by - May 4, 2023 5:40 pm
Purposes converged. Rob Ator had been tasked in early 2018 by then-Gov. Asa Hutchinson to retain and recruit military operations. The U.S. Air Force in 2019 needed a new place…
by - May 4, 2023 2:59 pm
Two years ago, plans began to unfold to offer expanded internet service in Jonesboro. About half of the fiber network that was proposed has now been built Ritter Communications CEO…
by - May 4, 2023 10:28 am
$765 million. That is the “conservative” cost to turn Ebbing Air National Guard Base at Fort Smith into a foreign military pilot training center. That’s a lot of money to…
by - May 4, 2023 9:38 am
Arkansas State University and its sponsored initiative, the Arkansas Out of School Network (AOSN), are announcing the continuation of the joint effort to provide access to summer learning opportunities through…
by - May 4, 2023 9:31 am
There has been a push for many years to create expanded commercial air service in Northeast Arkansas. A research project is now underway to determine if expanded commercial service is…
by - May 3, 2023 7:45 pm
A research group led by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) found that female cancer survivors on public health insurance dealt with more financial strains than those on…
by - May 3, 2023 11:23 am
An economic analysis of agricultural credit usage and census data conducted by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture found that the number of farms and ranches across the…
by - May 2, 2023 8:04 pm
The state’s first dental and veterinary schools hope to seat their first classes of about 100 students each in the late summer or early fall of 2025, Lyon College President…
by - May 2, 2023 12:03 pm
Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver told Talk Business & Politics that there are many priorities facing the first term mayor, but the top two are public safety and improving quality of…
by - May 2, 2023 10:49 am
With just two months remaining in Arkansas’ fiscal year, tax revenue is on track to beat the record collections in the previous fiscal year. Also, the state’s revenue surplus was…
by - May 1, 2023 9:19 pm
The city of McGehee plans to commemorate 10 years of historic preservation of an infamous period in American history. On Thursday (May 4), officials will hold a ceremony that is…
by - May 1, 2023 1:46 pm
Little Rock business leaders announced a new initiative to recruit workers – Arkansas expatriates and newcomers – to the city with an incentive program that could provide $10,000 to participants….
by - May 1, 2023 1:26 pm
State lawmakers officially ended the regular session of the 94th Arkansas General Assembly on Monday (May 1). All told, the legislature passed 889 new laws this session. The hallmark legislation…
by - May 1, 2023 1:13 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced Monday (May 1) she will name Dr. Ken Warden as the commissioner of the Arkansas Division of Higher Education. He replaces Dr. Maria Markham, who was…
by - April 27, 2023 11:59 am
State Rep. Jack Ladyman, R-Jonesboro, once served as the mayor of Elkins, a small town in Northwest Arkansas. While he was there, the small airport in the town grew from…
by - April 26, 2023 7:47 pm
Former Arkansas Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson (R-Little Rock) will serve eight years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit bribery and filing a false tax return. He was sentenced April 25…
by - April 26, 2023 6:33 pm
Brandon Tabor, the on-air host for the “Morning Edition” at KASU-FM, has been named news director, according to station manager Mark Smith. The National Public Radio (NPR) member station is…
by - April 26, 2023 6:25 pm
The Arkansas Black Mayors Association (ABMA) has announced The Design Group, a Little Rock-based multicultural, full-service communications company, as their communication agency of record. The firm will be responsible for…
by - April 26, 2023 11:45 am
Asa Hutchinson officially launched his presidential campaign Wednesday (April 26) in front of the Benton County Courthouse in downtown Bentonville. In an ABC television interview earlier this month, the former…
by - April 24, 2023 6:59 pm
Attorney General Tim Griffin’s office has rejected a proposed ballot referendum by a group hoping to overturn the LEARNS Act that was passed by legislators and signed by Gov. Sarah…
