by - February 20, 2019 8:46 pm
The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville made a $2.2 billion splash on the state’s economy in 2018 and has more than tripled its benefit to Arkansas over almost the past…
by - February 20, 2019 4:49 pm
The 19th annual Delta Awards, recognizing tourism achievement, have been awarded by the Arkansas Delta Byways during the organization’s annual festivities Friday (Feb. 15) at the Grand Prairie Center in…
by - February 20, 2019 4:42 pm
A $300 million hybrid funding measure to pay for state highway maintenance by permanently extending a half-cent sales tax and enacting new gasoline and diesel fuel taxes was pushed out…
by - February 20, 2019 1:00 pm
Consumer households spend an average of $10,500 annually on food and consumables, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. While that comprises a big part of household spending, it’s also…
by - February 20, 2019 12:04 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced Wednesday (Feb. 20) that Dick and Nancy Trammel of Rogers have designated the UAMS Northwest Arkansas Regional Campus in Fayetteville as…
by - February 20, 2019 11:42 am
KATV will be moving to a new location in the Riverdale area of Little Rock in early 2020. Its current location at 4th and Main Street, the home to KATV…
by - February 20, 2019 11:31 am
The industrial sector uses 55% of energy delivered worldwide — more energy than any other sector in the world, according to the International Energy Agency. Within the industrial sector, the…
by - February 20, 2019 11:01 am
Entergy Corp. posted a hefty fourth quarter loss related to the New Orleans-based electricity provider’s decision to sell its merchant nuclear and wholesale power fleet and go back to its…
by - February 20, 2019 6:30 am
The Department of Defense (DOD) on Feb. 12 released the summary of its strategy on artificial intelligence (AI) that describes how the nation’s military will leverage security technology into the…
by - February 20, 2019 5:30 am
American Electric Power, which last summer canceled the $4.5 Wind Catcher project approved by Arkansas regulators, recently (Feb. 12) announced a deal to acquire 724 megawatts (MW) of operating wind…
by - February 19, 2019 9:15 pm
Shareholders of Windstream Holdings Inc. and closely-tied Uniti Corp. fled both companies’ stocks in Tuesday’s trading session after a Wall Street hedge fund mocked the Little Rock telecom’s response to…
by - February 19, 2019 6:47 pm
Citing a concern about “disruptive behavior,” the U.S. Marshals Museum Foundation has declined an invitation to participate in a public discussion about a one-cent, nine-month sales tax to raise money…
by - February 19, 2019 6:29 pm
America’s Car-Mart profit fell 18.6% in the third quarter of fiscal 2019, from the same period in the previous fiscal year, but excluding the impact of tax reform and a…
by - February 19, 2019 5:25 pm
There are two chances for downtown business and property owners to engage in the future of downtown Fort Smith in the coming days. The Central Business Improvement District (CBID) will…
by - February 19, 2019 4:32 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson made a rare visit to a Senate committee on Tuesday (Feb. 19) to make a strong pitch for his efforts to streamline state government from 42 varied…
by - February 19, 2019 4:18 pm
Bill Conine has been named interim president and CEO of Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Inc. He replaces Duane Highley, who recently accepted the position of CEO…
by - February 19, 2019 12:42 pm
Gains in holiday sales helped boost Walmart revenue in the 2019 fiscal fourth quarter, and for the fiscal year ending Jan. 31. Quarterly revenue for the Bentonville-based retail giant rose…
by - February 19, 2019 12:38 pm
Arkansas is participating in an initiative to encourage female students to learn cybersecurity skills. The Arkansas Department of Education announced Tuesday (Feb. 19) that Arkansas is partnering with the SANS…
by - February 19, 2019 12:10 pm
Five federal regulatory agencies have issued a joint final rule to implement provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 requiring regulated institutions to accept certain private flood…
by - February 19, 2019 11:33 am
The advanced energy economy in Arkansas added 85 new solar jobs in 2018, according to a jobs report from The Solar Foundation. The number of solar jobs in the state…
