by - May 29, 2015 6:24 am
Springdale-based Tyson Foods has petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn a judgment and $5.8 million award for workers in its Storm Lake, Iowa pork processing plant. This has been a…
by - May 28, 2015 7:10 pm
Union Pacific plans to invest $98 million in 2015 to improve Arkansas’ transportation infrastructure, the company announced Thursday. The railroad giant’s multi-million dollar private investment will enhance employee, community and…
by - May 28, 2015 7:08 pm
A research fellow from Stanford’s Hoover Institution told Arkansas lawmakers that a 1332 waiver provided options and boundaries for altering the state’s health care system.
by - May 28, 2015 6:51 pm
A three-day special session wrapped up Thursday afternoon after lawmakers approved a change to the state’s primary election date as well as a plan to bring up to 600 new…
by - May 28, 2015 6:17 pm
Representatives from the University of Arkansas and NorthWest Arkansas Community College on Thursday (May 28) signed a memorandum of understanding that allows the transfer of courses in child advocacy to…
by - May 28, 2015 5:03 pm
Wal-Mart’s age-old weekly circular tab insert in newspapers is being revamped into a digital catalog format that will have less focus on price and product and more on the retailer’s…
by - May 28, 2015 4:59 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods has petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn a judgment and $5.8 million award for workers in its Storm Lake, Iowa pork processing plant. This has been a…
by - May 28, 2015 12:48 pm
Homebuilders and commercial contractors in Northwest Arkansas ramped up new projects in the region’s four largest cities last month. The cumulative new residential and new commercial permit values issued in…
by - May 28, 2015 11:26 am
The University of Arkansas Community Design Center received two new awards for a food sustainability project that promotes local urban agriculture. The project dubbed Fayetteville 2030: Food City Scenario, won…
by - May 28, 2015 7:26 am
Although Lockheed Martin has now pocketed an $87 million financing package from the state of Arkansas, a Washington, D.C.-based defense budget expert said there is no reason to believe that…
by - May 28, 2015 5:29 am
Although Lockheed Martin has now pocketed an $87 million financing package from the state of Arkansas, a Washington, D.C.-based defense budget expert said there is no reason to believe that the Bethesda, Md.-based defense contractor has an advantage over its rivals.
by - May 28, 2015 12:02 am
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by - May 27, 2015 7:11 pm
Former President Bill Clinton alternative and more efficient energy, tax credits, and more broadband access would help areas along the Mississippi Delta enjoy more economic growth.
by - May 27, 2015 6:57 pm
The Senate approved a bill Wednesday night that would change the state’s primary election from May to March in 2016. Senators voted 28-6 to approve Senate Bill 8, sponsored by…
by - May 27, 2015 6:34 pm
Sparks Regional Medical Center has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award and made the “Target: Stroke Honor Roll.” The award…
by - May 27, 2015 6:29 pm
A new version of the 2012 federal highway authorization law quickly could be passed with few changes out of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark.,…
by - May 27, 2015 5:49 pm
Cate Huff has been named senior account executive at Little Rock-based CJRW where she has joined the agency’s account services team. CJRW is one of the region’s leading advertising, marketing…
by - May 27, 2015 5:43 pm
The Fayetteville Advertising and Promotions Commission announced the hiring of Kody Ford and Madison Lanza. Ford was named digital marketing coordinator at the Fayetteville Visitors Bureau. He has 12 years…
by - May 27, 2015 5:17 pm
In typical Wal-Mart fashion the settlement it reached with comedian Tracy Morgan and others in the June 7, 2014 fatality accident involving a Walmart truck on the New Jersey Turnpike…
by - May 27, 2015 4:15 pm
The Environmental Protection Agency issued Wednesday (May 27) what it called a “final” ruling on Clean Water Act regulations and said the new rules will not impact farmers and other…
