by - December 6, 2016 11:26 am
As the Gulf of Mexico enjoys a renaissance in new oil and gas developments, two oil and gas companies with ties to Arkansas announced they submitted winning bids Monday (Dec….
by - December 3, 2016 11:53 am
Gross tax collections in Arkansas came in below forecast and year ago levels in November as nervous state lawmakers hope strong holiday sales boost state coffers ahead of the 2017…
by - December 2, 2016 4:58 pm
Just over a month before the 2017 legislative session begins, more than 40 bills have been pre-filed as Arkansas lawmakers prepare for a budget-tight session that includes a proposed $50…
by - December 2, 2016 9:36 am
The U.S. jobless rate fell to 4.6% in November as the health care and professional and business services sectors continued to add new jobs to the nation’s economy, according to…
by - December 1, 2016 4:02 pm
After a Texas federal judge halted the Obama administration’s overtime rules that would have begun Thursday (Dec. 1), some supporters of the Department of Labor’s new regulations are afraid the…
by - December 1, 2016 3:11 pm
In addition to the presidential win for Donald Trump and the recent decision by a U.S. appeals court to stay the Clean Power Plan, the coal industry received more good…
by - November 30, 2016 5:37 pm
More than half of the employers surveyed in November across the St. Louis Fed’s Eighth District expect to increase hiring and wages over the new 12 months, but many are…
by - November 29, 2016 2:22 pm
Officials with the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) visited central Arkansas Tuesday (Nov. 29) to push for a federal civil works program under President-elect Donald Trump that would invest…
by - November 29, 2016 8:58 am
The U.S. economy surprisingly picked up momentum in the third quarter as consumer and government spending improved and other key sectors of private industry improved just ahead of the fall…
by - November 23, 2016 9:47 am
Business groups across the U.S. cheered a decision by a U.S. District Court in Texas postponing the Obama administration’s new overtime rules that determine how much employees working more than…
by - November 22, 2016 1:48 pm
Members of Arkansas’ Congressional delegation may reintroduce some version of legislation introduced earlier this year to halt one of the nation’s largest renewable energy infrastructure projects that will cross the…
by - November 22, 2016 8:45 am
Becky Keogh, director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, said she and her staff had recent meetings with officials at Sun Paper Industry of China on pre-engineering and environmental…
by - November 22, 2016 8:12 am
Motorists in Arkansas should expect to see a lot of orange highway barrels and traffic strangleholds across the state as low gas prices spur many families to hit the roads…
by - November 21, 2016 5:55 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday made Little Rock native Kimberly O’Guinn his second appointment to the state Public Service Commission while governor. She replaces outgoing Commissioner Lamar Davis who resigned…
by - November 18, 2016 10:47 am
Arkansas’ jobless rate held steady at 4% in October as retailers across the state continue hiring temporary and part-time help ahead of the holiday shopping season that traditionally begins on…
by - November 17, 2016 9:43 pm
Acxiom Corp. announced after the close of business on Thursday (Nov. 17) that its San Francisco-based LiveRamp subsidiary has entered a purchase agreement to acquire two “people-based” data marketing startups…
by - November 17, 2016 11:37 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has quietly provided the support of his office to help the state’s burgeoning biomass industry get off the ground, including Highland Pellets which on Thursday (Nov. 17)…
by - November 16, 2016 4:08 pm
The Arkansas economy suffered a “double-dip” recession in 2012 and will likely see a revision in historic employment numbers posted earlier this year, an audience of more than 100 business…
by - November 16, 2016 7:12 am
As pre-filing for new bills and resolutions for the upcoming 91st General Assembly began Tuesday (Nov. 15), Rep. Mark McElroy, D-Tillar, had the honor of submitting the first legislative proposal…
by - November 14, 2016 2:03 pm
After the release of a university research report backed by the Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation, Arkansas House Speaker Jeremy Gillam said Monday (Nov. 14) he looks forward to addressing meaningful…
