by - June 28, 2021 3:42 pm
Rock Region Metro in central Arkansas was awarded $4,900,000 – its largest competitive grant award to date – in Federal Transit Administration funds to purchase up to five 40-foot battery…
by - June 27, 2021 9:55 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and State Senators Jonathan Dismang, R-Beebe, and Joyce Elliott, D-Little Rock, participated in a KATV-Talk Business & Politics town hall in late May to discuss recent session…
by - June 24, 2021 3:50 pm
A new study that shows a 26% rise in Arkansas children without health insurance garnered responses from the seven candidates running for governor in 2022. Earlier this week, the KIDS…
by - June 24, 2021 10:19 am
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include comments from Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Despite decades of effort and an expansion of Medicaid, Arkansas saw a dramatic surge in the…
by - June 22, 2021 11:04 am
Baptist Health was born on Feb. 16, 1921 just as the nation was coming out of a global pandemic known as the Spanish Flu. One hundred years later, Arkansas and…
by - June 20, 2021 10:05 am
Pivoting your business in a pandemic takes tenacity, creativity and listening to your marketplace. One entrepreneur who can attest to this formula for success is Tammy Mores, founder of Cocoon…
by - June 15, 2021 2:40 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (June 15) said he would meet soon with federal officials to secure waivers for the state’s latest version of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care…
by - June 8, 2021 2:39 pm
Governor Asa Hutchinson made news on three fronts Tuesday (June 8) in his weekly press briefing. Hutchinson outlined the state’s commitment to a new military mission in Fort Smith, performance…
by - June 8, 2021 1:06 pm
Darrin Williams, CEO of Southern Bancorp Inc., was appointed Tuesday (June 8) to the board of directors of the Little Rock branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis….
by - June 7, 2021 11:33 am
Pine Bluff-based Simmons First National Corp. announced Monday (June 7) it will acquire Landmark Community Bank and Triumph Bancshares, two Tennessee banks, in a combined transaction worth $277.9 million. Landmark…
by - June 6, 2021 9:53 am
University of Arkansas Walton College economist Mervin Jebaraj says the April 2021 Arkansas jobs report is layered with good news. Labor officials reported two weeks ago that Arkansas’ jobless rate…
by - June 3, 2021 2:25 pm
Common Ground Arkansas, the bipartisan organization founded by Sen. Jim Hendren, I-Gravette, when he left the GOP, announced its board members Thursday (June 3). Organized now as a 501(c)(4), the…
by - June 3, 2021 8:32 am
The Beck Center for Veterans has been awarded a $52,679 grant as part of the CARES Act for veterans behavioral health and the Department of Human Services of Arkansas. Dr….
by - June 2, 2021 3:21 pm
Little Rock-based Rock Dental Brands announced Wednesday (June 2) that Kristi Crum will succeed Merritt Dake as chief executive officer on July 1, 2021. Dake will remain on the board…
by - June 2, 2021 11:06 am
There’s a good chance Arkansas’ budget surplus at the end of its fiscal year will top $1 billion. State officials released the May 2021 revenue report Wednesday (June 2) that…
by - June 1, 2021 3:44 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences announced to employees on Tuesday (June 1) that it is collaborating on a new cancer care initiative with Little Rock-based Baptist Health. “Building…
by - May 30, 2021 10:11 am
In recent months, consumers have been feeling the effects of rising prices, an inflationary movement concerning business leaders and politicians. Economist Mervin Jebaraj with the University of Arkansas Walton College…
by - May 30, 2021 10:08 am
It’s been a busy time to be the leader of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. In addition to the daily duties of overseeing education, clinical and research operations,…
by - May 27, 2021 1:46 pm
The commissioners of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission unanimously voted Thursday (May 27) to approve Austin Booth, a native of Scott, to become the agency’s 19th director in its…
by - May 25, 2021 6:36 am
The race for Arkansas Attorney General just added another candidate. Attorney Jesse Gibson announced Tuesday (May 25) he would seek the Democratic nomination for the state’s top legal post. Gibson…
