by - May 27, 2015 2:41 pm
The Arkansas House and Senate easily approved legislation Wednesday that would allow general obligations bonds under Amendment 82 to be set aside for Lockheed Martin’s bid to build the next-generation…
by - May 27, 2015 1:47 pm
by - May 27, 2015 1:25 pm
The executive director of the Arkansas Community Colleges says policy makers should look beyond cash incentives to recruit business.
by - May 27, 2015 1:18 pm
Both the Arkansas House and Senate easily approved legislation Wednesday that would allow general obligations bonds under Amendment 82 to be set aside for Lockheed Martin’s bid to build the…
by - May 27, 2015 11:52 am
It’s been quite a while since home values across Northwest Arkansas have posted double-digit gains in just one year, but that reality is fueling more home improvement projects and home…
by - May 27, 2015 11:29 am
The Drennen-Scott Historic Site in Van Buren has received a $367,000 grant from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council and will begin work on adding a second historic building…
by - May 27, 2015 10:58 am
Former Wal-Mart executive Duncan Mac Naughton will join Crossmark’s board of directors, according to an internal announcement circulated at the retail marketing and merchandising firm that works closely with Wal-Mart…
by - May 27, 2015 10:21 am
Arkansas was one of 11 states to see a jobless rate rise in April compared to March. However, the rate rise was a function of a bigger gain in the…
by - May 27, 2015 8:35 am
Arkansas’ unemployment rate ticked up slightly in April, while the national jobs picture improved.
by - May 27, 2015 8:30 am
Jacob Kauffman with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: The leader of the Quapaw Tribe visited with Arkansas’s legislative black caucus Tuesday and maintained the right of the…
by - May 27, 2015 8:29 am
Entrepreneur Max Farrell is spending this week sitting on the passenger side of an 18-wheeler traveling from Des Moines to Los Angeles, hoping to gain insights for a phone app he believes will help trucking companies better communicate with and retain their drivers.
by - May 27, 2015 8:25 am
First quarter numbers in the overall freight sector suggested a robust U.S. economy for 2015. But recent declines in the American Trucking Associations’ Index and the Cass Freight Index have…
by - May 27, 2015 8:22 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. KAISER FOUNDATION:…
by - May 27, 2015 8:17 am
Wal-Mart confirmed plans to add a salaried position of an assistant manager to each of its more than 2,500 Walmart Tire and Lube Express centers within its U.S. stores. This…
by - May 27, 2015 7:25 am
A leader of Take Back the Fort says the group is delaying its effort to change Fort Smith’s form of city government until the November 2016 election. It’s a move…
by - May 26, 2015 8:53 pm
Improving relationships with Cuba will help that country and Arkansas, Sen. John Boozman said Tuesday, while Gov. Asa Hutchinson said that merging the Arkansas Department of Rural Services into the…
by - May 26, 2015 8:22 pm
A bill that would change the date of Arkansas’ presidential and party primaries, as well as the judicial general election, moved through a state House committee Tuesday (May 26), but…
by - May 26, 2015 7:03 pm
As dozens of on-watchers took photos and “selfies” around a prototype of Lockheed Martin’s new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) parked at the steps of the State Capitol, Gov. Asa…
by - May 26, 2015 6:47 pm
A bill that would change the date of Arkansas’ presidential and party primaries, as well as the judicial general election, moved through a state House committee Tuesday, but companion bill…
by - May 26, 2015 6:39 pm
First quarter numbers in the overall freight sector suggested a robust U.S. economy for 2015. But recent declines in the American Trucking Associations’ Index and the Cass Freight Index have…
