by - July 21, 2015 2:31 pm
A schedule, sponsors and location detail have been made public by organizers of the inaugural Festival of Murals event to be held in Downtown Fort Smith. At least seven U.S….
by - July 21, 2015 1:59 pm
For those familiar with the inner workings of the state Public Service Commission, there may not be a better equipped person than Ted. J. Thomas to handle the rigors, complexity…
by - July 21, 2015 1:47 pm
The Millennial generation, often characterized as “entitled kids,” are helping to drive more demand in custom jewelry, according to big box wholesaler Sam’s Club and local family-owned jewelers H.Perry in…
by - July 21, 2015 10:08 am
The estimated number of employed in Arkansas outpaced the size of the workforce, which held the state’s jobless rate at 5.7% in June. Federal figures released Tuesday morning show more…
by - July 20, 2015 5:15 pm
Thousands of Northwest Arkansas residents benefit from the clean, readily available water provided through the Benton/Washington Regional Public Water Authority, also referred to as “Two-Ton,” but most don’t realize how…
by - July 20, 2015 2:10 pm
Gains in employment, sales tax collections and building permits resulted in the best combination of grades for Arkansas’ top three metro economies since the first quarter of 2012 when the…
by - July 20, 2015 1:37 pm
Cherokee Casino & Hotel Roland is eyeing a fall opening for the hotel portion of its new $80 million “premier entertainment development.” An exact date has yet to be announced,…
by - July 20, 2015 1:34 pm
There are a few perks that come with living in Arkansas, and it’s not just the natural beauty of the Ozarks but also the fact that a dollar earned here…
by - July 19, 2015 7:11 pm
The warm weather in Arkansas was a definite match for the debate this past week in Congress as the state’s congressional delegation made their opinions known on a series of…
by - July 18, 2015 11:10 pm
Donald Trump and former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were in Little Rock over the weekend to address the state’s Republican and Democrat parties, respectively. Trump followed…
by - July 17, 2015 7:33 pm
Following the shooting death of four U.S. Marines and a sailor in Chattanooga, Tenn., Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) and Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) have instructed the military leaders…
by - July 17, 2015 12:15 pm
America’s anemic fiscal health and highway funding were the underlying themes discussed by U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, Friday (June 17) at the Bentonville-Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce’s Business Matters…
by - July 17, 2015 11:29 am
The Arkansas Payment Improvement Initiative has produced some savings, but the state should consider looking at other, more proven strategies, legislators were told Thursday. The Health Care Reform Legislative Task…
by - July 17, 2015 7:58 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services posted second quarter net income of $103.419 million, better than the $93.408 million in the second quarter of 2014, but below market expectations on a per…
by - July 16, 2015 9:26 pm
Arkansas Medicaid officials have sent notices of termination to 25,000 Medicaid beneficiaries, almost all of them recipients of the state’s private option, informing them that they are losing their eligibility…
by - July 16, 2015 6:34 pm
The $1.2 million Mercy Sleep Center in Fort Smith will open Monday (July 20) with six beds and a backlog of patients already around 400, said Chellie Smith, sleep services…
by - July 16, 2015 4:57 pm
Acquisition-hungry Home Bancshares Inc. kept its lucrative winning streak going during the second quarter as the Conway-based banking group reported its most profitable quarter in history on the bank’s strong…
by - July 16, 2015 2:46 pm
Arkansas should expand intensive home and community-based health services and develop a plan to reduce caseloads to address a rising foster care population and a high rate of child maltreatments….
by - July 16, 2015 2:36 pm
A “Rally for the Rebels!” event will be held at the Southside High School football stadium just days ahead of a planned Fort Smith School Board vote to change the…
by - July 16, 2015 11:14 am
Running an effective e-commerce operation like Amazon at a time when consumers expect more for less is a daunting task. Just ask e-commerce behemoth Alibaba who came into the U.S….
