by - March 12, 2017 11:47 am
Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., said recent North Korean aggression with nuclear capabilities is being dealt with by the U.S. military and in a bipartisan Congressional manner. The state’s senior senator…
by - March 11, 2017 1:30 pm
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Tourism Ticker is sponsored by the Arkansas Hospitality Association. –––––––––––– Arkansas’ tourism industry posted broad gains in employment and revenue during 2016, with the annual numbers…
by - March 10, 2017 4:52 pm
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has announced that the 46 remaining U.S. attorneys appointed by President Obama have been asked to resign, but Arkansas’ Eastern District U.S. attorney hasn’t heard…
by - March 10, 2017 1:09 pm
The number of workers employers plan to hire over the next three years in Northwest Arkansas continues to rise, according to an annual report released Friday (March 10) by the…
by - March 10, 2017 12:07 pm
The U.S. economy added a healthy 235,000 jobs in February as employers in the construction trade, manufacturing sector, health care field and private education services added nearly half of the…
by - March 10, 2017 11:24 am
In separate announcements, Simmons Bank has purchased the Acxiom Corp. office tower in downtown Little Rock, and Acxiom will move its corporate headquarters to Conway – where it was originally…
by - March 10, 2017 5:59 am
After more than two hours of discussion earlier in the day, the House Committee on Public Transportation gave a “do-pass” recommendation to the first of two companion bills that state…
by - March 10, 2017 5:58 am
One day after threatening to pull one of the session’s most controversial bills out of committee and send it straight to the Senate floor, lawmakers made good on that promise…
by - March 9, 2017 7:27 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives Thursday advanced a bill requiring public schools to sell or lease underused buildings to charter schools after voting down the bill the day before. They…
by - March 9, 2017 7:03 pm
The House Education Committee advanced a bill Thursday (Mar. 9) that would allow Arkansas individuals and corporations to receive a tax credit for donating to nonprofits that fund school choice…
by - March 9, 2017 4:51 pm
Fort Smith metro tourism numbers were trending positive in June, and Van Buren Advertising & Promotion Executive Director Maryl Koeth wasn’t sure if the trend would continue. It did. Hospitality…
by - March 9, 2017 2:03 pm
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., has at least 37 cosponsors for House Bill 525 that would remove agricultural trade barriers between Cuba and the U.S. There could be a $6…
by - March 9, 2017 8:57 am
After more than a month of fierce debate that brought dozens of liquor store owners across the state to Little Rock, the Arkansas Senate on Wednesday quietly approved a controversial…
by - March 9, 2017 8:41 am
Three grandparents’ rights bills passed a House committee Wednesday after the bills’ sponsor shared her personal story regarding the subject. She later said the bills would be combined into one….
by - March 8, 2017 8:21 pm
The top six banks in market share of the Fort Smith metro region reported an uptick in average total loans and leases for 2016 of 3.03%, hitting $103.695 billion for…
by - March 8, 2017 7:54 pm
A bill that would have given charter schools the right of first access to unused and underutilized public school buildings failed in the House of Representatives Wednesday, but the bill’s…
by - March 8, 2017 7:43 pm
Compromise legislation to allow any concealed carry permit-holders to carry a weapon at state colleges and universities hit a wall Wednesday (Mar. 8) as two proposals to amend the state’s…
by - March 8, 2017 6:10 pm
Wal-Mart Stores is a unique retailer facing a myriad of dynamic challenges, but CFO Brett Biggs told Wall Street analysts to not forget the company’s position of financial strength which…
by - March 8, 2017 2:45 pm
Several Arkansas movie theaters either now offer or plan to introduce luxury seating and expanded concessions, but it is uncertain how soon the national trend of serving alcohol will become…
by - March 8, 2017 12:50 pm
Picture this: a self-driving truck pulling a fully loaded trailer, no cab, no driver and a computer controlling its every movement as it reaches its destination. At first look, a…
