by May 4, 2024 10:22 am
-Speaker: Cities ‘can only move at the speed of trust’
City leaders can only effect change at the pace the community is willing to go. It helps when residents can see short-term successes. It also helps when cities work to…
by May 4, 2024 10:22 am
-City leaders can only effect change at the pace the community is willing to go. It helps when residents can see short-term successes. It also helps when cities work to…
by May 4, 2024 10:16 am
-The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) has awarded $8,478,624 in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to 17 Arkansas cities and counties. These grants were awarded under the General Assistance set-aside,…
by May 2, 2024 9:38 pm
-A draft Arkansas Insurance Department rule that would have required pharmacy benefit managers to reimburse pharmacists for 110% of their drug acquisition costs plus a $10.50 dispensing fee has hit…
by May 2, 2024 6:46 pm
-The Arkansas legislature concluded most of its fiscal session business on Thursday (May 2) before adjourning until next Thursday when they will reconvene to sine die, the permanent adjournment of…
by May 2, 2024 6:17 pm
-Errin Stanger, the longtime director of the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, was officially named Thursday (May 2) as CEO of Providence Park, a housing initiative partnership with Pulaski County aimed…
by May 2, 2024 9:38 am
-In compliance with an executive order from Gov. Sarah Sanders, the Arkansas Department of Agriculture is updating the Arkansas Water Plan. The department will hold public meetings to engage stakeholders…
by May 2, 2024 8:39 am
-Policymakers, government agency officials, doctors and medical advocates on Wednesday (May 1) discussed the need for action to improve maternal health in Arkansas, which has the highest maternal mortality rate…
by May 1, 2024 1:24 pm
-During the 1800s, there were many failed attempts to build a canal across points in Central America. To trade goods from the Atlantic to Pacific, seafarers had to take a…
by May 1, 2024 11:40 am
-Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin on Wednesday (May 1) announced he is co-leading 20 other state attorneys general in a federal lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and…
by April 30, 2024 8:38 pm
-The Arkansas Women’s Hall of Fame (AWHOF) has released the names of its eighth class of inductees — seven women and one organization – that have made significant contributions to…
by April 29, 2024 7:39 am
-The North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce announced it will launch the Arkansas Latino Hall of Fame (ALHOF), a statewide initiative whose mission is “to foster unity, honor cultural richness,…
by April 28, 2024 7:41 pm
-Since the beginning of time, people have used some form of payment to purchase goods and services. From the creation of the Mesopotamian Shekel around 2,150 BC, society has always…
by April 28, 2024 7:18 pm
-A study conducted by The New Teacher Project says Arkansas has the highest teacher pay in the country, when you figure in cost-of-living factors, but the report is hesitant to…
by April 24, 2024 6:57 pm
-Arkansas should focus on its strengths, particularly its easily accessible and affordable outdoor spaces, the state’s first gentleman said Wednesday (April 24) at Power Up Little Rock, an economic development…
by April 24, 2024 3:30 pm
-Lee Wells has been selected as the new JET (Jonesboro Economical Transportation) director for the city of Jonesboro. He will assume the job immediately. Wells has served as the interim…
by April 23, 2024 8:38 pm
-Nearly a half million dollars from the Delta Regional Authority will help fund a new initiative led by the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP) to train new medical workers in…
by April 23, 2024 6:45 pm
-A project team co-led by the University of Arkansas Community Design Center and Go Forward Pine Bluff has been awarded a $548,492 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 2024…
by April 22, 2024 5:39 pm
-Several years ago, a trend began to develop. Consumers wanted to know where their food was coming from and how it was produced. A lot of data would have to…
by April 22, 2024 3:26 pm
-The passing of unique actors in Arkansas’ political and business circles provides a chance to reflect on their broad legacies and, arguably more important, the opportunity to consider how we…
by April 20, 2024 1:44 pm
-Former Arkansas Governor and U.S. President Bill Clinton on Saturday (April 20) praised the legacy of David Pryor, saying the former U.S. senator and newspaper publisher was “one of America’s…