by - January 7, 2016 2:11 pm
Dewayne Douglas will be the next director of human resources for the City of Jonesboro, Mayor Harold Perrin announced Thursday. Douglas will join Jonesboro’s city administration after spending the last…
by - January 7, 2016 2:07 pm
A strong economy, coupled with what appears to be a growing reluctance to announce layoffs during the holidays, contributed to December experiencing the lowest number of monthly job cuts in…
by - January 7, 2016 1:37 pm
While many Arkansans rightfully mourn the loss of the late Sen. Dale Bumpers, the state lost another great politician this week. Not as many people will remember Hayes McClerkin but…
by - January 7, 2016 12:49 pm
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives along with the U.S. Park Service is offering a reward of up $7,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of…
by - January 7, 2016 8:47 am
Arkansas is home to major military installations, numerous National Guard and Reserves units, and military manufacturers. Gov. Asa Hutchinson would like to keep it that way. Hutchinson announced the creation of…
by - January 7, 2016 8:34 am
More than 125 small businesses have begun the enrollment process in Arkansas’ small business health insurance exchange, and 25 have completed the process in the two months the exchange has…
by - January 7, 2016 6:44 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. THE IRON YARD, INNOVATE ARKANSAS AND WINROCK ANNOUNCE $30,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR UPCOMING…
by - January 7, 2016 6:16 am
The first round of retail layoffs have been announced in 2016 as Macy’s will eliminate more than 4,500 jobs as part of another restructuring plan that includes the closure of…
by - January 7, 2016 6:16 am
The first round of retail layoffs have been announced in 2016 as Macy’s will eliminate more than 4,500 jobs as part of another restructuring plan that includes the closure of…
by - January 6, 2016 9:57 pm
The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016 opened its doors on Wednesday to the largest exhibit floor in the show’s 49-year history, with 2.4 million net square feet of exhibit…
by - January 6, 2016 9:34 pm
U.S. Sen. David Pryor enjoyed such a close relationship with the late Sen. Dale Bumpers that the two senators could finish each other’s jokes as they traveled across the state…
by - January 6, 2016 8:53 pm
The Northeast Arkansas Fairgrounds in Jonesboro was busy Tuesday as farmers and producers both learned about the year that has passed and what the future may hold. The Arkansas Soybean…
by - January 6, 2016 8:53 pm
The Northeast Arkansas Fairgrounds in Jonesboro was busy Tuesday as farmers and producers both learned about the year that has passed and what the future may hold. The Arkansas Soybean…
by - January 6, 2016 8:05 pm
The rate of uninsured residents in Arkansas and Kentucky, both of which expanded their Medicaid populations but in different ways, dropped significantly between late 2013 and late 2014 compared to…
by - January 6, 2016 7:58 pm
Southworth Products Corporation, a global manufacturer of ergonomic material handling equipment provided more detail Wednesday (Jan. 6) on the expansion of a manufacturing facility in Manila, Ark. The company plans…
by - January 6, 2016 7:58 pm
Southworth Products Corporation, a global manufacturer of ergonomic material handling equipment provided more detail Wednesday (Jan. 6) on the expansion of a manufacturing facility in Manila, Ark. The company plans…
by - January 6, 2016 7:51 pm
The man known today for Morse code and the electromagnetic telegraph, Samuel F.B. Morse, began his career as a painter. From Jan. 23 through April 18, Morse’s Gallery of the…
by - January 6, 2016 7:46 pm
The Arkansas Department of Parks and Recreation announced it will induct Montine McNulty, executive director of the Arkansas Hospitality Association, and Bill Worthen, director of Historic Arkansas Museum, into the…
by - January 6, 2016 7:21 pm
Consumers in key metro areas around the Natural State are carrying an average credit card debt ranging between $4,700 in Springdale and Pine Bluff to a high of $6,783 in…
by - January 6, 2016 6:17 pm
The U.S. House voted Wednesday (Jan. 6) to send a bill, already passed by the Senate, to President Barack Obama’s desk that would repeal the Affordable Care Act and cut…
