by - January 11, 2019 3:16 pm
The city of Fayetteville will host two studio sessions to discuss design elements for the northern part of the 71B Corridor project, near the Northwest Arkansas Mall. The public meetings…
by - January 11, 2019 3:09 pm
On the day the federal government shutdown tied the record for being the longest ever, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said few Arkansas state services have been affected. But the state could…
by - January 11, 2019 12:41 pm
Former State Senator Gilbert Baker, R-Conway, was indicted by a federal grand jury Friday (Jan. 11) on charges of conspiracy, bribery and honest services wire fraud. The federal indictment includes…
by - January 11, 2019 11:11 am
Robust consumer spending at retail during the 2018 holiday season resulted in the best December same-store sales growth (2%) the restaurant industry has seen since August 2015, according to Dallas-based…
by - January 11, 2019 6:19 am
Duane Highley, president and CEO of Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (AECI), recently received the 2019 J.C. Brown Award for CEO Communication Leadership. The J.C….
by - January 10, 2019 7:53 pm
An alleged rape at a fraternity party in February 2017 forced Arkansas State University to shut down its Greek life for several months. It’s a problem the university and its…
by - January 10, 2019 7:27 pm
The Little Rock Technology Park Authority is considering the possibility of pursuing a public-private partnership to fund the second phase of the city’s downtown startup village for entrepreneurs and early-stage…
by - January 10, 2019 4:43 pm
The Department of Arkansas Heritage announced the finalists for the 2019 inductees into the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame Thursday (Jan. 10). The Arkansas Food Hall of Fame was launched…
by - January 10, 2019 3:50 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday (Jan. 10) he will kick-off the 2019 legislative session next week by asking state lawmakers to quickly approve his government transformation plan, one of the…
by - January 10, 2019 3:26 pm
Construction work has started in Rogers on a new banking center for Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank. Crossland Construction Co. is using a building permit valued at $4.47 million to build the…
by - January 10, 2019 3:08 pm
St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard emphasized that a predicted global economic slowdown will create a pause in potential interest rate hikes and a need to closely monitor…
by - January 10, 2019 2:02 pm
The used car industry might be negatively impacted by the government shutdown, tax reform and whether 2019 tax filers made the appropriate adjustments to their 2018 withholdings as used vehicle…
by - January 10, 2019 1:48 pm
A new startup accelerator in Bentonville has chosen its initial cohort of businesses. Fuel, a 16-week program for supply chain startups, focuses on preparing early-stage companies to work with large…
by - January 10, 2019 12:43 pm
Target CEO Brian Cornell announced Thursday, (Jan. 10) several key promotions in the company’s leadership team. Cornell said Cathy Smith, chief financial officer, is retiring from that position and will…
by - January 10, 2019 10:32 am
The U.S. electric power sector is expected to add 23.7 gigawatts and retire 8.3 gigawatts of generating capacity in 2019, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). This data,…
by - January 9, 2019 11:52 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson joined The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), the Little Rock Venture Center and a host of other city and state business and community leaders on Wednesday…
by - January 9, 2019 10:46 pm
The newly reconfigured state Medical Marijuana Board on Wednesday (Jan. 9) approved a recommendation to award licenses for 32 medical marijuana dispensary locations across Arkansas during an unruly meeting where…
by - January 9, 2019 7:43 pm
Erin Langston Carrington loved to read when she was in her youth. She would often go to That Bookstore in Blytheville, perhaps the most well-known bookstore in Arkansas. It was…
by - January 9, 2019 7:19 pm
The Fort Smith Regional Art Museum has big plans for 2019. A $12 million endowment from the Windgate Foundation will make certain the center can focus on those plans. The…
by - January 9, 2019 5:56 pm
Board members of the Western Arkansas Intermodal Authority renewed the WAIA’s commitment to fighting for the transportation improvement needs of the Sebastian-Crawford counties area at its regular board meeting Wednesday…
