by - October 8, 2018 5:17 pm
Fort Smith-based Zero Mountain Inc. is holding a ground breaking ceremony Tuesday (Oct. 9) for a $12.5 million expansion of its North Little Rock operation that will result in at…
by - October 8, 2018 3:46 pm
There were no seismic moments in the only scheduled debate between the three candidates for Arkansas’ Second Congressional District. The nearly one-hour debate hosted at UCA and airing on AETN…
by - October 8, 2018 2:38 pm
As online retail continues to grow so does the need for better reverse logistics to handle customer returns. A recent report from Cerasis found the costs of reverse logistics exceed…
by - October 8, 2018 2:17 pm
Carriers should benefit from premium freight opportunities in the fourth quarter as they did last year, but leading up to peak shipping season, spot truckload demand fell from levels earlier…
by - October 8, 2018 11:37 am
Turn on the news, and you will be reminded. These are strange times we are living in. The big story Saturday was a lifetime appointment being granted to a man who…
by - October 8, 2018 10:37 am
There are plenty of differences between the Republican and Democratic candidates in Arkansas’ gubernatorial race this year. Gov. Asa Hutchinson, the Republican, and Democratic challenger Jared Henderson also have a…
by - October 7, 2018 6:47 pm
Portuguese artist Add Fuel and British artist Pref are among the seven artists named for the fourth year of the The Unexpected festival to be held primarily in downtown Fort…
by - October 7, 2018 4:32 pm
Arkansas rice farmers have fought unusual weather this year and the assumption was that yields and quality would suffer, but at this point in the harvest that hasn’t been the…
by - October 6, 2018 3:33 pm
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said the “crazed, hysterical” actions by Senate Democrats “rightfully” failed to block Judge Brett Kavanaugh from a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. Sen….
by - October 6, 2018 10:20 am
A representative for one of five companies awarded licenses to grow for Arkansas’ fledgling medical marijuana industry says the business will be ready to start cultivating and supplying the product…
by - October 6, 2018 10:14 am
When Arkansas voters took the step to legalize medical marijuana in the November 2016 election, the Natural State was hailed as an outlier for being the first state in the…
by - October 6, 2018 10:06 am
Scientists in Arkansas and around the world are “like kids in a candy store” because the gene-editing technology “CRISPR” has become “a game-changer for medicine, agriculture and the environment,” said…
by - October 5, 2018 1:08 pm
The U.S. unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since former President Richard Nixon was in office as thousands of new workers continue to enter the workforce and job-hoppers seek…
by - October 5, 2018 9:21 am
A new study from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Arkansas Economic Development Institute (AEDI) says the impact of casino gambling in Arkansas would be dramatic. The study found…
by - October 4, 2018 8:45 pm
Conference committee negotiations over this year’s farm bill have reached an impasse because the ranking Senate Democrat wants to wait until December to complete them, Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs.,…
by - October 4, 2018 6:09 pm
Alabama, which could become a future NFL expansion team, is coming to Fayetteville this week to, ahem, “play” against the Razorbacks. Saturday would certainly have been a good time for…
by - October 4, 2018 4:27 pm
Seeking out opportunities to be useful each day is one way Gov. Asa Hutchinson finds joy and satisfaction in his personal life, even while doing a very public job. Speaking…
by - October 4, 2018 2:34 pm
While the weather may not exactly feel like fall, consumers have been busy buying decorations for Halloween for the past several weeks as retailers eager to boost revenue hopped on…
by - October 3, 2018 7:58 pm
The Democratic nominee for Secretary of State, Susan Inman, questioned a nearly $30,000 boat purchase by her GOP opponent, Commissioner of State Lands John Thurston. Inman and Thurston are vying…
by - October 3, 2018 7:05 pm
The transportation sector is benefiting from a healthy economy, and this has led to tight truckload and intermodal capacity and expectations for a strong peak season, analysts said. Also tightening…
