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Hill Gets Assignment, Griffin Gets Desk

At the risk of sounding a little cold-hearted – it’s out with the old, in with the new. While Second District U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin was vacating his office, his…

Picasolar raises $1.2 million in equity investments

Picasolar Inc., one of the five startups to watch for 2014 as tagged by The City Wire, announced a recent $1.2 million capital infusion from public and private investors.  The…

McDaniel Talks Political Past, Future At NEA Political Animals Club

Outgoing Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel spoke about his career in state government and provided some clues as to what he will be doing when he leaves office in January….

Eagle Watch Tours

Hobbs State Park – Conservation Area offers eagle watch tours on Beaver Lake November 2014 through February 2015. December tours will take place on December 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th,…

Gov. Beebe Sets Dates For Special Senate Election

Governor Mike Beebe issued a proclamation setting Tuesday, April 14, 2015, as the special election date to fill the District 16 senate seat vacated by the resignation of former State…

Arkansas’ Jobless Rate Falls To 6% In October

Arkansas’ October unemployment tumbled two-tenths of a percent from September to 6%. The jobless rate was also far below the October 2013 reading of 7.6%. U.S. unemployment also fell two-tenths…

Picasolar Raises $1.2 Million For Growth

Picasolar, a startup company in the solar energy field, says it raised $1.2 million in equity investments in its latest fundraising efforts. The investment funds came on top of funding…

Report: Grubss Adding Fort Smith Location in 2015

Restaurant chain to lease space in former Marketplace Grill location on Phoenix Avenue.

Limelight

"Limelight," a photo exhibit about the history of lime quarrying in the Arkansas Ozarks, opens Tuesday, December 16 at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. The exhibit will…

Holiday Concert

Students from the Will Bush Violin Studio in Springdale will present a concert of holiday music Saturday, December 13 at 3:00 p.m. at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. The…

UA Startup Picasolar Raises $1.2 Million in Equity Investments

The investment funds came on top of funding through a prestigious SunShot Award by the U.S. Department of Energy.

BlueinGreen, partners garner contract with city of Fayetteville

BlueInGreen and its partners, Pinnacle Ozone Solutions and PCI Inc., suppliers of ozone process technology and equipment, announced that they have been selected to provide a new ozone system for…

Tusk to Tail 2014: Notes on senior players and hopes for another SEC win

That went by fast. Saturday is the final home game of the year for what has been a Razorback football season that may be best remembered for a year of…

Obama unveils immigration plan, Arkansas GOP leader vows to ‘push back’

President Barack Obama used a primetime White House speech to tell a national audience of changes he plans to make to the U.S. immigration system. Obama, who is frustrated by…

President Obama Lays Out Executive Action On Immigration

President Barack Obama used a primetime White House speech to tell a national audience of changes he plans to make to the U.S. immigration system.

Tolbert: Arkansas Delegation Not Pleased With Obama’s Immigration Policy

President Obama addressed the nation Thursday night to unveil his new immigration policy. He announced a plan to use executive action to use temporary immigration status to millions of illegal immigrants….

Supreme Court, Federal Judge Hear Arguments In Same-Sex Marriage Cases

Elicia Dover with our content partner, KATV Ch. 7 News, reports: The Arkansas Supreme Court will decide whether or not to uphold circuit Judge Chris Piazza’s ruling, overturning the state’s…

Jones Center activities pick up steam, ‘reaching its intended purpose’

In just two and a half years there has been tremendous change taking place at the Jones Center for Families in Springdale. The sprawling, cavernous facility has taken on a…

Dillard’s Shares Spike Nearly 10% Amidst REIT Spin Off Talk

Shares of Dillard’s Inc. jumped nearly 10% in heavy trading Thursday (Nov. 20) after San Francisco-based Marcato Capital Management released a presentation outlining opportunities “for significantly increasing shareholder value” at…

Windstream To Lay Off 350 Nationwide, 38 In Arkansas

Windstream Corp. announced it would downsize its workforce by 350 employees – the second time the Little Rock-based telecom has cut jobs in the past year. In February, Windstream laid…

Oklahoma court ruling threatens poultry industry in Arkansas

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson