by - July 15, 2015 10:10 pm
Recapitalizing the Governor’s Quick Action Closing Fund, moving money into a rainy day fund and creating a state “jobs” program by directing money to short-term highway projects are just a few of the ideas for spending the state surplus.
by - July 15, 2015 10:02 pm
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub will host another MAKE event this month, Friday night, July 24 from 7-9 pm. This month’s MAKE event will show participants how to have fun…
by - July 15, 2015 8:22 pm
Arkansas pharmacists are reimbursed $3 less for dispensing generics than they are for brand-name drugs, creating a disincentive to sell them, Mark Riley, executive vice president of the Arkansas Pharmacists…
by - July 15, 2015 8:13 pm
Arkansas’ annual 2.2% growth in Medicaid spending from 2010-13 places it below the U.S. average of about 4% and in the middle of adjacent states – well below Oklahoma’s more…
by - July 15, 2015 5:35 pm
Arkansas’ congressional delegation introduced a states’ rights bill to approve or reject grid transmission projects – a shot squarely aimed at the Clean Line Energy proposal.
by - July 15, 2015 5:30 pm
Real estate agents across Fort Smith and the surrounding area are having one of their best years ever with 18.5% growth in sales volume through the first half of 2015,…
by - July 15, 2015 5:21 pm
The local real estate market in Benton and Washington counties is sizzling hot. In the first half of 2015, agents sold 3,887 homes in the two counties, up almost 14%…
by - July 15, 2015 3:39 pm
A short-term funding bill that will authorize appropriations for federal-aid highway, highway safety and public transportation programs passed overwhelmingly in the U.S. House Wednesday. The 312-119 vote on H.R. 3038…
by - July 15, 2015 3:06 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Joe Morgan of Little Rock and Stuttgart to serve on the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Morgan will serve until July 2022 and he replaces…
by - July 15, 2015 2:59 pm
A person has been selected to serve as the distribution agent to liquidate assets to cover nearly $9.4 million in debts owed by the Craighead County Fair Association as part of the group’s bankruptcy plan.
by - July 15, 2015 12:15 pm
After giving readers a sneak peek at the new Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville, the newest tourist attraction in Northwest Arkansas opened its doors on Wednesday, July 15. Talk Business…
by - July 15, 2015 12:04 pm
A year after an acidic chemical release mishap by Tyson Foods in Monett, Mo., the meat giant announced a collaboration with the Nature Conservancy in an effort to protect rivers…
by - July 15, 2015 11:47 am
The Central Arkansas Transit Authority unveiled its new compressed natural gas fueling station, which is the first step in a plan to transition its entire fleet of buses to CNG instead of diesel fuel.
by - July 15, 2015 11:37 am
A year after an acidic chemical release mishap by Tyson Foods in Monett, Mo., the meat giant announced a collaboration with the Nature Conservancy in an effort to protect rivers…
by - July 15, 2015 11:36 am
North Little Rock-based Maverick USA announced it will acquire Flanary and Sons Trucking (FAST), based in Church Hill, Tennessee. Terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. Through the purchase,…
by - July 15, 2015 11:24 am
Would you walk or drive a short distance from home or work to buy a frozen treat or fresh-from-the-patch melon? These summer entrepreneurs hope so.
by - July 15, 2015 11:05 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center recently became the only Arkansas hospital to earn the 2015 Most Wired Award from the American Hospital Association Health Forum…
by - July 15, 2015 10:55 am
Are you paying a premium rate on your hotel to vacation at hot vacation spots in the summer? The answer is probably yes. Data crawling service Priceonomics reports on the…
by - July 15, 2015 10:39 am
A plan to reopen Crittenden Regional Hospital in West Memphis received an overwhelming okay Tuesday by county voters. The five-year, one-cent sales tax was approved by a 2,888 to 444…
by - July 15, 2015 10:25 am
A North Carolina company is looking to develop about 16 acres of land near Arkansas State University to build a 240-unit student housing complex, a spokesman for the company said…
