by - January 29, 2015 8:12 pm
North Walton Boulevard has largely been an abandoned commercial district ever since the hospital moved to its new health center off South Walton Boulevard in 2003. City and business leaders…
by - January 29, 2015 7:42 pm
Senators passed a Private Option bill while state representatives approved Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s amended tax cut proposal, and three constitutional amendment proposals were filed. The day started early as the…
by - January 29, 2015 7:18 pm
A Senate bill that would support the Keystone XL pipeline project must be signed into law, members of the state’s congressional delegation said Thursday. The Senate voted 62-36 Thursday to…
by - January 29, 2015 4:47 pm
It was probably a rare day in 2014 if someone employed in the Northwest Arkansas building sector was out of work. The region’s four largest cities issued new construction permits…
by - January 29, 2015 4:15 pm
Grab some co-workers, your kids, a few buddies, anyone who wants to tag along. VendorMasters is inviting you to team up to strike up some fun and some funds for…
by - January 29, 2015 3:01 pm
Three technology companies announced plans to locate new facilities in downtown Conway, investing $2.5 million and adding 140 new jobs. Metova Inc., a mobile app development company; Big Cloud Analytics,…
by - January 29, 2015 2:44 pm
Tyson Foods is certainly not the regional company it was 40 years ago or the large national company it was just a few decades ago. It’s now a global meat…
by - January 29, 2015 12:16 pm
A House bill that would have set a Dec. 31, 2015 deadline to end the Private Option failed Thursday morning in committee after questions about the bill emerged. The House…
by - January 29, 2015 11:40 am
InterveXion Therapeutics, a startup spawned from UAMS research, has received $14.5 million to further its research and production. A company that has been incubating in UAMS’ Bioventures startup facility, InterveXion…
by - January 29, 2015 10:31 am
Three technology companies announced plans to locate new facilities in downtown Conway, investing $2.5 million and adding 140 new jobs.
by - January 29, 2015 7:01 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive…
by - January 29, 2015 6:25 am
It’s time to start the new year at Wal-Mart Stores and that typically signals the end of the road for some corporate employees. The retail giant said it eliminated 50…
by - January 28, 2015 9:51 pm
The new, modern and unused 200,000-square-foot Mitsubishi manufacturing facility at Chaffee Crossing that once promised to be home to 400 good-paying jobs has officially been put on the sale block….
by - January 28, 2015 9:51 pm
It’s time to start the new year at Wal-Mart Stores and that typically signals the end of road for some corporate employees. The retail giant eliminated about 50 positions at…
by - January 28, 2015 9:50 pm
In his early days as a pharmacist, USA Drug founder Stephen LaFrance established a prescription for success.
by - January 28, 2015 8:16 pm
A bill that would seek to eliminate a dual status for a state holiday fell short in committee Wednesday, and the Governor’s private option plan was approved by a Senate…
by - January 28, 2015 7:31 pm
Alexis Rogers with our content partner, KATV Ch. 7 News, reports: The Arkansas Department of Education voted Wednesday to take over the historic Little Rock School District. The board voted…
by - January 28, 2015 7:16 pm
The new, modern and unused 200,000-square-foot Mitsubishi manufacturing facility at Chaffee Crossing that once promised to be home to 400 good-paying jobs has officially been put on the sale block….
by - January 28, 2015 6:07 pm
A key Senate committee approved one bill and turned down another bill on the Private Option, while a House committee voted against a measure that would eliminate the dual status…
by - January 28, 2015 5:22 pm
I admit to being surprised today to see that the House State Agencies Committee failed to pass out HB1113 sponsored by the committee’s chairman Rep. Nate Bell. This would have…
