by - January 6, 2016 8:42 am
What do a former communications director for a governor, the head of an economic development agency, and a public affairs shop have in common? Strategic communications. Matt DeCample, Grant Tennille…
by - January 5, 2016 9:49 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors moved one step closer to hiring a city administrator Tuesday night (Jan. 5) at its meeting from the Fort Smith Public Schools Service Center,…
by - January 5, 2016 9:30 pm
UnitedHealth Group will be one of five insurance carriers providing services to the state’s Medicaid private option recipients this year, but it will be limited to 13 central Arkansas counties…
by - January 5, 2016 9:13 pm
Jim and Rob Walton, along with their sister Alice Walton recently transferred ownership of 6.7 million shares of their personal stock holdings in Wal-Mart Stores, according to filings with the…
by - January 5, 2016 9:05 pm
State regulators on Tuesday (Jan. 5) hosted the fifth and final “stakeholder” meeting in Little Rock before a draft plan and comments are submitted to federal environmental officials on Jan….
by - January 5, 2016 8:41 pm
In a relatively short meeting Tuesday, Jonesboro council members approved the city’s new budget while Mayor Harold Perrin said some work still needs to be done. In its first meeting…
by - January 5, 2016 2:20 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated to add comments from U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., and Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R). –––––––––––– An executive order that supporters say will stem gun violence…
by - January 5, 2016 1:53 pm
2015 offered its share of ups and downs as the growing Northwest Arkansas region continued to build out infrastructure for its burgeoning half-million population. While growing overall jobs faster than…
by - January 5, 2016 1:27 pm
The group supporting the bond issue to improve the Arkansas Arts Center and MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History held its kickoff meeting Tuesday (Jan. 5). The Committee for Arts…
by - January 5, 2016 12:25 pm
Retailers could have something to smile about when all the wrapping paper dust settles from the 2015 holiday season. The MasterCard Spending Pulse report found sales (excluding auto and gas)…
by - January 5, 2016 12:15 pm
The 2016 market outlook bodes well for everyone from small cattle and poultry farmers to large multinational companies like Tyson Foods. Cattle markets improved in 2015 and 2016 could be…
by - January 5, 2016 12:01 pm
Editor’s note: The author of this article is a regular columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. As we embark on another big election year, three questions dominate the specific Arkansas experience….
by - January 5, 2016 11:57 am
Rick Riley doesn’t have a picture of Hugh McDonald on his office wall, but one will be there soon. For now, if he needs to get advice from the long-serving…
by - January 4, 2016 9:08 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has informed U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell that Arkansas will amend its private option waiver so that it can create a replacement, Arkansas Works,…
by - January 4, 2016 8:45 pm
Three Northeast Arkansas men accused in a federal bribery and corruption probe will appear before a federal judge next month for a hearing. Ted Suhl of Warm Springs, Steven Jones…
by - January 4, 2016 8:38 pm
The plan for one or two convention centers in Jonesboro entered another chapter late Monday as Mayor Harold Perrin sent a letter to an Arkansas State University alumni group about…
by - January 4, 2016 7:41 pm
Editor’s note: Notes from the Campaign Trail is a compilation of various political insider tidbits and is sponsored by Capitol Advisors Group. –––––––––––––––––––– U.S. Sen. Dale Bumpers’ memorial service Former…
by - January 4, 2016 7:17 pm
Seven of the eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas had jobless rate declines in November compared to October, and all eight had declines compared to November 2014. The…
by - January 4, 2016 7:07 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 Arvest Bank. Supporting sponsors of…
by - January 4, 2016 6:58 pm
Northwest Arkansas’ jobless rate fell to 3.1% in November thanks to an almost 4% gain in year-over-year jobs and a more than 17% drop in the number of unemployed compared…
