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…
by - November 20, 2019 4:39 pm
Located in a largely rural, somewhat Southern and almost Midwest region, Tyson Foods and Walmart are each striving to become more inclusive companies, according to local execs who took part…
by - November 20, 2019 4:28 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) broke ground Wednesday (Nov. 20) in a ceremony marking the start of a more than $150 million energy project, including a new…
by - November 20, 2019 4:07 pm
Farm and ranch leaders from across the state will met Dec. 4-6 for Arkansas Farm Bureau’s 85th annual convention at the Marriott Hotel and the Statehouse Convention Center in Little…
by - November 20, 2019 4:06 pm
Dr. Mary L. Good, founding dean at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Donaghey College of Engineering and former chairwoman of the Little Rock Technology Authority, passed away Wednesday…
by - November 19, 2019 8:34 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors passed a resolution at its regular Tuesday (Nov. 19) meeting to create contracts for the city administrator and the city’s internal auditor, something those…
by - November 19, 2019 4:00 pm
Rice produced in Arkansas and the rest of the country can soon be sold in South Korea. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced…
by - November 19, 2019 1:42 pm
The U.S. Census Bureau released new estimates Tuesday (Nov. 19) showing there are now more than 1 million same-sex couple households in the agency’s annual snapshot of American families and…
by - November 19, 2019 12:57 pm
Following several big job announcements across the state in the last month, Arkansas’ unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.5% as the civilian labor pool increased by a tidy 1,626 jobs…
by - November 18, 2019 5:29 pm
Expansion-minded drug store operator Express Rx announced plans Monday (Nov. 18) to consolidate its varied office locations in several states into a new headquarters location in Little Rock, adding some…
by - November 17, 2019 7:02 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said internal polling he’s conducted shows strong support for passage of the half-cent sales tax for Arkansas highways. Appearing on this week’s edition of Talk Business &…
by - November 17, 2019 6:58 pm
State Sen. Joyce Elliott, D-Little Rock, is making a second run for the Second Congressional District seat, and she contends that the district is different than it was a decade…
by - November 17, 2019 5:28 pm
Arkansas is sending five people from the state to the Delta Regional Authority’s (DRA) Delta Leadership Institute (DLI). They will join fellows from the seven other Delta states to participate…
by - November 16, 2019 3:51 pm
Jack Moseley, a veteran journalist and long-time editor of the Southwest Times Record, passed away Nov. 15 at his home in Fort Smith. He was 82. Moseley, who was the…
by - November 15, 2019 7:48 pm
Two finalists for the director of finance position for the City of Fort Smith will be in town Monday for interviews. Fort Smith Mayor George McGill and city directors were…
by - November 15, 2019 6:55 pm
With less than a year until the November 2020 election, Gov. Asa Hutchinson and stakeholders for better roads officially launched their campaign for Issue 1, a permanent extension of a…
by - November 15, 2019 12:56 pm
Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) Secretary Larry Walther announced Friday (Nov. 15) that former State Rep. Charlie Collins will join DFA as Commissioner of Revenue. Collins joins DFA…
by - November 14, 2019 7:30 pm
Susan Harriman, the executive director of ForwARd Arkansas, announced Thursday (Nov. 14) she is stepping down from her post due to family medical issues. “I am taking early retirement from…
by - November 14, 2019 9:12 am
China has announced it will resume poultry imports from the U.S. after a nearly five-year ban. The stoppage originally occurred in January 2015 due to an outbreak of avian influenza,…
by - November 13, 2019 6:16 pm
On the heels of yesterday’s bombshell announcement that Democrat Josh Mahony was withdrawing his candidacy for his U.S. Senate challenge to incumbent Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., the state Democratic Party may…
