by - September 4, 2014 5:00 am
Republican Congressman Tim Griffin’s campaign for lieutenant governor is getting a boost next week from several well-known Democrats in Arkansas, including a former Democratic state legislator and a former Democratic…
by - September 3, 2014 10:59 pm
The University of Arkansas reported preliminary enrollment figures at its Fayetteville campus of 26,301 students for the fall semester. Officials said the enrollment was 3.8% higher from year ago levels…
by - September 3, 2014 9:53 pm
The proverbial fireworks may have come a little later this year as two of the major candidates for Arkansas governor ratcheted up their comments on issues Wednesday. Former Democratic Congressman…
by - September 3, 2014 7:59 pm
As the former director of the Arkansas Employment Security Division (now the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services), and a professor of human resources development for Webster University, I have long…
by - September 3, 2014 7:03 pm
Arkansas may have just had its coldest July on record, according to an Aug. 12 report from NOAA's National Climatic Data Center, but it does not mean the state is…
by - September 3, 2014 4:39 pm
Leaders with Wal-Mart’s Mexican and Central American business unit have announced a three-prong plan to grow sales over the next year on the heels of solid second quarter results across…
by - September 3, 2014 2:33 pm
Leaders with Wal-Mart’s Mexican and Central American business unit have announced a three-prong plan to grow sales over the next year on the heels of solid second quarter results across…
by - September 3, 2014 2:07 pm
Construction crews in Northwest Arkansas had a productive month in July with combined permit values in the four largest cities totaling $71.33 million, up 57% from the same month last…
by - September 3, 2014 2:06 pm
Less than a week after certifying an alcohol expansion initiative, Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin said that a proposed ballot measure to raise the state’s minimum wage has qualified…
by - September 3, 2014 1:52 pm
The True Lit festival will welcome award winning children's and young adult author, Jacqueline Woodson to the Fayetteville Public Library. Woodson will speak on Friday evening, October 3rd at 7pm….
by - September 3, 2014 1:51 pm
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded $2,988,000 to the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (ANRC) to support management of water pollution in priority watersheds throughout Arkansas, including the Illinois…
by - September 3, 2014 1:44 pm
True Lit: Fayetteville’s Literary Festival will be held Wednesday, October 1 through Sunday, October 5 in a variety of venues around Fayetteville. The festival organizers are proud to host award…
by - September 3, 2014 1:04 pm
A statewide survey conducted last week found that a strong majority of Arkansans are persuaded by a variety of arguments to increase broadband access to K-12 schools and students. The…
by - September 3, 2014 12:57 pm
Overall Arkansas tax collections for the first two months of the fiscal year are on a positive track, with the topline up 1.9% compared to the same period in 2013….
by - September 3, 2014 10:43 am
A strong upsurge in income tax collections offset an expected sales tax decline as year-to-date state revenues remained slightly ahead of last year’s pace and forecast. Net available general revenues…
by - September 3, 2014 8:29 am
A statewide survey conducted last week found that a strong majority of Arkansans are persuaded by a variety of arguments to increase broadband access to K-12 schools and students.
by - September 3, 2014 8:24 am
• Cargill acquires chocolate business Cargill has purchased Archer Daniels Midland Company's global chocolate business for $440 million. The deal is said to be a good fit with Cargill's existing…
by - September 3, 2014 6:59 am
Two weeks ago, incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor rolled out a TV ad that included a discussion of his one-time cancer and his support for federal health care changes. His…
by - September 3, 2014 6:09 am
As the former director of the Arkansas Employment Security Division (now the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services), and a professor of human resources development for Webster University, I have long…
by - September 2, 2014 8:44 pm
About a year ago I wrote an article entitled “Cattle markets move past summer lows.” The title of this article reflects how far we have come and serves as a…
