by - January 5, 2016 1:53 pm
2015 offered its share of ups and downs as the growing Northwest Arkansas region continued to build out infrastructure for its burgeoning half-million population. While growing overall jobs faster than…
by - January 5, 2016 1:27 pm
The group supporting the bond issue to improve the Arkansas Arts Center and MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History held its kickoff meeting Tuesday (Jan. 5). The Committee for Arts…
by - January 5, 2016 12:25 pm
Retailers could have something to smile about when all the wrapping paper dust settles from the 2015 holiday season. The MasterCard Spending Pulse report found sales (excluding auto and gas)…
by - January 5, 2016 12:15 pm
The 2016 market outlook bodes well for everyone from small cattle and poultry farmers to large multinational companies like Tyson Foods. Cattle markets improved in 2015 and 2016 could be…
by - January 5, 2016 11:57 am
Rick Riley doesn’t have a picture of Hugh McDonald on his office wall, but one will be there soon. For now, if he needs to get advice from the long-serving…
by - January 4, 2016 9:08 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has informed U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell that Arkansas will amend its private option waiver so that it can create a replacement, Arkansas Works,…
by - January 4, 2016 8:45 pm
Three Northeast Arkansas men accused in a federal bribery and corruption probe will appear before a federal judge next month for a hearing. Ted Suhl of Warm Springs, Steven Jones…
by - January 4, 2016 8:38 pm
The plan for one or two convention centers in Jonesboro entered another chapter late Monday as Mayor Harold Perrin sent a letter to an Arkansas State University alumni group about…
by - January 4, 2016 8:28 pm
Arkansas State University Chancellor Tim Hudson signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Manado (UNIMA), a public university located in the province of North Sulawesi in Indonesia, during…
by - January 4, 2016 8:28 pm
Arkansas State University Chancellor Tim Hudson signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Manado (UNIMA), a public university located in the province of North Sulawesi in Indonesia, during…
by - January 4, 2016 8:27 pm
Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin has been re-appointed to the State Aid Street Committee. State Sen. Jonathan Dismang, R-Beebe, president of the Senate, announced the appointment in a letter to Perrin….
by - January 4, 2016 8:27 pm
Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin has been re-appointed to the State Aid Street Committee. State Sen. Jonathan Dismang, R-Beebe, president of the Senate, announced the appointment in a letter to Perrin….
by - January 4, 2016 7:29 pm
The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission announced that renovations are complete and a newly improved nature trail is now open at Byrd Lake Natural Area (NA) in Pine Bluff. The site…
by - January 4, 2016 7:25 pm
The finalists for the 2016 Henry Awards have been announced. According to the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism, “the Henry Awards Ceremony began at the 7th annual Governor’s Conference…
by - January 4, 2016 7:17 pm
Seven of the eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas had jobless rate declines in November compared to October, and all eight had declines compared to November 2014. The…
by - January 4, 2016 7:07 pm
Editor’s note: This story is a component of The Compass Report. The quarterly Compass Report is managed by Talk Business & Politics, and sponsored by Arvest Bank. Supporting sponsors of…
by - January 4, 2016 6:58 pm
Northwest Arkansas’ jobless rate fell to 3.1% in November thanks to an almost 4% gain in year-over-year jobs and a more than 17% drop in the number of unemployed compared…
by - January 4, 2016 4:11 pm
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil complaint Monday (Jan. 4) in federal court against Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga…
by - January 4, 2016 4:01 pm
L’Oreal USA, which operates a manufacturing and distribution facility in North Little Rock, announced plans Monday (Jan. 4) to acquire key assets from Raylon Corp., a full-service, family-owned wholesale distributor…
by - January 4, 2016 1:39 pm
Target has named Janna Potts as its chief officer of U.S. stores, replacing Tina Tyler, who has held the position for the past five years. Tyler is exiting the company…
