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DRA Announces New Online Database To Spur Economic Development, Job Growth Across Delta

The Delta Regional Authority on Wednesday announced a new interactive research tool that officials said will connect economic developers and local leaders to demographic and economic data to spur growth…

Buddy Philpot To Step Down As Head Of The Walton Family Foundation

Buddy Philpot will step down as executive director of the Walton Family Foundation, the philanthropic organization started by Sam and Helen Walton, after 15-years of service. He recently notified the…

Forge Issues IDEA Challenge To Students In Jonesboro

Forge, the innovation and entrepreneurial nonprofit in Jonesboro, is bringing its IDEA Challenge to Nettleton High school on October 3rd. Fifty students from the 11th and 12th grades in Northeast…

Northwest Arkansas Ranked Among ‘Most Comfortable’ Cities For Travelers

Three Northwest Arkansas cities made Expedia’s list of “101 Most Comfortable Cities for Travelers” based on site reviews. Rogers ranked #3; Bentonville was #19; Springdale came in at #44. The…

Buffalo National River Named One Of America’s Most Underrated

MSN Travel ranked Arkansa’s Buffalo National River as one the country’s most underrated. The list looked at parks that see as few as 14,000 visitors per year, but the editors…

Gov. Hutchinson: Keep Medicaid Expansion If Feds Allow For Waivers

Gov. Asa Hutchinson laid out a seven-point plan Wednesday that would continue Arkansas’ participation in the Medicaid expansion, but only if certain concessions could be gained from the federal government.

Report says U.S. retains manufacturing advantage even with a strong dollar

A new study shows it is still cheaper to make goods in the U.S. even with the rise of the U.S. dollar against the euro and other world currencies over…

Arkansas severance tax revenue set fiscal-year record, pace falls in new year

Arkansas severance tax collections tumbled nearly 59% in the first month of the state’s fiscal year 2016 as Fayetteville Shale drillers were unable to sustain production levels due to continued…

Larger regional Arkansas banks grow with acquisitions, most out of state

Well capitalized publicly-held banks based in Arkansas or doing business in the Natural State are growing through ongoing acquisition fueled in large part by increased federal regulations and compressed margins….

Severance Tax Collections Hit All-time Annual High, But Shale Spending Cuts Lead To Decline

After reaching an all-time high in fiscal year 2015, Arkansas severance tax collections tumbled nearly 59% in July as spending cutbacks in the Fayetteville Shale Play kick in.

$65 Million Lewis Crossing Shopping Center Under Construction In Conway

National commercial real estate firm Collett is spearheading a $65 million, 400,000 sq. ft. shopping center in Conway. The Lewis Crossing Shopping Center is now under construction at the southeast…

Report: U.S. Retains ‘Big’ Manufacturing Cost Advantage Over Europe, Japan And Others

The rise of the U.S. dollar against the euro and other world currencies over the past year has reduced the cost-competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing compared with economies such as Germany,…

Good-Paying Jobs Lead Economic Recovery, Georgetown Study Says

As the U.S. economy advanced in the second quarter with GDP growth of 2.3%, the largest job growth has come from positions that pay over $53,000, according to a new…

Health Beat: Health Care Spending Jumps 5.7% In June From A Year Ago

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. HEALTH CARE…

Buddy Philpot to step down as head of the Walton Family Foundation

Jonesboro Council Approves First Reading For Sales Tax Proposal

Jonesboro residents are one step closer to heading to the polls this fall to decide the fate of a proposed one-cent sales tax for streets and economic development. The Jonesboro…

Shrinkage, Supercenter Sales Part Of ‘Urgent Agenda’ List At Wal-Mart HQ

Shrinkage. Supercenter sales. Stocking shelves. Stuff in storage; aka, too much inventory. Those are some of the “Urgent Agenda” item edicts from the corporate offices of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., with…

Arkansas River Tonnage Down 25% In July, Traffic Improves In August

The long rain-induced nightmare for port, barge and other operators on the Arkansas River may soon be over, but the impact of heavy rains earlier this year pushed river tonnage…

90% Of Passengers Satisfied With Facilities At Clinton National Airport

Nine out of ten passengers surveyed in the second quarter say they are pleased with Clinton National Airport, according to a report released by the Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission,…