by - April 14, 2015 9:00 pm
Revisiting the hire-fire authority of the Fort Smith City Administrator and a review of finances and operations at the Fort Smith Convention Center were part of Tuesday’s (April 14) study…
by - April 14, 2015 4:33 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson appointed three special justices to the state’s Supreme Court to hear a case involving same-sex marriage in Arkansas. Hutchinson also appointed several people from the Fort Smith…
by - April 14, 2015 3:50 pm
A majority of Arkansans believe K-12 education in the state is on the wrong track, but they like their local schools. That’s according to the findings of a new poll…
by - April 14, 2015 3:29 pm
A new form of city transportation, building on the notions of sustainability and car sharing, is coming to Fayetteville and owners are banking on local residents using low speed electric…
by - April 14, 2015 10:05 am
Net profits at Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services rose 34% to $91.932 million for the first quarter of 2015 that ended March 31. The first quarter net income compared to…
by - April 13, 2015 6:58 pm
Tanya Lewis, a work-from-home mom in Palm Harbor, Fla., put her ingenuity to work around eight years ago when she became obsessed with a more sustainable way to clean the…
by - April 13, 2015 6:27 pm
Little Rock attorney Matt Campbell is alleging in a lawsuit that an officer with the Fort Smith Police Department attempted to place “malicious software” on his law office computer. Campbell…
by - April 13, 2015 2:48 pm
Arkansas ranks among the least financially literate states in the U.S. according to a 2015 study from WalletHub. The 49th ranking for Arkansas prompted Mark Foster, educational director at Credit…
by - April 12, 2015 7:33 pm
Former Arkansas First Lady, U.S. First Lady, U.S. Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is jumping in the 2016 Presidential race seeking the Democratic nomination for the first time…
by - April 11, 2015 11:16 am
The Walton Family plans to divest roughly 6% of its majority stake in Wal-Mart Stores over the next few years into a new trust entity as the family's interest has…
by - April 10, 2015 2:43 pm
The revised story around job creation in Northwest Arkansas is a positive one, with 10,000 new jobs created in 2014, according to Kathy Deck, director of the Center for Business…
by - April 9, 2015 11:28 pm
Downtown development and raising expectations were at the core of discussions at the 2015 Compass Conference on Thursday (April 9) evening. Held at the historic Masonic Lodge in downtown Fort…
by - April 9, 2015 9:26 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday that the consensus reached on extending the private option for two years while a task force studies its replacement was the “miracle of the session,”…
by - April 9, 2015 1:47 pm
Plans for an 80 megawatt wind farm proposed for a 300-acre track west of Springdale in Elm Springs are moving ahead, and a University of Arkansas assistant professor is excited…
by - April 9, 2015 1:23 pm
The Video Wire anchor Dawson Meadows opens with an interesting way to address upcoming sewer rate increases in Fort Smith. His method uses a crude drawing of a fan. This…
by - April 9, 2015 12:55 pm
As mobile phones have become an extension of the body more consumers are gaining confidence in how they use these smart devices, especially when it comes to banking. A new…
by - April 9, 2015 12:36 pm
Economic conditions in Arkansas’ three largest metro areas were relatively healthy in the fourth quarter of 2014. Small improvements were seen in the central Arkansas and Fort Smith areas, and…
by - April 8, 2015 8:25 pm
Wal-Mart Stores said Wednesday (April 1) that 16,257 of its employees in Arkansas will receive a pay raise beginning with the April 4 pay period. The increase, part of the…
by - April 8, 2015 7:50 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson told a group of startup executives and entrepreneurs visiting Little Rock that one of his educational visions is for 20% of Arkansas students to eventually take computer…
by - April 8, 2015 7:33 pm
Whether it’s underestimating supply chain costs, falling off trend or being kicked off the shelf by a knock-off product from larger suppliers, selling to the masses is not without its…
