by - May 24, 2016 9:22 am
A $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education will launch a campaign at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to train as many classroom interpreters as possible…
by - May 23, 2016 12:53 pm
William Asa Hutchinson III, son of Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, was arrested on Saturday (May 21) in Alabama for unlawful possession of a controlled substance, according to the Baldwin County…
by - May 23, 2016 11:57 am
Lona Robertson, associate dean of the Dale Bumpers College at the University of Arkansas, has been named interim dean of the college effective June 1. Robertson is taking over for…
by - May 23, 2016 11:57 am
Lona Robertson, associate dean of the Dale Bumpers College at the University of Arkansas, has been named interim dean of the college effective June 1. Robertson is taking over for…
by - May 23, 2016 11:38 am
An Aug. 9 primary election is in the works for the Fort Smith Board of Directors, with two candidates lined up to run against Ward 4 Director George Catsavis. The…
by - May 23, 2016 5:59 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– HOME BANCSHARES TO RING NASDAQ BELL Home BancShares, Inc., parent company…
by - May 22, 2016 7:45 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– JOBLESS RATE AMONG FOREIGN WORKERS IN U.S. DROPS TO…
by - May 21, 2016 2:50 pm
Arkansas State University officials announced Saturday (May 21) they have revamped the festival that honors Johnny Cash and raises money for the restoration and maintenance of his boyhood home in…
by - May 20, 2016 3:04 pm
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) has vetoed a bill passed by the GOP-controlled Legislature that sought to make it a felony for doctors to perform abortions in the state. In…
by - May 20, 2016 10:22 am
USA Truck is suddenly without a chief financial officer. Michael Borrows, who was hired in September 2014 as the CFO for the Van Buren-based trucking and logistics company, resigned Thursday…
by - May 20, 2016 10:22 am
USA Truck is suddenly without a chief financial officer. Michael Borrows, who was hired in September 2014 as the CFO for the Van Buren-based trucking and logistics company, resigned Thursday…
by - May 20, 2016 8:45 am
Home BancShares Chairman John Allison and members of the Conway-based banking group’s management team will ring the opening bell on the Nasdaq stock exchange on May 24 (Tuesday), company officials…
by - May 20, 2016 8:45 am
Home BancShares Chairman John Allison and members of the Conway-based banking group’s management team will ring the opening bell on the Nasdaq stock exchange on May 24 (Tuesday), company officials…
by - May 20, 2016 5:26 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– PLAINS ALL AMERICAN INDICTED IN CALIFORNIA FOR 2015 OIL SPILL Plains All American…
by - May 19, 2016 5:42 pm
An American manufacturing group has unleashed a jobs calculator to track progress – or the lack thereof – on President Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign goal of creating 1 million new…
by - May 19, 2016 5:39 pm
Billy Murray, an Arkansas angler and fishing expert, has been inducted into the National Bass Fishing Hall of Fame along with fellow 2016 inductees former President George H.W. Bush and…
by - May 19, 2016 5:21 pm
U.S. Sen.John Boozman, R-Ark., on Thursday (May 19) applauded Senate passage of the Fiscal Year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) bill that includes a provision enabling Arkansas to…
by - May 19, 2016 5:21 pm
U.S. Sen.John Boozman, R-Ark., on Thursday (May 19) applauded Senate passage of the Fiscal Year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) bill that includes a provision enabling Arkansas to…
by - May 19, 2016 8:57 am
Arkansas-based Power Technology, Inc. has received the President’s “E” award for exports. The announcement was made by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker for Power Technology’s contribution to expanding U.S….
by - May 19, 2016 6:00 am
Editor’s note: Story updated with changes and additions throughout. ––––––––––––––––– Net income for Wal-Mart Stores was down almost 8% in the fiscal first quarter, but the retailer posted higher revenue…
