by - July 17, 2017 12:07 pm
The U.S. retail price for regular gasoline is expected to be an average of $2.38 per gallon this summer, and if the projection holds true, it will be the second-lowest…
by - July 17, 2017 11:58 am
The University of Arkansas has named Donald Judges as vice provost for distance education and leader of the Global Campus, the UA announced Monday (July 17). Judges officially took on…
by - July 17, 2017 11:50 am
For decades the heart and soul of every community across America was its downtown. Families traded at the local grocery store, children rode their bikes along tree-lined sidewalks, neighbors stopped…
by - July 17, 2017 11:36 am
During the past few weeks, Cuba has been on most every news outlet and media report in the nation, and for crucial reasons. On June 16, the president of the…
by - July 17, 2017 11:11 am
The Arkansas State Fair on Monday (July 17) released the concert lineup for this year’s event, scheduled for Oct. 12-22. “We are excited about our headliner concerts this year,” said…
by - July 17, 2017 10:43 am
Chris Ward was working for the United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agriculture Service in Afghanistan when he realized he needed to do something different on his livestock farm near…
by - July 17, 2017 10:07 am
Future School of Fort Smith has received a $600,000 matching grant from the Siloam Springs-based Windgate Foundation. Future School Founder and Superintendent Trish Flanagan told Talk Business & Politics on…
by - July 17, 2017 9:01 am
Intermodal load growth and a rise in revenue producing trucks weren’t enough for J.B. Hunt Transport Services to offset higher costs and lower rates in the second quarter. Income fell…
by - July 16, 2017 9:55 pm
First Arkansas Bank & Trust (FAB&T), has bought a vacant bank branch building at the intersection of Hogan Road and Prince Street in Conway. FAB&T President and CEO Larry T….
by - July 16, 2017 8:23 pm
If the Northwest Arkansas economy was a professional sports athlete, most folks would think it necessary to test for steroids or some other performance enhancing drug. But it’s all natural…
by - July 16, 2017 8:05 pm
On a hot and humid Saturday (July 15), 170 truck drivers competed in the 50th annual Arkansas Truck Driving Championship of the Arkansas Trucking Association. Cheering them on, were family,…
by - July 16, 2017 9:49 am
Former Arkansas Surgeon General Dr. Joe Thompson says the bipartisan work done with the state’s Medicaid expansion program – the Private Option, now Arkansas Works – could be a blueprint…
by - July 14, 2017 12:36 pm
North Little Rock-based Advanced Cabling Systems LLC has opened an office in Fort Smith. The new location is at 5009 S. 35th St. and has three employees, according to marketing…
by - July 14, 2017 12:27 pm
Agricultural uses of water will be a central topic of discussion at this year’s Arkansas Water Resources Center conference. The theme for year’s conference, scheduled for July 25-26 in Fayetteville,…
by - July 14, 2017 12:22 pm
At a time when tech investments among retailers like Wal-Mart Stores and Amazon are in the billions, suppliers should remember that technology can’t do it all with respect to selling…
by - July 14, 2017 11:39 am
Crossland Construction Co. in Rogers recently paid the city of Bentonville for a building permit valued at $7.31 million. The permit is being used to build a two-story, 46,500-square-foot office…
by - July 14, 2017 8:05 am
From the days when nurses worked with doctors in the Roman Empire around 300 A.D. to Florence Nightingale and the emergence of modern nursing, there has always been a need…
by - July 14, 2017 5:34 am
Central Arkansas Water (CAW) is conducting a pilot program to study the impact of mountain biking on the Lake Maumelle Watershed. This study will be done in cooperation with the…
by - July 14, 2017 5:27 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Thursday that Arkansas will join the FirstNet Network. This will make Arkansas one of the first states in the country to join a resource bringing advanced…
by - July 13, 2017 6:44 pm
Powdered milk in Spain more than 70-years ago may change the modern farming culture in Arkansas. Dan West, an American farmer who volunteered to help fight hunger during the Spanish…
