by - February 25, 2019 1:53 am
One week after a federal judge handed down a ruling that could push Windstream Holdings into default, the Little Rock telecom’s board of directors inked a new five-year employment deal…
by - February 24, 2019 9:13 pm
One prominent House Democrat says taxes have been cut too much in recent years. A prominent Republican Senator has concerns over funding projections and agency accountability. Those frets combined with…
by - February 24, 2019 8:34 pm
In a wide-ranging television interview to promote his new book, “Now What? The Biography of a (Finally) Successful Startup,” First Orion Corp. Chairman and CEO Charles Morgan discussed the struggles…
by - February 22, 2019 5:18 pm
A new partnership between the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM) and Searcy-based Unity Health will allow medical school graduates residency programs as well as offer training opportunities for the…
by - February 22, 2019 10:26 am
Commercial banks and savings institutions insured in Arkansas and the U.S. saw a hefty boost in fourth quarter profits largely due to lower tax expenses related to the $1.8 trillion…
by - February 21, 2019 5:54 pm
Tourism partners from across the state will be in Hot Springs Feb. 24-26 for the 45th Arkansas Governor’s Conference on Tourism. The annual gathering of Arkansas’ tourism industry offers sessions…
by - February 21, 2019 3:54 pm
Jim Phillips, chairman and CEO of Springdale-based nanotechnology company NanoMech, looks to guide the company through a lawsuit that alleges his firm missed payments on $7 million in loans. New…
by - February 21, 2019 3:45 pm
It’s now up to the Arkansas Legislature to approve restrictive use of dicamba during the 2019 growing season. The Arkansas State Plant Board (ASPB), in a 9-6 vote, decided to…
by - February 20, 2019 8:50 pm
Arkansas’ private insurers pay $542 million annually for smoking-related diseases in individuals ages 30-65, according to a newly released infographic by the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement. The most common…
by - February 20, 2019 8:46 pm
The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville made a $2.2 billion splash on the state’s economy in 2018 and has more than tripled its benefit to Arkansas over almost the past…
by - February 20, 2019 4:42 pm
A $300 million hybrid funding measure to pay for state highway maintenance by permanently extending a half-cent sales tax and enacting new gasoline and diesel fuel taxes was pushed out…
by - February 20, 2019 1:00 pm
Consumer households spend an average of $10,500 annually on food and consumables, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. While that comprises a big part of household spending, it’s also…
by - February 20, 2019 11:42 am
KATV will be moving to a new location in the Riverdale area of Little Rock in early 2020. Its current location at 4th and Main Street, the home to KATV…
by - February 20, 2019 11:01 am
Entergy Corp. posted a hefty fourth quarter loss related to the New Orleans-based electricity provider’s decision to sell its merchant nuclear and wholesale power fleet and go back to its…
by - February 19, 2019 9:15 pm
Shareholders of Windstream Holdings Inc. and closely-tied Uniti Corp. fled both companies’ stocks in Tuesday’s trading session after a Wall Street hedge fund mocked the Little Rock telecom’s response to…
by - February 19, 2019 6:29 pm
America’s Car-Mart profit fell 18.6% in the third quarter of fiscal 2019, from the same period in the previous fiscal year, but excluding the impact of tax reform and a…
by - February 19, 2019 4:32 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson made a rare visit to a Senate committee on Tuesday (Feb. 19) to make a strong pitch for his efforts to streamline state government from 42 varied…
by - February 19, 2019 12:42 pm
Gains in holiday sales helped boost Walmart revenue in the 2019 fiscal fourth quarter, and for the fiscal year ending Jan. 31. Quarterly revenue for the Bentonville-based retail giant rose…
by - February 19, 2019 12:38 pm
Arkansas is participating in an initiative to encourage female students to learn cybersecurity skills. The Arkansas Department of Education announced Tuesday (Feb. 19) that Arkansas is partnering with the SANS…
by - February 18, 2019 9:08 pm
The Arkansas Senate on Monday (Feb. 18) unanimously approved both a measure that would prohibit Arkansas lawmakers from dual work as a lobbyist and a proposal to place statues of…
