by - December 10, 2014 10:17 am
Domtar Corp. will make a $160 million capital improvement project in its Ashdown, Arkansas factory to convert a paper machine assembly line into a “high quality fluff pulp line” that…
by - December 10, 2014 7:57 am
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by - December 9, 2014 9:02 pm
Shane Broadway, director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education, is among seven applicants for a government affairs VP position with the Arkansas State University System. Broadway has been asked…
by - December 9, 2014 4:24 pm
Three key House chairmen were selected on Tuesday (Dec. 9) and the independent citizens commission to set elected officials’ salaries scheduled its first meeting date. Rep. Lane Jean, R-Magnolia, was…
by - December 9, 2014 10:44 am
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by - December 9, 2014 9:55 am
Entergy Arkansas said it has signed an agreement to acquire a portion of the Union Power Station near El Dorado for $237 million. The total plant purchase price is $948…
by - December 8, 2014 6:13 pm
The Downtown Little Rock Partnership announced Monday (Dec. 8) that executive director Sharon Priest will retire at the end of January. Priest, a former Little Rock mayor and Arkansas Secretary…
by - December 8, 2014 8:52 am
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by - December 7, 2014 10:24 am
Rep. Warwick Sabin, D-Little Rock, and State Sen. Jon Woods, R-Springdale, are aiming to end the confusion surrounding their co-authored and recently passed constitutional amendment, Issue No. 3. The measure…
by - December 7, 2014 10:06 am
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by - December 7, 2014 9:16 am
A closely watched gauge of U.S. manufacturing pointed to another month of solid output. What’s driving the industrial rebound?
by - December 6, 2014 10:18 am
The Arkansas Farm Bureau’s top two leaders will continue to serve in their current roles. Randy Veach was re-elected to his seventh term as Farm Bureau president on Friday (Dec….
by - December 5, 2014 6:57 pm
A new Arkansas State University System office in Little Rock and recently launched website are the latest steps toward increasing visibility and preparing for system expansion. System president Dr. Charles…
by - December 5, 2014 11:47 am
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by - December 5, 2014 12:35 am
While 2014 has been a busy year in Arkansas politics, it’s been an even busier year for the Arkansas Ethics Commission. The regulatory agency has taken a “final action” on more than a dozen complaints against legislative candidates.
by - December 4, 2014 7:01 pm
A pair of programs for junior high and high school students in Craighead County prepares them for their future both in and out of the classroom, members of a Jonesboro…
by - December 4, 2014 6:52 pm
The Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives and the Arkansas History Commission will be hosting a symposium Jan. 15 from 10 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at the courthouse and at the Male…
by - December 4, 2014 6:47 pm
A Craighead County farmer was honored Wednesday by a state agriculture group for his work and leadership skills. David Wayne Gairhan, Jr., a rice, soybean and corn farmer from Jonesboro,…
by - December 4, 2014 3:01 pm
Fourth District Cong.-elect Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, will be named to the House Budget Committee and House Natural Resources Committee, according to his office. Westerman, who will be sworn into…
