by - August 19, 2019 7:16 pm
For too many of us, this will sound familiar. You or a loved one face a medical emergency or need urgent treatment and seek the nearest emergency room. The medical…
by - August 17, 2019 11:01 am
Over the last three decades, Jonesboro has rapidly grown from a small university town with a heavy agricultural economy to a regional business hub. But during this rapid era of…
by - August 17, 2019 10:58 am
Combined sales tax rates for Jonesboro are currently 8.5%: 6.5% state, 1% county and 1% city. Team Jonesboro’ has proposed a 1% increase to double Jonesboro’s city sales tax rate,…
by - August 13, 2019 3:51 pm
As Arkansans, most of us know someone who owns some farmland. Agriculture is the largest industry in the state and for many is part of their family’s heritage, yet almost…
by - August 12, 2019 8:25 pm
A transition in Arkansas’s economy is underfoot. As residents change the way they receive goods and services, particularly in rural communities, businesses have been faced with a difficult choice: adapt…
by - August 11, 2019 8:12 pm
Often how a person or organization who makes a mistake, acknowledges the mistake and then corrects the mistake says a lot about the person or organization. That’s why this media…
by - August 10, 2019 1:04 pm
Another day and another news story about how pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs), the middlemen sitting between you, your employer and your local pharmacist, are driving up the cost of healthcare….
by - August 3, 2019 7:34 am
If all goes as projected, U.S. families will spend upwards of $26 billion over the next several weeks preparing to send their K-12 students back to school, according to the…
by - August 1, 2019 12:00 pm
Throughout our campaign, I noted that one of the many roles of the next mayor of Little Rock would be acting as our “Chief Growth Officer.” A part of that…
by - July 29, 2019 5:50 pm
Elections matter, including the presidential election. And, the biggest reason it matters is because the winner gets to pick the United States Supreme Court. On that note, five of those…
by - July 21, 2019 3:30 pm
Whether you’re tinkering at the Scott Family Amazeum, taking in a Broadway show at the Walton Arts Center, or hiking a trail preserved by the Northwest Arkansas Land Trust, it…
by - July 18, 2019 11:13 am
Equipment finance can be traced back more than 4,000 years, when Sumerians produced leases on tablets made of clay (not Apple) for agricultural tools and animals. Today, the industry meets…
by - July 16, 2019 11:48 am
Is state government most effectively utilizing its data to ensure cross-agency collaboration? According to the some Arkansas lawmakers, the answer may be no. On June 20, 2019, a legislative committee…
by - July 11, 2019 1:53 pm
About five years ago people in the business and economic development world started talking a lot more about a shortage of skilled tradespeople and the quality of America’s workforce. Since…
by - July 9, 2019 10:39 am
I was on a hay ride in the middle of a pumpkin patch in central Arkansas when my husband, Chad, called to tell me he had just accepted a job…
by - July 6, 2019 8:00 am
There’s an old joke about a man driving his car who rolls past a stop sign, not noticing a police car parked nearby. The officer in the squad car immediately…
by - July 2, 2019 10:59 pm
Remember when we Arkansans often proclaimed, “Thank God for Mississippi,” in an effort to assuage our embarrassment at being ranked next-to-last in various state-by-state rankings, particularly those dealing with education,…
by - June 30, 2019 11:11 am
I have the privilege of working alongside a world-class team that happens to consist of mostly men. Twelve men to be exact, including my founding partner and trusted mentor Bill…
by - June 24, 2019 7:00 am
Excessive alcohol use is the third leading preventable cause of death, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). About a third of U.S. adults consume alcohol…
by - June 20, 2019 12:08 pm
“The water is receding and hope is rising.” – Fort Smith Mayor George McGill (June 4, 2019) Most of us have never experienced the level of devastation caused by the…
