by - September 1, 2015 5:51 am
U.S. weekly rail traffic grew 0.4% to 567,943 carloads and intermodal units compared to a year ago, according to the latest report from the Association of American Railroads.
by - September 1, 2015 5:44 am
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by - September 1, 2015 5:03 am
A new study suggests that NFL Fantasy Football leagues may cut into work hours some, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
by - August 31, 2015 6:41 pm
Media reports of Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon asking store managers to reduce worker hours to better align with sales projections are not entirely accurate, according to Wal-Mart spokesman Kory…
by - August 31, 2015 6:39 pm
The FCC announced that telecom carriers in Arkansas will receive more than $54 million to provide broadband services in rural and remote areas of the state with little or no high-speed Internet access.
by - August 31, 2015 3:58 pm
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Jim Hannah issued a farewell letter on his last day in office.
by - August 31, 2015 3:55 pm
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing two new hazardous waste rules that it says will strengthen environmental protection while reducing regulatory burdens on businesses, federal officials announced Monday…
by - August 31, 2015 3:52 pm
Jacqueline Froelich with our content partner, KUAF FM 91.3 News, reports: The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission in Little Rock on Friday barred any new permits for big swine…
by - August 31, 2015 3:48 pm
Sarah Whites-Koditschek with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: Artists who live or were born in the Delta region are showing their work at the Arkansas Arts Center…
by - August 31, 2015 10:52 am
Sens. John Boozman and Tom Cotton, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman announced Monday that 13 Arkansas airports will receive $8.5 million from the…
by - August 31, 2015 7:57 am
These days, it’s cool to be red, meaning Republican. A trio of defecting Democrats re-emphasized that point last week. But party changes are funny things. The policy and platforms should…
by - August 31, 2015 7:45 am
The Democratic Party of Arkansas named Ted Dick as its new executive director, replacing long-time current ED Candace Martin, who is moving out of state. Dick has served as executive…
by - August 31, 2015 5:43 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson touted Arkansas’ tourism in his weekly radio address. Below is a transcript: Some folks say Arkansas is a football state, or a Razorback state. In Northeast Arkansas,…
by - August 31, 2015 5:38 am
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by - August 30, 2015 12:22 pm
ADEQ and the PSC announced they would reconvene stakeholder meetings on Oct. 9 to begin the process of developing a state plan to meet EPA regulations for fewer carbon emissions from power plants.
by - August 30, 2015 8:13 am
Fourth District Cong. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, is optimistic about the Hogs’ football prospects, Camden’s economic future and sustaining a veto of a disapproval resolution on the President’s Iran deal….
by - August 30, 2015 7:49 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a wrap-up of manufacturing news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. WSJ:…
by - August 29, 2015 6:22 pm
Two men whose families have long-time ties to the state’s Democratic Party joined the Republican Party of Arkansas Saturday, setting up a primary race for a state house seat in…
by - August 29, 2015 7:22 am
TV PREVIEW: TWO CONGRESSMEN, TWO INTERVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics: Two Congressmen, two interviews. First District Cong. Rick Crawford updates on the status of…
by - August 28, 2015 3:53 pm
Increasing the diesel tax to pay for highway maintenance and improvements is “something to beconsidered” because the trucking industry supports it, U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, said Friday.
