by - July 29, 2015 2:48 pm
The Northwest Arkansas job market continues its record-setting pace of growth, with the region in June topping the 250,000 mark for the workforce size and topping the 240,000 mark for…
by - July 29, 2015 2:44 pm
The job market in the Fort Smith metro continues to make modest gains, with the region adding more than 2,600 jobs between June 2014 and June 2015. The size of…
by - July 29, 2015 12:35 pm
Patricia A. Cowan, Ph.D., R.N., has been named dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and will begin at UAMS on or…
by - July 29, 2015 11:03 am
A Wall Street-based nonprofit initiative funded and chaired by billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Clinton administration Treasurer Hank Paulson released a report Tuesday that…
by - July 29, 2015 6:24 am
Our weekly roundup of important healthcare news features the latest report showing that healthcare spending will rise to 20% of GDP by 2024.
by - July 29, 2015 5:42 am
The Arkansas Office of Health Information Technology was among the 20 awardees for three health information technology grant programs totaling about $38 million, the Department of Health and Human Services’…
by - July 28, 2015 8:44 pm
Michael Hibblen and Jacob Kauffman with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: The head of the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department and the state’s senior U.S. Senator are…
by - July 28, 2015 6:42 pm
It’s been a three-year journey but David Bursteen and Ines Brigman, owners of Legends Home Bedding, were recently informed their Elvis Presley bedding collection will be sold in select Wal-Mart…
by - July 28, 2015 5:53 pm
Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin said Tuesday he will recommend that the Common Core be made more rigorous and be renamed.
by - July 28, 2015 5:49 pm
The board of directors of ArcBest Corp. on Tuesday (July 28) declared a quarterly cash dividend of 6 cents per share to shareholders as of Aug. 11 and payable on…
by - July 28, 2015 5:45 pm
When looking for inspiration, one doesn’t have to look much further than Central Arkansas. Cara Brookins, a computer programmer/systems analyst is also an accomplished author and motivational speaker.
by - July 28, 2015 5:11 pm
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub has hosted several Summer Camps this year and one of those camps, The Crucible, built a retro arcade game console. The Crucible is a Summer…
by - July 28, 2015 4:39 pm
Editor’s note: Randy Veach, author of this guest commentary, is the president of the Arkansas Farm Bureau. The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act, passed July 23 in the U.S….
by - July 28, 2015 4:33 pm
Sen. Bryan King, R-Green Forest, has been a staunch opponent of Arkansas’ private option program since its inception. The private option is the state program that uses Medicaid dollars to…
by - July 28, 2015 4:17 pm
With the first two quarters of 2015 already in the books, local and national economists predict a stronger economy in parts of Arkansas and the nation as a whole for the remainder of the year.
by - July 28, 2015 4:06 pm
This week, 40 Walmart Supercenters will begin testing the closing of their stores at midnight and reopening at 6 a.m., as the retailer looks for ways to optimize store labor…
by - July 28, 2015 4:01 pm
Any hope for the timber industry to rebound in the first half of 2015 has been doused by poor second quarter earnings and a recent downturn in lumber prices. Still,…
by - July 28, 2015 2:37 pm
Dr. Karama Neal, chief operating officer of Southern Bancorp Community Partners in Little Rock, has been appointed to fill the unexpired portion of a three-year term, ending Dec. 31, 2017,…
by - July 28, 2015 2:34 pm
NASA has awarded two grants totaling nearly $245,000 to Ozark Integrated Circuits Inc., a technology firm affiliated with the University of Arkansas. The company, which designs semiconductors at the Arkansas…
by - July 28, 2015 2:28 pm
After delays because of dangerously high river levels in June, the Arkansas Big Bass Bonanza is ready to snag some fishermen this weekend. It’s the largest amateur big bass tournament in the state.
