by - July 17, 2015 12:20 am
E-tail Giants From Alibaba To Walmart.com Face Growing Consumer Expectations
Running an effective e-commerce operation like Amazon, Alibaba and Walmart at a time when consumers expect more for less is a daunting task.
Central Arkansas
by - July 16, 2015 8:45 pm
Arkansas Groups Join Call To Fix Aviation Infrastructure, Cut Taxes On Flyers
The Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and the Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau were among 117 major travel-related companies and organizations urging congressional leaders to cut taxes on air travelers and move to a user-fee model for infrastructure financing as part of the forthcoming Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization.
by - July 16, 2015 7:29 pm
Insurance Execs: Private Option Recipients Use ER Five Times More Often
Enrollees in the state’s private option visit the emergency room at five times the rate of the rest of the Blue Cross population and are less likely to use their…
by - July 16, 2015 7:24 pm
Termination Notices Sent To 25,000 Private Option Recipients
Arkansas Medicaid officials have sent notices of termination to 25,000 Medicaid beneficiaries, almost all of them recipients of the state’s private option, informing them that they are losing their eligibility because they did not respond to a request for income verification.
by - July 16, 2015 7:07 pm
PSC Approves Final Petition To Intervene In Entergy Rate Case
The Arkansas Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted special status for Scenic Hill Solar LLC to intervene in Entergy Arkansas Inc.’s $167 million rate case “on the condition that it…
by - July 16, 2015 7:03 pm
AG Rutledge Files Comments On EPA’s Proposed Regional Haze Plan
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said Thursday that her office has submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Arkansas’ proposed Regional Haze plan following rejection of the state’s…
by - July 16, 2015 7:00 pm
Gov. Hutchinson Talks Economic Development, Prisons, Foster Children In Jonesboro
The attempt to bring major industry to a state can often start with a phone call or a knock on a door to show that a state is interested, Gov. Asa Hutchinson told a group of Craighead County attorneys Thursday. And, he had much more to say.
by - July 16, 2015 6:51 pm
Senate Approves No Child Left Behind Overhaul
The state’s two U.S. senators voted in the affirmative Thursday as lawmakers approved an education reauthorization bill. The bill, called the Every Child Achieves Act, was approved by an 81-17…
by - July 16, 2015 1:15 pm
Home Bancshares Reports Record Profits On Loan Growth, Earnings Jump 19% From 2014
Acquisition-hungry Home Bancshares Inc. kept its lucrative winning streak going during the second quarter as the Conway-based banking group reported its most profitable quarter in history on the bank’s strong…
by - July 16, 2015 7:31 am
Report: Number Of Foster Children Rising; State High In Mistreated Children
Arkansas should expand intensive home and community-based health services and develop a plan to reduce caseloads to address a rising foster care population and a high rate of child maltreatments….
by - July 16, 2015 6:11 am
Startup Talk: Global Study Shows Most Companies Behind On Digital Transformation
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by - July 15, 2015 10:10 pm
Rainy Day Fund, Road Money Among Ideas For Arkansas Surplus Funds
Recapitalizing the Governor’s Quick Action Closing Fund, moving money into a rainy day fund and creating a state “jobs” program by directing money to short-term highway projects are just a few of the ideas for spending the state surplus.
by - July 15, 2015 8:22 pm
Speakers Say Incentives Needed For Generics, Also Opiate Abuse A Problem
Arkansas pharmacists are reimbursed $3 less for dispensing generics than they are for brand-name drugs, creating a disincentive to sell them, Mark Riley, executive vice president of the Arkansas Pharmacists…
by - July 15, 2015 8:13 pm
Arkansas Medicaid Growth Rate Beating National Average
Arkansas’ annual 2.2% growth in Medicaid spending from 2010-13 places it below the U.S. average of about 4% and in the middle of adjacent states – well below Oklahoma’s more…
by - July 15, 2015 5:35 pm
Arkansas Lawmakers Introduce States’ Rights Bill To Slow DOE’s Eminent Domain Authority
Arkansas’ congressional delegation introduced a states’ rights bill to approve or reject grid transmission projects – a shot squarely aimed at the Clean Line Energy proposal.
by - July 15, 2015 3:39 pm
House Puts Band-aid On Highway Funding, Cong. Womack Calls For ‘Permanent’ Solution
A short-term funding bill that will authorize appropriations for federal-aid highway, highway safety and public transportation programs passed overwhelmingly in the U.S. House Wednesday. The 312-119 vote on H.R. 3038…
by - July 15, 2015 3:06 pm
Gov. Hutchinson Appoints Joe Morgan To Game & Fish Commission
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Joe Morgan of Little Rock and Stuttgart to serve on the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Morgan will serve until July 2022 and he replaces…
by - July 15, 2015 2:59 pm
Craighead County Fair Association Bankruptcy Plan Moves Ahead
A person has been selected to serve as the distribution agent to liquidate assets to cover nearly $9.4 million in debts owed by the Craighead County Fair Association as part of the group’s bankruptcy plan.
by - July 15, 2015 12:15 pm
Four Questions With Amazeum Director Sam Dean
After giving readers a sneak peek at the new Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville, the newest tourist attraction in Northwest Arkansas opened its doors on Wednesday, July 15. Talk Business…
by - July 15, 2015 12:04 pm
Tyson Foods Donates $500,000 Toward Water Conservation
A year after an acidic chemical release mishap by Tyson Foods in Monett, Mo., the meat giant announced a collaboration with the Nature Conservancy in an effort to protect rivers…