by - June 15, 2018 7:26 pm
Arkansas’ manufacturing sector continued to outperform most of the state’s economy in 2018 as another 1,200 jobs were added at mostly “soft good” factories across the state between May and…
by - June 15, 2018 6:17 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson closed out the annual Arkansas Bar Association (ABA) meeting in Hot Springs on Friday (June 15) by urging Arkansans not to rush to judgment concerning the ongoing…
by - June 14, 2018 4:38 pm
Arkansas Senate leaders on Thursday (June 14) unveiled a bipartisan draft of new chamber ethics rules that lawmakers hope will help restore public confidence in the legislature amid an ongoing…
by - June 13, 2018 11:10 pm
The Little Rock Technology Park Authority spent nearly three hours on Wednesday (June 13) hearing proposals from four Central Arkansas construction firms competing to build the second phase of the…
by - June 13, 2018 4:05 pm
The U.S. Census Bureau has extended the deadline for the 2017 economic census, the five-year survey of nearly 3.7 million U.S. businesses and their impact on the nation’s economy. The…
by - June 12, 2018 4:28 pm
A Missouri nonprofit that accrued more than $80 million in net income and over $180 million in annual revenues could possibly lose its tax-exempt status and access to government funds…
by - June 11, 2018 4:08 pm
An attorney for Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, R-Little Rock, said Monday (June 11) that an ongoing federal multi-million-dollar bribery probe concerning the mysterious “Senator A” does not show any evidence the…
by - June 10, 2018 6:54 pm
As U.S. corporations and businesses reap benefits from the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 in December, state and national nonprofits across Arkansas are still trying…
by - June 7, 2018 5:37 pm
In a busy day of news at the State Capitol, Gov. Asa Hutchinson told reporters late Thursday afternoon (June 7) that allegations concerning possible bribery of two state officials was…
by - June 7, 2018 3:05 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday (June 7) heard testimony on the state’s expedited appeal of a Pulaski County Circuit Court decision to block the medical marijuana cultivation licenses handed…
by - June 7, 2018 9:27 am
Little Rock-based startup LumoXchange, one of the first tenants of the city’s Technology Park and an initial graduate of the Venture Center’s FinTech Accelerator program, laid claim Wednesday (June 6)…
by - June 6, 2018 2:58 pm
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. (AECC) said Wednesday (June 6) it will expand its energy portfolio through an agreement with one of the nation’s largest utility operators to purchase wind power…
by - June 4, 2018 2:22 pm
As Arkansas budget officials wind down the end of fiscal 2018, Gov. Asa Hutchinson gave a “solid” rating to the state’s economy Monday (June 4) as revenue collections came in…
by - June 1, 2018 5:27 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and other Arkansas trade officials awoke Friday (June 1) to fears of a possible international trade war after President Donald Trump moved forward Thursday with his threat…
by - June 1, 2018 4:30 pm
The unemployment rate for the nation’s sizzling job market fell to its lowest level in 18 years as 223,000 were added to the nation’s labor pool in May, according to…
by - May 30, 2018 1:55 pm
Rising oil and natural gas prices and a more attractive corporate tax structure are driving interest in BHP Billiton’s auction of its U.S. onshore assets, which include the Fayetteville Shale…
by - May 30, 2018 1:44 pm
The U.S. economy advanced at a modest 2.2% in the first quarter of 2018 as expectations for sustained growth in 2018 have not lived up to Wall Street expectations. According…
by - May 24, 2018 12:42 pm
U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker on Thursday (May 24) dismissed a complaint by Little Rock petitioners looking to force Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge to take the stand and clarify…
by - May 23, 2018 7:45 pm
In a tersely-worded news release, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Wednesday (May 23) certified four ballot items and rejected another ahead of a hearing Thursday in federal court to…
by - May 23, 2018 12:00 pm
Arkansans looking for better paying jobs may want to head to Northwest Arkansas, where workers see about $150 more per week in their paycheck than those in other areas of…
