by - April 22, 2015 12:12 pm
The U.S. freight sector ended the first quarter on a high note, but authors of closely watched reports say the gains could be shaved in the remainder of 2015 by…
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 10:51 am
If you have not ever been to one of the enjoyable astronomy programs at Hobbs State Park, this Saturday would be a great one to attend. Adults will enjoy the…
by - April 22, 2015 10:48 am
Humane Society of the Ozarks will be holding its 23rd Annual Dogwood Walk Saturday, May 2, at Gulley Park in Fayetteville. Laine Baker, KNWA News Anchor, will be the grand…
by - April 22, 2015 10:34 am
Rogers Little Theater (RLT) to host the Victory Film Festival (VFF) presented by Matthews, Campbell, Rhoads, McClure & Thompson, P.A.. To be held on May 5-7, 2015 at the Victory…
by - April 22, 2015 9:55 am
Mercy Clinic Northwest Arkansas and Community Clinic got a funding boost from the Endeavor Foundation on Wednesday (April 22) totaling $996,000 to further their work for low cost and accessible…
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 8:24 am
The grant, announced Tuesday night, will go toward the WACs $23 million expansion plan to modernize the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville.
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 10:50 pm
Ron Loveless, the first CEO of Sam’s Club, met Sam Walton as a child when Loveless’ mom became Walton’s housekeeper. A friend and one-time executive of Walton and Jack Shewmaker…
by - April 21, 2015 7:18 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services began as a small carrier of rice hulls from eastern Arkansas across the state to the burgeoning poultry industry in Northwest Arkansas in the late 1960s….
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 6:04 pm
There is no substitute for having a safe city and a recent gang resurgence in Springdale has prompted Mayor Doug Sprouse to put more officers in schools and the neighborhoods….
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 3:00 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 10:51 am
Relatively stable growth in the labor force size and the number of employed held Arkansas’ jobless rate at 5.6% in March. It is the ninth consecutive month the jobless rate…
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…
