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The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is continuing its partnership with the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (HKS) to offer an advanced education opportunity exclusively to alumni of the Delta Leadership…
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Your connection to the world is about to dramatically change. “It’s inevitable.” That’s the takeaway from AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson who addressed the Little Rock Regional Chamber of…
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University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Chancellor Dr. Terisa Riley told the UAFS Board of Visitors at its regular meeting Wednesday (Dec. 4) the university would form a budget council…
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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson told the Arkansas Farm Bureau Wednesday (Dec. 4) that he will ask the Legislature to increase permanent funding for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture…
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Early voting began Tuesday (Dec. 3) on a bond issue for a road project that could help relieve Greenwood’s traffic congestion problems. The Greenwood City Council approved an ordinance in…
by - December 3, 2019 8:10 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved almost $127 million in operating budget spending at its regular meeting Tuesday (Dec. 3). The approved budget includes a general fund budget of…
by - December 3, 2019 5:08 pm
Consumers are not letting tariffs or other economic fears put a damper on their holiday spending this year, according to Jack Kleinhenz, chief economist for the National Retail Federation (NRF)….
by - December 3, 2019 3:48 pm
Year-to-date gross general tax revenue (July-November) totaled $2.763 billion, up 3.9% from the same period in 2018, with a healthy gain in sales tax revenue and payday timing helping boost…
by - December 2, 2019 6:12 pm
The 9th annual “Berry Pre-Coon Supper Reception” will be held on January 11th at the Berry Farm Shop in Gillett. The pre-supper reception starts at 3:30 p.m. at the Berry…
by - December 2, 2019 5:05 pm
A November trade mission trip raised questions about business being conducted by Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s son, Asa Hutchinson III, with Chinese companies recruited by the state. Both men said their…
by - December 1, 2019 9:49 am
In the midst of a technological revolution, a simple business basic may be the salvation that rescues the 200-year old Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper. Publisher Walter Hussman and VP for audience…
by - December 1, 2019 9:19 am
With the holiday shopping season off and running, it’s a little too early to predict if total sales will surpass last year or expectations. Economist Mervin Jebaraj says there are…
by - December 1, 2019 8:54 am
Bill Carwell has farmed row crops for a number of years, but a small yet labor-intensive crop grown on 30 Cross County acres offers him the opportunity for a significant…
by - November 26, 2019 6:31 pm
The message that generates the most support for a proposed half-cent sales tax extension is that it would affect highways in all four corners of the state, Gov. Asa Hutchinson…
by - November 25, 2019 5:29 pm
About 100 workers have been told they will be laid off at the Tenaris manufacturing facility in Hickman, on the edge of Mississippi County. A timetable for the layoffs was…
by - November 25, 2019 2:03 pm
Clearly frustrated by a lack of information, Democratic Party of Arkansas (DPA) chairman Michael John Gray closed the door on his party fielding a candidate to challenge Sen. Tom Cotton,…
by - November 25, 2019 8:12 am
Producers Rice Mill and Scenic Hill Solar announced plans Monday (Nov. 25) to build a 26 MW DC solar power plant combined with up to 40 MWh of energy storage…
by - November 21, 2019 5:06 pm
The healthcare industry is a world of constant change. The technology, legislation, benefits — they are always evolving. Employers want to know what those changes are and how they’re going…
by - November 21, 2019 5:04 pm
The Henderson State University Board of Trustees on Thursday (Nov. 21) approved a merger agreement and transition plan with the Arkansas State University System. The agreement is subject to approval…
by - November 20, 2019 5:57 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors and top city staff are set to begin budget hearings Friday (Nov. 22) to review a budget that proposes more than $125 million in…
