by - January 28, 2015 9:50 pm
Pharmacist, Retailer, Entrepreneur Stephen L. LaFrance Enters Business Hall Of Fame
In his early days as a pharmacist, USA Drug founder Stephen LaFrance established a prescription for success.
Regions
by The City Wire staff - January 28, 2015 8:16 pm
MLK-Lee holiday bill voted down, Senate committee OKs Private Option plan
A bill that would seek to eliminate a dual status for a state holiday fell short in committee Wednesday, and the Governor’s private option plan was approved by a Senate…
by KATV Channel 7 - January 28, 2015 7:31 pm
State Votes To Take Over Little Rock School District
Alexis Rogers with our content partner, KATV Ch. 7 News, reports: The Arkansas Department of Education voted Wednesday to take over the historic Little Rock School District. The board voted…
by Talk Business & Politics staff - January 28, 2015 7:19 pm
Sen. Cooper Explains Votes On Private Option
State Sen. John Cooper, R-Jonesboro, has been a staunch opponent of the state’s Private Option. It was a centerpiece of his campaign last year when he won a special election…
by The City Wire staff - January 28, 2015 7:16 pm
Unused Mitsubishi plant at Chaffee Crossing is listed for sale
The new, modern and unused 200,000-square-foot Mitsubishi manufacturing facility at Chaffee Crossing that once promised to be home to 400 good-paying jobs has officially been put on the sale block….
by Michael Wilkey - January 28, 2015 6:07 pm
Capitol Notebook: One Approved, One Down, One To Go On Private Option
A key Senate committee approved one bill and turned down another bill on the Private Option, while a House committee voted against a measure that would eliminate the dual status…
by Jason Tolbert - January 28, 2015 5:22 pm
Tolbert: An Uncomfortable Discussion Worth Having
I admit to being surprised today to see that the House State Agencies Committee failed to pass out HB1113 sponsored by the committee’s chairman Rep. Nate Bell. This would have…
by The City Wire staff - January 28, 2015 4:48 pm
Uneven home price gains could limit home equity market growth in 2015
With Arkansas’ housing market on the mend in recent years, homeowners may be tempted to take out a home equity loan and banks and other financial institutions are likely eager…
by Talk Business & Politics staff - January 28, 2015 4:35 pm
Talk Politics Midweek Roundtable: State Board Of Education Takes Over LRSD
This week, Talk Business & Politics Editor-in-Chief Roby Brock, KATV’s lead capitol reporter Janelle Lilley, Clinton School dean Skip Rutherford, and Capitol Advisors Group John Burris were our roundtable guests. What does this week's panel think of the big news, which broke in the middle of our roundtable discussion?
by The City Wire staff - January 28, 2015 3:30 pm
New home prices on the rise across Northwest Arkansas
Consumers mulling the purchase of new construction homes this year will likely pay a little more than buyers who closed deals in 2014, according to local real estate professionals. The…
by The City Wire staff - January 28, 2015 2:00 pm
Pride and Prejudice
by The City Wire staff - January 28, 2015 1:57 pm
Pride and Prejudice
by The City Wire staff - January 28, 2015 1:52 pm
Leopold Education Project
Leopold Education Project to be Held at Hobbs State Park The Leopold Education Project (LEP) is an interdisciplinary, critical thinking, conservation and environmental education curriculum based on the classic “A…
by The City Wire staff - January 28, 2015 1:46 pm
Frog Listening Workshops
Two Free Frog Listening Workshops to be Held at Hobbs State Park – Conservation Area The emergence of ranaviruses has been linked to population declines of the common frog (Rana…
by Talk Business & Politics - January 28, 2015 1:37 pm
NASCARs Earnhardt Miller to Speak at AHAs Go Red Event
JR Motorsports co-owner and general manager Kelly Earnhardt Miller will speak at the American Heart Associations Go Red for Women event in Rogers.
by The City Wire staff - January 28, 2015 1:22 pm
Sweetheart Lunch/Eagle Watch Cruises
Sweetheart Lunch/Eagle Watch Cruises Announced at Hobbs State Park Share the wonders of nature with your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day weekend, by taking an Eagle Watch Cruise on beautiful Beaver…
by The City Wire staff - January 28, 2015 1:20 pm
Native Plant Workshop
Three-Day Native Plant Workshop to be Held at Hobbs State Park Sharon Haley, Arkansas’s 1996 Master Gardener of the Year, will lead a 3-day native plant workshop at Hobbs State…
by The City Wire staff - January 28, 2015 1:17 pm
Going For The Gold
by The City Wire staff - January 28, 2015 1:14 pm
A Century of Law
by The City Wire staff - January 28, 2015 1:12 pm
Fort Smith’s wager on cultural heritage tourism
In 1957 “Judge Parker’s” courtroom and gallows reopened for business as Fort Smith began its wager that selling its 19th century history to tourists would create an economic bonanza for…