by - November 2, 2016 7:36 am
Wal-Mart Stores isn’t waiting on others to patent technology that makes business operations run more efficiently and shopping more convenient. In the past three months, the retail giant has been…
by - November 2, 2016 7:14 am
In 2014, Kieran Horne and a handful of friends from Van Buren High School launched the school’s first Secular Student Alliance. Two years later, the group is no more. The…
by - November 1, 2016 10:49 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors revisited the topic of underwriters for bond issues at Tuesday’s (Nov. 1) regular meeting, opting to shift the split on water and sewer bonds…
by - November 1, 2016 10:27 pm
Semi-truck drivers can still expect to use electronic logging devices for hours-of-service compliance starting Dec. 18, 2017, after a federal mandate requiring the devices was upheld in court. On Oct….
by - November 1, 2016 10:03 pm
story by Dale Cullins Editor’s note: Welcome to the fifth season of Tusk to Tail – the sport of tailgating as organized, performed and perfected by a group of Hog…
by - November 1, 2016 9:19 pm
Rural telecom giant CenturyLink, which offers broadband Internet, TV and phone service to more than 45,000 commercial and residential customers in Arkansas, announced after the close of business Monday (Oct….
by - November 1, 2016 8:26 pm
Passage of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment would cost the Arkansas Department of Health and the Department of Finance and Administration between $4 million and $5.8 million annually to regulate,…
by - November 1, 2016 8:14 pm
American Electric Power (AEP), the parent company of Southwestern Electric Power Co., said today (Nov. 1) that it plans to increase its capital spending in core operations over the next…
by - November 1, 2016 5:21 pm
Tuesday’s version of Talk Business & Politics Daily features a sit-down interview with Ray Hanley, President and CEO of the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care. He’s been with AFMC since…
by - November 1, 2016 4:58 pm
Arkansas’ preterm birth rate rose from 10% to 10.8% in 2015, according to the March of Dimes, at the same time that the national rate also rose for the first…
by - November 1, 2016 4:33 pm
Clean Line Energy announced Tuesday (Nov. 1) it has hired the U.S. industrial giant GE to provide the high-voltage transformers for the controversial $2 billion wind-energy project expected to begin…
by - November 1, 2016 10:54 am
Early stage breast cancer patients have access to a new vaccine aimed at shrinking tumors prior to surgery. The vaccine was developed by Dr. Thomas Kieber-Emmons at the University of…
by - November 1, 2016 9:33 am
Consumers in Arkansas say their personal finances have improved this year as have their expectations for the state’s business climate next year, according to the Arvest Consumer Sentiment Survey this…
by - October 31, 2016 8:24 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he will commit $10 million in additional funding for higher education in fiscal year 2019 – the first across-the-board funding increase for the state’s colleges and…
by - October 31, 2016 7:02 pm
John Morris is retiring effective immediately from the Board of Directors at Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp., the company announced. Two directors were added, boosting board membership from 10 to 11….
by - October 31, 2016 6:47 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has opened a sales branch in Denver, according to a news release from the Lowell-based carrier. “As a leader in the transportation industry, J.B. Hunt is…
by - October 31, 2016 6:36 pm
Editor’s note: Justin Allen is a partner with the Little Rock-based law firm of Wright Lindsey Jennings. He leads the firm’s governmental relations group. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted…
by - October 31, 2016 6:06 pm
The Joint Committee on Educational Adequacy deadlocked along party lines voting for its required adequacy report Monday, potentially giving Gov. Asa Hutchinson the responsibility for crafting education policies and funding…
by - October 31, 2016 2:57 pm
Labor force participation continues to shift as traditional breadwinners leave the workforce or work part-time and the number has increased for women who provide income for families. The participation rate…
by - October 31, 2016 2:40 pm
Transfers to athletics of unrestricted education and general funds have increased an average of 49.3% statewide in the last five years and 19.1% over the last two years, according to…
