by - December 16, 2015 6:50 am
The city of Springdale is a step closer to adoption of a new downtown master plan. The city’s planning commission on Tuesday (Dec. 15) approved a resolution to accept the…
by - December 15, 2015 11:17 pm
Defense giant Lockheed Martin said it is considering filing a federal complaint based on “new information” brought to the company’s attention after the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) threw out…
by - December 15, 2015 9:53 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors closed 2015 by revisiting and approving two previously rejected proposals from Utilities Director Steve Parke at Tuesday night’s (Dec. 15) meeting. The first authorized…
by - December 15, 2015 9:44 pm
Arkansas bankers are forecasting modest growth in 2016 based on improvements noted in several recent financial reports. John Silvia, chief economist with Wells Fargo Securities, said during the company’s 2016…
by - December 15, 2015 9:19 pm
After months of testimony and consultant reports, Arkansas legislators are poised to begin voting Wednesday on difficult health care reform questions, including whether the state should adopt a hybrid Medicaid…
by - December 15, 2015 9:10 pm
Arkansas economists are nearly unanimous that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates for the first time in nine years at Wednesday’s at the Federal Open Market Committee monetary policy…
by - December 15, 2015 8:42 pm
Mayor Harold Perrin broke the tie Tuesday night in approving a proposed property maintenance code that drew a packed house with the city’s fire chief standing watch to avoid violating…
by - December 15, 2015 5:16 pm
A skilled workforce, education and economic development are intrinsically tied together, with a group working with Arkansas State University to tie those goals together for economies in east Arkansas. Nearly…
by - December 15, 2015 4:53 pm
Siloam Springs-based Simmons Foods plans to spend at least $26 million on a new pet food ingredient plant that will create an estimated 78 jobs in the Northwest Arkansas city….
by - December 15, 2015 3:24 pm
The Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission voted Tuesday (Dec. 15) to pay the remaining debt service on 2007 bonds 10 years ahead of schedule, making the Bill and Hillary National…
by - December 15, 2015 2:57 pm
There isn’t much simple or ordinary with construction of the 102,000-square foot Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine. Keeping 60 cadavers chilled requires a dedicated power backup system. A small four-room…
by - December 15, 2015 1:20 pm
Lower gasoline prices and a conservative disposition helped Arkansas consumers increase their savings rate from 11.6% to 13.9% through the first three quarters of 2015, according to the Arvest Consumer…
by - December 15, 2015 1:07 pm
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield is joining a consortium that aims to recruit and develop healthcare innovation startup companies in Arkansas. The state’s largest health insurer is joining Baptist…
by - December 15, 2015 12:48 pm
Curtis Barnett has been named incoming CEO of Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield by the board of directors, the company announced Tuesday (Dec. 15). Barnett, who assumes his duties…
by - December 15, 2015 12:41 pm
In what could have a significant impact on pharmacy costs, U.S. District Judge Brian Miller has set a jury trial for the week of Dec. 5, 2016, to determine if…
by - December 15, 2015 10:40 am
Golfers around the state are alway seeking an advantage on the greens, and a company out of Searcy is in the process of making this more digitally accessible. Think Idea…
by - December 15, 2015 9:38 am
Lockheed Martin’s Camden-based operations, which is awaiting final word on a bid protest for the $30 billion Joint Light Armored Vehicle contract that went to Oshkosh Defense, will take part…
by - December 15, 2015 12:16 am
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and deep-dive into education topics. NATIONAL COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHERS GROUP PRAISES ARKANSAS EFFORTS ON CODING: The Computer Science Teachers Association,…
by - December 14, 2015 7:11 pm
In the likely last meeting for 2015, Craighead County justices approved a $30.226 million budget with most of the discussion centering around expenditures. Justices voted 12-0, with one abstaining, to…
by - December 14, 2015 6:46 pm
Timing is often everything in the commercial real estate sector, a lesson investor and developer Brett Hash knows all too well. Hash is in the midst of finishing up Casalini…
