by - September 23, 2014 12:15 pm
5K Roll or Run River Valley Roller Girls
5K Roll or Run River Valley Roller Girls Event. This event includes a 5K Run/Roll/ or a 1 Mile Walk. Event date: Saturday, October 18, 2014 9:00 a.m. – Check in 8:00…
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by - September 23, 2014 12:15 pm
5K Roll or Run River Valley Roller Girls
5K Roll or Run River Valley Roller Girls Event. This event includes a 5K Run/Roll/ or a 1 Mile Walk. Event date: Saturday, October 18, 2014 9:00 a.m. – Check in 8:00…
by - September 23, 2014 6:19 am
Minimum Wage Lawsuit Filed By Stephens Heir
A lawsuit to boot the minimum wage initiative from the November ballot has been filed on behalf of Jackson T. Stephens, son of Stephens Inc. co-founder Jack Stephens and a…
by - September 23, 2014 6:05 am
USA Truck Names Michael Borrows New CFO
Van Buren-based USA Truck named Michael K. Borrows as its new chief financial officer effective September 23, 2014. Borrows comes from Pollen, Inc., a technology-based company doing business with Fortune…
by - September 23, 2014 5:30 am
Startups To Watch: Overwatch App Launch, Ecovet Scores With I.O. Metro
Bringing products to retail has dominated the time of two local startups in recent weeks as Ecovet works to fulfill display orders for I.O. Metro and Overwatch reports a successful…
by - September 23, 2014 5:09 am
Craighead Co. Justices Approve Tax-Back Program For $30 Million Factory
A Dallas-based rail car manufacturing company will make a nearly $30 million investment at its new facility in Jonesboro, company officials said Monday. Dross Hunter and Jay Farkas, officials with…
by - September 22, 2014 10:55 pm
AON Invent sells its SnappDown pallet display
AON Invent, a local startup that helps inventors and entrepreneurs manage intellectual property rights and analyzes product innovations, has sold its SnappDown pallet design to Chicago-based Imperial Graphics & Displays…
by - September 22, 2014 9:41 pm
Economic study lays the groundwork for Crawford County jobs growth plan
It was a night full of data that may seem run of the mill or even ordinary to some. But according to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock economist…
by - September 22, 2014 9:29 pm
Election Central: Hill Takes On Hays In The Second
KATV’s Elicia Dover delivers Monday’s Election Central Daily Brief, which includes news from the Second District Congressional race, Mark Pryor’s campaign and the Governor’s race. PRYOR KICKING OFF NEW TOUR…
by - September 22, 2014 7:15 pm
Startups to Watch: Overwatch app launch, Ecovet scores with I.O. Metro
Bringing products to retail has donated the time of two local startups in recent weeks as Ecovet works to fulfill display orders for I.O.Metro and Overwatch reports a successful iOS…
by - September 22, 2014 6:51 pm
Marshals Museum fundraising still important after groundbreaking
The U.S. Marshals Museum will break ground Wednesday (Sept. 24), the 200th anniversary of the Marshals Service's founding. But even with dirt moving at the planned museum's site along the…
by - September 22, 2014 5:27 pm
Tourism, travel figures still trend positive in Fort Smith area
The second half of 2014 is off to a good start for the tourism and travel sector in the Fort Smith region based on hospitality tax collections in Fort Smith…
by - September 22, 2014 4:37 pm
Big River Steel formally breaks ground on $1.3 billion steel mill
The state’s first superproject has turned its first official shovel of dirt. “Welcome to steel mill heaven,” said John Correnti, Chairman and CEO of Big River Steel, which officially broke…
by - September 22, 2014 4:25 pm
A population problem
“Population growth drives about half of all economic growth,” according to Thomas Piketty, the author of the bestselling book Capital in the 21st Century. If population growth accounts for about…
by - September 22, 2014 4:02 pm
Election Date Set On Crittenden County Hospital Tax
Crittenden County voters will head to the polls Dec. 9 to decide whether or not to repeal a one-cent sales tax that would have funded operations of a hospital that…
by - September 22, 2014 4:02 pm
Area cities adjust for winter weather prep, forecasts uncertain
With the memory of last winter still fresh on the mind of many and some weather websites and almanacs predicting a repeat or in some cases worse winter this year,…
by - September 22, 2014 3:27 pm
Randy Zook: Arkansas Works Better When Arkansans Vote
Editor’s note: This guest commentary was provided by Randy Zook, President and CEO of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas. Employers in Arkansas have a unique opportunity to…
by - September 22, 2014 3:22 pm
James Moody Returns To Wright, Lindsey & Jennings Law Firm
The Honorable James M. Moody Sr., former federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, has returned to his former law practice, Wright, Lindsey…
by - September 22, 2014 12:52 pm
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack visits downtown Rogers
Main Street Rogers is hosting Rep. Steve Womack for a visit with Downtown Rogers business and property-owners, as well as a tour of new residential and business spaces Monday (Sept….
by - September 22, 2014 12:34 pm
Hillshire, subsidiary of Tyson Foods settles hiring dispute
Hillshire Brands has agreed to pay $330,000 in back wages as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor over claims of hiring discrimination against 2,474 men in…