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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by - September 18, 2015 9:06 pm
Arkansas’ four United States Representatives voted with the majority Friday to defund Planned Parenthood for at least a year while congressional committees look into questions involving the use of fetal…
by - September 18, 2015 1:21 pm
Windstream Holdings Inc.’s board of directors on Friday announced that the Little Rock telecom has adopted a poison pill plan in order to protect a tax benefit the company received…
by - September 18, 2015 1:14 pm
Arkansas’ jobless rate fell to 5.4% in August thanks to a year-over-year gain of more than 43,000 jobs. Also, the number of unemployed declined by 4,825 in August compared to…
by - September 18, 2015 12:31 pm
It may be a question of literally where the rubber meets the road on funding issues for a highway bill as lawmakers continue to discuss the future of the federal…
by - September 18, 2015 11:30 am
In recent weeks two high ranking executives working at Wal-Mart in digital e-commerce and analytics have left the retailer for jobs at ABC-Disney and PepsiCo, both suppliers to Wal-Mart. Gibu…
by - September 18, 2015 10:49 am
Arkansas’ jobless rate in August dropped two-tenths of a percentage point in tandem with the national unemployment rate as the state’s labor pool rose by 1,400 to a robust 1,338,300…
by - September 18, 2015 7:14 am
Wal-Mart Stores will build its next two e-commerce fulfillment centers in south-central Florida as part of its continued focus and investment to drive more online sales while also expediting delivery at its lowest possible cost.
by - September 18, 2015 6:50 am
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by - September 18, 2015 6:47 am
Two University of Arkansas researchers working on a promising new material to create more efficient solar cells will lead a corps of Arkansas scientists chosen to develop the next generation…
by - September 18, 2015 6:44 am
Entergy Arkansas Inc. safely brought down the last two components of the Robert E. Ritchie power plant through a controlled implosion at the Helena site, the utility announced on Thursday….
