by - November 1, 2017 8:45 am
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Transportation Report is managed by Talk Business & Politics and sponsored by the Arkansas Trucking Association and the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce. Other transportation industry related stories can be…
by - November 1, 2017 8:18 am
Wal-Mart’s grocery chain in the United Kingdom — Asda — announced a change in top management which will be effective at the end of the year. CEO Sean Clarke will…
by - October 31, 2017 8:25 pm
More Arkansans disapprove of the state’s effort to implement medical marijuana than approve of the effort to launch the industry in the Natural State. The question is: are these voters…
by - October 31, 2017 3:08 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will use an $8.3 million grant to expand and enhance an archive of freely accessible cancer medical images and data. On Tuesday…
by - October 30, 2017 9:03 pm
Arkansas Rice showcased a new mural in downtown Little Rock on Monday. The art illustrates a field during harvest on the exterior wall of Besser Ace Hardware on Main Street….
by - October 30, 2017 5:13 pm
Arkansas voters hold varying views on three statewide elected officials who are all polling below 50% in job performance approval. A new survey from TBP-Hendrix College, conducted a week ago,…
by - October 30, 2017 5:10 pm
After an engineering and traffic investigation, the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) wants to increase the speed limit on rural interstates to 75 mph, from 70 mph. On Oct. 18,…
by - October 30, 2017 4:36 pm
Personal income rose 2.2% to $16.532 trillion in September, from the same month in 2016, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. From August, personal income increased 0.4% or by…
by - October 30, 2017 3:11 pm
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently approved three pipeline projects in the northeast, and six of the nine of the largest projects with applications before FERC are located in Louisiana,…
by - October 30, 2017 1:17 pm
American Airlines will start daily service between Clinton National Airport (LIT) in Little Rock and Reagan National Airport (DCA) near Washington D.C. on April 3. LIT announced the new service…
by - October 30, 2017 11:49 am
Fenix, a Fayetteville-based artist collective [Facebook, Instagram], will present an exhibition featuring 12 Arkansas artists Nov. 9 to Jan. 11 at The Chancellor Hotel in downtown Fayetteville. On display will…
by - October 29, 2017 12:32 pm
Arkansas will send eight community leaders from across the state to the Delta Regional Authority’s (DRA) Delta Leadership Institute (DLI). They will join fellows from seven other states and participate…
by - October 29, 2017 9:48 am
One year after Donald Trump’s historic presidential victory in Arkansas, where he garnered 60.5% of the state’s vote, President Trump now finds himself below majority support in his job performance….
by - October 29, 2017 9:44 am
A new survey finds Arkansans much more optimistic about the state’s direction than the nation. The latest Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College Poll asked voters to rate the direction of…
by - October 28, 2017 1:33 pm
Online retail giant Amazon recently installed lockers into the Whole Foods store in Fayetteville as part of its plan make returns easier and give Prime members an option for package…
by - October 27, 2017 12:04 pm
For the first time in the history of the state Attorney General’s office, there is a permanent district office outside the capital city. Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Friday (Oct….
by - October 27, 2017 11:47 am
Lynn Williams, an intensive care unit nurse at Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers, received the Daisy Award after the families of two patients witnessed the “exceptional care” she provided….
by - October 27, 2017 9:31 am
Josh Davies, CEO of The Center for Work Ethic Development, will be the keynote speaker at the third annual Northwest Arkansas Workforce Summit on Nov. 15 at Northwest Arkansas Convention…
by - October 26, 2017 1:54 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) announced Thursday (Oct. 26) the hiring of Brandi Hinkle as director of communications. She replaces Scott Hardin, who accepted a communications position with the…
by - October 26, 2017 11:08 am
Dave Manning, president of TCW Inc. in Nashville, Tenn., was elected as the 73rd chairman of the American Trucking Associations Board of Directors. “It is a tremendous honor to be…
