by - December 21, 2016 3:24 pm
HIPAA audits and redacting
Editor’s note: Ancil Lea is the former coordinator for the Arkansas Office of Health Information Technology. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of…
Fort Smith
by - December 21, 2016 2:41 pm
Ownership again changes for Fort Smith-based K-MAC Holdings
Brentwood Associates has sold Fort Smith-based K-MAC Holdings Corp., which is one of the largest Taco Bell franchisees in the country. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, and the…
by - December 21, 2016 2:00 pm
Springdale A&P Commission approves 2017 budget
The Springdale Advertising and Promotion Commission approved a $475,500 budget for 2017 during its regular meeting on Tuesday (Dec. 21) at the Springdale Chamber of Commerce. The budget reflects a…
by - December 21, 2016 11:55 am
Online retail to top $590 billion by 2021
Online retail should top $590 billion in annual sales by 2021. U.S. online retail topped $100 billion in 2006, and online sales are expected to top $345 billion this year,…
by - December 21, 2016 11:52 am
Brubaker to begin as Fort Smith Public Schools superintendent in January
Dr. Doug Brubaker will begin the job as Fort Smith Public Schools superintendent on Jan. 18 after being selected by a unanimous vote of the Fort Smith School Board on…
by - December 21, 2016 11:42 am
Northwest Arkansas Council COO Mike Harvey says political economy could be ‘fantastic’ in 2017
With the 2016 presidential campaign in the rearview mirror, a semblance of what’s ahead in 2017 can begin to take shape. “There is so much that could affect us in…
by - December 21, 2016 11:20 am
Survey: Amazon tops Wal-Mart Stores as holiday shopping destination
A recent survey from Prosper Insight & Analytics of nearly 7,000 U.S. adults shows that 26.2% of holiday shoppers bought gifts from Amazon this year, increasing from 10% of respondents…
by - December 21, 2016 10:12 am
Little Rock event allows teachers to listen to Fed Chair Janet Yellen
Educators will have the opportunity to hear from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and earn three professional development hours at the Little Rock branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of…
by - December 21, 2016 8:48 am
Fort Smith Board bond approval gives ArcBest a $2.4 million tax incentive over the next 10 years
The Fort Smith Board of Directors has approved an ordinance for $46 million in Industrial Development Revenue Bonds on behalf of ArcBest Corp. to support its corporate headquarter expansion. The…
by - December 21, 2016 8:30 am
Conway Title Services changing name to Waco Title, effective Jan. 1
On Jan. 1, Conway Title Services and Escrow Inc. will change its name to Waco Title Co. The company was acquired by Springdale-based Waco Title in 2007, but continued to…
by - December 21, 2016 7:46 am
Arkansas hospitals receive $4.5 million in performance bonuses
Twenty-six Arkansas hospitals received more than $4.5 million in performance bonuses from Arkansas Medicaid and Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care. The bonuses were part of the annual Inpatient Quality Incentive…
by - December 21, 2016 6:47 am
Health Beat: Walgreens parent to sell 865 Rite Aid stores to Fred’s Pharmacy for $950 million
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– WALGREENS PARENT TO SELL 865 RITE AID STORES TO FRED’S PHARMACY FOR $950 MILLION…
by - December 20, 2016 7:48 pm
Commission says Arkansas will begin with five marijuana cultivators
The state initially will grant licenses to five marijuana cultivation facilities, one for each of its five public health regions, the newly formed Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission decided Tuesday. The…
by - December 20, 2016 7:33 pm
Arkansas population base grows by more than 10,000 new residents in 2015, moves closer to 3 million
The number of Arkansas residents increased by 10,395 people in the last year as new births and native and foreign-born migrants moving to the Natural State grew the population base…
by - December 20, 2016 5:23 pm
Millie Ward, Andrew Clyde join St. Louis Fed’s Little Rock board of directors
The co-founder and president of Stone Ward Advertising in Little Rock and the president and CEO of Murphy USA Inc. in El Dorado will join the Little Rock branch board…
by - December 20, 2016 4:15 pm
Oklahoma City oil and gas company to pay $1.4 million after firing whistleblower
An Oklahoma City oil and gas company has agreed to pay $1.4 million to settle charges it used illegal separation agreements and fired a whistleblower who raised concerns internally about…
by - December 20, 2016 3:50 pm
Heartland Bank of Little Rock falls under federal regulatory scrutiny
LIttle Rock-based Heartland Bank and its holding company Rock Bancshares recently signed a formal consent agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in an effort to address possible…
by - December 20, 2016 3:21 pm
Fort Smith Utility Department eyes $550,000 meter replacement program, would reduce lost revenue
The city of Fort Smith will launch a $550,000 effort in 2017 to begin replacing its more than 35,000 water meters pending approval of next year’s budget. Interim Utilities Director…
by - December 20, 2016 3:11 pm
Governor’s priorities: education, economy, efficiency and separate King-Lee holidays
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (Dec. 20) outlined 18 priorities for the upcoming legislative session, 16 of them centered around economic development, education, and government efficiency, along with another separating…
by - December 20, 2016 2:34 pm
Tusk to Tail: Sometimes you just gotta ‘pop the tailgate, open the cooler and enjoy yourself’
story by Dale Cullins Editor’s note: Welcome to the fifth season of Tusk to Tail – the sport of tailgating as organized, performed and perfected by a group of Hog…