by - June 17, 2014 4:08 pm
Ed Penick, former CEO of Worthen Bank and a 2005 inductee into the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame, was laid to rest today after services at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in…
by - June 16, 2014 10:54 am
Sometime around May 28, give or take a few days or weeks, the Northwest Arkansas metropolitan statistical area unofficially reached a population of 500,000. Because of this, the region will…
by - June 13, 2014 4:24 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe is calling on lawmakers to change a state law that forbids K-12 public schools from accessing a fiber optics network used by universities and health care providers….
by - June 10, 2014 1:01 pm
All part-time school and state employees as well as many spouses of full-time employees would be ineligible for insurance benefits under two draft bills discussed during a meeting of the House and Senate Education Committees Tuesday.
by - June 4, 2014 4:18 pm
Plans for a downtown economic development director and a private investment fund are just two of many steps that Hot Springs leaders hope can re-invent and re-imagine the historic Spa City.
by - May 27, 2014 4:12 pm
With help from a $25.9 million federal Race to the Top grant, the Springdale School District is creating a high school with a relaxed schedule and, if a waiver is…
by - May 20, 2014 1:48 pm
The Arkansas Department of Education today announced a new second in command and three new assistant commissioners. Mike Hernandez, currently the assistant commissioner for fiscal and administrative services, is the…
by - May 19, 2014 10:47 am
As the economy improves, there aren’t enough trucks or drivers to carry all the goods, so rates will rise.
by - May 17, 2014 9:57 am
Jonesboro’s diversified economy, including Arkansas State University and a thriving industrial park, offers a positive business environment.
by - May 13, 2014 5:06 pm
A special legislative session could be called to address rising school employee health insurance costs by the end of August, the chairman of a task force that is meeting about…
by - May 8, 2014 7:45 pm
Rural development bank Southern Bancorp is helping Mississippi County residents revitalize their community through the Delta Bridge Project, a process that already has had success in Phillips County.
by - May 7, 2014 5:14 pm
Two days after it was announced he was not selected as the University of Arkansas’ vice chancellor for governmental relations, State Sen. Johnny Key, R-Mountain Home, was named Wednesday (May…
by - May 5, 2014 3:39 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe has asked Tony Wood, the deputy commissioner of education, to be the next education commissioner, Wood confirmed in a phone interview today. “The governor has asked me…
by - May 5, 2014 8:21 am
Arkansas public schools should be allowed to connect to a statewide fiber optics system currently used by universities and medical providers, but telecom industry leaders worry about the price tag and how to pay for it.
by - April 28, 2014 11:05 pm
Thirty-three Arkansas schools have applied to become a “school of innovation,” which would offer charter school-like flexibility without making them charter schools. The deadline to apply is midnight Thursday. (Editor’s…
by - April 26, 2014 5:12 pm
Timing played a role in Dr. Tom Kimbrell’s decision to leave his job as Arkansas commissioner of education and become Bryant superintendent. This is the time of year when school…
by - April 25, 2014 6:03 am
The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department could be forced to cancel some of the two dozen projects totaling $250 million planned the rest of this fiscal year if Congress doesn’t…
by - April 23, 2014 5:46 pm
The three Republican candidates for Congress in central Arkansas’ Second District appealed to socially conservative voters Wednesday in a forum sponsored by the Family Council that touched on education, abortion,…
by - April 16, 2014 1:14 pm
With the signatures of three highway commissioners, I-540 became I-49 today. The announcement of the new designation was made Wednesday (April 16) at the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department by…
by - March 18, 2014 7:13 am
Home to Wal-Mart’s world headquarters and the distinctive Crystal Bridges Museum, Bentonville’s leaders are mapping a blueprint for opportunity.
