by - July 28, 2017 10:45 am
Some 220 Arkansas patients have already received medical marijuana registry identification cards, less than a month since state Department of Health (ADH) officials began accepting applications to allow citizens to…
by - July 28, 2017 9:27 am
A boost in tonnage and the number of shipments helped Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. post second quarter net income of $15.777 million, up 54% compared to the same quarter in…
by - July 27, 2017 10:51 pm
There is a scene at the end of the Oscar-winning film High Noon where retired U.S. Marshal Will Kane — having disposed of the bad guys in his last act…
by - July 27, 2017 6:30 pm
Low freight rates continue to plague P.A.M. Transportation Services, and on Thursday (July 27), the Tontitown-based carrier reported second-quarter earnings declined 59%. In the second quarter that ended June 30,…
by - July 27, 2017 4:04 pm
In the heart of the Sebastian County Juvenile Detention Center, there is a triangular atrium known as “the rec yard.” Thirty feet of cement brick climb into the air, allowing…
by - July 27, 2017 3:21 pm
A recent Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix poll showed that Arkansas’ four congressmen – Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, French Hill, R-Little Rock, Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, and Steve Womack, R-Rogers – have…
by - July 27, 2017 2:26 pm
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, the largest employer in Northwest Arkansas and nation, is purging more of its corporate jobs. This marks the third round of layoffs in Bentonville this calendar…
by - July 27, 2017 1:45 pm
Fast-growing Bear State Financial Inc. saw second-quarter profits spike nearly 50% as the community bank’s strong loan and investment portfolio continued to grow the company’s asset base. The earnings were…
by - July 27, 2017 1:20 pm
Four years into Wal-Mart’s mission to support U.S. manufacturing jobs, the retailer continues efforts to shape discussions at the national level between manufacturers, government and non-government organizations and other stakeholders….
by - July 27, 2017 10:31 am
SWEPCO’s wind project announced Wednesday is the latest in a spate of power projects that will add more renewable options to Arkansas’ energy mix. Plains and Eastern Clean Line is…
by - July 26, 2017 6:02 pm
As 10 out-of-state entrepreneurs gave presentations to attract new investors to their startup firms on Wednesday (July 26) at the Clinton President Library, Gov. Asa Hutchinson made a “pitch” of…
by - July 26, 2017 5:25 pm
Arkansas’ four incumbent GOP Congressmen could be in for a rocky ride in 2018. A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College survey finds just 36% of Arkansas voters are certain…
by - July 26, 2017 4:52 pm
The busiest airport in Arkansas also had the cheapest average fare for domestic flights in the first quarter of 2017, according to data released Tuesday (July 25) from the U.S….
by - July 26, 2017 3:32 pm
Relatively low health insurance rate increase requests for Arkansas’ individual marketplace indicate the state is a leader in health care reform, according to Gov. Asa Hutchinson. The Arkansas Insurance Department…
by - July 26, 2017 1:38 pm
Reaction to Wal-Mart Stores changing the in-store merchandising policy was swift and typically brutal, especially on social media. The retailer defends its decision by saying it will be good for…
by - July 26, 2017 1:13 pm
April Richardson and sisters Deborah Wilson and Tamekia Dorsey of DC Sweet Potato Cake drove 17 hours from their home in Hyattsville, Md., to pitch their sugary confections to Wal-Mart…
by - July 26, 2017 9:43 am
Nearly one year after graduating from the first FinTech Accelerator program at Little Rock’s Venture Center, the company known as PFITR, or Public Funds Investment Tracking & Reporting, has made…
by - July 25, 2017 8:08 pm
Ivy Owen, executive director of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA), has won the Association of Defense Communities’ 2017 John Lynch Redevelopment Leadership Award for efforts at Chaffee Crossing. Owen,…
by - July 25, 2017 7:39 pm
U.S. Senate Republicans, with the aid of a tie breaking vote from Vice President Mike Pence approved a procedural vote Tuesday to allow the healthcare debate to move forward. The…
by - July 25, 2017 7:19 pm
Better, worse or about the same? More truthful, less truthful? More knowledgeable, less knowledgeable? Arkansas voters have distinctively different views on the Trump Presidency, according to new poll numbers from…
