for Innovation and Commercialization.
