by - October 23, 2015 3:40 pm
The October 2015 sales tax revenue reports for Craighead County and Jonesboro followed the proverbial yo-yo as both get closer to ending their calendar year. The Craighead County sales tax…
by - October 23, 2015 3:28 pm
The 2015 Bentonville Film Festival not only directed the film industry’s attention on Northwest Arkansas, the inaugural event also generated a regional economic impact of more than $1.3 million. Organizers…
by - October 23, 2015 3:14 pm
Nineteen primary care providers were awarded a total of more than $5 million for improving care and reducing state Medicaid costs by $34 million, according to state officials.
by - October 23, 2015 3:02 pm
Final rules for President Obama’s Clean Power Plan were published on Friday (Oct. 23) in the Federal Register, opening the doors for legal challenges and removing barriers for Arkansas and…
by - October 23, 2015 12:09 pm
In an increasingly competitive poultry processing landscape, Tyson Foods announced a minimum hourly pay raise to $10 at 51 of its chicken processing plants across the country, effective Nov. 1….
by - October 23, 2015 7:10 am
Three Arkansas electric cooperatives received more than $47 million in federal grant funding as part of the Obama Administration’s efforts to improve “smart grids” and upgrade electric infrastructure projects in…
by - October 23, 2015 5:53 am
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by - October 22, 2015 7:32 pm
Southwestern Energy fell deep into the well on Thursday after the Fayetteville Shale leader reported third quarter losses of nearly $1.8 billion as natural prices dropped below the $2.50 mark…
by - October 22, 2015 5:50 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on Thursday spoke to The City Wire/Talk Business and Politics about trade with Cuba, the future of the state’s tourism agency, and a recent published report…
by - October 22, 2015 5:12 pm
A 3% charge on premiums would be enough to sustain a state-based health insurance exchange, which would be cheaper than one run by the federal government, legislators were told Thursday…
by - October 22, 2015 4:48 pm
The sounds of hammering and sawing may not be music to some ears but in downtown Springdale, it spells re-emergence of business along Emma Avenue. Or at least that’s the…
by - October 22, 2015 4:07 pm
The Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce unveiled a new leadership program targeted toward high school students, with incoming Chamber Board Chairman Sam T. Sicard saying the program will help…
by - October 22, 2015 3:38 pm
The four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas posted combined sales tax revenue of $5.025 million in the October report, with growth slowing to 2.51% over the $4.902 million and 7.49%…
by - October 22, 2015 3:30 pm
Selling to Wal-Mart and other big box retailers can be a path to business success. But if you ask to play with the big box folks, you better be ready…
by - October 22, 2015 2:50 pm
The chance to save a trip to Little Rock could help a business owner save money and grow their business to boot, a deputy director of the Arkansas Economic Development…
by - October 22, 2015 2:09 pm
With crude oil prices languishing in the $40-$50 range for months now, losses in related revenue sources that underpin energy states’ budgets are on the rise, according to a new…
by - October 22, 2015 1:13 pm
It has been a nearly 15-year-long trip from start to finish to build a regional transfer station for the Jonesboro Economical Transportation System. The proverbial trip ends at 11 a.m….
by - October 22, 2015 9:44 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has reached inside his staff to name Kane Webb as the next executive director of the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism.
by - October 22, 2015 9:01 am
Simmons First National Corp. reported Thursday (Oct. 22) that third quarter profits more than doubled on the strength of the Pine Bluff regional banking group’s cost-cutting initiatives and acquisition-fueled loan…
by - October 22, 2015 5:28 am
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