by - April 30, 2018 2:02 pm
UAMS is creating a free weekly online education service for prescribers to learn about managing chronic pain and reducing opioid prescriptions. Arkansas Improving Multidisciplinary Pain Care Treatment (AR-IMPACT) this first…
by - April 30, 2018 12:03 pm
Walmart announced early Monday (April 30) it is retreating from the United Kingdom in a $10 billion deal that garners it a 42% stake in Sainsbury’s in exchange for its…
by - April 30, 2018 11:13 am
As Arkansas banks enter 2018 with a record $90 billion in assets, the way consumers access their banking accounts and other financial resources is rapidly changing as mobile banking and…
by - April 29, 2018 10:04 am
Despite a steady unemployment number of 3.8%, a University of Arkansas economist says there are underlying fundamentals that need to improve to maintain Arkansas’ continued jobs momentum. Economist Mervin Jebaraj,…
by - April 29, 2018 10:04 am
Arkansas Economic Development Commission Executive Director Mike Preston is hopeful a new spinoff of last year’s federal tax cut bill could help up to 85 impoverished communities across the state….
by - April 27, 2018 5:10 pm
Mike Stock, the president and CEO of QualChoice, and two other executive leaders are retiring effective June 29, the company announced Friday (April 27). Chief Financial Officer Randall Crow will…
by - April 27, 2018 4:25 pm
Secretary of State Mark Martin and Attorney General Leslie Rutledge filed appeals Friday (April 27) with the Arkansas Supreme Court to intervene in a late Thursday evening decision by a…
by - April 27, 2018 10:07 am
The nation’s economy fell in the first quarter of 2018 as weak consumer spending and fewer housing purchases pushed real gross domestic product (GDP) growth to the lowest level in…
by - April 26, 2018 8:04 pm
A Pulaski County circuit court judge late Thursday (April 26) declared a Voter ID bill overwhelmingly approved by the General Assembly in 2017 as unconstitutional and entered a preliminary injunction…
by - April 26, 2018 7:37 pm
Expanded access to broadband internet is one of the key development issues in the eight state region that is part of the Delta Regional Authority’s coverage area, new DRA federal…
by - April 26, 2018 5:12 pm
Thanks largely to a jump in operating income from its logistics division, Van Buren-based USA Truck reported first quarter income of $1.107 million, much better than the $4.073 million loss…
by - April 25, 2018 8:37 pm
A legislative task force on Wednesday (April 25) began the difficult and long task of studying whether 43 sales tax exemptions in the state’s unwieldy tax code are justified or…
by - April 25, 2018 6:41 pm
Most people are familiar with frustration from repeated robocalls and scam artist calls. Federal and local enforcement officials investigate the cybercrimes that target Arkansans, but despite the assistance, they are…
by - April 25, 2018 6:28 pm
Voice commerce is seen as the third wave in a retail evolution that began with e-commerce more than two decades ago, and the second wave being the growth of mobile…
by - April 25, 2018 4:50 pm
The world’s population of roughly 7.8 billion is growing by about 83 million people each year, according to the United Nations, which has officials concerned about hunger. By 2050, the…
by - April 25, 2018 3:13 pm
Tax reform has led trucking companies across the nation to give pay increases to employees and invest into equipment, and recently, trade organization American Trucking Associations and its members promoted…
by - April 25, 2018 2:58 pm
Walmart Inc. President and CEO Doug McMillon said in his recent note to shareholders the retail giant is on a mission to be the most trusted retailer. He said customers…
by - April 24, 2018 8:35 pm
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) recognized the state’s top environmental stewards during a ceremony at the State Capitol Tuesday (April 24) where Gov. Asa Hutchinson touted key conservation…
by - April 24, 2018 5:48 pm
The Arkansas Repertory Theatre, the state’s largest non-profit professional theatre company, has suspended operations, with theatre officials and supporters working to raise $750,000 to address its “significant cash flow” problem….
by - April 24, 2018 5:45 pm
The involvement of Amazon and other tech giants in the health care industry will accelerate the move to consumer-based care, while the omnibus spending package passed by Congress in March…
