by - August 17, 2014 9:59 am
Municipal candidate filings drew to a close at noon Friday (Aug. 15) and a large number of candidates have filed to run for positions ranging from city clerk to mayor…
by - August 17, 2014 9:19 am
The Gridiron, a musical comedy spoofing Arkansas politics and people, made its return to the stage last week after a two-year hiatus. The popular skit-song-dance revue has been known to…
by - August 17, 2014 9:03 am
From high-profile political scandals to double-digit workload increases, the Arkansas Ethics Commission says it needs more funding to keep up with its caseloads and expectations.
by - August 17, 2014 6:52 am
From Jordan Bontke with our content partner, KATV Ch. 7 News: Both major party gubernatorial candidates spoke to state employees at a convention in the Embassy Hotel on Saturday. Each…
by - August 16, 2014 9:14 pm
The campaigns for the two major candidates for the U.S. Senate traded barbs Saturday as one candidate made a 110-mile trek through Northeast Arkansas to meet with voters. Rep. Tom…
by - August 16, 2014 3:30 pm
Adult applications in Arkansas for a type of Social Security Supplemental Security Income disability program have fallen 13% in the past year, according to Sen. Jonathan Dismang, R-Searcy, the incoming…
by - August 15, 2014 10:55 pm
For our weekend business and political readers: COMPLICATED AND CONFUSING LOGO The new logo for the World Trade Center has been unveiled, but Fast Company reports it comes across as…
by - August 15, 2014 5:18 pm
With 80 days until Election Day, gubernatorial candidates Asa Hutchinson and Mike Ross are spending their campaign cash to book valuable air time in the race to succeed term-limited Governor…
by - August 15, 2014 5:03 pm
The concept of networking “is going to dominate the 21st century,” former President Bill Clinton told attendees at the opening of the Southern Governors’ Association’s annual meeting, which is being held in Little Rock this weekend.
by - August 15, 2014 3:49 pm
Municipal candidate filings drew to a close at noon Friday (Aug. 15) and a large number of candidates have filed to run for positions ranging from city clerk to mayor…
by - August 15, 2014 11:56 am
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a new a criminal investigation into a chemical spill in Monett, Mo. from a wastewater facility operated by Tyson Foods. If the EPA charges…
by - August 15, 2014 11:06 am
On Thursday (Aug. 14) the Arkansas Board of Education unanimously agreed to enter into a partnership with the Walton Family Foundation and the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation to target improvement in…
by - August 15, 2014 7:22 am
Dillard’s reported slightly lower sales and profits, although same-store sales were steady. The Little Rock-based retailer reported second quarter net income of $34.5 million on sales and revenue of $1.513…
by - August 14, 2014 8:55 pm
A farm bill that was passed by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama earlier this year meets the needs of farmers in the region, Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, said…
by - August 14, 2014 7:56 pm
A Washington, D.C.-based energy efficiency advocate told Arkansas regulators and others on Thursday that the state could see huge economic growth, save billions of dollars in power costs and create…
by - August 14, 2014 7:39 pm
Wal-Mart has leveraged its massive size and scale over the past 18 months to woo more suppliers into onshoring product manufacturing. The retailer says it’s just getting started, but is…
by - August 14, 2014 7:24 pm
A Washington, D.C.-based energy efficiency advocate told Arkansas regulators and others on Thursday that the state could see huge economic growth, save billions of dollars in power costs and create…
by - August 14, 2014 5:39 pm
Predicting voter behavior is hardly an exact science despite the best efforts of political pundits. However, one issue that seems to consistently give a boost to getting voters to the…
by - August 14, 2014 5:16 pm
Wal-Mart, the Walmart Foundation and the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM), awarded $4 million to seven universities to help create processes that facilitate U.S. manufacturing jobs in the areas of…
by - August 14, 2014 5:14 pm
Mercy Fort Smith’s Hembree Mercy Cancer Center showed off improvements at its long-time facility Wednesday (Aug. 13), including some of the most expensive equipment ever purchased by the medical center…
