by - January 6, 2016 8:42 am
What do a former communications director for a governor, the head of an economic development agency, and a public affairs shop have in common? Strategic communications. Matt DeCample, Grant Tennille…
by - January 5, 2016 9:30 pm
UnitedHealth Group will be one of five insurance carriers providing services to the state’s Medicaid private option recipients this year, but it will be limited to 13 central Arkansas counties…
by - January 5, 2016 9:13 pm
Jim and Rob Walton, along with their sister Alice Walton recently transferred ownership of 6.7 million shares of their personal stock holdings in Wal-Mart Stores, according to filings with the…
by - January 5, 2016 9:05 pm
State regulators on Tuesday (Jan. 5) hosted the fifth and final “stakeholder” meeting in Little Rock before a draft plan and comments are submitted to federal environmental officials on Jan….
by - January 5, 2016 8:41 pm
In a relatively short meeting Tuesday, Jonesboro council members approved the city’s new budget while Mayor Harold Perrin said some work still needs to be done. In its first meeting…
by - January 5, 2016 8:18 pm
An expansion at the largest employer in Manila will provide a lift economically and in the products the company develops, a Mississippi County economic development official said Tuesday (Jan. 5)….
by - January 5, 2016 8:18 pm
An expansion at the largest employer in Manila will provide a lift economically and in the products the company develops, a Mississippi County economic development official said Tuesday (Jan. 5)….
by - January 5, 2016 3:29 pm
guest commentary by Dr. Williams Yamkam Editor’s note: Dr. Williams Yamkam is an assistant professor of Political Science at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith where he teaches multiple…
by - January 5, 2016 2:20 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated to add comments from U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., and Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R). –––––––––––– An executive order that supporters say will stem gun violence…
by - January 5, 2016 12:51 pm
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., on Tuesday (Jan. 5) returned Tuesday (Jan. 5) from a congressional delegation trip to Thailand and Burma to learn about and strengthen U.S. relations with…
by - January 5, 2016 12:51 pm
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., on Tuesday (Jan. 5) returned Tuesday (Jan. 5) from a congressional delegation trip to Thailand and Burma to learn about and strengthen U.S. relations with…
by - January 5, 2016 12:25 pm
Retailers could have something to smile about when all the wrapping paper dust settles from the 2015 holiday season. The MasterCard Spending Pulse report found sales (excluding auto and gas)…
by - January 5, 2016 12:15 pm
The 2016 market outlook bodes well for everyone from small cattle and poultry farmers to large multinational companies like Tyson Foods. Cattle markets improved in 2015 and 2016 could be…
by - January 5, 2016 12:01 pm
Editor’s note: The author of this article is a regular columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. As we embark on another big election year, three questions dominate the specific Arkansas experience….
by - January 5, 2016 11:57 am
Rick Riley doesn’t have a picture of Hugh McDonald on his office wall, but one will be there soon. For now, if he needs to get advice from the long-serving…
by - January 4, 2016 9:08 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has informed U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell that Arkansas will amend its private option waiver so that it can create a replacement, Arkansas Works,…
by - January 4, 2016 8:45 pm
Three Northeast Arkansas men accused in a federal bribery and corruption probe will appear before a federal judge next month for a hearing. Ted Suhl of Warm Springs, Steven Jones…
by - January 4, 2016 8:38 pm
The plan for one or two convention centers in Jonesboro entered another chapter late Monday as Mayor Harold Perrin sent a letter to an Arkansas State University alumni group about…
by - January 4, 2016 8:28 pm
Arkansas State University Chancellor Tim Hudson signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Manado (UNIMA), a public university located in the province of North Sulawesi in Indonesia, during…
by - January 4, 2016 8:28 pm
Arkansas State University Chancellor Tim Hudson signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Manado (UNIMA), a public university located in the province of North Sulawesi in Indonesia, during…
