by - August 28, 2014 9:15 pm
Business Donates Guitar For Miracle League
An opportunity for people to get an autographed guitar signed by three country music legends to benefit a program for children and adults with special needs is available if the…
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by - August 28, 2014 6:03 pm
Arkansas Stakeholders Debate Economic Impact Of Proposed EPA Rules
Six stakeholder groups went back-and-forth Thursday for several hours on the economic impact of the Environmental Protection Agency’s pending regulations to reduce carbon emissions from existing power plants in Arkansas.
by - August 28, 2014 5:03 pm
PSC Chair Colette Honorable Tapped For FERC
Arkansas Public Service Commission Chairwoman Colette Honorable has been nominated to serve on the five member board of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The announcement came from a slew…
by - August 28, 2014 4:15 pm
Congressmen Request USDA Help For Grain Crisis Farmers
Arkansas’ four Congressmen signed a joint letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting that USDA extend the Commodity Credit Corporation loan repayment date for farmers affected…
by - August 28, 2014 11:09 am
Cook: Ross And Pryor Leading In Latest Poll
“Republican Asa Hutchinson has lost his lead and is now running slightly behind Democrat Mike Ross in Arkansas’ gubernatorial contest.” That is the first line in the press release from…
by - August 28, 2014 7:36 am
Workforce Grows Slightly In NE Arkansas, Jobless Rate At 6.1%
The Jonesboro metropolitan statistical area bucked state trends by showing rising regional employment.
by - August 27, 2014 7:01 pm
ASU Political Science Professor Says Arkansas Could Have ‘Purple Political Atmosphere’
The eyes of a nation may be on Arkansas this year, with several hotly contested federal and state races on the ballot, a pair of Arkansas State University professors said…
by - August 27, 2014 7:00 pm
Sports-themed Restaurants Open For Business
It is often like a sporting event, attempting to drive down Red Wolf Boulevard, battling lunch time traffic. Now there are places in Jonesboro where people can stop off and…
by - August 27, 2014 5:15 pm
Arkansas Community Foundation Awards Grants In The Delta
The Arkansas Community Foundation announced $60,000 in grants to six organizations working to improve social and economic conditions for children and families in the Arkansas Delta region. These grants will…
by - August 27, 2014 5:06 pm
EPA Awards Water Quality Grants, Stakeholders Prep For Greenhouse Gas Meeting
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $100,000 to the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality on Wednesday for the agency’s ongoing water quality management planning. EPA officials said the funds…
by - August 27, 2014 3:55 pm
Tyson’s Purchase Of Hillshire To Create Global Meat Giant
Tyson Foods is moving toward closing its acquisition of Hillshire Brands but has again had to extend its tender offer of $63 per share on the $8.55 billion deal from….
by - August 27, 2014 3:37 pm
Pryor Stands By Ebola Ad, Says It’s ‘Fair And Accurate’
Saying votes have “consequences,” Sen. Mark Pryor stood by a controversial ad tying the vote of his Republican opponent, Cong. Tom Cotton, to the Ebola outbreak that has created a…
by - August 27, 2014 2:44 pm
Cook: Ross Calls RGA TV Ad ‘Dishonest, Slanderous’
A good rule of thumb for political ads is that when the high-paid announcer mispronounces the name of a town then the rest of the ad is probably suspect as…
by - August 27, 2014 1:32 am
Tolbert: Pryor, Cotton, Babies, And Ebola
It is hard to even believe the current ad from the Pryor for Senate campaign. In what appears to be a satirical piece belonging on The Colbert Report or Saturday…
by - August 26, 2014 11:04 pm
Costs, Benefits Of Merging State And School Health Plans Considered
There are no legal issues standing in the way of combining the public school employee and state employee health programs, but there would be financial issues to work out. That…
by - August 26, 2014 7:44 pm
Economic Developers Hear Of Workforce ‘Emergency,’ Superproject Amendment Changes
The state’s economic development community concluded two days of workshops hearing from leaders who called for a workforce overhaul and potential changes to Amendment 82, the state’s superproject amendment. Grant…
by - August 26, 2014 7:43 pm
Economic Developers Honor Gov. Beebe, Jonesboro Chamber Leader And Maumelle Mayor
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe was honored Tuesday by a statewide economic development group for his career in public service. The Maria Haley Lifetime Leadership for Economic Development award was given…
by - August 26, 2014 7:12 pm
State Insurance Premiums To Drop By Two Percent
Insurance premiums sold through the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace, the state exchange created as a result of the Affordable Care Act, are projected to decrease by a net of 2%…
by - August 26, 2014 6:23 pm
NEA Fair Manager Stepping Down
From our content partner, KAIT Ch. 8: Citing health issues, Jerry Reece announced he is resigning his post as a manager of the Northeast Arkansas Fair. In a letter to…
by - August 26, 2014 6:23 pm
Ross Opens NWA Campaign Office, Rails Against ‘Lowest Of All Lows’ Television Ad
Mike Ross took time during the opening of his Northwest Arkansas campaign headquarters in Springdale to blast a new television ad from the Republican Governors Association (RGA) alleging that the…