by - January 8, 2018 1:08 pm
In 2017, 1,566 wildfires burned 27,549 acres in Arkansas. It’s the highest number of wildfires and acres burned since 2012 when 2,148 wildfires burned 34,434 acres. Overall, wildfires were larger…
by - January 8, 2018 12:49 pm
Hot Springs Baseball Weekend, a two-day event scheduled for March 23-24, will feature descendants of baseball legend Babe Ruth, in addition to former Major League Baseball players Ferguson Jenkins and…
by - January 8, 2018 9:04 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), which supports over 10,000 jobs across the state, announced Monday (Jan. 8) it is cutting 600 positions to close a budget gap…
by - January 7, 2018 1:26 pm
Population stagnation, limited wage and job growth have kept many counties in eastern Arkansas in the Mississippi Delta Region mired in mediocre economic growth. One organization comprised of eight counties…
by - January 7, 2018 1:08 pm
Arkansas Children’s leadership, lead investors and volunteers celebrated Saturday evening (Jan. 6) as Mandy Macke, with the Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation, announced a culminating capital campaign gift of…
by - January 6, 2018 8:27 pm
The finishing touches, last minute details and supply stocking for Arkansas Children’s Northwest is underway. Talk Business & Politics on Saturday (Jan. 6) toured the new hospital which is slated…
by - January 5, 2018 4:23 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge defended her record in support of job creators in an address to the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce at the group’s First Friday Breakfast…
by - January 5, 2018 4:01 pm
Service-related careers, especially in healthcare, show the most promise for growth nationwide and in Arkansas during the next few years, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor and…
by - January 5, 2018 3:35 pm
The nation’s thriving labor market hit a wall in December with weak job growth of only 148,000, but American employers still managed to close out 2017 with more than 2…
by - January 5, 2018 2:48 pm
A new citizens’ group, Driving Arkansas Forward, has organized to push for a constitutional amendment that would allow three casinos to be built in Arkansas with the bulk of the…
by - January 5, 2018 2:22 pm
Springdale developer Sam Mathias has given $700,000 to Arkansas Children’s Northwest, a pediatric hospital under construction west of Interstate 49 in Springdale. “I’m honored to join a caring community of…
by - January 5, 2018 12:44 pm
The American Trucking Associations supports health plan changes proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor to make it easier for small businesses and self-employed people to purchase high-quality, lower cost health…
by - January 5, 2018 10:14 am
U.S. natural gas demand set a single-day record of 150.7 billion cubic feet on Jan. 1, surpassing a previous record of 143.3 billion cubic feet set Jan. 7, 2014, according…
by - January 5, 2018 9:39 am
Monroe County farmer Jim Carroll has been elected secretary of the United Soybean Board (USB). Carroll, a fourth-generation farmer, previously served the board as a director and chair of the…
by - January 4, 2018 8:46 pm
Despite the belief by Gov. Asa Hutchinson that medical marijuana use will likely remain consistent under President Donald Trump, others were uncertain of the impact a decision by U.S. Attorney…
by - January 4, 2018 8:39 pm
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions threw a monkey wrench into the Natural State’s long-awaited launch of Arkansas’ medical marijuana industry next month by rolling back an Obama-era policy Thursday (Jan….
by - January 4, 2018 8:19 pm
After Arkansas celebrated topping more than 3 million residents last month, Gov. Asa Hutchinson and state human services officials on Thursday (Jan. 4) heralded another key milestone that involved nearly…
by - January 4, 2018 4:18 pm
Poultry scientist Walter Bottje wanted to know what impact mitochondrial activity in chicken cells had on a bird’s ability to convert food into muscle. That scientific curiosity led Bottje, professor…
by - January 4, 2018 3:39 pm
The Whitaker Family Foundation has made a $1 million gift to Arkansas Children’s Northwest. The Springdale facility will make available pediatric inpatient, outpatient and emergency services to more than 200,000 children in the Northwest Arkansas…
by - January 4, 2018 2:28 pm
Building activity in the Fort Smith region ended a topsy-turvy 2017 just slightly off from 2016 totals. While the decrease in activity could be much worse — and was down…
