by - February 17, 2017 1:08 pm
Revenue for U.S. selected services is expected to rise 6.1% to $3.61 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2016, from $3.40 trillion in the same period in 2015, according to…
by - February 17, 2017 9:18 am
A student organization at University of Arkansas in Fayetteville plans to give $250,000 to Arkansas Children’s Hospital Northwest over the next five years. The organization, Hogs for Hope, will raise…
by - February 16, 2017 3:03 pm
Industrial production fell 0.3% in January and was flat compared to the same month in 2016, according to a statistical release from the Federal Reserve. Also in January, manufacturing output…
by - February 16, 2017 11:57 am
State and local officials will dedicate a new sculpture commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase survey at 10 a.m. on Feb. 20 in the atrium of the Statehouse…
by - February 16, 2017 9:53 am
U.S. production of uranium concentrate fell 13% to 2.9 million pounds in 2016, compared to 2015, and was the lowest level since 2005, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration. Last…
by - February 16, 2017 9:31 am
A University of Arkansas alumna and her husband have donated $100,000 to start a fund supporting student entrepreneurial efforts within the UA’s Sam M. Walton College of Business. The Janet…
by - February 15, 2017 3:17 pm
Farm Credit of Arkansas has 10,800 members in Arkansas and those members will receive a check from the financial cooperative this month. Farm Credit will disperse $15.5 million to its…
by - February 15, 2017 2:05 pm
The Fayetteville-based nonprofit New Design School is expanding its education offerings to include programs tailored to younger students, ages 6 to 15, with the acquisition of Nerdies, an alternative education…
by - February 15, 2017 8:30 am
Editor’s note: Health Beat is a weekly roundup of local and national health news. UAMS RESEARCH MOVES ONE STEP CLOSER TO LOU GEHRIG’S DISEASE CURE Researchers at the University of…
by - February 14, 2017 6:23 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (Feb. 14) announced the following appointments. Ann Hudson, Forrest City, to the Board of Trustees of East Arkansas Community College. Appointment expires Dec. 31, 2022….
by - February 14, 2017 2:08 pm
Ruth Whitney, CEO of Little Rock-based public affairs firm inVeritas, has launched a new firm called Select Litigation, focusing on jury selection and litigation support services. The company will be…
by - February 14, 2017 12:09 pm
Plans for renovations at Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock now include adding Chick-fil-A and Chili’s, the airport announced Tuesday (Feb. 14). Pending approval of the Little…
by - February 14, 2017 11:04 am
Without the Clean Power Plan, coal is projected to again become the dominant fuel used in U.S. electricity generation and remain in that position through 2032, according to the U.S….
by - February 13, 2017 6:52 pm
Talk Business & Politics will be the first Arkansas media outlet to participate in President Donald Trump’s White House press briefings on Tuesday (Feb. 14). The administration announced in January…
by - February 13, 2017 6:08 pm
Tyson Foods shareholders are entitled to a cash quarterly dividend of $0.225 cents payable June 15. The dividend was declared by the company’s board of directors at meeting on Feb….
by - February 13, 2017 4:12 pm
Little Rock-based Southwest Power Pool is the first regional transmission organization in North America to serve more than 50% of its load at a given time with wind energy, according…
by - February 13, 2017 3:13 pm
The Arkansas Capitol in Little Rock is presenting “Gathering, Gardening and Agriculture” as its spring 2017 exhibit, located in the first-floor exhibit cases. The presentation, which will be on display…
by - February 13, 2017 3:09 pm
The rock band Boston’s Hyper Space Tour is stopping in Rogers and North Little Rock this spring. Boston has been added to the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion’s (AMP) Cox Concert…
by - February 13, 2017 10:45 am
Surface Mod, a University of Arkansas graduate student team hoping to start a company around tissue-engineering technology, earned first place at the 2017 Georgia Bowl student business plan competition on…
by - February 13, 2017 10:01 am
U.S. tight oil production is expected to rise to more than 6 million barrels per day over the next decade and will account for most of the total U.S. oil…
