by - August 20, 2015 10:26 am
Within the next month, Arkansas economic officials may declare an end of the week announcement as either Good Friday or Black Friday. AEDC chief Mike Preston says the state has been given 3 dates to watch for a superproject decision.
by - August 20, 2015 7:52 am
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by - August 19, 2015 10:01 pm
The Bob Evans restaurant in Rogers has closed as one of 20 underperforming sites shuttered by the Ohio-based this year. The windows have been boarded up and a sign on…
by - August 19, 2015 9:47 pm
Market interest in Windstream Holdings, Inc. is gaining steam after a Wall Street financial news analysis site reported that the Little Rock telecom is looking to sell its Hosted Solutions…
by - August 19, 2015 8:43 pm
Arkansas, the state that first expanded the Medicaid population without expanding traditional Medicaid, can learn from states that have created their own versions of the private option, legislators were told in a mid-week meeting.
by - August 19, 2015 7:50 pm
The group that represents the state’s nursing homes and other long-term care providers Wednesday told legislators that the current payment system offers few positive incentives for lowering costs and improving…
by - August 19, 2015 7:00 pm
Multiple offers, higher appraisal values, and a single day on the market are just a few signs of a glowing hot local real estate market in Benton and Washington counties….
by - August 19, 2015 6:44 pm
Home sales in Crawford and Sebastian counties are up 9% for the first seven months of the year, with the value of the sales up more than 15%. The sales…
by - August 19, 2015 5:10 pm
Wednesday was not the perfect day to be in the fields throughout most of Northeast Arkansas due to heavy rains and severe weather. However, the weather was perfect inside as…
by - August 19, 2015 4:14 pm
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…
by - August 19, 2015 4:06 pm
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…
by - August 19, 2015 3:30 pm
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…
by - August 19, 2015 3:26 pm
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…
by - August 19, 2015 3:23 pm
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…
by - August 19, 2015 1:09 pm
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.
by - August 19, 2015 11:44 am
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…
by - August 19, 2015 11:11 am
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…
by - August 19, 2015 10:58 am
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….
by - August 19, 2015 8:54 am
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.
by - August 19, 2015 8:42 am
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…
