by - September 18, 2015 6:47 am
Two University of Arkansas researchers working on a promising new material to create more efficient solar cells will lead a corps of Arkansas scientists chosen to develop the next generation…
by - September 18, 2015 6:44 am
Entergy Arkansas Inc. safely brought down the last two components of the Robert E. Ritchie power plant through a controlled implosion at the Helena site, the utility announced on Thursday….
by - September 17, 2015 4:31 pm
A pair of cloture votes Thursday drew the support of Arkansas’ two United States Senators, but fell short of passage. Senators voted 56-42 on a bill against a nuclear deal…
by - September 17, 2015 9:57 am
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art recently acquired Maya’s Quilt of Life, 1989, (acrylic on canvas and painted, dyed and pieced fabrics) by Faith Ringgold, from the art collection of…
by - September 17, 2015 9:51 am
Organizers for the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, scheduled for October 9-18, announced high profile guests who will be participating. A decade ago, boxer Katie Dallam was the inspiration for…
by - September 17, 2015 9:46 am
InvoTek, Inc., along with three clinical partners, received funding from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). The 5-year, $5 million project seeks to improve the…
by - September 17, 2015 9:42 am
Growth in solar photovoltaic (PV) module production has slowed in recent years to 4% annually from 2011 to 2013 after increasing by an average of 78% from 2006 to 2011….
by - September 17, 2015 9:38 am
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Defense’s Transition to Veterans Program Office announced the recent integration of agriculture into the career training and counseling programs that service…
by - September 17, 2015 8:35 am
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub on Thursday (Sept. 17) announced it is launching the Innovation Fund to support and accelerate the development of university-based startup companies in Arkansas. “The creation…
by - September 17, 2015 7:37 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free…
by - September 16, 2015 12:18 pm
The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services said it will receive $4 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to fund the Arkansas Apprenticeship Pathway Initiative, which will expand apprenticeship programs…
by - September 16, 2015 8:46 am
Officials with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announced that it has welcomed more than two million visitors since opening in November 2011.
by - September 16, 2015 8:36 am
Fourteen organizations from throughout the state were presented Arkansas Governor’s Quality Awards by Gov. Asa Hutchinson Tuesday (Sept. 15) during the 21st Annual Awards Celebration for the Governor’s Quality Award…
by - September 16, 2015 8:27 am
Simmons First National Corp. has reached an agreement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. that terminates the bank’s loss share agreements related to the bank’s acquisition of assets and assumption…
by - September 16, 2015 8:18 am
The combined impact of proposed mergers among four of the nation’s largest health insurance companies would exceed federal antitrust guidelines designed to preserve competition in as many as 97 metropolitan…
by - September 16, 2015 8:15 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. ARKANSAS HEALTH…
by - September 15, 2015 2:28 pm
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and deep-dive into education topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - September 15, 2015 11:17 am
An opportunity to send pro-democratic radio broadcasts into Iran will help change the country’s leadership and empower millions in the country, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said…
by - September 15, 2015 10:49 am
The Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 33nd Annual Minority Enterprise Development (MED) kicked off on Monday with the annual Business Opportunity Brunch, which featured a panel of local business…
by - September 15, 2015 8:45 am
Lockheed Martin announced that it had received a $227 million contract from the U.S. Army for the first order of the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) alternative warhead, which…
