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…
by - June 16, 2019 10:09 pm
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., told Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan that he supported retaliatory strikes against Iran after reports suggest that Iran led attacks on commercial shipping vessels in…
by - June 15, 2019 10:31 pm
Trucking pioneer Steve Williams has done things the “maverick” way for nearly 40 years. He founded Maverick Transportation in 1980 after the trucking industry was deregulated. With a one-room in…
by - June 12, 2019 2:49 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the following appointments on Wednesday (June 12): Dr. Eddie Bryant, West Memphis, to the State Board of Health. Appointment expires December 31, 2020. Reappointment. Lane Crider,…
by - June 9, 2019 9:53 am
What does a NASCAR legend, a British pop phenomenon, and one of the most famous novelists in American history have to do with Arkansas tourism? For Northeast Arkansas, Mark Martin,…
by - June 9, 2019 9:49 am
Lottery director Bishop Woosley has been a part of the executive team for the nearly 10 years of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, a public policy initiative championed by former Lt….
by - June 4, 2019 2:52 pm
The Democratic caucus of the Arkansas House of Representatives elected State Rep. Fred Love, D-Little Rock, to serve as House Minority Leader. Love represents House District 29, covering portions of…
by - June 4, 2019 10:50 am
Georgia-Pacific announced Tuesday (June 4) it is permanently shutting down the equipment and processes supporting the bleached board operations at its Crossett facility in south Arkansas as of October 2019….
by - June 3, 2019 4:33 pm
The filing period for the special primary election for the Arkansas House seat vacated by Rep. Charles Blake, D-Little Rock, is open. Blake resigned his seat to take a position…
by - June 2, 2019 10:07 am
Two casino resort CEOs believe their projects in Pope County can be of massive benefit locally and to the whole state. Bill Warner, CEO of Warner Gaming, and Dan Kehl,…
by - June 1, 2019 11:51 am
Dr. Margaret Ellibee, chancellor for UA-Pulaski Tech, has a pretty full pipeline of students wanting work. The notion that work is the be-all, end-all for higher education is a mindset…
by - May 30, 2019 2:26 pm
Invest Sou Sou, an inaugural participant in the 2019 ICBA accelerator cohort at the Venture Center in Little Rock, won a “Best in Show” award at the highly competitive Finovate…
