by - December 21, 2017 9:16 am
Although Arkansas saw robust economic expansion and record low unemployment in the first half and third quarter of 2017, personal income growth across the state lagged behind the rest of…
by - December 21, 2017 8:40 am
Chris Spear, president and CEO of American Trucking Associations, told a Senate panel that the federal government needs to invest more into highway infrastructure to keep up with rising freight…
by - December 21, 2017 8:30 am
The annual Coon Supper in Gillett will take place on Saturday, January 13, and 2018 marks the 75th anniversary of the southeast Arkansas political event. It’s also the 6th anniversary…
by - December 20, 2017 6:57 pm
Arkansas has more than 3 million residents, according to the latest estimate update from U.S. Census Bureau. The state’s population grew half a percent (16,048) from 2016 to this year….
by - December 20, 2017 6:22 pm
The Red Wolves Foundation, the athletics fundraising arm at Arkansas State University, is scrambling to collect as many donations as possible before significant changes to the U.S. tax code are…
by - December 20, 2017 4:27 pm
Arkansas Economic Development Commission executive Vice President Danny Games was named Wednesday (Dec. 20) as the new director of business and economic development for Entergy Arkansas, Inc., replacing Mike Maulden,…
by - December 20, 2017 3:27 pm
Tyson Foods had a record year of profits, while the stars were mostly aligned for most protein manufacturers last year. Tom Hayes, who was named president of the company in…
by - December 20, 2017 3:09 pm
Deaths from work injuries in the U.S. rose 7% in 2016, marking the third consecutive year deaths increased. Suicides at the workplace reached a level not seen since 1992 when…
by - December 20, 2017 1:36 pm
After a parliamentary hitch on Tuesday caused the U.S. House of Representatives to reboot a winning vote on a $1.5 trillion tax cut package, Arkansas’ entire congressional delegation on Wednesday…
by - December 20, 2017 11:16 am
Widely publicized Silicon Valley success stories often used as recruiting tools abroad perpetuate an unproven belief that foreign-born workers have reaped outsized benefits from the skyrocketing information technology industry in…
by - December 19, 2017 5:55 pm
U.S. House members will on Wednesday (Dec.. 20) have to recast their votes on the $1.5 trillion tax cut bill after Republican leaders and rank-and-file members prematurely celebrated a pre-Christmas…
by - December 19, 2017 4:51 pm
The mobile app-based rental and home owners’ insurance carrier Lemonade of New York City can now do business in Arkansas, according to a statement from Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr….
by - December 19, 2017 4:33 pm
As part of the state’s continuing efforts to cut rising Medicaid costs, the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) announced Tuesday (Dec. 19) it had removed more than 80,000 individuals…
by - December 19, 2017 3:19 pm
A former truck inspector expects the number of exemptions to the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate to rise as requests pile up, but the number of denied exemptions will be…
by - December 19, 2017 12:07 pm
Consumers are spending more this holiday season than they have in years, according to the 2017 Mastercard SpendingPulse report. MasterCard expects U.S. spending to be 5% more than the 2016…
by - December 18, 2017 5:29 pm
John Furner took over as Sam’s Club CEO on Feb. 1 this year, and brought with him two decades of retail operations experience from working his way up through the…
by - December 18, 2017 4:57 pm
The outlook looks great for truck manufacturers and component suppliers as order season jumped to a quick start, large fleets returned to equipment markets and contract rates have increased, said…
by - December 18, 2017 1:57 pm
Federal court documents made public Monday (Dec. 18) cite an unnamed former Arkansas legislator and a Northwest Arkansas businessman as accomplices in a scheme with a New Jersey political consultant…
by - December 17, 2017 5:57 pm
Department store retail is a business in transition and barely a month goes by without news of store closures leaving shopping malls with empty space. This year through Nov. 17,…
by - December 17, 2017 9:51 am
Helena Democrat Chintan Desai said it wasn’t that long ago that First District voters overwhelmingly supported Democrats over Republicans and he’s hoping that his candidacy can return the district to…
