by - July 19, 2015 6:40 am
Arkansan Cyrene Quiamco Is A Snapchat Celebrity
Arkansan Cyrene Quiamco has found a way to make money and capture worldwide fame from using the smart phone app Snapchat.
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by - July 18, 2015 10:33 am
Weekend Digest: The Late Edition
TV PREVIEW: HILLARY & THE DONALD This week on Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9 a.m. on KATV Channel 7: Donald Trump speaks to a Republican gathering…
by - July 18, 2015 7:45 am
Rep. Womack Talks Congressional Dysfunction, Highway Funds, Sales Tax Laws
America’s anemic fiscal health and highway funding were the underlying themes discussed by U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, Friday (June 17) at the Bentonville-Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce’s Business Matters…
by - July 17, 2015 10:07 am
The Venture Center Aligns With Global Startup Federation
The Venture Center, located in downtown Little Rock, announced it has joined the Startup Federation, a global network of the world’s top entrepreneur centers. The affiliation means that members of…
by - July 17, 2015 7:58 am
J.B. Hunt quarterly income up 10.7%, but numbers miss Wall Street targets
J.B. Hunt Transport Services posted second quarter net income of $103.419 million, better than the $93.408 million in the second quarter of 2014, but below market expectations on a per…
by - July 17, 2015 7:29 am
J.B. Hunt Quarterly Income Up 10.7%, But Numbers Miss Wall Street Targets
J.B. Hunt Transport Services posted second quarter net income of $103.42 million, better than the $93.41 million in the second quarter of 2014, but below market expectations on a per share basis.
by - July 17, 2015 12:28 am
Health Consultants: State Innovative, But Should Try More Tried-And-True
The Arkansas Payment Improvement Initiative has produced some savings, but the state should consider looking at other, more proven strategies, legislators were told Thursday. The Health Care Reform Legislative Task…
by - July 17, 2015 12:21 am
Energy In-depth: Two Weeks After Arkansas-Vietnam Pact, Murphy Oil Makes A Deal
Vietnam’s national oil company has reportedly signed pacts with El Dorado-based Murphy Oil Corp. to strengthen cooperation in oil and gas projects in the Southeast Asian country.
by - July 17, 2015 12:20 am
E-tail Giants From Alibaba To Walmart.com Face Growing Consumer Expectations
Running an effective e-commerce operation like Amazon, Alibaba and Walmart at a time when consumers expect more for less is a daunting task.
by - July 17, 2015 12:14 am
NWA, Fort Smith Area Foreclosure Filings Continue To Wind Down
Foreclosures across the region, state and much of the nation are returning to their pre-crisis levels according to Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac. The data marketing firm reports local foreclosures are down…
by - July 17, 2015 12:04 am
Patrick Moss: My Favorite TED Talk
With Little Rock hosting a TED Talk in about a week, we’ve begun a series of asking a number of folks in the Arkansas startup scene for their favorite TED…
by - July 16, 2015 8:45 pm
Arkansas Groups Join Call To Fix Aviation Infrastructure, Cut Taxes On Flyers
The Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and the Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau were among 117 major travel-related companies and organizations urging congressional leaders to cut taxes on air travelers and move to a user-fee model for infrastructure financing as part of the forthcoming Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization.
by - July 16, 2015 8:40 pm
Only In Arkansas: Fishing The Little Red
Lots of Arkansas families will take fishing trips before the end of summer. The Natural State offers 9,700 miles of fishable streams and rivers, 600,000 acres of lakes, numerous bayous,…
by - July 16, 2015 7:52 pm
Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub Gets Into Science Week
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub will help KATV’s Daybreak with Science Week next week. According to Errin Dean, the Hub’s Director of Programs & Membership, Joel Gordon, the Launch Pad…
by - July 16, 2015 7:29 pm
Insurance Execs: Private Option Recipients Use ER Five Times More Often
Enrollees in the state’s private option visit the emergency room at five times the rate of the rest of the Blue Cross population and are less likely to use their…
by - July 16, 2015 7:24 pm
Termination Notices Sent To 25,000 Private Option Recipients
Arkansas Medicaid officials have sent notices of termination to 25,000 Medicaid beneficiaries, almost all of them recipients of the state’s private option, informing them that they are losing their eligibility because they did not respond to a request for income verification.
by - July 16, 2015 7:07 pm
PSC Approves Final Petition To Intervene In Entergy Rate Case
The Arkansas Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted special status for Scenic Hill Solar LLC to intervene in Entergy Arkansas Inc.’s $167 million rate case “on the condition that it…
by - July 16, 2015 7:03 pm
AG Rutledge Files Comments On EPA’s Proposed Regional Haze Plan
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said Thursday that her office has submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Arkansas’ proposed Regional Haze plan following rejection of the state’s…
by - July 16, 2015 7:00 pm
Gov. Hutchinson Talks Economic Development, Prisons, Foster Children In Jonesboro
The attempt to bring major industry to a state can often start with a phone call or a knock on a door to show that a state is interested, Gov. Asa Hutchinson told a group of Craighead County attorneys Thursday. And, he had much more to say.
by - July 16, 2015 6:51 pm
Senate Approves No Child Left Behind Overhaul
The state’s two U.S. senators voted in the affirmative Thursday as lawmakers approved an education reauthorization bill. The bill, called the Every Child Achieves Act, was approved by an 81-17…