by - June 19, 2015 8:39 am
Arkansas’ May unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.7% from April, but the measuring stick for job health was down 0.8% from one year ago. Leisure and hospitality jobs have shown the most growth – up 6,100 jobs – from a year ago.
by - June 19, 2015 8:19 am
As Talk Business & Politics reported from the Simmons First shareholders meeting in Pine Bluff Thursday night, country music singer Justin Moore will be a new spokesman for Simmons Bank….
by - June 19, 2015 5:30 am
Executives at the world’s largest retailer are all about new store formats and innovation, but they aren’t letting go of the big box. Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon recently told…
by - June 19, 2015 5:00 am
A woman’s place is not in the kitchen – it’s on the $10 bill, and a group of Jonesboro leaders want to see an Arkansas historical and political icon earn that distinction.
by - June 18, 2015 7:26 pm
A growing demand for logistics employees in the area pushed by growth at Fort Smith-based ArcBest and Van Buren-based USA Truck has prompted one local college to create a new…
by - June 18, 2015 3:48 pm
There may no longer be a direct flight from the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Washington D.C. but there is a direct link between the two cities as the latter…
by - June 18, 2015 2:59 pm
PrivacyStar has developed a new Android app that will let mobile phone users choose to answer or block harassing or illegal phone calls, and then file a complaint directly with…
by - June 18, 2015 2:57 pm
Americans paid off $34.7 billion in credit card debt in the first quarter of 2015 while racking up a whopping $55 billion in additional card debt so far this year,…
by - June 18, 2015 2:46 pm
Execs at the world’s largest retailer are all about new store formats and innovation, but they aren’t letting go of the big box. Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon recently told…
by - June 18, 2015 2:36 pm
Colleen Briney, assistant dean for finance in the College of Engineering, has been named the new associate vice chancellor for business affairs at the University of Arkansas, effective July 1….
by - June 18, 2015 9:24 am
A group of Arkansas Baptist High School students got an early taste of business and success as they participated for the first time in the Capitol Hill Challenge. The students…
by - June 18, 2015 9:04 am
A spokesman with Magellan Midstream Partners said the Tulsa-based pipeline company is in the final stages of permitting and acquiring easements for a distribution system that is expected to bring…
by - June 18, 2015 8:43 am
Madison Martinez, a student at the University of Arkansas, and Lauren Smith, a student at Van Buren High School, will receive a scholarship offered by Gerdau. They are two of…
by - June 18, 2015 8:14 am
By a nearly two-to-one margin, Arkansas voters believe in the state’s so-called Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), which was passed by state lawmakers after a contentious and controversial national and state debate.
by - June 18, 2015 7:09 am
Traditional schools received an average of $2,706 more per pupil than charter schools in 15 states in fiscal year 2011, a gap caused by traditional schools receiving more public funding,…
by - June 18, 2015 7:06 am
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Wednesday a new report showing that the U.S. biobased industry is generating substantial economic activity and American jobs. He also announced changes under the 2014…
by - June 18, 2015 7:02 am
Fifty-two percent of distracted walking incidents involving cell phones happen at home – not adjacent to roadways, as many may believe, according to a recent study. Distracted walking injuries involving…
by - June 18, 2015 6:57 am
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by - June 17, 2015 7:49 pm
TEDx MarkhamSt is scheduled to take place on July 24 at the Ron Robinson Theater in downtown Little Rock’s River Market and the event has an impressive lineup of speakers.
by - June 17, 2015 7:34 pm
Ryan Herget, CEO and founder of Little Rock-based Chef Shuttle, has spread his wings from central Arkansas westward to offer a new restaurant delivery service in Rogers and Bentonville. The…
