by - September 22, 2016 9:14 pm
The city of Fort Smith is back to square one on its search for a utilities director. On Tuesday, Sept. 22, top pick Francisco Martinez turned down the administration’s $102,000…
by - September 22, 2016 9:01 pm
Lawrence County Democrats selected 59-year-old John Thomison Thursday night (Sept. 22) to be the party’s nominee for county judge in the November general election. Deceased Judge Dale Freeman’s name will…
by - September 22, 2016 5:48 pm
Thursday’s Talk Business & Politics Daily features interviews with serial entrepreneur John James of Fayetteville and Arkansas Economic Development Commission director Mike Preston. James, whose Hayseed Ventures is working with…
by - September 22, 2016 4:54 pm
The number of individuals enrolling in public health care through the private option climbed to 317,289 in August. Meanwhile, Gov. Asa Hutchinson has asked state health officials to create a…
by - September 22, 2016 4:21 pm
A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College survey shows that Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump has widened his lead over Democrat Hillary Clinton by another 10 points from late June….
by - September 22, 2016 3:30 pm
The price-tag Wal-Mart Stores may pay for alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act just went higher than the $858 million the retailer will have spent by the end…
by - September 22, 2016 9:50 am
More than 200 former ITT students in central Arkansas are still unsure of their futures after the parent company of the for-profit school filed for bankruptcy after shuttering more than…
by - September 21, 2016 8:21 pm
Candlemaker Burt Hanna, rice and grain operators and even an oil importer in Arkansas are ready to do business with Cuba, held back only by an embargo rendered 56 years…
by - September 21, 2016 7:39 pm
Jonesboro City Council members voted 10-1 to adopt a salary increase plan for Jonesboro police officers. The move ended months of bitter discussions between law officers, their families, and elected…
by - September 21, 2016 6:42 pm
Mike Leavitt served as President George W. Bush’s secretary of Health and Human Services and, before that, as Environmental Protection Agency administrator. He now chairs Leavitt Partners, a health care…
by - September 21, 2016 2:11 pm
The Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday voted to maintain the target range for the federal funds at 0.25% to 0.5% as the uncertain economic outlook has caused the monetary…
by - September 21, 2016 11:00 am
The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS) and other minority shareholders of Tesla Motors are seeking to halt or delay the electric car company’s pending $2.6 billion acquisition with SolarCity Corp.,…
by - September 21, 2016 6:08 am
The utilities and sanitation departments drew fire from City Directors Tracy Pennartz and Kevin Settle at the Tuesday (Sept. 20) meeting of the Fort Smith Board of Directors. Interim Utilities…
by - September 20, 2016 9:07 pm
The Southside Rebels issue might have been put to rest Tuesday night, Sept. 20, when Fort Smith voters opted to reelect Susan McFerran and elect Talicia Richardson to her first…
by - September 20, 2016 6:01 pm
Arkansas is joining 20 other states in suing the U.S. Department of Labor’s overtime rule, which would double the salary level threshold for employees to be exempt from overtime. The…
by - September 20, 2016 2:24 pm
Believe in Fort Smith and the River Valley Economic Development Council have launched related efforts to boost beautification on the city’s north side of town from Midland to Towson Avenues….
by - September 20, 2016 2:01 pm
University of Central Arkansas alumni and philanthropists Linda and Rush Harding have pledged $500,000 to benefit the Norbert O. Schedler Honors College. In 2002, the Hardings established the Holloway-Hicks Scholarship…
by - September 20, 2016 2:01 pm
University of Central Arkansas alumni and philanthropists Linda and Rush Harding have pledged $500,000 to benefit the Norbert O. Schedler Honors College. In 2002, the Hardings established the Holloway-Hicks Scholarship…
by - September 20, 2016 1:55 pm
The Rogers Executive Airport will receive $5.8 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to strengthen the airport’s runway at Carter Field. The project includes a full-depth runway keel reconstruction,…
by - September 20, 2016 1:55 pm
The Rogers Executive Airport will receive $5.8 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to strengthen the airport’s runway at Carter Field. The project includes a full-depth runway keel reconstruction,…
