by - July 28, 2015 1:00 pm
Hub International (HUB), a leading global insurance brokerage has entered the Arkansas market with the recent acquisition of The Holmes Organisation. Veteran insurance broker, Eric Herget, who has been with…
by - July 27, 2015 9:19 pm
The Rogers Planning Commission last week cleared the way for Wal-Mart Stores to build a grocery pickup site at its supercenter located at 4208 Pleasant Crossing Blvd. This will give…
by - July 27, 2015 8:48 pm
Grid operator Southwest Power Pool released its third and final analysis of the potential impact of the EPA’s draft Clean Power Plan, saying it would cost an estimated $3.3 billion annually to comply with the federal “dirty air” mandate.
by - July 27, 2015 8:41 pm
Craighead County officials are literally running out of room. While it will not require building onto the Craighead County Courthouse, the servers that house much of the data that the…
by - July 27, 2015 6:06 pm
Sliding natural gas prices pushed Southwestern Energy Co. into the red during the second quarter as the Fayetteville Shale leader continues to face difficult headwinds in its money-losing exploration and…
by - July 27, 2015 5:53 pm
Editor’s note: This guest commentary was co-written by Penny Pritzker, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and Fred P. Hochberg, president and CEO of the Export-Import Bank. When President Obama recently signed…
by - July 27, 2015 5:49 pm
The total number of Arkansans eligible for the private option reached 259,335 in June, while the total average cost per private option recipient fell 89 cents, the Arkansas Department of…
by - July 27, 2015 4:56 pm
The Gene Haas Foundation has awarded $65,000 in grants to various Arkansas colleges to conduct Young Manufacturing Academies early next month. The academies will be held from Aug. 3 to…
by - July 27, 2015 3:03 pm
This week 40 Walmart Supercenters will begin testing the closing of their stores at midnight and reopening at 6 a.m., as the retailer looks for ways to optimize store labor…
by - July 27, 2015 12:49 pm
With the first two quarters of 2015 already in the history books, local and national economists predict a stronger economy in Northwest Arkansas, Fort Smith and the nation as a…
by - July 27, 2015 11:02 am
Lockheed Martin Corp., which is awaiting word on the Pentagon’s high-stakes $30 billion Joint Light Vehicle Project, received a much smaller multi-billion dollar contract last week that will keep its…
by - July 27, 2015 10:59 am
Mary and Ross Whipple have donated $1.5 million to Arkansas Children’s Hospital to establish the Ross and Mary Whipple Family Distinguished Research Scientist Endowed Chair in honor of Dr. Richard…
by - July 27, 2015 10:12 am
America's Car-Mart Inc. has opened its 142nd dealership. The dealership is located in Albany, Ga., and it’s the seventh dealership in the peach state for the Bentonville-based used-car dealer. The…
by - July 27, 2015 8:56 am
Southern lifestyle magazine Garden & Gun recently included three Arkansas Bar-B-Q joints on its Bucket List of 50 places to enjoy while you can. Craig’s Bar-B-Q Devalls Bluff Established: 1947…
by - July 27, 2015 8:53 am
Our state has finally begun a process called “redetermination,” which means re-verifying income levels for enrollees in benefit programs like ARKids and the Private Option. Thousands will be deemed ineligible…
by - July 27, 2015 6:35 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - July 27, 2015 6:25 am
Editor’s note: Kate Quinlan-Laird, the author of this guest commentary, is the Executive Director of ACANSA Arts Festival. She can be reached by email at [email protected]. Civic leaders increasingly recognize…
by - July 27, 2015 6:24 am
While Arkansas is transitioning to a state-operated health insurance marketplace, Hawaii has become the latest state to hand control of its state-run effort to the federal government, and some others…
by - July 27, 2015 6:18 am
The obesity epidemic has reached a turning point – or at least a plateau, the New York Times reports. The Times reported that calorie consumption, after peaking in 2003, has…
by - July 26, 2015 10:38 pm
In this roundup, we decided to look at a couple of startup scenes you might not think of and possible apps designed to help you travel to those locations. LOOKING…
