by - October 24, 2017 2:53 pm
Sales tax revenue growth in Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities has consistently trended positive, but the growth curve flattened as combined revenue in the October report totaled $5.477 million, down…
by - October 24, 2017 2:06 pm
The federal estate tax, referred to as the “death tax” by opponents, looks again to be on the chopping block. President Donald Trump, in his tax proposal, has planned its…
by - October 24, 2017 12:13 pm
Rich Huddleston, executive director of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF), said Arkansas policymakers should follow the example of business and higher education officials who recognize the state economy…
by - October 24, 2017 11:57 am
As President Donald Trump has given Congress a year-end timetable to overhaul the nation’s immigration policies or phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, a new study…
by - October 23, 2017 7:54 pm
The Arkansas Forestry Commission (AFC) has moved from its former location on Roosevelt Road to join other agencies of the Arkansas Agriculture Department (AAD) at the AAD headquarters complex at…
by - October 23, 2017 7:52 pm
The city of Jonesboro has received a grant for almost $500,000 in Transportation Alternatives Program funding from the Arkansas Department of Transportation for a pedestrian/bicycle path between downtown and Arkansas…
by - October 23, 2017 7:46 pm
Three “provider-led” entities that provide care to around 35,000 special needs patients in Arkansas using Medicaid funds have been granted the first licenses under a new state law designed to…
by - October 23, 2017 7:00 pm
Profit and revenue for P.A.M. Transportation Services were flat in the third quarter, marking a “turning point” as 2018 results should be better than 2017, the company’s president said. In…
by - October 23, 2017 6:29 pm
The University of Arkansas School of Art faculty is in the midst of strategic planning for a significant expansion that will unfold during the next half-decade. The wheels have been…
by - October 23, 2017 5:57 pm
According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the retail banks that serve the Northwest Arkansas market grew their deposits by a combined 8.8% by mid-2017. The FDIC released its annual…
by - October 23, 2017 5:20 pm
Wal-Mart Stores recently called for a 10% reduction in chemical footprint by 2022 to help meet the retailer’s sustainability goals. That means suppliers of consumable items such as household cleaners,…
by - October 23, 2017 5:04 pm
Long, barren row crop fields surround the tiny house that sits down a gravel road more than two miles long. A few tractors milled in the fields, as the sun…
by - October 23, 2017 4:48 pm
The federal mandate requiring big rig drivers to track their duty status and hours of service using electronic logging devices (ELDs) is set to go into effect in 55 days,…
by - October 23, 2017 3:15 pm
Arkansas Trucking Association was one of the recipients of the 2017 Mike Russell Trucking Image Award winners, according to American Trucking Associations. The awards were announced at the trade organization’s…
by - October 23, 2017 2:39 pm
Mercy Northwest Arkansas will break ground Thursday (Oct. 26) at 10 a.m. on a $40 million multispecialty clinic that will add nearly two dozen primary care and specialty providers in…
by - October 23, 2017 2:03 pm
The University of Arkansas has named a search committee to find a new dean for the School of Law. Stacy Leeds will step down in June after seven years as…
by - October 23, 2017 12:12 pm
Simmons First National Corp. closed out a historic third quarter with another strong earnings report that saw the Pine Bluff banking group expand its reach into Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado,…
by - October 23, 2017 11:50 am
A scientist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received his third concurrent R01-type Research Project Grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Daohong Zhou was…
by - October 23, 2017 11:03 am
Unplanned disruptions in the global oil supply fell to 1.6 million barrels per day in September, the lowest since January 2012, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Over the…
by - October 23, 2017 10:38 am
Escape rooms have grown in popularity during the past three years, including in Northwest Arkansas. According to Room Escape Artists, a New York City-based company that has looked since 2014…
