by - January 8, 2018 12:49 pm
Hot Springs Baseball Weekend, a two-day event scheduled for March 23-24, will feature descendants of baseball legend Babe Ruth, in addition to former Major League Baseball players Ferguson Jenkins and…
by - January 5, 2018 6:05 pm
Although Arkansas’ Congressional delegation is declining comment, a growing number of Republican members of the U.S. House and Senate, and even Republican governors, disapprove of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions…
by - January 5, 2018 2:22 pm
Springdale developer Sam Mathias has given $700,000 to Arkansas Children’s Northwest, a pediatric hospital under construction west of Interstate 49 in Springdale. “I’m honored to join a caring community of…
by - January 5, 2018 12:44 pm
The American Trucking Associations supports health plan changes proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor to make it easier for small businesses and self-employed people to purchase high-quality, lower cost health…
by - January 5, 2018 10:14 am
U.S. natural gas demand set a single-day record of 150.7 billion cubic feet on Jan. 1, surpassing a previous record of 143.3 billion cubic feet set Jan. 7, 2014, according…
by - January 5, 2018 9:39 am
Monroe County farmer Jim Carroll has been elected secretary of the United Soybean Board (USB). Carroll, a fourth-generation farmer, previously served the board as a director and chair of the…
by - January 4, 2018 4:05 pm
On the same day U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded a rule that eased enforcement of the federal prohibition on marijuana, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin set June 26 as the…
by - January 4, 2018 3:39 pm
The Whitaker Family Foundation has made a $1 million gift to Arkansas Children’s Northwest. The Springdale facility will make available pediatric inpatient, outpatient and emergency services to more than 200,000 children in the Northwest Arkansas…
by - January 4, 2018 12:55 pm
The University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of Cam Patterson as the new chancellor for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock….
by - January 4, 2018 12:38 pm
With the new year, some look to set resolutions, and sometimes that could be setting new fitness goals. Reaching those goals might be easier with the help of employees at…
by - January 4, 2018 11:24 am
Arkansas Tech University in Russellville has named longtime faculty member Dr. Mary Gunter as interim chief of staff in the ATU Office of the President, the university announced Thursday (Jan….
by - January 4, 2018 11:16 am
Fayetteville-based Slim Chickens has launched a mobile app, loyalty program and online ordering platform in all of its 67 stores nationwide, according to a press release from the company. The…
by - January 4, 2018 7:59 am
The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau on Wednesday (Jan. 3) unveiled a newly redesigned website, at LittleRock.com. “The LRCVB promotes the city’s tourism offerings, from places to eat and…
by - January 3, 2018 7:58 pm
Two tourism industry professionals will be inducted into the Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame at a luncheon March 12 at Southland Park Gaming & Racing in West Memphis. The ceremony…
by - January 3, 2018 4:09 pm
Hurricane Irma was the hottest search query last year on global, national and statewide levels, according to Google Trends. Hurricane Irma was a powerful storm that hit the Caribbean islands…
by - January 3, 2018 2:38 pm
The U.S. average retail price of a gallon of diesel rose 7 cents to $2.97 on Jan. 1, from the previous week, as cold weather increased demand for distillate fuel,…
by - January 3, 2018 1:21 pm
Former State Representative candidate Michael Kalagias will run as a Libertarian for Arkansas’ 3rd Congressional seat held by U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers. ”The people deserve better government. Steve Womack…
by - January 3, 2018 12:07 pm
In 2017, 39% of all private industry workers had access to wellness programs, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. These programs include smoking cessation, exercise…
by - January 3, 2018 10:48 am
Nearly half (46%) of U.S. adults have used voice-controlled digital assistants like Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, Microsoft’s Cortana and Google Assistant, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted this…
by - January 3, 2018 8:09 am
Publicly-held banking organization Bank of the Ozarks has announced an annual cash-based incentive bonus plan for hourly employees and certain other employees. Under the terms of the plan, employees of…
