by - May 27, 2015 3:37 pm
After several months of increases, the sales tax revenues for Jonesboro and Craighead County saw large drops for May, according to figures released this week. The city of Jonesboro brought…
by - May 27, 2015 3:25 pm
It’s been quite a while since home values across Northwest Arkansas have posted double-digit gains in just one year, but that reality is fueling more home improvement projects and home…
by - May 27, 2015 1:25 pm
The executive director of the Arkansas Community Colleges says policy makers should look beyond cash incentives to recruit business.
by - May 27, 2015 1:18 pm
Both the Arkansas House and Senate easily approved legislation Wednesday that would allow general obligations bonds under Amendment 82 to be set aside for Lockheed Martin’s bid to build the…
by - May 27, 2015 11:52 am
It’s been quite a while since home values across Northwest Arkansas have posted double-digit gains in just one year, but that reality is fueling more home improvement projects and home…
by - May 27, 2015 10:21 am
Arkansas was one of 11 states to see a jobless rate rise in April compared to March. However, the rate rise was a function of a bigger gain in the…
by - May 27, 2015 8:35 am
Arkansas’ unemployment rate ticked up slightly in April, while the national jobs picture improved.
by - May 27, 2015 8:30 am
Jacob Kauffman with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: The leader of the Quapaw Tribe visited with Arkansas’s legislative black caucus Tuesday and maintained the right of the…
by - May 27, 2015 8:29 am
Entrepreneur Max Farrell is spending this week sitting on the passenger side of an 18-wheeler traveling from Des Moines to Los Angeles, hoping to gain insights for a phone app he believes will help trucking companies better communicate with and retain their drivers.
by - May 27, 2015 8:25 am
First quarter numbers in the overall freight sector suggested a robust U.S. economy for 2015. But recent declines in the American Trucking Associations’ Index and the Cass Freight Index have…
by - May 27, 2015 8:22 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. KAISER FOUNDATION:…
by - May 27, 2015 8:17 am
Wal-Mart confirmed plans to add a salaried position of an assistant manager to each of its more than 2,500 Walmart Tire and Lube Express centers within its U.S. stores. This…
by - May 26, 2015 8:53 pm
Improving relationships with Cuba will help that country and Arkansas, Sen. John Boozman said Tuesday, while Gov. Asa Hutchinson said that merging the Arkansas Department of Rural Services into the…
by - May 26, 2015 6:39 pm
First quarter numbers in the overall freight sector suggested a robust U.S. economy for 2015. But recent declines in the American Trucking Associations’ Index and the Cass Freight Index have…
by - May 26, 2015 5:59 pm
Wal-Mart confirmed plans to add a salaried position of an assistant manager to each of its more than 2,500 Walmart Tire and Lube Express centers within its U.S. stores. This…
by - May 26, 2015 5:13 pm
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University is hosting the Forge IDEA Festival of Northeast Arkansas, Saturday, June 13, at the Delta Center for…
by - May 26, 2015 5:11 pm
The American Honda Foundation has awarded a $74,997 grant to Arkansas State University in support of the “Summer at A-State STEM, Literacy and Character-Building Camp.” Faculty and staff in the…
by - May 26, 2015 4:50 pm
The four largest Northwest Arkansas cities reported a healthy sales tax revenue gain of 14.92% in their May reports. Three of the four cities’ sales tax receipts rose by double…
by - May 26, 2015 3:56 pm
At 25, Anna Morrison is an articulate entrepreneur running a successful and growing tutoring business blocks away from the University of Arkansas. She is the CEO and director of operations…
by - May 26, 2015 2:09 pm
A Baptist Health pilot program is assessing how mobile technology will improve diabetes patient management in Central Arkansas with help from a $427,000 grant in funds and technology from the…
