by - September 10, 2015 7:21 am
Average expenditures per consumer unit in 2014 were $53,495, a 4.7% jump from 2013 levels, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported this week. During the same period, the…
by - September 10, 2015 7:18 am
A powerful and competitive brand is not something you solely advertise or design. It’s everything you are and do. This means that “branding” is leadership, not marketing. Consider this: if…
by - September 10, 2015 6:10 am
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by - September 10, 2015 4:29 am
Arkansas is remaking its workforce development efforts, and Dr. Charisse Childers is in the middle of it.
by - September 9, 2015 7:53 pm
The Little Rock Technology Park Authority on Wednesday unanimously approved a measure giving Executive Director Brent Birch the power to negotiate a deal to hire East Harding Inc. as the…
by - September 9, 2015 7:48 pm
A month after joining 15 other states in an effort to stay implementation of the EPA’s Clean Power Plan while a lawsuit proceeds, a U.S. court ruled against Attorney General…
by - September 9, 2015 5:18 pm
CardHub reports consumers racked up $32.1 billion in new credit card balances during the second quarter ending June 30. Not only is this the largest second-quarter binge since the study began…
by - September 9, 2015 5:17 pm
John Brown University ranks No. 2 among Southern colleges in the upcoming U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges 2016 magazine. The ranking marks the sixth consecutive year that JBU…
by - September 9, 2015 4:56 pm
The inaugural Steel Horse Rally held in downtown Fort Smith in early May was attended by an estimated 25,000 people and resulted in a regional economic impact of $4.272 million,…
by - September 9, 2015 4:37 pm
Cox Communications brings its fastest Internet service for the first time to Arkansas in a partnership with a new Lindsey Management apartment complex in Bentonville. Cox unveiled the Gigablast Internet…
by - September 9, 2015 4:17 pm
Natural gas production in Arkansas fell 4.1% in June to 2.81 million cubic feet per day as oversupply concerns and bloated inventories continue to drag prices even lower, according to…
by - September 9, 2015 4:04 pm
Editor’s note: This guest commentary was written by Duane Highley, President and CEO of the Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. It is reprinted with permission from…
by - September 9, 2015 3:54 pm
Arkansas State University’s 2015 fall semester enrollment is up two percent to 13,410, university Chancellor Tim Hudson said Wednesday. Across the board increases in several student groups and a new…
by - September 9, 2015 3:51 pm
An event next month will showcase Latino businesses in Jonesboro and Northeast Arkansas, as well as support businesses that promote Latino culture, an organizer of a business expo said Wednesday….
by - September 9, 2015 3:47 pm
A certified public accountant who previously worked as the district treasurer for an area school district was picked Wednesday to serve in a key city post in Jonesboro. Mayor Harold…
by - September 9, 2015 1:17 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College will host its Benton County College Fair on Monday, Sept. 14, from 6 to 8 pm at the Shewmaker Center for Workforce Technologies on the Bentonville…
by - September 9, 2015 10:53 am
Economic growth continued at a moderate pace in the Eighth District as manufacturing activity, consumer spending, wage growth and other business activity were largely mixed at the end of August,…
by - September 9, 2015 10:38 am
Monthly job cuts plunged by more than 60% in August after surging to a four-year high in July on massive cuts in military staffing, according to a new report.
by - September 9, 2015 7:26 am
“Competency-based education” – advancing college students based on their knowledge and skills rather than credit hours – could help Arkansas meet the goal of having 60% of Arkansans with a…
by - September 9, 2015 6:06 am
Beginning Wednesday, September 9-12, the public is invited to watch internationally acclaimed master diamond cutter Mike Botha cut the now famous 8.52-carat “Esperanza” diamond. The stone was found earlier this…
