by - July 16, 2015 7:07 pm
The Arkansas Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted special status for Scenic Hill Solar LLC to intervene in Entergy Arkansas Inc.’s $167 million rate case “on the condition that it…
by - July 16, 2015 7:03 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said Thursday that her office has submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Arkansas’ proposed Regional Haze plan following rejection of the state’s…
by - July 16, 2015 7:00 pm
The attempt to bring major industry to a state can often start with a phone call or a knock on a door to show that a state is interested, Gov. Asa Hutchinson told a group of Craighead County attorneys Thursday. And, he had much more to say.
by - July 16, 2015 6:51 pm
The state’s two U.S. senators voted in the affirmative Thursday as lawmakers approved an education reauthorization bill. The bill, called the Every Child Achieves Act, was approved by an 81-17…
by - July 16, 2015 6:42 pm
A new scholarship program will help young women wishing to study science, technology and engineering and mathematics at Arkansas State University, officials said Thursday. The George and Helen Pratte Memorial…
by - July 16, 2015 1:15 pm
Acquisition-hungry Home Bancshares Inc. kept its lucrative winning streak going during the second quarter as the Conway-based banking group reported its most profitable quarter in history on the bank’s strong…
by - July 16, 2015 7:31 am
Arkansas should expand intensive home and community-based health services and develop a plan to reduce caseloads to address a rising foster care population and a high rate of child maltreatments….
by - July 16, 2015 6:11 am
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by - July 15, 2015 10:10 pm
Recapitalizing the Governor’s Quick Action Closing Fund, moving money into a rainy day fund and creating a state “jobs” program by directing money to short-term highway projects are just a few of the ideas for spending the state surplus.
by - July 15, 2015 8:22 pm
Arkansas pharmacists are reimbursed $3 less for dispensing generics than they are for brand-name drugs, creating a disincentive to sell them, Mark Riley, executive vice president of the Arkansas Pharmacists…
by - July 15, 2015 8:13 pm
Arkansas’ annual 2.2% growth in Medicaid spending from 2010-13 places it below the U.S. average of about 4% and in the middle of adjacent states – well below Oklahoma’s more…
by - July 15, 2015 5:35 pm
Arkansas’ congressional delegation introduced a states’ rights bill to approve or reject grid transmission projects – a shot squarely aimed at the Clean Line Energy proposal.
by - July 15, 2015 3:39 pm
A short-term funding bill that will authorize appropriations for federal-aid highway, highway safety and public transportation programs passed overwhelmingly in the U.S. House Wednesday. The 312-119 vote on H.R. 3038…
by - July 15, 2015 3:06 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Joe Morgan of Little Rock and Stuttgart to serve on the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Morgan will serve until July 2022 and he replaces…
by - July 15, 2015 2:59 pm
A person has been selected to serve as the distribution agent to liquidate assets to cover nearly $9.4 million in debts owed by the Craighead County Fair Association as part of the group’s bankruptcy plan.
by - July 15, 2015 12:15 pm
After giving readers a sneak peek at the new Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville, the newest tourist attraction in Northwest Arkansas opened its doors on Wednesday, July 15. Talk Business…
by - July 15, 2015 12:04 pm
A year after an acidic chemical release mishap by Tyson Foods in Monett, Mo., the meat giant announced a collaboration with the Nature Conservancy in an effort to protect rivers…
by - July 15, 2015 11:36 am
North Little Rock-based Maverick USA announced it will acquire Flanary and Sons Trucking (FAST), based in Church Hill, Tennessee. Terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. Through the purchase,…
by - July 15, 2015 11:24 am
Would you walk or drive a short distance from home or work to buy a frozen treat or fresh-from-the-patch melon? These summer entrepreneurs hope so.
by - July 15, 2015 10:39 am
A plan to reopen Crittenden Regional Hospital in West Memphis received an overwhelming okay Tuesday by county voters. The five-year, one-cent sales tax was approved by a 2,888 to 444…
