by - June 24, 2013 9:00 pm
The waiver request to federal officials for the Arkansas legislature’s “private option” took a critical step toward implementation on Monday (June 24). State Medicaid officials released a public notice to…
by - June 24, 2013 7:54 pm
Entrepreneur Rhea Lana Riner finds her business model being challenged by the U.S. Department of Labor. She has something to say about that.
by - June 24, 2013 7:29 pm
From Kim Souza with our content partner, The City Wire: Sam’s Club, often seen as a hidden gem inside the Wal-Mart Stores Inc. mega corporation, is working fast and furious…
by - June 24, 2013 4:55 pm
Sam’s Club, often seen as a hidden gem inside the Wal-Mart Stores Inc. mega corporation, is working fast and furious to raise revenue amid a competitive warehouse club channel that…
by - June 24, 2013 4:07 pm
Northwest Arkansas business and leisure travelers will soon have another way to see the world as American Airlines is adding non-stop flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Los Angeles…
by - June 24, 2013 11:42 am
Tourism-related tax collections are down in Fort Smith and Van Buren, with a statewide tourism tax down 0.11% for the first quarter of 2013. However, real spending on travel and…
by - June 24, 2013 11:03 am
Retailers and their third-party auditing firms continue to scour payment records of their product and service suppliers in pursuit of more than $1 billion annually – a practice that has…
by - June 24, 2013 10:57 am
Unlike most counties across the state, when the Great Recession hit, Logan County took a one-two punch to the gut. Not only was the recession crippling to the region's economy,…
by - June 24, 2013 9:33 am
Fewer than one in four Americans (24%) have enough savings to cover at least six months of expenses, according to new research from Bankrate.com. Exactly half have less than three…
by - June 23, 2013 11:42 pm
Pulaski Technical College President Dr. Margaret Ellibee says her growing two-year school is planning for more meteoric growth as technology and workforce needs continue to expand. Pulaski Technical College is…
by - June 22, 2013 5:36 am
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by - June 21, 2013 4:44 pm
Editor’s note: Arkansas Farm Bureau President Randy Veach, the author of this guest commentary, is a cotton, corn, soybean and wheat farmer from Manila (Mississippi County). Arkansas agriculture – our…
by - June 21, 2013 2:42 pm
An almost 2% decline in Arkansas’ workforce and the number of employed pushed the state’s jobless rate higher to 7.3% in May, with one market watcher noting an unusual and…
by - June 21, 2013 11:59 am
Murphy Oil Corp. announced that 10 directors will serve on the board of its soon-to-be spin-off Murphy USA board of directors. Former Murphy Oil Corp. chairman of the board Madison…
by - June 21, 2013 9:30 am
The Arkansas jobless rate in May rose to 7.3% and the April rate of 7.1% was revised upward to 7.2%. According to U.S. Labor Department data and the Arkansas Department…
by - June 21, 2013 9:29 am
Stephens Media columnist and Talk Business contributor Steve Brawner explores a new report that examines the correlation between education and future wages. Dr. Neal Gibson and Dr. Greg Holland with…
by - June 21, 2013 8:24 am
Entergy Corp. and ITC Holdings Corp. received approval on Thursday (June 20) from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a deal that would allow Entergy to spin off its…
by - June 21, 2013 7:10 am
A little more than a week after the U.S. Senate passed its bipartisan version of a five-year farm bill, the House of Representatives couldn’t muster enough votes from either side of the aisle to pass a competing measure.
by - June 20, 2013 9:05 pm
Editor’s note: Chris Masingill, the author of this commentary, is the federal Co-Chairman of the Delta Regional Authority, a federal-state partnership whose mission is to help create jobs, build communities,…
by - June 20, 2013 5:32 pm
Following the deaths of veteran storm chaser Tim Samaras, one of the stars of Discovery Channel's "Storm Chasers," along with his son Paul Samaras and colleague Carl Young in the…
