by - May 23, 2024 1:44 pm
Funding efforts for the next U.S. fiscal year are already underway. At least $70 million could be used to build an academic training base at Ebbing Air National Guard Base…
by - May 23, 2024 11:59 am
According to AAA, the number of travelers this Memorial Day weekend is expected to rise by 4% to 43.8 million people from the same period last year. The number is…
by - May 23, 2024 10:30 am
Average weekly wages in Arkansas rose 2.1% in the fourth quarter of 2023, below U.S. growth of 3.6% and below the percentage growth of all six contiguous states, according to…
by - May 22, 2024 7:55 pm
Talk Business & Politics, in partnership with Arvest Bank, recently honored the top businesses in 2024 throughout Northeast Arkansas. Nominees were gathered from around the region and a select panel of…
by - May 22, 2024 1:20 pm
Regional grid operators serving Arkansas recently released their 2024 summer assessments that highlight rising risks and sufficient resources to meet electricity demand. The summer assessment shows that Midcontinent Independent System…
by - May 21, 2024 8:23 pm
Arkansas’ worst-in-the-nation voter registration and turnout rankings are part of a larger challenge of civic engagement that the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute and its partners are working to address. The Institute…
by - May 21, 2024 8:07 pm
Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Tuesday (May 21) that he will host a Cybersecurity Summit October 7-8, 2024, at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock at no cost to…
by - May 21, 2024 7:57 am
Talk Business & Politics, in partnership with Arvest Bank, recently honored the top businesses in 2024 throughout Northeast Arkansas. Nominees were gathered from around the region and a select panel…
by - May 21, 2024 6:46 am
Construction industry materials producer WinTech of Missouri has acquired Pocahontas Aluminum Company, a window and door manufacturer based in Pocahontas. Pocahontas Aluminum Company, established in 1963, manufactures materials used in…
by - May 20, 2024 3:08 pm
A report from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) alleges that water pollutants discharged from Tyson Foods’ processing plants “pose a risk to people and the environment and include large…
by - May 20, 2024 1:12 pm
Light-duty vehicles in the United States used more electricity than rail systems for the first time in 2023 amid rising sales of electric vehicles (EVs), according to the U.S. Energy…
by - May 20, 2024 12:57 pm
Talk Business & Politics, in partnership with Arvest Bank, recently honored the top businesses in 2024 throughout Northeast Arkansas. Nominees were gathered from around the region and a select panel…
by - May 20, 2024 8:57 am
What should a city do when a piece of riverfront property remains blighted and in need of redevelopment after an NFL team skipped town? It might start by asking a…
by - May 19, 2024 10:44 am
Recent surveys on buy now, pay later (BNPL) indicate that the deferred payment form is expected to surge in the next few years. BNPL drew widespread adoption during the COVID-19…
by - May 17, 2024 1:38 pm
Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax revenue between January and February was $3.4 million, up 8.7% compared with $3.129 million in the same period of 2023. Revenue in each of the first…
by - May 17, 2024 10:29 am
There were more than 6,500 net new jobs year-over-year in Arkansas in April, but the number of unemployed increased by more than 20%. As a result, the state’s jobless rate…
by - May 16, 2024 3:39 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday (May 16) upheld four state laws that placed new limits and rules on election procedures. The court’s majority opinion reversed a ruling from Pulaski…
by - May 16, 2024 2:18 pm
Arkansas legislators received a nice surprise Wednesday (May 15) when the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) revised the fiscal year 2024 revenue surplus estimate from $240 million to…
by - May 16, 2024 10:38 am
Little Rock-based retailer Dillard’s reported lower revenue and profits in its first quarter earnings report released Thursday (May 16). For the 13 weeks ended May 4, 2024, Dillard’s reported revenue…
by - May 16, 2024 10:34 am
Walmart outperformed expectations in its first quarter earnings report Thursday (May 16). Its net income was $5.104 billion, up 205.1% from the year-ago period. Earnings per share were 63 cents,…
