by - December 28, 2015 4:27 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has issued disaster declarations for 12 counties following this weekend’s storms. According to a release from the governor’s office, those counties “at this time,” are Benton, Calhoun,…
by - December 28, 2015 4:24 pm
Arkansas’ population increased by 11,369 residents between the summer of 2014 and 2015, putting the Natural State on course to break the 3 million mark by the end of 2017…
by - December 28, 2015 12:47 pm
The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plans to fund up to two institutes as part of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI). For its…
by - December 28, 2015 10:58 am
Consumers are expected to spend more of their gasoline savings at restaurants in 2016, but foodservice visits are expected to grow only 1% during the year, according to a recent…
by - December 28, 2015 10:09 am
Editor’s Note: Drone Notes is compiled by Todd Jones, and is published twice a month. ––––––––––– Drones have become more popular on the commercial market, but military drone use is…
by - December 28, 2015 9:06 am
Arkansas achieved a check mark on six of 10 indicators for its infectious disease priorities, placing it above the middle of the pack, according to a December 2015 report, “Outbreaks…
by - December 28, 2015 7:50 am
SBA SEEKING NOMINATIONS FOR ANNUAL AWARDS: The Small Business Administration is accepting nominations for the 2016 National Small Business Week Awards. All nominations must be submitted online, postmarked or hand-delivered…
by - December 28, 2015 7:48 am
CHANGES IN MANUFACTURING HIGHLIGHT 2016 GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY PREDICTIONS: Shifts in global technology manufacturing trends and processes – with an even greater emphasis on the manufacturing powerhouse of China – will…
by - December 27, 2015 10:08 am
Second District Congressman French Hill was one of two Arkansas representatives to support the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill approved before Congress left for the holidays. Hill, R-Little Rock, appeared…
by - December 25, 2015 1:34 pm
TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics with Roby Brock, which airs Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Channel 7. U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little…
by - December 24, 2015 2:34 pm
A Texas-based steel fabricating company has purchased an option to buy a 700,000-square-foot building in Osceola, with 350 jobs waiting in the wings, Osceola Mayor Dickie Kennemore said Thursday (Dec….
by - December 23, 2015 5:23 pm
A week after Southwestern Energy Inc. announced plans to shut down in drilling operations in the Fayetteville Shale, Arkansas now has only one rig in operation as natural gas production…
by - December 23, 2015 5:11 pm
The city of Jonesboro collected $1.42 million from its sales tax in the December report, up 6.69% over the same time in 2014. Craighead County brought in $1.588 million in…
by - December 23, 2015 9:51 am
The growing healthcare field and associated industries will add the most jobs to the U.S. economy over the coming decade, according to a new report by the U.S. Bureau of…
by - December 23, 2015 9:14 am
Arkansas remains one of the less expensive places to live in the country. Even in Northwest Arkansas where median home prices rose 8% year-over-year, Irvine-based RealtyTrac notes that it’s still…
by - December 22, 2015 5:40 pm
Crittenden County voters will head to the polls March 1 to decide whether to re-direct a one-cent sales tax that supporters say will help build a new hospital in the…
by - December 22, 2015 5:24 pm
Lower fuel prices and a growing population in Benton and Washington counties in 2015 helped fuel a 9.48% increase in combined year-to-date sales tax revenue for the region’s four largest…
by - December 22, 2015 3:48 pm
Arkansas and U.S. motorists will receive the gift of extra cash this holiday season as the national price for regular unleaded gasoline falls below the two-dollar mark for the first…
by - December 22, 2015 10:11 am
A final revision of U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) on Tuesday (Dec. 22) showed that lagging corporate profits helped to take the steam out of economy in the third…
by - December 22, 2015 10:03 am
A year-ending survey of business contacts indicated that nearly half expect economic conditions in 2016 will be somewhat better than in 2015 as employment growth continue to strengthen across the…
