by - December 11, 2015 7:47 pm
Janet Harris has been hired as director of programs at The Winthrop Rockefeller Institute. She will begin working at the Institute Jan. 11, 2016. Harris comes to the Institute from…
by - December 11, 2015 7:33 pm
The week started with debate over terrorism while lawmakers spent the last part of the week attempting to get a budget bill passed. RESPONSE TO OBAMA SPEECH ON ISIS In…
by - December 11, 2015 7:05 pm
The Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has adopted a final rule requiring motor carriers to install electronic logging devices in all trucks. The devices are meant to…
by - December 11, 2015 6:52 pm
The Arkansas State University Board of Trustees and President Charles Welch on Friday (Dec. 11) praised the preparedness of its Jonesboro campus employees and students, as well as local law…
by - December 11, 2015 6:22 pm
Fort Smith may soon be home to yet another new high school. The Fort Smith Trinity Catholic High Exploratory Board announced Friday (Dec. 11) it has been approved to move…
by - December 11, 2015 2:24 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson urged school board members to “ask the right questions on security” Friday, saying that parents must be confident their children are safe in order for schools to…
by - December 11, 2015 11:23 am
A spokesman for one of the nation’s largest energy distribution and transportation companies told Talk Business & Politics that construction is underway on a fuel pipeline from Fort Smith to…
by - December 11, 2015 11:08 am
Editor’s note: Story info submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. Dr. Marta Loyd outlined three responsibilities for recent University of Arkansas at Fort Smith graduates: celebrate your…
by - December 11, 2015 10:48 am
Tom Mars, a former attorney with Wal-Mart Stores Inc., will on Jan. 1 join the Little Rock-based law firm of Friday, Eldredge & Clark. Mars brings 30 years of combined…
by - December 11, 2015 10:48 am
Tom Mars, a former attorney with Wal-Mart Stores Inc., will on Jan. 1 join the Little Rock-based law firm of Friday, Eldredge & Clark. Mars brings 30 years of combined…
by - December 11, 2015 10:34 am
Arkansas Executive Director of Parks and Tourism Kane Webb named Grady Spann the Director of State Parks in a meeting with staff and Parks, Travel and Tourism Commissioners Friday. The…
by - December 11, 2015 9:25 am
The Arkansas State Highway Commission has approved a bid for improvements to a roadway in Benton County, according to Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) officials.
by - December 11, 2015 8:24 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. TEXAS TOP REGION IN THE WORLD FOR OIL AND GAS INVESTMENT, ARKANSAS RANKS HIGH…
by - December 10, 2015 8:26 pm
The Dollarway School District, in academic distress since July 10, 2014, was placed under state control by the State Board of Education Thursday, according to a press release from the…
by - December 10, 2015 8:26 pm
The Dollarway School District, in academic distress since July 10, 2014, was placed under state control by the State Board of Education Thursday, according to a press release from the…
by - December 10, 2015 8:02 pm
In a strange twist, Fort Smith acting City Administrator Jeff Dingman went back in time to fire legendary U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves, according to less-than-legendary newsman Dawson Meadows. As of…
by - December 10, 2015 6:17 pm
Arkansas’ congressional delegation met with Energy Department (DOE) Secretary Ernest Moniz on Thursday (Dec. 10) but came away from the meeting without any feedback on how federal officials may decide…
by - December 10, 2015 6:03 pm
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. Perhaps no one knows the literal implications of this saying better than a firefighter, but Fort Smith residents questioning the city’s lack of diversity could…
by - December 10, 2015 5:09 pm
Fourth and fifth grade students from Elmdale Elementary in Springdale are getting a lesson in entrepreneurship in a program called E-3 which focuses on business enterprise. Student teams of three…
by - December 10, 2015 4:53 pm
Meat and poultry processors are expected to produce less beef and chicken this year and next amid sluggish exports while pork production should remain steady, according to the U.S. Department…
