by - January 27, 2015 10:05 pm
On the agenda was sex, violence and toxic water. Nope, it was not the latest original show from Netflix, but Tuesday’s study session of the Fort Smith Board of Directors….
by - January 27, 2015 9:40 pm
The U.S. meat industry got off to a good start in 2015 and Tyson Foods is one of several meat companies expecting strong earnings this year behind higher demand for…
by - January 27, 2015 8:15 pm
It never hurts to have a plan for the future. Arkansas State’s business dean wants every student to have one.
by - January 27, 2015 8:04 pm
Entergy Arkansas’ total economic impact on the state reaches almost $1 billion, according to a study released by the state’s largest utility. IHS Economics and Country Risk conducted the study at…
by - January 27, 2015 7:31 pm
A second bill to immediately end the Private Option was filed Tuesday as a key state Senate committee prepares to hear two other bills on the topic Wednesday. Rep. Donnie…
by - January 27, 2015 6:13 pm
There have been some exciting developments recently for students who wish to go to college but who may lack the resources to do so. In early January, the President announced…
by - January 27, 2015 5:43 pm
Arkansas’ labor market is showing signs of stability, but the jobless rate for black teenagers in Arkansas hovers at or below 40%, and has in recent years been as high…
by - January 27, 2015 5:20 pm
Business leaders in Northwest Arkansas raised the bar for regional growth and economic performance expectations over the next three years, according to data shared at the Northwest Arkansas Council’s annual…
by - January 27, 2015 5:19 pm
Tyson Foods announced a $110 million expansion to its Vienna, Ga., chicken plant that will add more than 500 jobs by mid-year. This move is the third Tyson investment in…
by - January 27, 2015 4:44 pm
Business leaders in Northwest Arkansas raised the bar for regional growth and economic performance expectations over the next three years, according to data shared at the Northwest Arkansas Council’s annual…
by - January 27, 2015 4:23 pm
Food suppliers to Wal-Mart Stores continue to struggle to improve market share despite a growing U.S. economy. However, a leading analyst with Credit Suisse said some struggles may persist but…
by - January 27, 2015 3:43 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College enrolled more than 7,300 credit students for the spring 2015 semester, NWACC officials announced today, but the number was down 3.2% or 238 students from the…
by - January 27, 2015 1:30 pm
Details of the three-year plan were shared during the nonprofit organizations annual winter meeting at Embassy Suites in Rogers.
by - January 27, 2015 1:18 pm
The House Revenue and Taxation Committee on Tuesday passed the governor’s tax cut bill, Senate Bill 6, with a compromise amendment that would exempt 40% of income gained from capital…
by - January 27, 2015 11:03 am
Editor’s note: Scott Richardson is the former Senior Assistant Attorney General for education. He is currently in private practice at the law firm McDaniel, Richardson & Calhoun. Students in six schools…
by - January 27, 2015 11:02 am
There have been some exciting developments recently for students who wish to go to college but who may lack the resources to do so. In early January, the President announced…
by - January 27, 2015 10:47 am
An amended bill involving a plan to get rid of the dual status of a state holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert E. Lee appears ready to…
by - January 27, 2015 10:38 am
Tyson Foods announced a $110 million expansion to its Vienna, Ga., chicken plant that will add more than 500 jobs by mid-year. This move is the third Tyson investment in…
by - January 27, 2015 10:22 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson proposed a new budget – his first as the state’s chief executive – that called for a 3% increase in state spending in FY 2016 and a…
by - January 27, 2015 10:21 am
Arkansas’ unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percent to 5.7% in December as the number of the employed rose and the universe of unemployed decreased. In the separate monthly nonfarm…
