by - May 14, 2019 7:59 am
Fast-growing BSR Real Estate Investment Trust posted first quarter profits of $15.1 million Monday (May 13) nearly one year after the Little Rock-based apartment owner and operator completed its initial…
by - October 22, 2015 10:56 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) has reached inside his staff to name Kane Webb as the next executive director of the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. The Parks, Recreation and…
by - October 21, 2015 9:15 pm
Among those wishing for rainfall, well, get ready. AccuWeather is reporting that Arkansas and several other south central U.S. states could see “catastrophic flooding” beginning as early as Friday and…
by - October 21, 2015 6:27 pm
The iconic Masonic Temple in downtown Fort Smith is set to open in November 2016, with the building being renovated as a “multipurpose event facility” to provide space for concerts,…
by - October 21, 2015 6:16 pm
Higher education should ditch credit hours in favor of measuring learning, and the federal government should combine three agencies into a Department of Talent, an author said at the Clinton…
by - October 21, 2015 4:10 pm
Wal-Mart executives believe improved execution at U.S. stores and technology innovations are the main ingredients needed to boost income and allow the retailer to maintain market strength in the midst…
by - October 21, 2015 11:00 am
Joseph Steinmetz, the executive vice president and provost at Ohio Stat University, has been picked to succeed G. David Gearhart as the sixth chancellor at the University of Arkansas, according…
by - October 20, 2015 10:05 pm
Steve Parke, director of utilities for the city of Fort Smith, continued to be a target for the Board of Directors while the Fort Smith Housing Authority found itself losing…
by - October 20, 2015 7:55 pm
Many of the 42,891 Arkansas Medicaid and private option recipients whom a consultant says may live out of state have already been terminated from those programs, legislators were told Tuesday…
by - October 20, 2015 5:24 pm
Arkansas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell another two-tenths of percentage point to 5.2% in September as employers added 33,500 workers to Arkansas payrolls in the past year. That draws Arkansas…
by - October 20, 2015 5:15 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Tuesday (Oct. 20) agreed with Arkansas officials that a lower court was wrong to halt executions, but upheld a stay of executions pending the outcome…
by - October 20, 2015 4:47 pm
Business leaders from the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) called on city officials to be more proactive in maintenance efforts around the Historic District. The calls echoed a…
by - October 20, 2015 3:54 pm
The newly hired chief of Walmart’s energy division told members of the Arkansas Advance Energy Association (AAEA) on Tuesday (Oct. 20) that the retail giant’s ultimate goal in becoming 100%…
by - October 20, 2015 3:30 pm
Holiday spending can be a stressful time even in stable economies but credit experts warn that taking advantage of “deferred interest” or pay later offers could add more stress to…
by - October 19, 2015 8:38 pm
College students are paying more and going into more debt for a worse education, legislators were told Monday, while the president of the ASU System defended a college education as…
by - October 19, 2015 6:12 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith is one of hundreds of institutions around the country trying to help address a growing truck driver shortage, and the slowdown in the…
by - October 19, 2015 6:03 pm
Bank of the Ozarks Inc. completed is largest deal in its history with the acquisition of Atlanta-based Community & Southern Holdings Inc., the Little Rock regional banking group announced Monday…
by - October 19, 2015 5:01 pm
A personal shopping assistant to help customers navigate Walmart stores to find specific items is in the works. It’s one of of the latest ecommerce ideas from the retailer’s more…
by - October 19, 2015 3:35 pm
Agents across Sebastian and Crawford counties reported mixed home sales data for September. The metro area’s combined home sales valued more than $23.16 million, declining 4.2% from the same month…
by - October 19, 2015 1:41 pm
A health care policy consultant says its finding that 42,891 Medicaid and private option recipients may have out-of-state addresses underscores the need for an automated system but does not necessarily…
