by - January 16, 2019 12:05 am
Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. and Mountain Home Bancshares, Inc. have executed a definitive agreement for Farmers and Merchants to acquire Mountain Home and its subsidiary, Integrity Bank. Terms of…
by - January 15, 2019 3:59 pm
Arkansas Democratic legislators held a press conference after Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s inaugural address on Tuesday (Jan. 15) to draw differences in their priorities over the governor’s stated goals. Two new…
by - January 14, 2019 1:34 pm
Speaker of the House Matthew Shepherd, R-El Dorado, used a powerful new chamber rule for the first time on Monday to name the committee assignments and chairpersons for the various…
by - January 10, 2019 3:08 pm
St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard emphasized that a predicted global economic slowdown will create a pause in potential interest rate hikes and a need to closely monitor…
by - January 8, 2019 8:55 pm
President Donald Trump used the powerful setting of the Oval Office to deliver his first primetime TV address calling on members of Congress – particularly Democrats – to fund a…
by - January 8, 2019 7:44 pm
Governor’s aide and former GOP lawmaker Duncan Baird has been selected to lead the Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System (APERS), according to the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration and…
by - January 7, 2019 2:33 pm
The Arkansas Insurance Department (AID) approved two licenses for pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs), under the guise of a new law passed in a 2018 special session. AID Commissioner Allen Kerr…
by - December 29, 2018 9:35 am
An announcement that a Mississippi-based casino plans to build a $250 million complex in Pope County was met with opposition from local elected officials on Friday (Dec. 28). Gulfside Casino…
by - December 27, 2018 11:55 am
Before the Christmas holiday, State Rep. Andy Davis, R-Little Rock, and Sen. Bart Hester, R-Cave Springs, filed legislation that outlines Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s state government reorganization efforts. Hutchinson unveiled his…
by - December 24, 2018 9:08 am
The CHI St. Vincent Foundation received a $500,000 gift from Margaret Clark to support the construction of a new CHI St. Vincent Education and Research Center. Clark, a patient of…
by - December 21, 2018 9:58 am
Arkansas’ unemployment rate in November rose one-tenth of a percent to 3.6%, according to state and federal workforce officials. On Friday (Dec. 21), the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services released…
by - December 20, 2018 6:23 pm
An $867 billion federal Farm Bill was signed into law by President Donald Trump on Thursday (Dec. 20) as several Arkansas agricultural supporters were on-hand for the bill signing, including…
by - December 19, 2018 10:24 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson will celebrate his election to a second term with two days of inaugural events on January 14-15, 2019. Hutchinson was re-elected to a second term as governor…
by - December 16, 2018 3:06 pm
The loss of nearly 350 jobs in central Arkansas “hurts,” according to Mike Preston, the state’s economic development leader, but he sees opportunities for displaced workers in regional job openings…
by - December 15, 2018 12:19 pm
Late Friday (Dec. 14), a federal judge in Texas declared the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional on the grounds that a federal tax measure passed by Republicans a year ago struck…
by - December 13, 2018 8:00 pm
The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) announced six new ARA Fellows during a press conference at the State Capitol on Thursday (Dec. 13) with Gov. Asa Hutchinson. The ARA Fellows program,…
by - December 12, 2018 4:19 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Wednesday (Dec. 12) that Arkansas Parks and Tourism Director Kane Webb has resigned to take a job with Walmart. Webb will be replaced on an interim…
by - December 9, 2018 10:43 am
Baptist Health CEO Troy Wells said his hospital system’s acquisition of two campuses in the Fort Smith region was tricky due to negotiations with a publicly-traded company, but he expects…
by - December 6, 2018 6:46 pm
The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $20 million in grants for a bypass extension in Hot Springs. The money will come from the $1.5 billion Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage…
by - December 4, 2018 9:00 pm
On December 4, 2018, Frank Scott, Jr. became the first elected African-American mayor of the capital city of Little Rock, Arkansas. More than 60 years after the Central High Crisis…
