by - January 1, 2016 2:07 pm
Fire causes millions of dollars in damage to Bearden sawmill
Stacey Spivey with our content partner KATV Ch. 7 News reports: As most were ringing in the new year, fire crews were working to put out a fire that started…
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by - January 1, 2016 2:00 pm
Governor Hutchinson makes appointments to boards, commissions
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the following appointments: Lisa Washburn, Hot Springs, to the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Advisory Committee. Appointment expires October 1, 2019. Replaces Anne Sorter. Daina Potter, Malvern,…
by - January 1, 2016 2:00 pm
Governor Hutchinson makes appointments to boards, commissions
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the following appointments: Lisa Washburn, Hot Springs, to the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Advisory Committee. Appointment expires October 1, 2019. Replaces Anne Sorter. Daina Potter, Malvern,…
by - January 1, 2016 1:51 pm
Arkansas companies win state funding for innovative research
Assistance from the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) will go to help two local early stage companies that won state funding to support ongoing product research and…
by - December 31, 2015 1:24 pm
Minimum wage hike, other changes take effect on January 1
The baby new year will bring in some grown-up changes to Arkansas law. Typically, new state laws take effect 90 days after the regular session adjourns, or they can take…
by - December 29, 2015 7:15 pm
Newton, Beaver named to Arkansas Good Roads Foundation exec committee
The board of the Arkansas Good Roads Foundation have elected Shannon Newton and Harold Beaver to its executive committee. Newton is president of the Arkansas Trucking Association (ATA), and has…
by - December 29, 2015 7:15 pm
Newton, Beaver named to Arkansas Good Roads Foundation exec committee
The board of the Arkansas Good Roads Foundation have elected Shannon Newton and Harold Beaver to its executive committee. Newton is president of the Arkansas Trucking Association (ATA), and has…
by - December 29, 2015 2:37 pm
Sparks Health adds assistant finance officer, information security officer
Nichole Dykes has joined Sparks Health System as an assistant chief financial officer and will report to CFO David Rothenberger. Dykes has accounting experience in healthcare and manufacturing sectors. Before…
by - December 29, 2015 2:37 pm
Sparks Health adds assistant finance officer, information security officer
Nichole Dykes has joined Sparks Health System as an assistant chief financial officer and will report to CFO David Rothenberger. Dykes has accounting experience in healthcare and manufacturing sectors. Before…
by - December 29, 2015 1:16 pm
Northwest Arkansas downtown investments continue among region’s largest cities
Like a snowball packs on more snow and momentum as it rolls downhill, downtowns in Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities have seen major changes this year. Springdale’s City Council was…
by - December 29, 2015 12:08 pm
Arkansas costs reportedly lower for Medicare and privately insured
Costs for Medicare and privately insured patients are generally lower in Arkansas than in the rest of the country, the New York Times reported earlier this month. Citing a study,…
by - December 29, 2015 11:34 am
Reports note options on nationwide plans for Medicaid expansion
Arkansas is one of 30 states that has expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, and was the first of six states to do so through a federal waiver that…
by - December 29, 2015 12:24 am
Campus Talk: Evaluating school threats increasingly complex
EVALUATING SCHOOL THREATS INCREASINGLY COMPLEX: The New York Times takes a look at a rising concern in Arkansas and the nation: how to handle school threats of violence. Jonesboro, which…
by - December 28, 2015 6:57 pm
Craighead County Quorum Court asks ‘Show us the money’
It may not be a $64,000 question, but Craighead County justices on Monday asked county officials to look at ways to collect tax money owed to the county. In its…
by - December 28, 2015 4:27 pm
Gov. Hutchinson issues disaster declarations for 12 counties (Updated)
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has issued disaster declarations for 12 counties following this weekend’s storms. According to a release from the governor’s office, those counties “at this time,” are Benton, Calhoun,…
by - December 28, 2015 4:24 pm
Arkansas now 31st largest state as population nears 3 million mark
Arkansas’ population increased by 11,369 residents between the summer of 2014 and 2015, putting the Natural State on course to break the 3 million mark by the end of 2017…
by - December 28, 2015 12:47 pm
U.S. Commerce Department to fund two new ‘manufacturing institutes’
The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plans to fund up to two institutes as part of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI). For its…
by - December 28, 2015 10:58 am
Restaurant traffic to improve in 2016, but industry remains below pre-recession trends
Consumers are expected to spend more of their gasoline savings at restaurants in 2016, but foodservice visits are expected to grow only 1% during the year, according to a recent…
by - December 28, 2015 10:09 am
Drone Notes: Drone pilot recruitment, and not crashing your new Christmas gift
Editor’s Note: Drone Notes is compiled by Todd Jones, and is published twice a month. ––––––––––– Drones have become more popular on the commercial market, but military drone use is…
by - December 28, 2015 9:06 am
Group gives Arkansas middle marks on infectious diseases priority
Arkansas achieved a check mark on six of 10 indicators for its infectious disease priorities, placing it above the middle of the pack, according to a December 2015 report, “Outbreaks…