by - September 3, 2014 1:52 pm
The True Lit festival will welcome award winning children's and young adult author, Jacqueline Woodson to the Fayetteville Public Library. Woodson will speak on Friday evening, October 3rd at 7pm….
by - September 3, 2014 1:51 pm
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded $2,988,000 to the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (ANRC) to support management of water pollution in priority watersheds throughout Arkansas, including the Illinois…
by - September 3, 2014 1:44 pm
True Lit: Fayetteville’s Literary Festival will be held Wednesday, October 1 through Sunday, October 5 in a variety of venues around Fayetteville. The festival organizers are proud to host award…
by - September 3, 2014 1:04 pm
A statewide survey conducted last week found that a strong majority of Arkansans are persuaded by a variety of arguments to increase broadband access to K-12 schools and students. The…
by - September 3, 2014 12:57 pm
Overall Arkansas tax collections for the first two months of the fiscal year are on a positive track, with the topline up 1.9% compared to the same period in 2013….
by - September 3, 2014 10:43 am
A strong upsurge in income tax collections offset an expected sales tax decline as year-to-date state revenues remained slightly ahead of last year’s pace and forecast. Net available general revenues…
by - September 3, 2014 8:29 am
A statewide survey conducted last week found that a strong majority of Arkansans are persuaded by a variety of arguments to increase broadband access to K-12 schools and students.
by - September 3, 2014 8:24 am
• Cargill acquires chocolate business Cargill has purchased Archer Daniels Midland Company's global chocolate business for $440 million. The deal is said to be a good fit with Cargill's existing…
by - September 3, 2014 6:59 am
Two weeks ago, incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor rolled out a TV ad that included a discussion of his one-time cancer and his support for federal health care changes. His…
by - September 3, 2014 6:09 am
As the former director of the Arkansas Employment Security Division (now the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services), and a professor of human resources development for Webster University, I have long…
by - September 3, 2014 1:10 am
August is now a memory, but a strategic decision made by French Hill’s Congressional campaign last month may have hurt Hill’s chance at victory in November. First, please allow me…
by - September 2, 2014 9:13 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted Tuesday (Sept. 2) to close a portion of Veterans Avenue in Chaffee Crossing to make way for possible future expansion plans for the…
by - September 2, 2014 8:44 pm
About a year ago I wrote an article entitled “Cattle markets move past summer lows.” The title of this article reflects how far we have come and serves as a…
by - September 2, 2014 7:42 pm
From Michael Hibblen with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News: After three years of construction work, Conway’s new airport is opening this week. A dedication ceremony is set for…
by - September 2, 2014 7:27 pm
KATV’s Elicia Dover shares the day’s top political headlines in the Election Central Daily Brief. NEW HAYS AD The Democratic candidate running for Congress in Arkansas’ Second Congressional District released…
by - September 2, 2014 7:15 pm
Sales tax collections for Jonesboro and Craighead County were like the proverbial yo-yo during August, officials said Tuesday. The city collected $1,308,268.53 in sales taxes during August, up slightly from…
by - September 2, 2014 4:26 pm
The Fort Smith Central Improvement District approved a variance at a special meeting Tuesday (Sept. 2) that would allow a new Jimmy John's sandwich shop under construction at 822 Garrison…
by - September 2, 2014 4:16 pm
Building permits in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren were a combined $18.149 million in August, up 2.71% from August 2013's total of $17.7 million. Even though combined values are…
by - September 2, 2014 4:07 pm
In an economic age where many companies are returning their manufacturing operations from overseas to in part satisfy consumer demands and also save money, an Arkansas-based company already has that…
by - September 2, 2014 3:40 pm
Cereal giant Kellogg recently unveiled plans involving two new sustainability commitments — responsible sourcing and natural resources – that should help the company’s ratings on the Wal-Mart Stores sustainability index….
