by - January 13, 2017 6:53 am
District 58 State Representative Brandt Smith, R-Jonesboro, has introduced a bill to stop state funded colleges from becoming “sanctuary campuses” for undocumented students. If a college fails to comply, it…
by - January 12, 2017 8:29 pm
The number of Arkansans involved in the state’s private option medical insurance program – now known as Arkansas Works – fell in December for the first time in 2016. The…
by - January 12, 2017 8:08 pm
Talk Business & Politics and the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal will soon launch a new website designed to provide readers with access to more news content in an easier-to-use format….
by - January 12, 2017 7:49 pm
Semitrailer drivers and carriers will be challenged to maintain productivity when they adapt to electronic logging devices (ELDs), but they also might find the devices more difficult to cheat when…
by - January 12, 2017 5:50 pm
Fort Smith voters approved a 1% sales and use tax for the street program in 1985. The program pulls in around $20 million annually. But for 30 years, the city…
by - January 12, 2017 5:42 pm
Annibal Sodero, assistant professor of supply chain management at the University of Arkansas, said Wal-Mart’s $70 million acquisition of ShoeBuy looks good on paper, but he doesn’t understand a strategy…
by - January 12, 2017 5:11 pm
John Brown University of Siloam Springs has raised more than $100 million from about 13,000 donors toward its $125 million Campaign for the Next Century: A Hope and a Future,…
by - January 12, 2017 4:38 pm
In a strongly-worded pronouncement to city leaders and municipal officials from across the state, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday (Jan. 12) said he will urge the legislature to do away…
by - January 12, 2017 2:49 pm
In a marathon session, the U.S. Senate rejected 19 health care-related pieces of legislation Wednesday and Thursday, culminating in a budget resolution that sets the stage for repealing Obamacare. Now…
by - January 12, 2017 2:12 pm
Use of commercial aircraft capacity rose slightly in October for scheduled domestic flights, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported on Thursday (Jan. 12). A decrease in…
by - January 12, 2017 10:33 am
A California-based firm has purchased the 137,379 square-foot Jones Clinic building on the campus of Northwest Medical Center-Springdale for $29.6 million. HCP Inc., a publicly traded real estate investment trust…
by - January 12, 2017 8:34 am
Two identical House and Senate bills were filed on Wednesday that will lay the foundation for Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s $50.5 million tax cut proposal and set in motion plans for…
by - January 12, 2017 7:27 am
Arkansas Lt. Governor Tim Griffin, who announced his bid for re-election in 2018 late last year, will report raising more than 191,000 during the fourth quarter of 2017. Griffin’s fundraising…
by - January 12, 2017 7:23 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– ACXIOM EXPANDS EXECUTIVE TEAMS FOR DATA DEVELOPMENT DIVISION IN SILICON…
by - January 11, 2017 8:43 pm
Legislative support is coalescing around a popular bill to exempt all retirement benefits of military veterans, but rising opposition to the legislation backed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson is putting some…
by - January 11, 2017 7:48 pm
The Department of Human Services has virtually erased a backlog of Medicaid eligibility cases that had reached 140,000 people earlier this year, Director Cindy Gillespie said in a letter sent…
by - January 11, 2017 7:41 pm
The River Valley Sports Complex needs help, not ridicule, says Fort Smith Parks and Recreation Director Doug Reinert. That was his message at the Tuesday, Jan. 11, meeting of the…
by - January 11, 2017 7:32 pm
The shortage of technology workers in the U.S. continues to widen because not enough women enter or stay in the field, according to Rita Carney, vice president IT business continuity…
by - January 11, 2017 6:54 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives voted Wednesday to change its rules and give future speakers of the House the power to appoint committees. The rules change also would allow House…
by - January 11, 2017 6:43 pm
Karenann Terrell, executive vice president and chief information officer for Wal-Mart Stores, is parting ways with the retail giant at the end of February. Terrell made her announcement public in…
