by - April 20, 2016 4:51 am
The University of Arkansas has been successful in the Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup competition, winning $2.3 million in cash prizes at the state, regional, national and international business plan…
by - April 19, 2016 8:59 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted unanimously Tuesday night (April 19) to approve newly hired City Administrator Carl Geffken for a May 9 start date, and capped his moving…
by - April 19, 2016 5:44 pm
The Jonesboro City Council on Tuesday (April 19) approved by voice vote a plan to request funding from the Federal Highway Administration to help build a $15.6 million overpass on…
by - April 19, 2016 5:34 pm
A project that involved several state agencies has resulted in the printing of almost 50,000 copies of “All About Arkansas,” a 128-page limited edition book that Gov. Asa Hutchinson and…
by - April 19, 2016 5:17 pm
Walmart.com said it’s paying closer attention to the way boxes are packed for its online delivery service. The changes could reduce millions of cubic feet of cardboard use, and it’s…
by - April 19, 2016 4:26 pm
An amendment that would change the law creating Arkansas Works so that it would end at the end of this year, rather than the end of 2021, passed the Joint…
by - April 19, 2016 12:34 pm
Home sales in Crawford and Sebastian counties during the first three months of 2016 totaled $60.768 million, up 10.81% over the $54.835 million in the first quarter of last year….
by - April 19, 2016 12:14 pm
State-level taxes and fees on motor fuels in the U.S. averaged 26.5 cents per gallon as of Jan. 1, 2016, and officials with some states are considering raising or lowering…
by - April 19, 2016 11:12 am
Sen. Alan Clark, R-Lonsdale, an opponent of Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s Arkansas Works program, proposed what he is calling a compromise Tuesday where beneficiaries would go on traditional Medicaid rather than…
by - April 19, 2016 11:04 am
A supporter of Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s Arkansas Works program offered a new amendment that he said would better survive legal scrutiny and make it easier for Democrats to come on…
by - April 19, 2016 5:43 am
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and roundup of education news. ––––––––––––––– BAKER KURRUS OUT AS LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT Little Rock School District…
by - April 18, 2016 6:00 pm
U.S. AIr Force Secretary Deborah James has asked Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Michael Huerta for relief from a technicality that might cause the Fort Smith Regional Airport to not be…
by - April 18, 2016 5:19 pm
Osceola Mayor Dickie Kennemore said Monday (April 18) that there was a constant battle over the past 15 or so years to bring a major industry to Osceola. Once the…
by - April 18, 2016 4:40 pm
The Ethics Commission is moving forward on investigating Gov. Asa Hutchinson for a possible violation of Arkansas campaign laws. Attorney Matt Campbell, publisher of The Blue Hog Report website, filed…
by - April 18, 2016 2:55 pm
Realtors in Benton and Washington counties say they are barely able to keep up with early 2016 demand as March home sales were up an impressive 24.4% over March 2015….
by - April 18, 2016 6:04 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– BEIGE BOOK: REGIONAL ECONOMY IMPROVING, HIGHLIGHTED BY ACCELERATED BANKING ACTIVITY Economic…
by - April 18, 2016 5:52 am
Editor’s note: This story is updated with additions and changes throughout. –––––––––––––– Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services posted first quarter net income of $100.098 million, up 8.8% compared to the…
by - April 17, 2016 8:51 am
A business competition among seventh-grade students at The New School will help school officials determine some of the school’s eighth-grade curriculum next year. “Ark Tank” was held Friday afternoon (April…
by - April 17, 2016 8:43 am
The circuitous route to fund Arkansas Works being pushed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson and allies is taking the legislature into unchartered territory, many of those lawmakers agree. The governor is…
by - April 17, 2016 6:31 am
Cubans are a proud people entering a period of major social change, U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, said Monday after returning from his first trip there last week. (UPDATE: See…
