by - August 26, 2014 8:09 pm
The state’s economic development community concluded two days of workshops hearing from leaders who called for a workforce overhaul and potential changes to Amendment 82, the state’s superproject amendment. Grant…
by - August 26, 2014 7:44 pm
The state’s economic development community concluded two days of workshops hearing from leaders who called for a workforce overhaul and potential changes to Amendment 82, the state’s superproject amendment. Grant…
by - August 26, 2014 7:43 pm
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe was honored Tuesday by a statewide economic development group for his career in public service. The Maria Haley Lifetime Leadership for Economic Development award was given…
by - August 26, 2014 7:12 pm
Insurance premiums sold through the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace, the state exchange created as a result of the Affordable Care Act, are projected to decrease by a net of 2%…
by - August 26, 2014 6:23 pm
Mike Ross took time during the opening of his Northwest Arkansas campaign headquarters in Springdale to blast a new television ad from the Republican Governors Association (RGA) alleging that the…
by - August 26, 2014 6:22 pm
A new ad from the Republican Governor’s Association re-circulates an old story on Mike Ross related to the 2007 sale of his pharmacy in Prescott. The ad continues an investment…
by - August 26, 2014 6:20 pm
Scott Inman delivers Tuesday’s Election Central Daily Brief, which begins with a new ad from Sen. Mark Pryor slamming Cong. Tom Cotton. PRYOR, COTTON, EBOLA A new ad in the U.S….
by - August 26, 2014 6:00 pm
The past three years have been a blur for James Smith, majority owner and founder of Springdale-based James+James — a furniture manufacturer now dabbling in retail. He’s taken a garage-based…
by - August 26, 2014 5:09 pm
Home BancShares Chairman Johnny Allison makes a huge personal gift and says pending bank acquisitions are on the way.
by - August 26, 2014 4:14 pm
The announcement Monday of the closure of Crittenden Regional Hospital in West Memphis is a microcosm of an overall issue, the president of the state’s hospital trade group said on…
by - August 26, 2014 3:13 pm
Mike Ross took time during the opening of his Northwest Arkansas campaign headquarters in Springdale to blast a new television ad from the Republican Governors Association (RGA) alleging that the…
by - August 26, 2014 11:24 am
More than 100 regional small businesses have lined up to meet with Sam’s Club buyers for a chance to have their products featured in retailer’s clubs around the country. The…
by - August 26, 2014 10:42 am
Graduate NWA's Come Back to College Fair is a one-stop shop for adults that never completed their undergraduate degree but would like to finish or for adults that interested in…
by - August 26, 2014 10:04 am
New orders for manufactured durable goods in July increased $55.3 billion, or 22.6% to $300.1 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau report. This increase, up five of the last…
by - August 26, 2014 9:41 am
Nearly two-thirds of Arkansas consumers in the recent Arvest Consumer Sentiment poll indicated they have not made a major household purchase in the past six months.
by - August 26, 2014 9:23 am
The majority of Arkansas consumers in the recent Arvest Consumer Sentiment poll (65%) indicated they have not made a major household purchase in the past six months. And while reported…
by - August 26, 2014 7:19 am
The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) is on track to push past 600,000 annual enplanements, and the Fort Smith Regional Airport may post more than 90,000 enplanements for the first…
by - August 26, 2014 7:06 am
Wal-Mart CEO Doug McMillon continues to draft his U.S. management team from around the globe. New Walmart U.S. CEO Greg Foran is an Australian who was managing the retailer’s China…
by - August 25, 2014 9:29 pm
Wal-Mart CEO Doug McMillon continues to draft his U.S. management team from around the globe. New Walmart U.S. CEO Greg Foran is an Australian who was managing the retailer’s China…
by - August 25, 2014 9:20 pm
The lower than expected 2015 insurance rate filings inadvertently published on the Arkansas Insurance Department’s Rate Review Division website provide evidence that the private option is working, one of the…
