by - October 2, 2014 4:28 pm
Arkansas Pays Off Unemployment Insurance Debt
According to Gov. Mike Beebe’s office and the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce, the state of Arkansas has paid off its federal debt for funds borrowed to prop up the…
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by - October 2, 2014 4:21 pm
Busy Next Four Days For Candidates In NE Arkansas
The next four days will be a dream for local political aficionados as virtually every statewide candidate for office will be in Northeast Arkansas, at campaign rallies, area festivals and…
by - October 2, 2014 4:17 pm
Hot Springs Baseball Trail Gets Award
Hot Springs’ Historic Baseball Trail, a series of 28 historical markers throughout the city commemorating it as the Birthplace of Major League Baseball Spring Training, is being awarded the 2014…
by - October 2, 2014 4:16 pm
Ozark Mountain Poultry Celebrating Warren Facility Opening
Rogers-based Ozark Mountain Poultry (OMP) will officially cut the ribbon on its new Warren poultry facility on Friday, Oct. 3 Oct. 3 – an expansion that will employ 124 local workers. The…
by - October 2, 2014 4:09 pm
Walton Family Foundation Grants KIPP Schools $500,000
The Walton Family Foundation has granted nearly $500,000 to KIPP Delta Public Charter Schools to fund a two-year pilot program to help prepare more students throughout the Delta for college….
by - October 2, 2014 3:32 pm
Arkansas’ September tax collections fall below forecasts
Overall Arkansas tax collections for the first quarter of the fiscal year were up only 0.8% compared to the same period in 2013 period, and are below budget forecasts by…
by - October 2, 2014 3:05 pm
Fort Smith budget review to include non-profit funding amounts
The 2015 budgeting process for the city of Fort Smith is in full swing, with departments making requests for items large and small. Among the budgeting tasks for the city…
by - October 2, 2014 2:54 pm
NWA Council Hosts State of the Region Luncheon
More than 300 attended Thursdays event at the Holiday Inn & Convention Center in Springdale.
by - October 2, 2014 2:06 pm
Festivals, Challenges and Haunted tours pack Fort Smith area calendar
The Fort Smith region will celebrate everything from animal rescue to Halloween horrors in the coming weeks as it hosts the Saving Paws Benefit, Wiederkehr Wine Fest, the Murder &…
by - October 2, 2014 1:55 pm
October brings to NWA a Mule Jump, War Eagle and A Night at the Speakeasy
Northwest Arkansas is kicking off fall with a busy calendar that includes the annual Pea Ridge Mule Jump, an Art Night Out at Crystal Bridges, War Eagle Craft Fair, A…
by - October 2, 2014 11:38 am
Wal-Mart, retailers tune in weather forecasts to spur sales
Nasty winter weather throughout large parts of the U.S. in the first quarter of 2014 resulted in a swift kick to the bottom line of many companies. Wal-Mart Stores reported…
by - October 2, 2014 11:28 am
Starry, Starry Night
Almost a masterpiece – A benefit for the youth in treatment at Youth Bridge The Embassy Suites – November 13th at 6:00 pm Tickets: $55/single – $100/couple Group reservation for…
by - October 2, 2014 10:21 am
State Revenues Slightly Below Forecast After First Quarter
Arkansas revenue forecasters said the state’s tax collections are about 0.5% below forecast after the first quarter of the state’s fiscal year, which ended September 30. Year-to-date net available general…
by - October 2, 2014 6:19 am
Mobile Market Research Startup Field Agent To Go Global
How does a retailer or product supplier find the proverbial “Bubba” to review a deer hunting product? Or how would a property manager based in Fayetteville or Fort Smith quickly…
by - October 2, 2014 5:53 am
SBA Announces Funding For Regional Innovation Cluster In NW Arkansas
The U.S. Small Business Administration said it will support four new “Regional Innovation Clusters,” including the burgeoning start-up scene in Northwest Arkansas. “Clusters are public-private partnerships that are driving innovation…
by - October 1, 2014 9:46 pm
Crane explains AG candidate Rutledge voter registration removal
Republican Attorney General candidate Leslie Rutledge had her voter registration removed by the Pulaski County clerk Tuesday, according to a letter he sent to her. The action creates uncertainty in…
by - October 1, 2014 9:42 pm
Crane Explains Rutledge Voter Registration Removal (UPDATED)
Editor’s note: Reporter Elicia Dover with our content partner, KATV Ch. 7 News, provided the bulk of this report. Talk Business & Politics Editor-in-Chief Roby Brock also contributed to this…
by - October 1, 2014 9:29 pm
Legislators Talk Constitutional Convention Of States
Members of the state House and Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committees heard testimony Wednesday regarding a movement to amend the U.S. Constitution through a method never before used…
by - October 1, 2014 9:26 pm
Fort Smith metro jobless rate dips to 6.1%, but job numbers continue to fall
Labor market numbers continue to go in the wrong direction for the Fort Smith regional economy. The regional workforce declined 3.26% in August compared to August 2013, and the number…
by - October 1, 2014 9:22 pm
Northwest Arkansas jobless rate falls to 4.9% in August
The size of Northwest Arkansas’ regional workforce saw a small decline in August, but year-over-year the regional economy posted a gain in the number of employed and a more than…