by - August 2, 2019 6:51 pm
The Arkansas Secretary of State’s office said that an effort to add a ballot referendum that would overturn a law expanding the scope of practice for optometrists has fallen short…
by - July 31, 2019 9:13 pm
State elected officials of the present gathered across the street from the capitol to honor one from the past on Wednesday (July 31). Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin,…
by - July 30, 2019 8:45 am
Nick Brown, the longtime leader of Southwest Power Pool, announced he will retire in April 2020, according to a company statement. Brown made the announcement at a Monday, July 29…
by - July 29, 2019 7:57 am
A consortium of Arkansas healthcare organizations from central and Northwest Arkansas will work with five startups in this year’s cohort of the HealthTech Arkansas accelerator program. The five startups will…
by - July 29, 2019 7:57 am
As they come into the final stretch of a two month campaign of collections, a group of Northwest Arkansas bike enthusiasts and a bank hope their efforts create a new…
by - July 28, 2019 5:09 pm
Economist Mervin Jebaraj said that Arkansas’ record low unemployment rate is a positive, but he warned that it could still be revised like it has in previous instances. Jebaraj, director…
by - July 28, 2019 5:05 pm
Dr. Joe Thompson, president and CEO of the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement, said a variety of new state laws that went into effect last week are geared towards school…
by - July 22, 2019 11:01 am
Director, producer and Arkansas Cinema Society executive director Kathryn Tucker is counting down the days to this year’s Filmland festival in Little Rock. As timing would have it, she’ll be…
by - July 21, 2019 6:33 pm
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, was critical of President Donald Trump and four fellow Congressional members in the wake of a week-long debate over accusations of racist comments from…
by - July 21, 2019 6:12 pm
Arkansas Farm Bureau President Randy Veach announced earlier this month that he won’t seek a new term as the agriculture voice’s top leader. Veach said it is time for new…
by - July 14, 2019 11:26 am
Alcohol at Razorback Stadium, ranking the region’s top CEOs and the prospect of a Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders. If you want opinions from residents of Benton and Washington counties, just…
by - July 10, 2019 11:39 am
Republican supporters of U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., are forming a 501(c)(4) to promote conservative policies and to ward off more potential Democratic challengers to the first-term GOP senator. On…
by - July 9, 2019 9:09 am
Randy Veach, who has led the Arkansas Farm Bureau as its president for the last 11 years, will not seek another term. Veach plans to bring his tenure to a…
by - July 9, 2019 8:34 am
The Mosaic Templars Cultural Center received a $300,000 grant from Union Pacific on Monday (July 8), which increased its capital campaign coffers too $796,000. “Vibrant spaces that celebrate cultural diversity…
by - July 8, 2019 6:06 pm
State Senator Will Bond, D-Little Rock, said he would not seek re-election in 2020 to his Arkansas Senate seat. Bond cited commitments to running his law practice while serving in…
by - July 5, 2019 12:33 pm
Andrew Berner is the president of Jetton General Contracting, a Paragould-based contractor specializing in complex and fast-paced construction projects. The 42-year old company started as an electrical contractor under the…
by - July 1, 2019 12:09 pm
The instincts of fatherhood led three Jonesboro developers to shift their business model from strictly commercial property to a company much more focused on the quality of life in Northeast…
by - June 30, 2019 9:37 am
University of Arkansas economist Mervin Jebaraj has plenty to talk about these days, including debt impact on Arkansans and a growing separation of incomes that he believes threatens democracy. Appearing…
by - June 23, 2019 9:59 pm
Kyle Ludwig and Dr. Chris Morgan have been elected to three-year terms of the board of directors of Stuttgart-based Farmers and Merchants Bank and its holding company, Farmers and Merchants…
by - June 19, 2019 9:38 pm
A group formed by the state’s optometrists to combat a potential ballot initiative to repeal an Arkansas law they supported has made their organization formal. Arkansans for Healthy Eyes, which…
