by - March 1, 2017 9:00 pm
The Senate sponsor of the heavily-amended “guns on campus” bill said Wednesday (Mar. 1) he is close to a final resolution on revisions to the controversial legislation allowing concealed carry…
by - March 1, 2017 8:23 pm
Arkansas needs to invest $20 million in order to ensure the state’s pre-K programs don’t fall further behind, officials with a statewide education reform and advocacy group said on Wednesday….
by - March 1, 2017 8:17 pm
The Arkansas Senate voted to place a constitutional amendment for tort reform before the voters in November 2018 on Wednesday, while the Arkansas House advanced a measure that would ban…
by - March 1, 2017 8:08 pm
Two Fort Smith high schools will join only four others in the state to launch an unmanned aircraft system (UAS, aka drones) curriculum this fall. The program will take off…
by - March 1, 2017 6:05 pm
An Arkansas Senate committee agreed Wednesday to let Arkansans use medical marijuana, but not to let them smoke it or obtain it from others in edible form, while a House…
by - March 1, 2017 5:55 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (March 1) gave his strongest endorsement yet of a separate state Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, saying he would use the power of his office…
by - March 1, 2017 4:53 pm
Arkansas’ first and to date only industrial superproject is in full operation, and officials hope it may lure an auto manufacturer to The Natural State. Big River Steel announced Wednesday…
by - March 1, 2017 3:23 pm
Rep. Greg Leding, D-Fayetteville, and ten other sponsors filed a bill in the Arkansas Legislature today to expand the state’s civil rights act to include sexual orientation and gender identity….
by - March 1, 2017 2:14 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated to include response from USA Truck CEO James Reed. ––––––––––––––––– Van Buren-based USA Truck has successfully fought off two hostile takeover attempts in the past five…
by - March 1, 2017 12:51 pm
Walmart.com continues to restructure its operations under the direction of CEO Marc Lore and the new executive team in an effort to simplify and streamline the buying process. Wal-Mart Stores…
by - March 1, 2017 12:40 pm
Northwest Arkansas business leaders recently shared their expertise with young entrepreneurs who ranged in age from 11 to 16, at the Young Entrepreneurs Academy’s CEO Roundtable Discussion at the Center…
by - March 1, 2017 12:18 pm
Bentonville-based TeleComp Computers Services and IPC Communications of Rogers recently merged to form TeleComp Holdings of Bentonville. On Feb. 17, the merger between the two telecommunications companies was completed, and…
by - March 1, 2017 11:56 am
Fayetteville has begun renovations on Wilson Park, and city officials say the remodel is long overdue. One of Fayetteville’s oldest and most popular outdoor recreation areas, Wilson Park is replacing…
by - March 1, 2017 9:22 am
Windstream Holdings Inc.’s results fell into negative territory in the fourth quarter but company officials on Wednesday (March 1) are still upbeat as the Little Rock telecom begins a new…
by - March 1, 2017 9:13 am
Lafayette, La.-based IberiaBank, which has more than 40 branch locations and mortgage offices across the state of Arkansas, announced plans Tuesday (Feb. 28) to acquire Miami-based Sabadell United Bank N.A….
by - February 28, 2017 10:38 pm
President Donald Trump is well-known for his rhetoric from the campaign trail to the Oval Office, but Tuesday night he delivered a toned-down speech to a joint session of Congress,…
by - February 28, 2017 8:04 pm
A bill that would separate the Arkansas state holidays honoring civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King and Civil War General Robert E. Lee was filed Tuesday, but it doesn’t…
by - February 28, 2017 7:27 pm
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Feb. 28) he expects Arkansas Works, the program that uses federal Medicaid dollars to purchase health insurance for lower-income Arkansans, to be strengthened based…
by - February 28, 2017 6:23 pm
A heated debate that has been stewing in Northeast Arkansas for months spilled over into a House panel on Tuesday (Feb. 28) after lawmakers backed a plan to merge Crowley’s…
by - February 28, 2017 6:03 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors welcomed a one-year reduction of around $200,000 in the 2016 subsidy to the Fort Smith Convention Center (FSCC) and also geared up for a…
