by - September 22, 2015 5:44 am
Fewer and fatter cattle at U.S. feedlots are not fattening profits for feedlot owners, but packers and food companies like Tyson Foods are seeing a drop in cattle prices which…
by - September 22, 2015 5:42 am
Arkansas seldom ranks first in any category among the other 50 states, but when it comes to adult obesity the Natural State is at the top of the list, according…
by - September 21, 2015 8:36 pm
“One, Two, Three.” With those words as officials cut a ribbon Monday, the NEA District Fair started as fair officials are hopeful for a large crowd this year. People were…
by - September 21, 2015 8:18 pm
The city of Jonesboro is at the proverbial “fork in the road,” Mayor Harold Perrin said Monday, as the plan to complete nearly $187 million in road projects was formally…
by - September 21, 2015 7:32 pm
The Venture Center has announced that Little Rock-based Broadband Development Group (BDG) will provide HyperLeap Internet Service for the Center in downtown Little Rock. The move helps BDG and Little…
by - September 21, 2015 6:05 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday announced the following appointments: Sherry Chesser, Little Rock, to the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy. Appointment expires August 17, 2020. Replaces Karen Garrett. Jeffrey…
by - September 21, 2015 5:58 pm
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services (ADWS) up to $2.3 million through a National Emergency Grant to support 100 temporary jobs in counties…
by - September 21, 2015 5:50 pm
In an Arkansas National Guard hanger filled with military personnel and a phalanx of government and legislative officials at North Little Rock’s Camp Robinson, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday unveiled…
by - September 21, 2015 5:19 pm
Fewer and fatter cattle at U.S. feedlots are not fattening profits for feedlot owners, but packers and food companies like Tyson Foods are seeing a drop in cattle prices which…
by - September 21, 2015 2:21 pm
A lack of qualified workers remains the top threat to manufacturing growth among members for the second consecutive year, with 46% voicing this concern, down from 53% in 2014, according…
by - September 21, 2015 1:27 pm
After a strong start, combined building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren are down 10% through the first eight months of the year, with August permit values…
by - September 21, 2015 12:06 pm
A lack of qualified workers remains the top threat to manufacturing growth, according to industry leaders, but revenue growth remains encouraging.
by - September 21, 2015 7:44 am
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by - September 21, 2015 7:41 am
There’s been plenty of good news about the Arkansas economy lately. More Arkansans are trying to work and more are finding work when they look, according to recently released numbers….
by - September 20, 2015 2:58 pm
The Arkansas State University Board of Trustees praised system campuses for exceeding state enrollment growth trends for the fall semester, but there was much more on the agenda.
by - September 20, 2015 2:47 pm
It was nearly a two-decade long journey that led Arkansas State University officials Friday to formally open a 123,832-square foot building for its humanities and social sciences programs. The students…
by - September 20, 2015 1:49 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s weekly address discussed the state’s new workforce training centers: This year, we worked hard to fund four new Career Centers in Ashdown, Clarksville, Mountain Home and Paris,…
by - September 20, 2015 12:29 pm
What do you do when you have a month jammed so full of tech based events they they overflow into the months before and after? You decide to highlight the…
by - September 20, 2015 8:07 am
Highway funding has been more than a speed bump for policymakers to find a way to increase revenue while gas tax collections sputter and inflation keeps raising the price of construction. One lawmaker is proposing a package of ideas to meet short-term needs.
by - September 20, 2015 6:24 am
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