by - January 13, 2016 2:08 pm
$250K Creates New Scholarship For UA Engineering Students
The Charles R. and Susan D. Zimmerman Scholarship in Engineering will help first-generation students earn their degrees from the University of Arkansas.
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by - January 13, 2016 1:33 pm
Gas prices to remain low until spring when refiners switch fuel blends
Arkansas and U.S. motorists can expect to fill-up their tanks at well below $2 a gallon gasoline through February before pump prices rise ahead of the usual spring run-up as…
by - January 13, 2016 1:23 pm
Hindu group seeks ‘monkey god’ statue on Arkansas State Capitol grounds
The Arkansas State Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission is awaiting one more submission before deciding when its next meeting will be, according to a letter sent from the secretary of…
by - January 13, 2016 6:38 am
Health Beat: 11.3 million individuals sign up for Obamacare through health insurance marketplaces
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics. 11.3 MILLION INDIVIDUALS SIGN UP FOR OBAMACARE THROUGH HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACES: According to a new report…
by - January 13, 2016 5:39 am
Bank of the Ozarks to build new Little Rock corporate headquarters
Bank of the Ozarks is laying the foundation for future growth with plans for a new corporate headquarters in west Little Rock. The Little Rock-based financial institution says it has…
by - January 12, 2016 10:16 pm
President Obama gives final State of the Union address, Arkansas delegation responds
The U.S. House chamber was filled to the brim Tuesday night as President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union Address at the Capitol. In the nearly one hour,…
by - January 12, 2016 4:46 pm
Rutledge’s office details Medicaid fraud unit activities
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Tuesday (Jan. 12) that her office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit had investigated 108 new cases in 2015, four more than the previous record number and…
by - January 12, 2016 4:46 pm
Rutledge’s office details Medicaid fraud unit activities
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Tuesday (Jan. 12) that her office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit had investigated 108 new cases in 2015, four more than the previous record number and…
by - January 12, 2016 4:41 pm
Walton Foundation: Some K-12 funding should be based on goals met
Arkansas has spent more money on schools with high percentages of poor and minority students than on other schools, and while test scores have improved at both, the achievement gap…
by - January 12, 2016 4:16 pm
Bank of the Ozarks kicks off year-end earnings reports for Arkansas stocks
Nervous investors and shareholders battered by recent stock market volatility will get their first peek at how Arkansas’ publicly traded concerns fared in 2015 on Thursday (Jan. 14) when Little…
by - January 12, 2016 2:43 pm
ArcBest Corp. named to ‘Best Companies for Leaders’ list
Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. has been named to Chief Executive magazine’s 2016 Best Companies for Leaders list. ArcBest is No. 35 on the list, which is based on a study…
by - January 12, 2016 2:43 pm
ArcBest Corp. named to ‘Best Companies for Leaders’ list
Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. has been named to Chief Executive magazine’s 2016 Best Companies for Leaders list. ArcBest is No. 35 on the list, which is based on a study…
by - January 12, 2016 2:38 pm
2016 Arkansas State Agribusiness Conference set for Feb. 10
Arkansas State University’s annual Agribusiness Conference, now in its 22nd year, is set for Feb. 10 and will focus on the agricultural economy, environmental law and regulation, business transition planning,…
by - January 12, 2016 2:38 pm
2016 Arkansas State Agribusiness Conference set for Feb. 10
Arkansas State University’s annual Agribusiness Conference, now in its 22nd year, is set for Feb. 10 and will focus on the agricultural economy, environmental law and regulation, business transition planning,…
by - January 12, 2016 2:24 pm
Walmart India to open 15 cash-and-carry stores, foster more help for farmers
Walmart India announced Tuesday (Jan. 12) plans to open 15 more cash-and-carry stores in the southeastern state of Andha Pradesh. The 15 cash and and carry stores, akin to Sam’s…
by - January 12, 2016 2:24 pm
Walmart India to open 15 cash-and-carry stores, foster more help for farmers
Walmart India announced Tuesday (Jan. 12) plans to open 15 more cash-and-carry stores in the southeastern state of Andha Pradesh. The 15 cash and and carry stores, akin to Sam’s…
by - January 12, 2016 2:11 pm
Northwest Arkansas Mall is sold for $39.5 million, well below 2006 purchase price
The bank-owned Northwest Arkansas Mall in Fayetteville was recently sold for $39.5 million to a group of investment bankers out of New York at less than one-third the $150 million…
by - January 12, 2016 2:03 pm
J.B. Hunt taps former Microsoft exec as its chief information officer
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. hired Stuart Scott as its new chief information officer. He follows Kay Lewis who retired Dec. 31 after nearly three decades with the logistics company….
by - January 12, 2016 2:03 pm
J.B. Hunt taps former Microsoft exec as its chief information officer
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. hired Stuart Scott as its new chief information officer. He follows Kay Lewis who retired Dec. 31 after nearly three decades with the logistics company….
by - January 12, 2016 1:52 pm
Simmons Foods raises starting hourly pay to $10
Simmons Foods has raised starting hourly pay at many of its production facilities to $10, up from $9 previously. This raise is for all part-time and full-time positions, company officials…