by - September 9, 2015 4:04 pm
Editor’s note: This guest commentary was written by Duane Highley, President and CEO of the Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. It is reprinted with permission from…
by - September 9, 2015 3:54 pm
Arkansas State University’s 2015 fall semester enrollment is up two percent to 13,410, university Chancellor Tim Hudson said Wednesday. Across the board increases in several student groups and a new…
by - September 9, 2015 3:47 pm
A certified public accountant who previously worked as the district treasurer for an area school district was picked Wednesday to serve in a key city post in Jonesboro. Mayor Harold…
by - September 9, 2015 2:14 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson set the execution dates for eight death row inmates after more than a decade-long dearth of lethal injections. Hutchinson was urged to set the dates by Attorney…
by - September 9, 2015 10:53 am
Economic growth continued at a moderate pace in the Eighth District as manufacturing activity, consumer spending, wage growth and other business activity were largely mixed at the end of August,…
by - September 9, 2015 9:02 am
Former U.S. Attorney Conner Eldridge, a Democrat, announced Wednesday (Sept. 9) that he will challenge incumbent U.S. Senator John Boozman, R-Arkansas, in 2016. In a press release put out Wednesday…
by - September 9, 2015 7:26 am
“Competency-based education” – advancing college students based on their knowledge and skills rather than credit hours – could help Arkansas meet the goal of having 60% of Arkansans with a…
by - September 9, 2015 6:11 am
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge certified Tuesday (Sept. 8) the popular name and ballot title of a constitutional amendment that would reduce the number of amendments legislators can present to voters…
by - September 9, 2015 5:43 am
In the wake of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), there has been a flurry of announcements of planned consolidation talks and agreements among several of the industry’s largest health insurance companies. A new report examines why.
by - September 9, 2015 5:39 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. FEDERAL HEALTH…
by - September 8, 2015 9:30 pm
An ordinance providing legal rights based on sexual orientation and gender identity was approved by Fayetteville voters in a Tuesday (Sept. 8) special election. The unofficial tally was 52.7% for…
by - September 8, 2015 8:06 pm
Nearly two weeks after the Pentagon announced Oshkosh Defense as the winner of the first phase of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle contract, Lockheed Martin filed a protest Tuesday challenging…
by - September 8, 2015 7:13 pm
Jonesboro voters will head to the polls this fall to decide the fate of a proposed one-cent sales tax that supporters say will meet key infrastructure needs and economic development….
by - September 8, 2015 6:58 pm
The Sierra Club filed a motion for summary judgment Tuesday (Sept. 8) in U.S. District Court alleging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency neglected its duties to create and finalize a…
by - September 8, 2015 8:54 am
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by - September 8, 2015 8:49 am
Editor’s note: David Potts, the author of this guest commentary, is a certified public accountant with more than 33 years experience. The greatest threat to America’s small businesses is terrorism…
by - September 8, 2015 5:55 am
Current and former Arkansas first ladies – long active with various philanthropic causes – are working with the Old State House Museum to restore one of the state’s most popular heritage exhibits.
by - September 8, 2015 12:48 am
The U.S. Commerce Department announced recently that 20 small businesses will receive $3.2 million in grants to spur American innovation and competitiveness through federally funded research and development from the…
by - September 7, 2015 9:48 pm
Three out of four American adults ages 30-74 have “heart ages” that are older than their actual age – an average of eight years for men and five years for…
by - September 7, 2015 7:01 pm
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