by - August 12, 2015 6:17 pm
Downtown Little Rock Partnership (DLRP) board members on Wednesday chose local startup Apptegy as the winner of a lunchtime pitch contest that pitted a handful of Venture Center members in…
by - August 12, 2015 5:54 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday sent a letter to the State Board of Education commenting on the recommendations from the Governor’s Council on Common Core Review, officials said. According to…
by - August 12, 2015 2:48 pm
Sen. Ted Cruz said Wednesday that if he’s elected president on his first day in office he’ll “rip to shreds this catastrophic Iranian nuclear deal” and direct the Department of…
by - August 12, 2015 11:38 am
A team of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences researchers will have the opportunity to study the side effects of radiation therapy and other types of cancer therapy with a…
by - August 12, 2015 9:09 am
Carol Schumacher, vice president of Investor Relations for Wal-Mart Stores, is exiting the retailer effective Aug. 21, after more than a decade. She has accepted another job and will relocate…
by - August 12, 2015 8:17 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the following appointments: Tyler West, Little Rock, to the Arkansas Suicide Prevention Council. Appointment expires June 4, 2019. Audrey House, Altus, to the Arkansas Alternative Energy…
by - August 12, 2015 5:38 am
CHI St. Vincent and Conway Regional Health System have signed a five-year management agreement and created the Arkansas Health Alliance, a new corporate entity for independent hospitals to affiliate with CHI St. Vincent.
by - August 12, 2015 4:51 am
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by - August 11, 2015 8:31 pm
Arkansas and U.S. motorists will likely see pump prices continue to move lower for the rest of the year, and may well see local gas prices ratchet down near the two dollar level ahead of the holiday season, according to the latest energy forecasts.
by - August 11, 2015 6:58 pm
The ARK Challenge, a business accelerator program that has helped companies like Q-Box, MineWhat and Overwatch get off the ground in recent years, has been discontinued because of lack of…
by - August 11, 2015 6:44 pm
Acxiom Corp., which is currently restructuring its core business operations, announced Tuesday (Aug. 11) that it has launched a self-service portal for small-to-medium business owners and marketers to build and…
by - August 11, 2015 6:35 pm
David Monteith with our content partner, KUAR FM 89 News, reports: 15 new buses running on compressed natural gas are rolling onto the streets of central Arkansas this week. The…
by - August 11, 2015 1:14 pm
More than 1,300 Arkansas high school students have signed up to take a computer coding class this upcoming school year through the state’s online Virtual Arkansas, with an unknown number…
by - August 11, 2015 11:00 am
Entrepreneurial inspiration comes from many places. For Scott Bonge, Goatee Saver inventor and new Walmart shelf-space occupier, it happened because of an annoying shaving accident.
by - August 11, 2015 9:53 am
Let the speculation begin. U.S. Attorney Conner Eldridge announced on Tuesday that he would be resigning from his post on Friday, Aug. 21. He did not announce his intentions for…
by - August 11, 2015 8:49 am
Consumers remain cautious with their spending levels, despite positive growth in the U.S. and local economies, according to the July 2015 Consumer Expectations survey completed by the Federal Reserve Bank…
by - August 11, 2015 8:37 am
I’d forgotten I was upset with the City of Little Rock. Then one morning last week, driving through downtown, I saw the beautiful bridges crossing the Arkansas River. It reminded…
by - August 11, 2015 8:27 am
Recent commentary suggesting citizens should avoid escalation during police interactions to avoid negative outcomes serves only to escalate avoidance of what is a broad and complex problem. Reducing violence and…
by - August 11, 2015 6:11 am
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by - August 11, 2015 5:04 am
Arkansas’ uninsured rate has fallen to just over 9% since aspects of the Affordable Care Act and the Private Option have been implemented, but that number is expected to rise again.
