by - July 31, 2015 9:41 am
College football season is just around the corner and Arkansas State University football coach Blake Anderson said he believes his team will score a lot of touchdowns this year. Chamber officials are hoping for the same.
by - July 31, 2015 9:39 am
The chief financial officer for the city of Jonesboro announced his resignation Friday. Ben Barylske, who came to work with the city as chief financial officer in Nov. 2010, will…
by - July 31, 2015 9:10 am
From our content partners at KAIT Ch. 8: Jonesboro fire crews have worked through the night to fight a fire in downtown Jonesboro. According to Jonesboro E911 Director Jeff Presley,…
by - July 31, 2015 6:22 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. Read…
by - July 31, 2015 5:38 am
UAMS has named Tim Hill its vice chancellor for Regional Programs. According to a news release, Hill, who will start his new job Aug. 1, will head what used to…
by - July 30, 2015 10:46 pm
Bank of Fayetteville, Fayetteville’s oldest hometown bank, is being acquired by Farmers and Merchants Bankshares of Stuttgart to form a $1 billion financial institution with equity capital exceeding $142 million….
by - July 30, 2015 9:50 pm
Bank of Fayetteville, Fayetteville’s oldest hometown bank, is being acquired by Farmers and Merchants Bankshares of Stuttgart to form a $1 billion financial institution with equity capital exceeding $142 million….
by - July 30, 2015 8:10 pm
A 17-member panel charged with making recommendations regarding Common Core State Standards (CCSS) has submitted 21 of them to Gov. Asa Hutchinson to consider. Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin, who led…
by - July 30, 2015 7:26 pm
One day after El Dorado-based Murphy Oil Corp. announced that it was cutting 7% of its 1,500 employee workforce, three of the world’s largest oil giants announced they were also…
by - July 30, 2015 5:29 pm
Analysts predict Tyson Foods will earn $387 million in fiscal third quarter net income, a gain of 45% from the year-ago period. That equates to 93 cents per share, a…
by - July 30, 2015 3:57 pm
A short-term highway bill drew the support Thursday of 91 U.S. Senators, including Arkansas’ Republican U.S. Sens. John Boozman and Tom Cotton. The Senate voted 91-4 Thursday to approve HR…
by - July 30, 2015 3:33 pm
Two national freight reports paint a picture of a “tepid” U.S. economy hampered by a strong U.S. dollar and struggling retail sales. And, in a somewhat counterintuitive twist, one report…
by - July 30, 2015 3:30 pm
Sean Rochelle is stepping down as executive director of the Razorback Foundation effective Sept. 1, 2015, to become the new executive director of Vold Vision, PLLC, a privately owned company…
by - July 30, 2015 1:42 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced the hiring of Lee Rudofsky as the state’s first solicitor general on Thursday. Rudofsky comes to the Attorney General’s Office from Wal-Mart where he…
by - July 30, 2015 1:27 pm
Two national freight reports paint a picture of a “tepid” U.S. economy hampered by a strong U.S. dollar and struggling retail sales. And, in a somewhat counterintuitive twist, one report…
by - July 30, 2015 12:37 pm
Dr. Mohammad Al Madani has joined Sparks Health System and will work as an interventional cardiologist at the Cardiology Center at Sparks. He recently completed his training and fellowship in…
by - July 30, 2015 12:01 pm
The nation’s economy gained momentum in the second quarter as real gross domestic product in the U.S. rose 2.3% in the second quarter of 2015, according to the “advance” estimate…
by - July 30, 2015 8:06 am
As Congress continues its never-ending debate about Obamacare and Arkansas legislators consider alternatives to the private option, two government health care programs marked their 50th anniversaries on Thursday. On July…
by - July 30, 2015 8:05 am
The nation’s economy gained momentum from April through June as real gross domestic product in the U.S. rose 2.3% in the second quarter of 2015, according to the “advance” estimate…
by - July 30, 2015 7:41 am
Editor’s note: Kelly Hunt Lyon, the author of this guest commentary, is the Director of Webster University’s Little Rock Area campuses. Reach her on Twitter @kellyhuntlyon. Little Rock’s first TED…
