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…
by - October 26, 2017 9:26 am
The Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce has named Graham Cobb its new president and CEO. He will assume the role in late November, according to a press release from…
by - October 26, 2017 9:01 am
Gross inputs to petroleum refineries in the U.S. Gulf Coast region, which includes six states in the South, reached an average of 8.8 million barrels per day, or about 324,000…
by - October 26, 2017 8:19 am
The Arkansas Broadcasters Association board of directors has named Luke Story its new executive director. The announcement was made Wednesday (Oct. 25). Story will begin the new job Nov. 1….
by - October 25, 2017 8:03 pm
Mississippi County in Arkansas’ first congressional district is one of the top steel producing counties in the country and its representative in Congress is about to take a key role…
by - October 25, 2017 11:59 am
Little Rock-based carrier Rich Logistics, a company of Roadrunner Transportation Systems, received the 2017 Global Leader Award at the Automotive Leaders Summit in Mexico City. Shannon Everett, chief operations officer…
by - October 23, 2017 8:29 pm
Commissioner of State Lands John Thurston announced Monday (Oct. 23) his intention to be the next secretary of state in Arkansas. “As I am term-limited in my ability to serve…
by - October 23, 2017 7:54 pm
The Arkansas Forestry Commission (AFC) has moved from its former location on Roosevelt Road to join other agencies of the Arkansas Agriculture Department (AAD) at the AAD headquarters complex at…
by - October 23, 2017 7:52 pm
The city of Jonesboro has received a grant for almost $500,000 in Transportation Alternatives Program funding from the Arkansas Department of Transportation for a pedestrian/bicycle path between downtown and Arkansas…
by - October 23, 2017 3:15 pm
Arkansas Trucking Association was one of the recipients of the 2017 Mike Russell Trucking Image Award winners, according to American Trucking Associations. The awards were announced at the trade organization’s…
by - October 23, 2017 2:03 pm
The University of Arkansas has named a search committee to find a new dean for the School of Law. Stacy Leeds will step down in June after seven years as…
by - October 23, 2017 11:50 am
A scientist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received his third concurrent R01-type Research Project Grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Daohong Zhou was…
by - October 23, 2017 11:03 am
Unplanned disruptions in the global oil supply fell to 1.6 million barrels per day in September, the lowest since January 2012, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Over the…
