by - January 20, 2011 7:00 pm
Arkansas business, labor and government leaders are struggling for a solution to a growing $330 million state debt owed to the federal government for borrowed funds to shore up unemployment benefits to jobless workers.
by - January 19, 2011 7:00 pm
Arkansas motorists should not expect the normal cooling off period at the pump this winter as international crude oil prices continue to push local and U.S. gas prices well above $3 a gallon for regular unleaded.
by - January 19, 2011 7:00 pm
Second District Congressman Tim Griffin (R) has been named to a third committee, the prestigious House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
by - January 19, 2011 7:00 pm
The $50 million El Dorado Promise turns 4 years old and program officials say that local school enrollment has grown by 5% to 4,646 students since 2007.
by - January 19, 2011 7:00 pm
The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has cleared the pending ABB acquisition of Baldor Electric Co.
by - January 19, 2011 7:00 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods, Inc. is the first major food company to become a full member of the IMAGE program with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), company and government officials announced today.
by - January 19, 2011 7:00 pm
Wal-Mart on Thursday announced what is expected to further move the grocery industry toward providing consumers more information about food and lowering the “premium” costs of foods considered more healthy.
by - January 19, 2011 7:00 pm
In a regulatory filing made Wednesday, Little Rock mall retailer, Dillard’s Inc., said it would create a real estate investment trust.
by - January 19, 2011 7:00 pm
Home Bancshares’ two-year earnings winning streak came to a halt on Thursday after the Conway-based bank reported a fourth-quarter loss of $13.8 million, mainly due to bad loans in Arkansas and the company’s fast-growing, but troubled Florida operations.
by - January 18, 2011 7:00 pm
Tampa, Fla.-based Sykes will add 600 jobs to the Fort Smith regional economy with an inbound call service center it plans to locate at the former Phoenix Village Mall.
by - January 18, 2011 7:00 pm
ABF Freight System announced Wednesday it has appealed the dismissal of its lawsuit against competitor YRC and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
by - January 18, 2011 7:00 pm
A potential constitutional amendment could take away the independence of the Arkansas Highway Commission, Game and Fish Commission, institutions of higher education and provide more legislative control over the state lottery.
by - January 18, 2011 7:00 pm
This session, health advocates and lawmakers may seek to remove exemptions to the state’s clean indoor air act, which bans smoking in most workplaces.
by - January 18, 2011 7:00 pm
Members of the legislative Joint Budget Committee voted to nix a 1.86% pay raise for all Arkansas judges and prosecutors this morning.
by - January 18, 2011 7:00 pm
Interim director Loren Hitchcock will be the new permanent director of the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission.
by - January 18, 2011 7:00 pm
Members of the House State Agencies Committee debated the state’s motto and whether or not to live-stream its meetings as two headline-garnering issues took center stage at the capitol.
by - January 17, 2011 7:00 pm
Arkansas companies are set to begin reporting fourth-quarter results when Home Bancshares Corp. kicks off the year-ending earnings period ahead of Thursday’s opening bell.
by - January 17, 2011 7:00 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Council on Tuesday (Jan. 18) released its “growth and development strategy” for the next decade during its winter meeting in Springdale.
by - January 17, 2011 7:00 pm
Vision Airlines announced a "mega-expansion" of its commercial passenger service with non-stop jet flights to 20 U.S. cities, including new direct flights from Arkansas to Florida.
by - January 17, 2011 7:00 pm
Arkansas legislators reconvened to start their second week of the 88th General Assembly tackling the thorny issues of redrawing political boundaries and opening up their committees for Internet viewing.
