by - September 22, 2014 12:29 pm
UALR’s Department of Systems Engineering will receive license-free radio frequency (RF) planning and optimization software and training from CelPlan Technologies under an academic agreement currently offered to no other university…
by - September 22, 2014 11:26 am
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding nearly $9 million to upgrade critical infrastructure in Arkansas. Some of the grant money…
by - September 22, 2014 10:38 am
The state’s first superproject has turned its first official shovel of dirt with Big River Steel CEO John Correnti welcoming everyone to ‘Steel Mill Heaven.’
by - September 21, 2014 8:50 pm
Any student will be able to literally learn the “tools of the trade” as part of a new construction program at Arkansas State University-Newport. The Arkansas State University Board of…
by - September 21, 2014 7:02 am
The papers, videos, photographs and memorabilia of Gov. Mike Beebe’s eight years in the state’s highest office will soon reside at Arkansas State University, university officials said Saturday. Beebe, a…
by - September 20, 2014 8:58 am
ANALYZING THE GOVERNOR DEBATE This Sunday on Talk Business & Politics, we’ll analyze the big Arkansas Governor’s debate between Republican Asa Hutchinson and Democrat Mike Ross. What issues were discussed?…
by - September 20, 2014 8:01 am
Editor’s note: This guest commentary was provided by Chris Masingill, who serves as the Federal Co-Chairman of the Delta Regional Authority. The DRA is a federal-state partnership whose mission is…
by - September 19, 2014 5:21 pm
A plant grown in Eastern Europe may very well help to fuel bio-diesel programs as well as vehicles for an Arkansas town, an official with Arkansas State University’s College of…
by - September 19, 2014 3:33 pm
The song “Pomp and Circumstance” may not have been heard Friday, but 18 graduates of a leadership program made it through a year-long education program. The Jonesboro Regional Chamber of…
by - September 19, 2014 2:34 pm
There are an estimated 28,614 fewer Arkansans in the workforce and 8,434 fewer Arkansans employed in August compared to August 2013. The August jobless rate was 6.3%, up from 6.2%…
by - September 19, 2014 1:50 pm
The proposed Arkansas Colleges of Health Education announced Friday (Sept. 19) that Forsgren Inc. of Fort Smith was selected as the contractor for site preparation for its new college of…
by - September 19, 2014 10:58 am
Arkansas’ August unemployment rate rose from the previous month one-tenth of a percent to 6.3%. The rate was two-tenths of a point higher than the U.S. jobless rate, but was…
by - September 19, 2014 9:36 am
The largest retailer and private employer in the world is beefing up its payrolls with the addition of at least 60,000 seasonal workers for the upcoming holiday season, according to…
by - September 19, 2014 8:56 am
The University of Central Arkansas has been awarded a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to increase the number of qualified high school science and mathematics teachers. The…
by - September 19, 2014 6:58 am
Editor’s note: This interview, conducted by editor Bill Paddack, appears in the latest magazine edition of Talk Business & Politics, which you can read here. Ask Camden Mayor Chris Claybaker what he likes…
by - September 19, 2014 6:22 am
Wal-Mart said it would hire 60,000 seasonal workers to accommodate increased shopping at its U.S. stores. The part-time workers represent about a 10% jump in hiring versus a year ago….
by - September 19, 2014 6:04 am
Just days before a scheduled groundbreaking on the riverfront near downtown Fort Smith, the U.S. Marshals Museum announced Thursday (Sept. 18) a pledge of $5 million from an anonymous donor….
by - September 18, 2014 8:39 pm
Severance tax collections in Arkansas reached an all-time high of $77.3 million in fiscal 2014 and are poised to move higher, but the increased activity might not translate to more jobs.
by - September 18, 2014 8:27 pm
The words “The Pressure is On,” extolling the virtues of canning, were part of a display at the NEA District Fair Thursday. The same phrase may be said for political…
by - September 18, 2014 8:25 pm
A grant will help control traffic at a busy intersection that has become busier over the years, officials said Thursday. The city of Jonesboro received word that it will receive…
