by - March 23, 2018 7:31 pm
A March 21 ruling by Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Wendell Griffen that essentially halted the implementation of medical marijuana use in Arkansas has been appealed to the Arkansas Supreme…
by - March 23, 2018 6:42 pm
Arkansas’ jobless rate crept up one-tenth of a percentage point in February as the number of unemployed persons in the state’s brimming labor pool continued to grow, according to labor…
by - March 23, 2018 5:21 pm
Clean Line Energy and the Department of Energy (DOE) agreed Friday (March 23) to terminate the controversial $2.5 billion high-voltage wind power project across Arkansas, almost exactly three years after…
by - March 22, 2018 3:03 pm
Rustin Chrisco has experienced a rollercoaster ride with residential real estate in downtown Bentonville. And he has advice for the future. Properties in downtown Bentonville today are selling for almost…
by - March 22, 2018 2:02 pm
Arkansas ended 2017 with personal income growth of 3.2%, ranking the state 16th among all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Farming and healthcare services were the largest contributors…
by - March 22, 2018 12:09 pm
Earlier this week, Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a proclamation declaring Tuesday (March 20) as “Agriculture Day in Arkansas.” He met with state employees from the Arkansas Agriculture Department, which encompasses…
by - March 22, 2018 12:03 pm
Officials with the Teamsters and Fort Smith-based ABF Freight System are set to meet again Monday (March 26) in another attempt to hammer out a contract for the 8,000 union…
by - March 22, 2018 8:37 am
Between 2016 and 2017, the population in four of the largest metropolitan areas in Arkansas increased, with the largest rise in Northwest Arkansas, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. On…
by - March 21, 2018 8:04 pm
Advocates for Arkansas’ emerging medical marijuana industry are in a quandary over what it will now take to get the voter-approved amendment off the ground following a Pulaski County Circuit…
by - March 21, 2018 1:45 pm
Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Wendell Griffen on Wednesday (March 21) declared the state Medical Marijuana Commission’s process of scoring and awarding Arkansas’ first highly-prized licenses to five pot cultivators…
by - March 21, 2018 12:22 pm
If the Federal Reserve adds a 25-basis-point interest rate hike it will increase consumer credit card debt by $1.6 billion in 2018. When rate hikes since 2015 are added, consumers…
by - March 21, 2018 11:10 am
Daniel Cushman, president and CEO of P.A.M. Transportation Services, received a 13.1% salary increase in 2017, and his total compensation rose 183.1% to $2.457 million for the year, according to…
by - March 21, 2018 10:36 am
Part of Walmart’s success over the years has been the vast array of products sold in its stores and online. The same could be said for Amazon with its 480…
by - March 20, 2018 3:56 pm
Walmart recently opened a small tech shop in downtown Austin, Texas, to innovate and incubate ideas with its larger Store No. 8 project in Silicon Valley. The Austin unit, ATX,…
by - March 20, 2018 3:17 pm
The Northwest Arkansas political action group that came under fire from Gov. Asa Hutchinson for recent campaign contributions to legislative races has responded directly to the state’s chief executive with…
by - March 20, 2018 11:30 am
Controversy has raged within the Arkansas farming community for years about the use of the herbicide, dicamba, and its impacts. The Arkansas State Plant Board allowed one formulation, Engenia dicamba,…
by - March 19, 2018 6:03 pm
Another state lawmaker has been caught up in a broadening federal investigation that has overshadowed the Arkansas General Assembly for more than a year over the handling of so-called GIF,…
by - March 19, 2018 5:33 pm
Paul Spencer has talked a lot about campaign finance reform, but he’s ready to discuss other issues he says are impacting Second Congressional District constituents. Spencer, a Democratic candidate for…
by - March 19, 2018 5:17 pm
The four finalist candidates for director of the University of Arkansas School of Art will visit campus in March and April for interviews, public presentations, and receptions. The Walton Family…
by - March 19, 2018 3:09 pm
Walmart announced Monday (March 19) a partnership with Handy, a New York-based crowdsourced assembly service, to inspect, assemble and install electronics and furniture bought at more than 2,000 Walmart stores,…
