by - December 1, 2015 6:22 pm
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has made its lobbying efforts for 2014 public on its investor website. The company said it spent $2.3 million on lobbying efforts at the state…
by - December 1, 2015 6:22 pm
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has made its lobbying efforts for 2014 public on its investor website. The company said it spent $2.3 million on lobbying efforts at the state…
by - December 1, 2015 6:14 pm
A study by two Arkansas researchers shows racial differences in criminal convictions for murders, which they said is the result of unintended bias. Adjoa Aiyetoro, a professor at the University…
by - December 1, 2015 6:05 pm
BNSF Logistics has been located in Springdale for nearly two decades but the subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Rail Road recently moved into a new Northwest headquarters located at…
by - December 1, 2015 6:05 pm
BNSF Logistics has been located in Springdale for nearly two decades but the subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Rail Road recently moved into a new Northwest headquarters located at…
by - December 1, 2015 5:13 pm
Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. is spending about 10% of its more than $260 million in cash to beef up its logistics business by acquiring Bear Transportation Services, a Plano, Texas-based…
by - December 1, 2015 3:26 pm
The yearlong downturn in Arkansas’ much-maligned manufacturing sector will continue through the early part of next year and will likely push the number of blue collar jobs near or below…
by - December 1, 2015 3:17 pm
An October poll by the Good Roads Foundation found that Arkansans support more funding for highways but would oppose any increase in the gas tax above 2 cents per gallon….
by - December 1, 2015 3:01 pm
The best-selling author and African-American entrepreneur will be honored during the December commencement at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.
by - December 1, 2015 3:00 pm
It’s been more than five years since the recession of 2008 and 2009 officially ended, but consumer spending patterns across Arkansas remain muted compared to the rest of the nation….
by - December 1, 2015 8:06 am
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and deep-dive into education topics. HENDRIX COLLABORATES WITH CHINESE COLLEGE ON NEW STUDENT EXCHANGE, STUDY PROGRAM: Hendrix College and…
by - December 1, 2015 6:27 am
The Nanotechnology for Health Care Conferences at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute will host as the keynote speaker Sir Harold Kroto, a Francis Eppes professor of chemistry at Florida State University….
by - November 30, 2015 10:24 pm
Relentless rain in many parts of the U.S. and an icy mess from the Texas Panhandle to South Dakota didn’t stop consumers from seeking promised bargains in stores and online…
by - November 30, 2015 7:34 pm
The state of Arkansas will be working with the Council of State Governments Justice Center to try to reverse the growth of the nation’s fastest rising prison population from 2012-14….
by - November 30, 2015 7:10 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson Monday told the state’s Legislative Criminal Justice Oversight Task Force that inmate sentencing guidelines should be given more teeth and more weight. Composed of legislators, law enforcement…
by - November 30, 2015 6:24 pm
A plan to extend the terms for all county officials from two to four years is one step closer to being on the 2016 general election ballot. Arkansas Attorney General…
by - November 30, 2015 5:57 pm
Editor’s note: Jacob Bundrick is a research associate with the Arkansas Center for Research in Economics (ACRE) at the University of Central Arkansas. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in…
by - November 30, 2015 5:36 pm
A former Tyson Foods plant worker in North Texas was awarded a $2.248 million injury settlement by a federal jury following a recent trial held in the U.S. Court District…
by - November 30, 2015 5:36 pm
A former Tyson Foods plant worker in North Texas was awarded a $2.248 million injury settlement by a federal jury following a recent trial held in the U.S. Court District…
by - November 30, 2015 5:21 pm
Home sales in Arkansas’ four largest markets are up more than 9% during the first nine months of the year, with a September home sales boost of more than 10%…
