by - April 22, 2015 3:51 pm
St. Bernards Healthcare recently received two grants totaling more than $97,000 from the Arkansas Affiliate of Susan G. Komen to help provide breast health services to women in Northeast Arkansas….
by - April 22, 2015 12:32 pm
As customer relationship management (CRM) systems developed by such tech players as SalesForce.com, SAP and Oracle continue to populate the workplace, SumoText President and CEO Tim Miller said Wednesday that…
by - April 22, 2015 11:38 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday launched a new website for governor.arkansas.gov, with a new design and features. The re-design is intended to reach beyond the Little Rock bubble and into…
by - April 22, 2015 9:43 am
Lawmakers officially adjourned from the 90th General Assembly’s regular session on Wednesday, but not before swearing in a new member to the Arkansas Senate.
by - April 22, 2015 5:59 am
Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil Corp. will pay nearly $5 million in civil penalties to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act and state environmental laws stemming from the 2013 crude oil spill from the Pegasus Pipeline in Mayflower, Arkansas.
by - April 22, 2015 5:10 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. POLL SHOWS…
by - April 21, 2015 8:08 pm
The city of Jonesboro will be debt free by the end of the week, while council members also heard from Mayor Harold Perrin about a proposed anti-discrimination ordinance in the…
by - April 21, 2015 7:13 pm
Talk Business & Politics Business Editor Wesley Brown and Editor-in-Chief Roby Brock discuss the top business headlines of the last week. Topics on this week’s agenda include: Manufacturing in Arkansas…
by - April 21, 2015 3:12 pm
The chance for normalized commercial relations with Cuba are expected to create opportunities for Arkansas farmers, an official with Riceland Foods told a U.S. Senate committee.
by - April 21, 2015 3:09 pm
An economic development plan will help the city of Jonesboro create a roadmap for the future, the president and CEO of the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce said Tuesday. Mark…
by - April 21, 2015 3:00 pm
Profits for defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. fell nearly 6% in the first quarter as the company’s Missile and Fire Control (MFC) division lost ground in the first three months…
by - April 21, 2015 12:57 pm
Arkansas’ jobless rate remained unchanged at 5.6% in March as the state’s growing labor pool continued to add nonfarm jobs to employers’ payrolls at the end of the first quarter….
by - April 21, 2015 7:00 am
The Millennial generation — consumers between 19 and 34 years of age — are nothing like their parents and grandparents. So it comes as no surprise that their buying habits…
by - April 21, 2015 6:54 am
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of The City Wire focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side is…
by - April 21, 2015 6:26 am
A $2.2 million project to extend Parker Road all the way to Washington Avenue in Jonesboro will cut down on traffic time as well as providing a link from U.S….
by - April 21, 2015 5:50 am
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and deep-dive into education topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - April 21, 2015 12:19 am
The debate over health care reform in Arkansas is a complex, multi-faceted issue that will take time to debate and unfold, members of a legislative committee looking into the issue…
by - April 20, 2015 6:00 pm
The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union filed complaints with the National Labor Relations Board on Monday (April 20) stating that the 2,200 employees recently laid off at five…
by - April 20, 2015 3:30 pm
Deltic Timber Corp.’s saw its earnings plummet more than 60% in the first quarter as the El-Dorado based timber harvester and real estate company struggled during the first three months…
by - April 20, 2015 1:27 pm
Editor’s note: Cong. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, author of this guest commentary, is the First District Congressman for Arkansas. In 1977, President Carter issued Executive Order 11988, which established the definition…
