by - November 7, 2017 3:08 pm
Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders has received the 2017 Dr. Tom Bruce Arkansas Health Impact Award from the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement. “Elders has spent her life…
by - November 7, 2017 11:30 am
The latest Arkansas Poll unveiled Tuesday (Nov. 7) shows that Arkansans have mixed views on rights for the gay and lesbian community, overwhelmingly support the death penalty, and still see…
by - November 7, 2017 11:24 am
Little Rock-based nonprofit Arkansas State Employees Association announced Tuesday (Nov. 7) the appointment of assistant executive director John Bridges to interim executive director. Bridges will temporarily fill the role previously…
by - November 7, 2017 9:22 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has opened sales branches in Texarkana, Texas, and Mobile, Ala. The Lowell-based carrier announced the two openings on Tuesday (Nov. 7). “Expanding our network of enterprise…
by - November 7, 2017 8:24 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services will host the Arkansas Run for the Fallen Traveling Memorial through Nov. 12 outside the Lowell-based carrier’s corporate offices. The memorial is open to the public…
by - November 6, 2017 6:15 pm
The recently unveiled House tax cut plan may help the “average” Arkansan, but the state’s small business owners and those with capital gains from a recently sold business will likely…
by - November 6, 2017 6:06 pm
Lecturers at the Clinton School of Public Service on Monday (Nov. 6) encouraged local “anchor institutions” such as hospitals and universities to live, hire and buy locally to transform decaying…
by - November 6, 2017 5:32 pm
The retail industry is undergoing an evolution and the supply chain, the backbone that holds up the important sector, also faces turmoil and challenges, according Colby Beland, vice president of…
by - November 6, 2017 5:01 pm
In hosting the Bentonville Film Festival the past three years, the city has gotten attention — and perhaps been the butt of some jokes — over the fact that it…
by - November 6, 2017 4:53 pm
The Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) is declaring President Donald Trump’s trip to Asia a “make-or-break moment” for the administration on trade. Thus far, the organization stated in a recent…
by - November 6, 2017 4:37 pm
Building activity in the Fort Smith region bounced back in October, cutting its year-to-date deficit by just over 2% after a rough September placed it into the red. The region…
by - November 6, 2017 4:28 pm
President Donald Trump has appointed David Branscum to serve as Arkansas Rural Development Director and David Curtis as Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director. U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark.,…
by - November 6, 2017 4:23 pm
A coalition of 85 agriculture-related organizations have drafted a letter warning U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross about the negative impacts of withdrawing from North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)….
by - November 6, 2017 12:21 pm
Chris Spear, president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations, urged U.S. legislators to support the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as for-hire trucking employment rose by 13,100 jobs in…
by - November 6, 2017 10:38 am
An 18.9-mile segment of Interstate 49, between Arkansas and Missouri, is expected to be completed in 2021 and could open in 2022 if the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission receives…
by - November 5, 2017 10:35 pm
Three Arkansas electric cooperatives will receive nearly $90 million in loans as part of more than $2.5 billion in loan awards from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to improve rural…
by - November 5, 2017 2:35 pm
Arkansas employers are running out of prep time before medical marijuana becomes available, so it’s crucial to begin now defining internal policies and procedures, said Little Rock attorney J. Bruce…
by - November 3, 2017 4:43 pm
Improving margins by shedding unprofitable accounts and a better freight market helped ArcBest beat third-quarter earnings expectations. The company missed on the revenue estimate and Stifel analysts put a hold…
by - November 3, 2017 3:53 pm
USA Truck has rejoined trade organization American Trucking Associations as big rig orders jump 160%. The ATA announced the Van Buren-based carrier as its newest member Friday (Nov. 3). “USA…
by - November 3, 2017 3:12 pm
As Gov. Asa Hutchinson looks to wrap up the last leg of a fruitful eight-day Far East trade mission, the state’s chief job recruiter said Friday (Nov. 3) he is…
