by - May 29, 2015 3:36 pm
Spark of Hope
Spark of Hope Campaign and Awards Ceremony Join us for the 2015 celebration of the Spark of Hope Campaign and awards ceremony – Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas’ …
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by - May 29, 2015 3:22 pm
Lockheed Martin Superproject Bill Signed Into Law
On Friday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed into law bills passed during the legislative special session and announced that five counties have been aded to the state’s disaster declaration after taking…
by - May 29, 2015 12:06 pm
Wal-Mart contributes $500,000 to flood relief efforts
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., and the Walmart Foundation donated $500,000 to organizations that are assisting with flood relief efforts in Texas and Oklahoma. In Henderson and San Marcos, Texas, Wal-Mart donated…
by - May 29, 2015 11:16 am
UA entrepreneurial team snags top Reynolds business plan prize
Under the direction of Dr. Carol Reeves, University of Arkansas graduate students Kenny Bierman and Phillip Turner received top honors in the Donald W. Reynolds Tri-State Collegiate Business Plan competition…
by - May 29, 2015 8:30 am
Immigration and the 2016 election cycle
On Tuesday (May 26), a panel of judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled against the request to lift the hold on President Obama’s…
by - May 29, 2015 8:17 am
Union Pacific to invest $98 million in Arkansas lines, road crossings
Union Pacific plans to invest $98 million in 2015 to improve Arkansas’ transportation infrastructure, the company announced Thursday, with some of that to be spent on rail lines and road…
by - May 29, 2015 6:45 am
Energy In-depth: MISO Operations ‘Go Live’ On June 1
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by - May 29, 2015 6:42 am
Jessica DeLoach Sabin: Why Immigration Will Be A Dominant Issue In 2016
On Tuesday, a panel of judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled against the request to lift the hold on President Obama’s executive actions…
by - May 29, 2015 6:31 am
Wal-Mart’s Newspaper Circular Gets A Digital Facelift
Wal-Mart’s age-old weekly circular tab insert in newspapers is being revamped into a digital catalog format that will have less focus on price and product and more on the retailer’s…
by - May 29, 2015 6:24 am
Tyson Foods Petitions Supreme Court Over Worker Suit
Springdale-based Tyson Foods has petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn a judgment and $5.8 million award for workers in its Storm Lake, Iowa pork processing plant. This has been a…
by - May 28, 2015 8:15 pm
Primary election shift, superproject bills head to Gov. Hutchinson
A three-day special session wrapped up Thursday afternoon (May 28) after lawmakers approved a change to the state’s primary election date as well as a plan to bring up to…
by - May 28, 2015 7:10 pm
Union Pacific To Invest Nearly $100 Million In Arkansas
Union Pacific plans to invest $98 million in 2015 to improve Arkansas’ transportation infrastructure, the company announced Thursday. The railroad giant’s multi-million dollar private investment will enhance employee, community and…
by - May 28, 2015 7:08 pm
Health Advisor Describes 1332 Waiver Options To Legislative Task Force
A research fellow from Stanford’s Hoover Institution told Arkansas lawmakers that a 1332 waiver provided options and boundaries for altering the state’s health care system.
by - May 28, 2015 7:06 pm
Fired State Treasurer’s Outreach Manager Files Suit Against Chief Of Staff
KATV’s Marine Glisovic reports: More controversy coming out of State Treasurer Dennis Milligan’s office following a defamation suit filed this morning against his Chief of Staff Jim Harris. Harris is…
by - May 28, 2015 6:51 pm
Primary, Superproject Bills Head To Governor
A three-day special session wrapped up Thursday afternoon after lawmakers approved a change to the state’s primary election date as well as a plan to bring up to 600 new…
by - May 28, 2015 6:17 pm
University of Arkansas, NWACC sign pact regarding child advocacy studies
Representatives from the University of Arkansas and NorthWest Arkansas Community College on Thursday (May 28) signed a memorandum of understanding that allows the transfer of courses in child advocacy to…
by - May 28, 2015 5:57 pm
Insider’s Business Brunch II
Please join us to hear Neil Ashe, President and CEO of Walmart Global ecommerce, give his vision at the next INSIDER'S BUSINESS brunch at the Main Gallery at the 21…
by - May 28, 2015 5:03 pm
Wal-Mart takes weekly circular digital with new ‘Live Better’ focus
Wal-Mart’s age-old weekly circular tab insert in newspapers is being revamped into a digital catalog format that will have less focus on price and product and more on the retailer’s…
by - May 28, 2015 4:59 pm
Tyson Foods petitions Supreme Court over worker suit
Springdale-based Tyson Foods has petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn a judgment and $5.8 million award for workers in its Storm Lake, Iowa pork processing plant. This has been a…
by - May 28, 2015 4:40 pm
Supply Side briefs: Hostess seeks bidders, CEO change at Dollar General
• Post among the bidders for Hostess Hostess is drawing a number of potential suitors including Post Foods who reportedly entered a nonbinding bid for the snack-cake maker this week….