by - May 20, 2016 12:08 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s highway bill cleared a committee hurdle Friday and heads to the full Senate Monday, where it likely will pass. The bill, HB1009, by Rep. Andy Davis, R-Little…
by - May 20, 2016 10:22 am
USA Truck is suddenly without a chief financial officer. Michael Borrows, who was hired in September 2014 as the CFO for the Van Buren-based trucking and logistics company, resigned Thursday…
by - May 20, 2016 10:22 am
USA Truck is suddenly without a chief financial officer. Michael Borrows, who was hired in September 2014 as the CFO for the Van Buren-based trucking and logistics company, resigned Thursday…
by - May 20, 2016 9:13 am
Arkansas’ job market continued to venture into new territory in April as the state’s jobless rate fell from last’s month’s seasonally adjusted all-time low of 4.1% and total employment touched…
by - May 20, 2016 8:51 am
The number of people employed in the airline industry through March reached its highest total in nearly eight years just ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the traditional start…
by - May 20, 2016 8:45 am
Home BancShares Chairman John Allison and members of the Conway-based banking group’s management team will ring the opening bell on the Nasdaq stock exchange on May 24 (Tuesday), company officials…
by - May 20, 2016 8:45 am
Home BancShares Chairman John Allison and members of the Conway-based banking group’s management team will ring the opening bell on the Nasdaq stock exchange on May 24 (Tuesday), company officials…
by - May 20, 2016 5:26 am
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by - May 19, 2016 8:15 pm
Legislators voted out of committee Thursday a bill that would close new claims to the Workers’ Compensation Commission’s Death and Permanent Total Disability Trust Fund, and eventually end the fund…
by - May 19, 2016 7:02 pm
The Senate sponsor of Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s highway package plans to run it through a new committee Friday after he twice was unable to move it Thursday and after it…
by - May 19, 2016 5:42 pm
An American manufacturing group has unleashed a jobs calculator to track progress – or the lack thereof – on President Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign goal of creating 1 million new…
by - May 19, 2016 5:39 pm
Billy Murray, an Arkansas angler and fishing expert, has been inducted into the National Bass Fishing Hall of Fame along with fellow 2016 inductees former President George H.W. Bush and…
by - May 19, 2016 5:21 pm
U.S. Sen.John Boozman, R-Ark., on Thursday (May 19) applauded Senate passage of the Fiscal Year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) bill that includes a provision enabling Arkansas to…
by - May 19, 2016 5:21 pm
U.S. Sen.John Boozman, R-Ark., on Thursday (May 19) applauded Senate passage of the Fiscal Year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) bill that includes a provision enabling Arkansas to…
by - May 19, 2016 5:17 pm
Dan Hendrix said Thursday (May 19) a trade group that began in 2007 has been fortunate to partner with other groups to create an opportunity to educate students on global…
by - May 19, 2016 5:05 pm
Everyday low prices are the root mission of Walmart U.S., and it’s one of the lowest cost retailers on the planet. But intense competition from Aldi and other discounters continue…
by - May 19, 2016 2:09 pm
One of the most desirable zip codes for residential development is found in downtown Bentonville where single family housing comes at a premium near $250 per-square foot. That desirability has…
by - May 19, 2016 1:52 pm
The Arkansas Highway 45 intersection in the area of Planters Road is a hub for Fort Smith and Sebastian County employment. It’s also a traffic nightmare. Narrow lanes hinder truck…
by - May 19, 2016 12:02 pm
The Senate Committee on Transportation, Technology, and Legislative Affairs deadlocked 4-4 Thursday morning voting on Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s highway bill. The vote came after its Senate sponsor, Sen. Bart Hester,…
by - May 19, 2016 10:24 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. saw earnings drop 7.8 percent after investments in people and technology, but exceeded analysts expectations by 10 cents.
