by - January 14, 2016 11:27 am
Monthly and quarterly severance tax collections in December slumped to historic lows in Arkansas as natural gas rig crews across the state have been furloughed or packed up their drilling…
by - January 14, 2016 6:31 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. TECH FIRMS EMBRACING SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES, STUDY SAYS: The consumer technology industry is advancing…
by - January 13, 2016 8:56 pm
Renovations have begun on Big Piney Rest Area to transform it into the first Arkansas Tourist Information Center. The rest area, located between Knoxville and London on Interstate 40 (near…
by - January 13, 2016 8:48 pm
The detention of 10 U.S. sailors by Iranian forces Tuesday drew a strong response from U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., on Wednesday (Jan. 13). However, Iran released the sailors within…
by - January 13, 2016 8:20 pm
Haas Hall Academy and the Arkansas Arts Academy – formerly known as the Benton County School of the Arts – are two large beneficiaries of the Walton Family Foundation’s efforts…
by - January 13, 2016 7:18 pm
Shareholders of Tyson Foods have plenty to celebrate when they convene in Springdale Feb. 5 for the company’s annual shareholder meeting which will mark the 81st year the company has…
by - January 13, 2016 6:54 pm
• Wal-Mart recalls 330,000 griddles, citing electrical shock threat Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is recalling 330,000 Rival brand griddles because they pose an electrical shock hazard, according to the Consumer Product…
by - January 13, 2016 6:54 pm
• Wal-Mart recalls 330,000 griddles, citing electrical shock threat Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is recalling 330,000 Rival brand griddles because they pose an electrical shock hazard, according to the Consumer Product…
by - January 13, 2016 6:17 pm
The Health Insurance Marketplace has enrolled or re-enrolled 8.7 million consumers nationally and 66,635 Arkansans since Nov. 1, according to numbers released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Health and…
by - January 13, 2016 5:57 pm
The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery has sold more than $19 million in Powerball tickets as of Tuesday (Jan. 12) during this latest run that began Nov. 5, and about half of…
by - January 13, 2016 5:36 pm
John “Randy” Rogers, who has more than 20 years experience in global logistics, including railroad operations, has been hired as CEO of Van Buren-based USA Truck. His first day on…
by - January 13, 2016 1:33 pm
Arkansas and U.S. motorists can expect to fill-up their tanks at well below $2 a gallon gasoline through February before pump prices rise ahead of the usual spring run-up as…
by - January 13, 2016 1:23 pm
The Arkansas State Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission is awaiting one more submission before deciding when its next meeting will be, according to a letter sent from the secretary of…
by - January 13, 2016 6:38 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics. 11.3 MILLION INDIVIDUALS SIGN UP FOR OBAMACARE THROUGH HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACES: According to a new report…
by - January 13, 2016 5:39 am
Bank of the Ozarks is laying the foundation for future growth with plans for a new corporate headquarters in west Little Rock. The Little Rock-based financial institution says it has…
by - January 12, 2016 10:16 pm
The U.S. House chamber was filled to the brim Tuesday night as President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union Address at the Capitol. In the nearly one hour,…
by - January 12, 2016 4:46 pm
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Tuesday (Jan. 12) that her office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit had investigated 108 new cases in 2015, four more than the previous record number and…
by - January 12, 2016 4:46 pm
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Tuesday (Jan. 12) that her office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit had investigated 108 new cases in 2015, four more than the previous record number and…
by - January 12, 2016 4:41 pm
Arkansas has spent more money on schools with high percentages of poor and minority students than on other schools, and while test scores have improved at both, the achievement gap…
by - January 12, 2016 4:16 pm
Nervous investors and shareholders battered by recent stock market volatility will get their first peek at how Arkansas’ publicly traded concerns fared in 2015 on Thursday (Jan. 14) when Little…
