by - June 27, 2018 2:26 pm
Arkansas Food Hall of Fame launches mobile app
The Department of Arkansas Heritage (DAH) announced Wednesday (June 27) a new mobile application for the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame. “We are so pleased to bring the best of…
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by - June 27, 2018 1:34 pm
Steelworkers union fires back at U.S. Supreme Court decision
The United Steelworkers (USW) union has strongly condemned the U.S. Supreme Court’s Wednesday (June 27) 5-4 Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 decision prohibiting unions from collecting fees from non-union members….
by - June 27, 2018 12:37 pm
5.9% of Arkansas bridges structurally deficient, down from 6.3% in 2016
In Arkansas, 5.9% of the state’s 12,864 bridges (765) are structurally deficient, according to a 2018 report by American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The ARTBA released the report…
by - June 27, 2018 10:47 am
Gas prices reach summer peak, according to EIA
Gasoline prices are expected to remain lower than the May 28 price for the rest of the summer, and by September, are expected to fall to an average of $2.84…
by - June 27, 2018 8:29 am
Fayetteville bar Stir listed for sale
Want to buy a downtown bar in Fayetteville, driven almost exclusively by a clientele of college students? There’s one for sale. Stir, a popular college bar on Dickson Street, is…
by - June 27, 2018 6:03 am
Survey: Arkansas child poverty rates falling
The number of Arkansas children living in poverty fell by 28,000 from 2010 to 2016, as the latest Annie E. Casey Foundation KIDS COUNT Data Book reports. Meanwhile, the state…
by - June 26, 2018 10:23 pm
Oklahoma voters approve medical marijuana, 30th state to legalize for medical use
Despite opposition from most political and church leaders in the state, Oklahoma voters on Tuesday (June 26) approved the legalization of marijuana for medical use. If results are certified, Oklahoma…
by - June 26, 2018 7:12 pm
Telehealth benefit offered by region’s largest employers: Walmart, J.B. Hunt, Tyson Foods
With healthcare benefit costs expected to rise another 5% this year, more large employers like Walmart Inc. and Tyson Foods are looking to telehealth benefits to not only reign in…
by - June 26, 2018 6:49 pm
Sales tax numbers in Jonesboro, Craighead County a mixed bag
Sales and use tax receipt collections in Jonesboro and Craighead County continue to rebound after falling behind earlier this year. The city has collected $8.988 million in sales and use…
by - June 26, 2018 2:52 pm
AHPP awards nearly $3 million in grants for Arkansas historic preservation projects
The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (AHPP), a division of the Department of Arkansas Heritage (DAH), has awarded $2.96 million in grants for projects in 58 Arkansas counties through its County…
by - June 26, 2018 11:05 am
ABB closing gearmotor plant in Clarksville, ends former Baldor presence in the city
ABB, the company which bought Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric, is closing its plant in Clarksville, a move that will eliminate 140 full-time and 30 part-time jobs. It’s the second loss…
by - June 26, 2018 10:52 am
Saké Martini & Sushi Bar to close after June 30
“When one door closes, another one opens.” With those words, the owners of Saké Martini & Sushi Bar in downtown Fort Smith have signed off. In a Facebook post on…
by - June 26, 2018 10:05 am
User Review: Walmart shopping assistant app isn’t instinctive
Walmart’s effort to tweak its mobile app is noteworthy given the retailer’s push to grow its evolving ecosystem. However, the mobile app’s store assistant function activated when a shopper enters…
by - June 25, 2018 7:41 pm
Cotton prices and acreage rise; two more gins in the state
Cotton prices are on the rebound and more cotton acres will be planted in Arkansas in 2018. The agriculture commodity was selling for 86 cents per pound on Monday (June…
by - June 25, 2018 7:28 pm
Arkansas lawmakers consider meeting to discuss tariff impacts on the state
Democratic Party of Arkansas chairman Rep. Michael John Gray, D-Augusta, believes state residents should know fully the impacts of President Donald Trump’s tariffs with China, the European Union and other…
by - June 25, 2018 3:32 pm
June sales tax revenue jumps 10.6% across Northwest Arkansas
Retail spending amid the highest consumer confidence rates in 18 years helped hoist local sales tax revenue in June to double-digit gains. Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale reported cumulative revenue…
by - June 25, 2018 12:08 pm
UA civil engineering professor to use soil as building material
Michelle Bernhardt-Barry, assistant professor of civil engineering at the University of Arkansas, has been studying methods to use soils and sands to build roads and structures in remote areas —…
by - June 25, 2018 11:07 am
HGL consumption rises 12%, price falls 47%
Between 2010 and 2016, consumption of hydrocarbon gas liquids (HGL) in the United States rose 12% to 928 million barrels as HGL prices fell 47% and HGL expenditures fell 41%,…
by - June 25, 2018 11:04 am
Arvest Bank names Mike Willard president/CEO of North Central Arkansas region
Arvest Bank has promoted Mike Willard to president and CEO of its North Central Arkansas/West Plains, Missouri bank market. Willard currently is the president and CEO of the bank’s Prairie…
by - June 25, 2018 10:44 am
2018 a significant year for Don Pitts, United Built Homes
2018 is a year of milestones for Springdale businessman Don Pitts. Pitts, who will turn 80 in December, is the chairman of Springdale-based United Holding Co., the family owned entity…