by - November 26, 2014 12:02 am
Jim Raczynski, Ph.D., dean of the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, and his wife, Martha Phillips, Ph.D., associate professor of epidemiology, have pledged a planned estate gift of…
by - November 25, 2014 6:05 pm
With Sen. Michael Lamoureux moving from the Senate Pro Temp office to Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson’s chief of staff, a vacancy has opened up in the State Senate District 16 which…
by - November 25, 2014 5:15 pm
A federal judge has struck down Arkansas’ ban on same-sex marriages, but she issued a stay in the ruling as it is expected to be appealed. U.S. District Judge Kristine…
by - November 25, 2014 5:10 pm
A U.S. prosecutor has asked a federal judge to dismiss 10 mail fraud counts against former State Treasurer Martha Shoffner, setting up a hearing next year in federal court. In…
by - November 25, 2014 3:46 pm
Officials with Houston-based Oxane Materials plan to close their Van Buren proppant manufacturing facility on Jan. 23, 2015. The closure will result in the loss of an estimated 70 jobs….
by - November 25, 2014 3:44 pm
The corporate shuffle continues at Wal-Mart with news that Duncan Mac Naughton, chief merchandising officer for the retailer’s U.S. division, has resigned just ahead of Black Friday. The news comes…
by - November 25, 2014 2:50 pm
John Selig, director of the state Department of Human Services, will remain in that position on at least a short-term basis, while Dr. Joe Thompson, Arkansas’ surgeon general, has been…
by - November 25, 2014 11:48 am
The Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. announced that it plans to add 150 megawatts of potential “green power” to its energy portfolio after reaching a long-term purchase agreement with an Oklahoma wind producer.
by - November 25, 2014 10:13 am
Dr. Joe Thompson, who has served as Chief Health Officer and Surgeon General to Governors Huckabee and Beebe, will not remain as Surgeon General in the Asa Hutchinson gubernatorial administration….
by - November 25, 2014 9:11 am
From Jonathan Reeves with our content partner, KASU FM 91.9: Arkansas State University’s College of Media and Communications will present the first annual Delta Flix Film and Media Festival, which…
by - November 24, 2014 7:59 pm
The holiday shopping season officially kicks off Thanksgiving Day and retailers large and small are prepped and ready. But there is a growing number of cynics who say the advertised…
by - November 24, 2014 7:44 pm
When bad news needs to be publicly released, one strategy to mitigate the political damage is to dump the news on a Friday evening. The bad news is reported on…
by - November 24, 2014 3:44 pm
Voters head back to the polls Tuesday, November 25th to wrap up the 2014 campaign, with dozens of city and county races set to decide. In Arkansas, a runoff is…
by - November 24, 2014 2:17 pm
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson flushes out several key positions on his senior staff. Who are they and what will they do in his administration?
by - November 24, 2014 11:33 am
Tom Horton, former American Airlines chairman, has been appointed to Wal-Mart Stores board of directors as of Friday, Nov. 21. Horton is the 16th member of the retail giant’s board…
by - November 24, 2014 11:17 am
Arkansas lawmakers received a report from the Bureau of Legislative Research that outlined 8 potential options to curb prison overcrowding, including a $231 million new prison bond issue, hiring a…
by - November 24, 2014 10:53 am
Editor’s note: Randy Zook, the author of this guest commentary, is President & CEO of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce & Associated Industries of Arkansas. It has been widely…
by - November 24, 2014 10:26 am
Gov. Mike Beebe announced the following appointments to state boards and commissions: Susan Altrui, Little Rock, to the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame Board. Appointment expires September 1, 2015. Replaces…
by - November 24, 2014 12:01 am
Mississippi native political consultant Austin Barbour was in Arkansas this weekend. He stopped to speak at the Clinton School of Public Service on his way to Fayetteville for some sort…
by - November 23, 2014 10:31 am
After November 4th’s historic gains and firm political control for the Arkansas GOP, where do the state’s Democrats go from here?
