by - December 4, 2014 3:01 pm
Fourth District Cong.-elect Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, will be named to the House Budget Committee and House Natural Resources Committee, according to his office. Westerman, who will be sworn into…
by - December 4, 2014 12:52 pm
An attempt to settle a class action lawsuit against Whirlpool by residents in and around the toxic plume of trichloroethylene (TCE) the company admits leaking into the groundwater from its…
by - December 4, 2014 12:05 am
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by - December 4, 2014 12:05 am
House Speaker-elect Jeremy Gillam discusses his expectations for a large, incoming freshmen class, the big issues of the session, and how efficiently the 90th General Assembly could accomplish its business come January.
by - December 4, 2014 12:02 am
An opportunity to leave a job he has had for more than two decades was difficult for Dr. Glen Fenter, president of Mid-South Community College. “It is bittersweet. The people…
by - December 3, 2014 9:25 pm
Three workshops designed to offer information about starting a business and growing an existing business will be offered by the Arkansas State University Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC)…
by - December 3, 2014 8:40 pm
Mid-South Community College president Dr. Glen Fenter said Wednesday that a decision whether or not to merge with the Arkansas State University System may be “one of the biggest decisions…
by - December 3, 2014 8:07 pm
Arkansas-based trucking companies like Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport and Fort Smith-based ArcBest are involved with the American Trucking Associations push for the industry to hire 100,000 veterans in the next…
by - December 3, 2014 7:37 pm
The Winthrop Rockefeller Institute, the Clinton School of Public Service, the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub and the University of Arkansas Office of Entrepreneurship will host a Social Entrepreneurship Boot Camp…
by - December 3, 2014 7:16 pm
Three Arkansas cities were named Wednesday to participate in a federal program to provide support to integrate local food programs into community economic action plans. Flippin, North Little Rock and…
by - December 3, 2014 4:15 pm
The Arkansas Research Alliance launched a new program to recognize and reward research talent in the state with a program called ARA Fellows. Five universities – Arkansas State University, University…
by - December 3, 2014 3:39 pm
Student debt has become a trillion dollar problem in 2014 but experts say those on the hook for massive amounts of debt aren’t all 20-something-year-old college graduates or dropouts. “There…
by - December 3, 2014 11:14 am
As the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s public comment period ended Monday on the controversial proposed rules to cut the nation’s carbon emissions, Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson made it clear he does…
by - December 3, 2014 11:01 am
The Arkansas Research Alliance launched a new program to recognize and reward research talent in the state with a program called ARA Fellows. Five universities – Arkansas State University, University…
by - December 3, 2014 8:23 am
A program from the Arkansas Venture Center aims to help startups over a 14-week period starting in January, but interested entrepreneurs need to have their sales pitches ready on Dec….
by - December 3, 2014 8:03 am
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by - December 3, 2014 12:02 am
Arkansas Highway Commissioner Frank D. Scott, Jr. says the new legislature must meet the funding challenges to maintain and operate the state’s roads.
by - December 2, 2014 9:54 pm
Consumer sentiment has not changed much since summer, and almost half of the Arkansas respondents to Arvest’s Fall 2014 Consumer Sentiment Survey believe the next six months would be a…
by - December 2, 2014 5:30 pm
A section of the proposed consent decree negotiated between the United States Department of Justice and the city of Fort Smith could have a negative impact on plumbing businesses and…
by - December 2, 2014 4:46 pm
Arkansas tax collections for the first five months of the fiscal year are up almost 3% with a healthy 8% gain in November gross revenue resulting primarily from “calendar-related shift…
