by - April 7, 2017 9:57 am
The unemployment rate fell to the lowest rate in nearly 10 years but the number of nonfarm payroll jobs added to the U.S. economy came in at the lowest level…
by - April 6, 2017 10:07 pm
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said Thursday after the U.S. bombed a Syrian airbase that any country developing “illicit” chemical or nuclear weapons should see the U.S. action against Syria…
by - April 6, 2017 5:53 pm
The new senior leadership team at Tyson Foods is tasked to build on the momentum of three years of record growth. President and CEO Tom Hayes is betting big on…
by - April 6, 2017 4:41 pm
The Port of Little Rock has generated nearly $5.1 billion in economic activity in central Arkansas in the last decade and contributed almost $2.5 billion in gross regional product (GRP)…
by - April 6, 2017 12:02 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated with several changes and additions. ––––––––––––––––– U.S. District Judge D. Price Marshall on Thursday (April 6) granted an execution injunction request for Arkansas death row inmate…
by - April 6, 2017 11:59 am
Having a baby is one of life’s greatest joys, but one in seven couples trying to conceive will be diagnosed as infertile, according to the National Women’s Health Resource Center….
by - April 5, 2017 5:57 pm
Editor’s note: This story is a component of The Compass Report. The quarterly Compass Report is managed by Talk Business & Politics, and sponsored by Lowell-based Zero Mountain Logistics, a…
by - April 5, 2017 4:05 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools (FSPS) will ramp up efforts to close the minority hiring gap for teachers and administrators, according to FSPS Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources and Support Services…
by - April 5, 2017 3:37 pm
The Arkansas State Parole Board recommended Gov. Asa Hutchinson grant clemency Wednesday for one of the eight men sentenced to be executed later this month. KATV reported that board members…
by - April 5, 2017 9:59 am
Retail giant Wal-Mart in its re-organization of the Walmart U.S. technology division is eliminating around 300 jobs in the Information Systems Division (ISD). Insiders said the retailer is laying off…
by - April 4, 2017 9:54 pm
A worker operating one of the lines inside a MPG Gear Technologies plant had an epiphany. The line would stall eight or 10 times per shift, and the restarts hurt…
by - April 4, 2017 12:09 pm
One day after the 91st General Assembly approved the state’s $5.5 billion biennial budget, Arkansas’ March revenue report shows tax collections are well below expectations and year-ago levels with only…
by - April 4, 2017 10:42 am
An index for used vehicles prices has fallen 8% since February 2016, and the decline was attributed to car manufacturers increasing incentives by 18%, a 6% rise in auction sales…
by - April 3, 2017 7:37 pm
Marcy Doderer, president and CEO of Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH), said news of Phase II in Springdale was announced prematurely on Friday (March 31), and not everything told to the…
by - April 3, 2017 6:45 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he is reviewing the cases of each of the eight men the state plans to execute over 11 days from April 17-27 and said he doesn’t…
by - April 3, 2017 6:31 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives on Friday (March 31) unanimously and ceremoniously approved a bill that the Democratic and Republican sponsors said was intended to strengthen the state’s Freedom of…
by - April 3, 2017 5:35 pm
On the same day the Arkansas Legislature recessed until May 1, Gov. Asa Hutchinson Monday reviewed the session’s accomplishments and said a May special session will focus on aligning state…
by - April 3, 2017 5:04 pm
Lawmakers on Monday closed out the 2017 session by rejecting the so-called Amazon tax bill, which would have allowed remote retailers to collect and remit sales and use taxes from…
by - April 3, 2017 3:25 pm
Sam’s Club has installed drive-through pickup lanes in 60 of its clubs, with plans to expand to 100 clubs by year end, according to Jamie Iannone, president and CEO of…
by - April 3, 2017 2:52 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is planning to build a new distribution center in Bentonville, about five miles southwest of its headquarters on Walton Boulevard. The company has submitted its large-scale development…
