by - August 24, 2016 7:11 pm
Hot Springs JazzFest ready to open
The 2016 Hot Springs JazzFest kicks off on Wednesday evening (Aug. 31) from the Hotel Hot Springs Ballroom. The festival will run nightly through Sunday, Sept. 4 with first night…
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by - August 24, 2016 6:19 pm
State and school employees seeing health costs rise a little now, a lot later
State and public school employees will make bigger contributions for their health insurance in 2017, but the big increases are coming in later years, legislators were told Wednesday. At a…
by - August 24, 2016 5:55 pm
Randolph County residents await judge’s decision in wet/dry lawsuit as hearings progress
State law allows county clerks to throw out entire signup sheets in liquor sales petitions if one of the signers lives outside that county. Judge Phil Smith may ultimately decide…
by - August 24, 2016 5:15 pm
ATRS emerges from Great Recession in stronger position, assets now at $15 billion
Editor’s note: This is the second of two stories about the activities and financial position of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System. Link here for the first report. –––––––––––––––––– When George…
by - August 24, 2016 3:49 pm
AOG says an increase in Van Buren franchise fees will be passed along to natural gas customers in the city
Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp. (AOG) has responded to Van Buren Mayor Bob Freeman’s call for a franchise fee increase and the message is clear: Any rate hikes will be passed…
by - August 24, 2016 3:36 pm
Element hotel opening in Bentonville in August 2017, will add 107 rooms to the region
Earlier this month hotel developer Bentonville Hospitality Group broke ground on a new 107-room boutique hotel in Bentonville that will be branded as the Element by Westin. It is the…
by - August 24, 2016 2:16 pm
Arkansas leads nation with largest jobless rate decline over past year, falls 1.3 percentage points
From July 2015 to July 2016, Arkansas saw the largest unemployment rate decline among all 50 states as the number of unemployed workers fell by more than 16,000, according to…
by - August 23, 2016 6:21 pm
Fort Smith Directors look at zoning for Arkansas Colleges of Health Education, anticipate LOPFI ‘trainwreck’
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday considered a Planned Zoning Development (PZD) request from the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) and discussed the ticking clock attached to…
by - August 23, 2016 6:12 pm
Walton heirs sell $255.762 million of Wal-Mart stock
The Walton heirs sold $255.762 million in Wal-Mart stock in recent days to keep the family’s ownership of the retail giant at roughly 50%. Last year the Walton family announced…
by - August 23, 2016 6:12 pm
Walton heirs sell $255.762 million of Wal-Mart stock
The Walton heirs sold $255.762 million in Wal-Mart stock in recent days to keep the family’s ownership of the retail giant at roughly 50%. Last year the Walton family announced…
by - August 23, 2016 6:08 pm
Rains could hurt harvests in Northeast Arkansas, ‘put some farmers out of business’
Heavy rains during the last two weeks could significantly impact the row crop harvest in Northeast Arkansas, experts say. At least 14 inches of rain fell in parts of the…
by - August 23, 2016 5:44 pm
America’s Car-Mart share price rises to $40 after strong earnings report
It’s been a long road back for America’s Car-Mart shareholders during 2016 since the stock price bottomed out at $21.50 in mid January on an earnings miss and competitive issues…
by - August 23, 2016 5:21 pm
Mercy Clinic opens new facility in Poteau
Officials with Mercy Clinic-Fort Smith formally on Wednesday opened the Mercy Clinic Primary Care – Poteau facility. Around 75 Mercy co-workers, chamber and community members were at the event, according…
by - August 23, 2016 5:21 pm
Mercy Clinic opens new facility in Poteau
Officials with Mercy Clinic-Fort Smith formally on Wednesday opened the Mercy Clinic Primary Care – Poteau facility. Around 75 Mercy co-workers, chamber and community members were at the event, according…
by - August 23, 2016 4:54 pm
Private option numbers rise 55,000 since January, legislator says ‘hard look’ needed for the program
The number of private option recipients whose insurance premiums are being paid by the program reached 258,161 in July, up 55,000 more than in January. The number was 213,026 in…
by - August 23, 2016 4:03 pm
Talk Business & Politics Daily: The Sen. Hendren and Simone Biles edition
Editor’s note: You can watch the full video of today’s Talk Business & Politics Daily at the end of this report, or download an audio version through the iTunes store…
by - August 23, 2016 4:02 pm
‘Propel Downtown Forward’ updates CBID on downtown strategic development plan
Talicia Richardson of the Propel Downtown Forward initiative and 64.6 Downtown told Central Business Improvement District (CBID) commissioners that they are satisfied so far with progress on a strategic development…
by - August 23, 2016 3:36 pm
Sales tax revenue drops in Northwest Arkansas with August reports
Consumers in June pulled back on spending in Northwest Arkansas resulting in weak sales tax revenue growth. Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers and Bentonville reported cumulative sales tax revenue of $5.048 million…
by - August 23, 2016 2:56 pm
ATRS ‘deal flow’ pipeline, investments benefit Arkansas companies, job prospects
Editor’s note: This is the first of two stories about the activities and financial position of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System. ––––––––––––––––– As Arkansas communities deal with economic development opportunities,…
by - August 23, 2016 11:06 am
Walmart Asda sells-off its photo business in the U.K.
Asda, Walmart’s grocery chain in the United Kingdom, continues to tweak its laggard business operations amid a recent 7.75% drop in quarterly same-store sales. Asda has agreed to sell its…