by - September 13, 2016 6:11 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors received a detailed overview of the city’s wastewater treatment program, specifically as it relates to the $480 million consent decree leveled against the city…
by - September 13, 2016 5:30 pm
On today’s Talk Business & Politics Daily, Chris Cillizza with the Washington Post’s popular The Fix blog shares his thoughts on the Presidential race and his new podcast, Ciquizza! Cillizza,…
by - September 13, 2016 4:55 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson believes the state should use $8.5 million in unallocated tobacco settlement funds to reduce the number of developmentally disabled Arkansans waiting for services by 500-900. About 3,000…
by - September 13, 2016 3:07 pm
Lawrence County Judge Dale Freeman continues to recover from a near fatal wreck in a Little Rock hospital, and his administrative assistant has assumed the duties of his office until…
by - September 13, 2016 2:56 pm
As Shandong Sun Paper moves forward with construction on a $1 billion, modern bio-products mill in Arkadelphia, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Sept. 13) he will return to China for…
by - September 13, 2016 2:05 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, American Airlines executives and Little Rock Airport Commission and city officials announced Tuesday (Sept. 13) that American will establish an aircraft maintenance facility at the former Hawker…
by - September 13, 2016 1:50 pm
The Fort Smith region continues to make gains in building activity through the first eight months of 2016 after a bumpy start. For the first eight months of the year,…
by - September 13, 2016 11:55 am
A swath of land along the Hoxie/Walnut Ridge city line abuts U.S. 63. This rare spot has access to two major rail lines, Union-Pacific, and BNSF, connections to an interstate…
by - September 13, 2016 11:48 am
A “non-specific” bomb threat against the John Q. Hammons Convention Center Rogers evacuated the estimated 1,350 attending the NWA Business Women’s Conference on Tuesday morning (Sept. 13). Krista Khone, vice…
by - September 13, 2016 8:51 am
Google Express, a marketplace service linked to 20 retailers such as Costco, Walgreens and Whole Foods, is extending its two-day delivery shopping service in the Natural State effective Tuesday (Sept….
by - September 12, 2016 7:33 pm
Dr. Doug Whitlock and his wife, Joanne, planned to spend their 48th wedding anniversary in the quiet solitude of retirement. But Arkansas State University needed a new chancellor to calm the…
by - September 12, 2016 7:15 pm
The Nuclear Regulatory Commissions’ has issued its final mid-cycle assessment letters to the nation’s 99 operating commercial nuclear power plants regarding their performance through the first half of 2016, including…
by - September 12, 2016 3:31 pm
The health of the state’s banking economy is sound but competition in the Northwest Arkansas market is taking a toll on net interest income while at the same time regulatory…
by - September 12, 2016 2:53 pm
State Highway and Transportation Department Director (AHTD) Scott Bennett on Monday (Sept. 12) offered Arkansas lawmakers their first chance to review dozens of state highway construction projects that are pumping…
by - September 12, 2016 1:48 pm
Fort Smith metro business expansions are helping the regional economy finally gain traction in terms of job gains after more than seven years of post-Great Recession declines. But revelations about…
by - September 12, 2016 12:53 pm
Jonesboro building permit values totaled $122 million for the first seven months of 2016, up an impressive 43% compared to the same period in 2015. The increase was largely fueled…
by - September 12, 2016 12:40 pm
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and the state’s Surgeon General Dr. Greg Bledsoe on Monday (Sept. 12) dialed up their push to oppose the two medical marijuana amendments on the November…
by - September 12, 2016 11:20 am
On a recent Tuesday afternoon it was business as usual at the Future School of Fort Smith. But it doesn’t take long to realize here, “usual” means anything but. The…
by - September 12, 2016 11:02 am
It is no secret that Wal-Mart’s pending acquisition of Jet.com in the U.S. and recent partnership with JD.com in China are strategic plays the retail giant hopes will help its…
by - September 12, 2016 6:02 am
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