by - September 24, 2014 2:02 pm
This week, Second District GOP Congressional candidate French Hill hit the panic button, in my estimation. On Tuesday, Hill began running a negative ad against his Democratic opponent, Pat Hays,…
by - September 24, 2014 10:30 am
As pump prices across Arkansas retail locations start moving below the psychological $3 a gallon level, local price wars are igniting at strategic and high-traffic transportation hubs as consumers employ smartphone apps and other digital tools to find the cheapest gas.
by - September 24, 2014 5:42 am
Editor’s note: This story is a component of The Compass Report. The quarterly Compass Report is managed by The City Wire, and sponsored by Arvest Bank. Supporting sponsors of The…
by - September 23, 2014 8:37 pm
KATV’s Scott Inman wraps up some of the major political headlines of the day in Tuesday’s Election Central Daily Brief. NEW POLLS New poll numbers come from a survey of…
by - September 23, 2014 8:11 pm
Collections of Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax during the first six months of 2014 totaled $6.769 million, up 7.6% compared to the $6.287 million during the same period of 2013. The…
by - September 23, 2014 7:44 pm
A daylong workforce summit sponsored by the Arkansas Chamber of Commerce put a spotlight on problems and solutions facing industry, education and government.
by - September 23, 2014 3:48 pm
Clean Harbors broke ground on Tuesday (Sept. 23) for a new incineration unit in El Dorado. Company officials said more than $100 million would be spent on the facility and…
by - September 23, 2014 6:19 am
A lawsuit to boot the minimum wage initiative from the November ballot has been filed on behalf of Jackson T. Stephens, son of Stephens Inc. co-founder Jack Stephens and a…
by - September 23, 2014 6:05 am
Van Buren-based USA Truck named Michael K. Borrows as its new chief financial officer effective September 23, 2014. Borrows comes from Pollen, Inc., a technology-based company doing business with Fortune…
by - September 23, 2014 5:30 am
Bringing products to retail has dominated the time of two local startups in recent weeks as Ecovet works to fulfill display orders for I.O. Metro and Overwatch reports a successful…
by - September 23, 2014 5:09 am
A Dallas-based rail car manufacturing company will make a nearly $30 million investment at its new facility in Jonesboro, company officials said Monday. Dross Hunter and Jay Farkas, officials with…
by - September 22, 2014 9:29 pm
KATV’s Elicia Dover delivers Monday’s Election Central Daily Brief, which includes news from the Second District Congressional race, Mark Pryor’s campaign and the Governor’s race. PRYOR KICKING OFF NEW TOUR…
by - September 22, 2014 4:02 pm
Crittenden County voters will head to the polls Dec. 9 to decide whether or not to repeal a one-cent sales tax that would have funded operations of a hospital that…
by - September 22, 2014 3:27 pm
Editor’s note: This guest commentary was provided by Randy Zook, President and CEO of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas. Employers in Arkansas have a unique opportunity to…
by - September 22, 2014 3:22 pm
The Honorable James M. Moody Sr., former federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, has returned to his former law practice, Wright, Lindsey…
by - September 22, 2014 12:29 pm
UALR’s Department of Systems Engineering will receive license-free radio frequency (RF) planning and optimization software and training from CelPlan Technologies under an academic agreement currently offered to no other university…
by - September 22, 2014 11:26 am
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding nearly $9 million to upgrade critical infrastructure in Arkansas. Some of the grant money…
by - September 22, 2014 10:38 am
The state’s first superproject has turned its first official shovel of dirt with Big River Steel CEO John Correnti welcoming everyone to ‘Steel Mill Heaven.’
by - September 22, 2014 7:54 am
Little Rock Democratic lawmaker, Warwick Sabin, has been tabbed as one the nation’s “rising political stars” after being selected Monday (Sept. 22) to receive the prestigious Rodel Fellowship, given out…
by - September 21, 2014 8:50 pm
Any student will be able to literally learn the “tools of the trade” as part of a new construction program at Arkansas State University-Newport. The Arkansas State University Board of…
