by - October 29, 2015 4:26 am
Jose Escobar, a student at the University of Arkansas, participated in a hackathon on his campus and became interested in learning more about the increasingly popular events that combine education,…
by - October 29, 2015 3:26 am
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub will host the InnovateHER Arkansas competition from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Monday, November 2, 2015. Winners at the competition will get a chance to pitch…
by - October 28, 2015 6:19 pm
Arkansas is spending too many health care dollars to keep long-term individuals in nursing homes and not enough for less expensive home- and community-based options, a health care consultant told legislators.
by - October 28, 2015 6:09 pm
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a two-year budget blueprint for the nation, but Arkansas’ Congressional delegation was divided in its votes.
by - October 28, 2015 4:46 pm
Murphy Oil Corp. on Wednesday posted a huge loss of nearly $1.6 billion in the third quarter as depressed oil and gas prices cast a broad shadow across the Arkansas…
by - October 28, 2015 3:46 pm
Ralph Garcia, a driver for Fort Smith-based ABF Freight System, has received the Mike Russell Trucking Image award from the American Trucking Associations’, one of the top honors in the…
by - October 28, 2015 3:46 pm
Ralph Garcia, a driver for Fort Smith-based ABF Freight System, has received the Mike Russell Trucking Image award from the American Trucking Associations’, one of the top honors in the…
by - October 28, 2015 12:24 pm
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of Talk Business & Politics focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side…
by - October 28, 2015 11:42 am
Michael Hibblen with our content partner, KUAR-FM 89.1 News reports: As concerns grow louder about a proposal to widen Interstate 30 in the stretch between I-530 in Little Rock and…
by - October 28, 2015 10:15 am
The Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) that provides insurance for small business employees is ready to launch Nov. 1 and has already enrolled its first employer, officials announced Wednesday…
by - October 28, 2015 8:18 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. STUDY SAYS…
by - October 28, 2015 8:03 am
Murphy USA Inc. announced before Wednesday’s opening bell that it entered into a five-year supply agreement with West Coast retailer marketer Core-Mark to be the primary non-fuel wholesale distributor to…
by - October 27, 2015 6:52 pm
The city of Jonesboro faces a property maintenance crisis on a daily basis, with the issue creating a boatload of problems, said the chairman of a committee looking into the…
by - October 27, 2015 6:12 pm
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of The City Wire focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side is…
by - October 27, 2015 2:42 pm
Potlatch Corp. on Tuesday (Oct. 27) reported that third quarter profits were down 34% from a year ago as lower lumber prices for the timberland owner cut in the company’s bottom…
by - October 27, 2015 1:19 pm
The U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) paid out $16.6 million to more than 4,200 Arkansas retirees in failed retirement plans in 2014 as the program’s insolvency has now been…
by - October 27, 2015 10:48 am
With commodity prices for many crops and agriculture products underwater, farmers across Arkansas and the U.S. who signed up for the new farm bill assistance program will soon receive payments…
by - October 26, 2015 5:02 pm
As the U.S. House of Representatives takes up legislation to reauthorize the U.S. Export-Import Bank, the National Association of Manufacturers called on Congress to reopen the federal agency that has been shut down since late July.
by - October 26, 2015 4:48 pm
Wal-Mart Stores has asked the Federal Aviation Administration for an exemption to test the use of drones in its supply chain.
by - October 26, 2015 4:15 pm
Arkansans will see a 4.3% increase for lower-cost silver plans on the state’s Health Insurance Marketplace, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday. That’s below the average…
