by - September 25, 2019 8:23 am
Antibiotics play a crucial role in health care. They have improved survival rates after trauma, reduced tuberculosis worldwide and made transplants and cancer therapy possible. But, with such greatness comes…
by - September 22, 2019 4:54 pm
Saturday morning, Aug. 3, a gunman shot and killed 22 people and injured 24 at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas. Less than 24 hours later, in the early…
by - September 17, 2019 5:13 pm
Innovative and collaborative workforce development is crucial for rural economic success. From efforts driven by potential employers to early pipeline programs operating in the K-12 space, there is ample space…
by - September 16, 2019 6:34 pm
Unless you have served in the Army or argued with that irritating voice in your GPS while seeking a shortcut to the Gulf Coast, you may not be acquainted with…
by - September 11, 2019 8:36 am
Everyone is interested in entrepreneurship these days it seems. It has become part of our pop culture with TV shows such as “Shark Tank” and “The Profit” reaching millions of…
by - September 8, 2019 2:36 pm
Significant attention has focused recently on the inverted yield curve. The yield curve for U.S. treasuries is said to invert when a short rate such as the three-month Treasury bill trades…
by - August 28, 2019 1:22 pm
I recently attended a weeklong improv intensive class offered through TheatreSquared in Fayetteville taught by Jordan Haynes. First of all, Jordan is brilliant. He’s a gifted improviser who will absolutely…
by - August 25, 2019 6:08 pm
I am a businesswoman. I sell products and services. Like most companies, I want to sell my products worldwide. But there is a problem: selling products worldwide is expensive. And…
by - August 22, 2019 7:40 pm
For the previous 13 years, public school enrollment in Arkansas has been slowly growing. The state has generally added a 1,000 or more students each year. We have approximately 480,000…
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…
