by - December 3, 2018 11:25 am
In the wake of the recent media coverage of sexual harassment, an organization and its leaders must realize they cannot stick their heads in the sand with respect to harassment…
by - December 3, 2018 10:19 am
The price of Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude oil has fallen as large refineries in the Midwest complete planned maintenance, leading to a reduction in the amount of crude oil…
by - December 3, 2018 8:00 am
The United States, Mexico, and Canada reached a tentative agreement to strike a new North American trade deal, and President Donald Trump has given Congress six months to approve the…
by - December 2, 2018 11:40 am
Arkansas State University student Mary Ann Sloan was taking an archaeology course in 1968 when she decided to record information about a Native American site in rural Greene County. The…
by - December 2, 2018 11:28 am
UA Walton College of Business economist Mervin Jebaraj says President Trump’s tariffs have likely overshadowed tax cuts as the major economic story for 2018. Appearing on this week’s edition of…
by - December 2, 2018 11:27 am
Dr. Joe Thompson, CEO of the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement and a former state surgeon general, says the data is still incomplete to shape policy over two of the…
by - December 1, 2018 9:57 am
Arkansas school districts are partnering with a health education nonprofit to launch a concussion educational program using virtual reality (VR). Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Saturday (Dec. 1) announced that Arkansas…
by - December 1, 2018 12:03 am
Fort Smith Public Schools is working with community leaders and the Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce to recruit teachers to the area. The district has a long-serving committee looking at…
by - November 30, 2018 6:12 pm
Tyson Foods announced late Friday (Nov. 30) the $2.2 billion acquisition of Keystone Foods has closed. This purchase includes eight plants and three innovation centers in China, South Korea, Malaysia,…
by - November 30, 2018 12:29 pm
Arkansas motorists won’t be getting a lump of coal this Christmas as gasoline prices are headed for their lowest level of this year. The impetus, of course, is rapidly declining…
by - November 30, 2018 12:25 pm
Van Buren-based carrier USA Truck has abbreviated its name and added two words: Capacity Solutions. The carrier announced Friday (Nov. 30) the change to “USAT Capacity Solutions” is a better…
by - November 29, 2018 8:18 pm
The Pesticide Committee of the Arkansas Agriculture Department’s State Plant Board approved a draft regulation for dicamba applications earlier this week. If approved by the full board, it will allow…
by - November 29, 2018 8:12 pm
Arkansas State University received a $450,000 grant from the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) under the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) to fund the second phase of a planned campus-wide multi-use…
by - November 29, 2018 8:02 pm
Mainstream Technologies recently donated funds to upgrade a computer forensics lab at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Engineering and Information Technology (EIT) college. The size of the donation…
by - November 29, 2018 7:55 pm
Hathaway Group announced the acquisition and new occupancy plans for the Transamerica building in west Little Rock. Hathaway represented the buyer and will serve as property manager and exclusive leasing…
by - November 29, 2018 6:13 pm
Board members of Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit discussed a 2019 balanced budget of $3.35 million that will include a 2% salary increase for all employees. ORT employees have…
by - November 29, 2018 1:42 pm
The number of uninsured children increased from 2016 to 2017 in Arkansas and the United States. In Arkansas, it increased from 30,000 to 33,000, and from 4% of the population…
by - November 29, 2018 10:28 am
Bentonville retailer Sam’s Club is moving forward with its plan to provide corporate employees with a rare but sought-after perk. The company plans to build for its working parents an…
by - November 29, 2018 9:12 am
More than two years after Arkansas voters approved medical marijuana in November 2016, the product could finally be available next year. At a Wednesday (Nov. 28) meeting of the Arkansas…
by - November 28, 2018 7:34 pm
The Delta Queen, an overnight steamboat that once travelled many rivers including the Mississippi and Arkansas, will be back in action soon. The ship had been beached since 2008 when…
