by - November 25, 2014 3:46 pm
Officials with Houston-based Oxane Materials plan to close their Van Buren proppant manufacturing facility on Jan. 23, 2015. The closure will result in the loss of an estimated 70 jobs….
by - November 25, 2014 3:44 pm
The corporate shuffle continues at Wal-Mart with news that Duncan Mac Naughton, chief merchandising officer for the retailer’s U.S. division, has resigned just ahead of Black Friday. The news comes…
by - November 25, 2014 2:50 pm
John Selig, director of the state Department of Human Services, will remain in that position on at least a short-term basis, while Dr. Joe Thompson, Arkansas’ surgeon general, has been…
by - November 25, 2014 1:10 pm
Officials with Houston-based Oxane Materials plan to close their Van Buren proppant manufacturing facility on Jan. 23, 2015. The closure will result in the loss of an estimated 70 jobs….
by - November 25, 2014 12:34 pm
City and countywide sales tax revenue has improved in recent months, but is struggling to meet or exceed budget estimates. The city's sales taxes (1% for streets and 1% combined…
by - November 25, 2014 11:51 am
Home sales in the region were up double digits in October, the second month in a row that Crawford and Sebastian Counties posted such growth, more than doubling the growth…
by - November 25, 2014 11:48 am
The Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. announced that it plans to add 150 megawatts of potential “green power” to its energy portfolio after reaching a long-term purchase agreement with an Oklahoma wind producer.
by - November 25, 2014 11:38 am
Sebastian County Judge David Hudson hopes Tuesday's (Nov. 25) meeting of the quorum court is the last related to the upcoming 2015 budget, but at least one justice of the…
by - November 25, 2014 11:25 am
The corporate shuffle continues at Wal-Mart with news that Duncan MacNaughton, chief merchandising officer for the retailer’s U.S. division has resigned just ahead of the Black Friday. This news comes as…
by - November 25, 2014 10:20 am
The opening of Mercy Centerton at 1225 E. Centerton Blvd. marks Mercys third clinic opening in November.
by - November 25, 2014 10:13 am
Dr. Joe Thompson, who has served as Chief Health Officer and Surgeon General to Governors Huckabee and Beebe, will not remain as Surgeon General in the Asa Hutchinson gubernatorial administration….
by - November 25, 2014 9:11 am
From Jonathan Reeves with our content partner, KASU FM 91.9: Arkansas State University’s College of Media and Communications will present the first annual Delta Flix Film and Media Festival, which…
by - November 24, 2014 10:45 pm
To take or not take a day off was the question Monday night as Craighead County justices discussed the way to handle a possible five-day weekend during the week of…
by - November 24, 2014 7:59 pm
The holiday shopping season officially kicks off Thanksgiving Day and retailers large and small are prepped and ready. But there is a growing number of cynics who say the advertised…
by - November 24, 2014 7:44 pm
When bad news needs to be publicly released, one strategy to mitigate the political damage is to dump the news on a Friday evening. The bad news is reported on…
by - November 24, 2014 5:38 pm
Turkey is often the overlooked protein by consumers perusing their grocery meat case – except, of course, for the Thanksgiving Holidays when the big birds take center stage. But, turkey…
by - November 24, 2014 5:34 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College will host two open house events during the first week of December as part of a statewide emphasis known as Community College Work$. The college’s…
by - November 24, 2014 5:01 pm
Arkansas lawmakers received a report from the Bureau of Legislative Research that outlined 8 potential options to curb prison overcrowding, including a $231 million new prison bond issue, hiring a…
by - November 24, 2014 4:50 pm
A long empty downtown Fort Smith building could be coming back to life if a planned sale of the property by the Central Business Improvement District to a local developer…
by - November 24, 2014 4:37 pm
The holiday shopping season officially kicks off Thanksgiving Day and retailers large and small are prepped and ready. But there is a growing number cynics who say the advertised deals…
