by - September 21, 2022 1:38 pm
Agriculture sector experts have feared that the heavy rains in the early spring, the drought that consumed the Delta during the first part of the summer, and blistering heat waves…
by - September 20, 2022 2:00 pm
Consumers are ready to celebrate big this Halloween after two years of reduced participation because of COVID-19. The National Retail Federation, working with Prosper Insights & Analytics, reports that 69%…
by - September 20, 2022 1:18 pm
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, recovering from cancer surgery and the frontrunner to be Arkansas’ next governor, will appear with the current governor next month in Bentonville. Sanders and Gov. Asa Hutchinson…
by - September 20, 2022 9:57 am
A legislative question committee announced its formation Tuesday (Sept. 20) to oppose Issue 2, a legislative-referred constitutional amendment proposal that would require a 60% voting threshold for new amendments or…
by - September 19, 2022 7:21 pm
Three legislative-referred amendment proposals could all pass this November, although one measure has more support than the other two. A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College Poll of 835 likely…
by - September 19, 2022 1:42 pm
Consumers are growing more concerned over their finances as inflation persists, interest rates rise and their retirement accounts invested in equities are losing value. A poll conducted by Marist College…
by - September 19, 2022 9:05 am
Arkansas will receive $280 million in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan to tackle water problems statewide. About $270 million will be used on water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure…
by - September 18, 2022 9:48 am
A recent report by Jessica Mathews, a Bentonville-based senior writer for Fortune magazine, featured some interesting discoveries about electric vehicle startup Canoo, which has ties to Arkansas. “Inside the chaos at Canoo, the zero-revenue,…
by - September 18, 2022 8:47 am
Arkansas Republicans at the top of the ticket for U.S. Senate, Governor and Attorney General all hold double-digit leads in their races against Democratic opponents. The latest Talk Business &…
by - September 18, 2022 8:35 am
Arkansas voters view President Joe Biden in a heavily unfavorable light, and their perspective on former President Donald Trump is split evenly despite him winning Arkansas in 2020 with 62%…
by - September 18, 2022 6:00 am
Cindy Gillespie is resigning as director of the Arkansas Department of Human Services to spend time with her 85-year-old mother in Georgia, she said in an interview Sept. 16. She…
by - September 16, 2022 2:47 pm
Arkansas gubernatorial candidate Sarah Huckabee Sanders released a statement Friday (Sept. 16) that she had surgery earlier in the day to remove “an area of concern” in her neck that…
by - September 16, 2022 10:00 am
Arkansas job numbers declined between July and August, pushing the jobless rate from 3.3% to 3.4% in August. The jobless rate was better than the 3.8% in August 2021, and…
by - September 15, 2022 8:38 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Attorney General Leslie Rutledge expressed opposition Thursday (Sept. 15) to a proposed rule by President Joe Biden’s administration they said would threaten school funding over transgender…
by - September 15, 2022 5:48 pm
Cindy Gillespie is resigning as director of the Department of Human Services, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced in a press release Sept. 15. She will be leaving the office Oct. 7. The…
by - September 15, 2022 5:25 pm
Arkansas voters support a ballot initiative by a 2-to-1 margin to legalize recreational marijuana, and, by a slim margin, they want to see changes made to the state’s abortion law….
by - September 15, 2022 12:56 pm
River Valley Relief in Fort Smith could add up to 150 jobs. Kansas City, Kan.-based Greenlight estimates adding 100 jobs in Arkansas with $2 million in new investment. They’re just…
by - September 15, 2022 12:44 pm
Consumers kept spending in August despite the higher-than-expected core inflation rate. The U.S. Census Bureau said retail sales topped expectations with a 0.3% increase in August from the prior month…
by - September 15, 2022 8:13 am
Springdale attorney and former city councilman Kevin Flores has been appointed to the 2022-2023 class of White House Fellows. The President’s Commission on White House Fellowships appointed this year’s 15-person class…
by - September 14, 2022 8:14 pm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded Riceland Foods $20 million Wednesday (Sept. 14) as part of the first pool of partnerships for a “Climate-Smart Commodities” initiative. Seventy projects were selected…
