by - August 20, 2013 10:53 pm
Eight people have applied to be director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education since the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board started its new search Aug. 16. The current interim…
by - August 20, 2013 7:37 pm
Home sales and foreclosure listings are rising across the Northwest Arkansas region which has veteran appraisers working overtime. But despite the hectic pace, not all values are rising fast enough…
by - August 20, 2013 2:24 pm
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced Tuesday (Aug. 20) that former owners of an adoption agency found guilty of defrauding Arkansas consumers have been ordered to pay more than $1.2 million…
by - August 20, 2013 1:32 pm
The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas will partner with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) International Foundation to help with electrification in rural parts of Guatemala. The NRECA represents the…
by - August 20, 2013 9:39 am
Area home sales showed signs of strength as July's home sales report shows a jump in sales in July that is 38% higher than July 2012. Sebastian County showed the…
by - August 20, 2013 4:01 am
The City Wire’s Michael Tilley joined me on this week’s edition of Talk Business Arkansas. We discussed Wal-Mart’s latest earnings report, which showed consumers pulling back in the present and…
by - August 20, 2013 3:59 am
From David Goins with our content partner, KARK Ch. 4: As some homeowners move back into the Northwoods Subdivision in Mayflower, a former federal regulator says pipelines will continue to…
by - August 20, 2013 3:58 am
In 2012, 13.1 percent of Arkansas kindergarten students missed at least 10 percent of the school year, or 18 days. More than 10 percent of kindergarten students were chronically absent…
by - August 19, 2013 9:23 pm
Forty-five jobs could be on the way to Van Buren following action taken by the town's city council tonight (Aug. 19). At the meeting, the council approved an application for…
by - August 19, 2013 6:03 pm
Revenue rose and profits shrank, but America’s Car-Mart said the quarter was still a solid one for the Bentonville-based used car chain. Car-Mart posted second quarter net income of $7.53…
by - August 19, 2013 5:36 pm
America’s Car-Mart Inc. said higher than expected credit losses curbed its earnings in the company’s fiscal first quarter ending July 31. But the Bentonville-based firm still managed to deliver healthy…
by - August 19, 2013 4:22 pm
Leadership Franklin County Director Marci Gage of Ozark has announced the program’s 2013-14 class. Housed at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus, Leadership Franklin County develops current and emerging leaders to work…
by - August 19, 2013 3:34 pm
College students on average are racking up thousands of dollars in debt thanks to escalating tuition and textbook prices as they return to class over the next week. But several…
by - August 19, 2013 3:02 pm
KARK Ch. 4 news anchor Jessica Dean is leaving her Little Rock post and moving to Philadelphia. Dean will become weekday evening co-anchor at CBS 3 in Philadelphia beginning in…
by - August 19, 2013 2:53 pm
Monday not only was the first day of school for 460,000 Arkansas students, but it also was the first day that grades 9-12 began classes under the Common Core State…
by - August 19, 2013 2:52 pm
With Arkansas pursuing expanded broadband in its public schools, an FCC commissioner says she wants her agency to be a catalyst for meeting the state’s goals and pushing for greater…
by - August 19, 2013 2:45 pm
The Walton Family Foundation is donating $2 million to help fund construction and operation of the U.S. Marshals Museum planned for downtown Fort Smith. Announced Monday (Aug. 19), the $2…
by - August 19, 2013 2:34 pm
The Walton Family Foundation is donating $2 million to help fund construction and operation of the U.S. Marshals Museum planned for downtown Fort Smith. Announced Monday (Aug. 19), the $2…
by - August 19, 2013 12:41 pm
Arkansas’ jobless rate has ticked higher during 2013, with the July unemployment rate rising to 7.4% from the 7.3% in June. The rate is unchanged compared to July 2012. Although…
by - August 19, 2013 10:48 am
NorthWest Arkansas Community College will dedicate its student center to Dr. Becky Paneitz at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22. The brief ceremony will be held at Bogle Plaza on…
