by - May 24, 2016 1:32 pm
Mena prepares for 39th Annual Lum and Abner Festival
The 39th annual Lum and Abner Festival will be held in Mena, Arkansas, on Friday (June 3) and Saturday (June 4) from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. each day. The…
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by - May 24, 2016 10:54 am
Grocery manufacturing group seeks clarity on ‘natural’ food labeling
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has issued a request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration asking for clarification on what the term “natural” means when it comes to food…
by - May 24, 2016 10:49 am
National Association of Manufacturers comes out against new overtime rules
A major national manufacturing association has come out against the Obama administration’s new overtime regulation. The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) released a statement from Vice President of Labor, Legal…
by - May 24, 2016 10:18 am
Gas prices hit highest level in 2016 as vacationers prepare for Memorial Day holiday
As Arkansas motorists count down the days to the Memorial Day weekend and the beginning of the summer driving season, pump prices are peaking at their highest level in 2016…
by - May 24, 2016 10:11 am
Little Rock-based BSR Trust acquires West End Lodge apartments in Texas
BSR Trust has completed an acquisition of the West End Lodge apartment homes in Beaumont, Texas, marking the second acquisition BSR Trust has made in Beaumont in under a year….
by - May 24, 2016 10:11 am
Little Rock-based BSR Trust acquires West End Lodge apartments in Texas
BSR Trust has completed an acquisition of the West End Lodge apartment homes in Beaumont, Texas, marking the second acquisition BSR Trust has made in Beaumont in under a year….
by - May 24, 2016 9:57 am
Executive Q&A: Centennial Bank’s Deana Osment
Editor’s note: This article appeared in the most recent magazine edition of Talk Business & Politics. –––––––––––––––––––– Deana Osment is the Northeast Arkansas division president for Centennial Bank, a subsidiary…
by - May 24, 2016 9:55 am
Car-Mart Shares Fall on Dip in 4Q Profit
The Bentonville-based used-car dealer reported a 53.7 percent decrease in fourth-quarter earnings, and missed analysts average earnings estimates by 10 cents.
by - May 24, 2016 9:33 am
RaftUp announces app for the iTunes Store
Arkansas boating startup, Raftup, recently announced that its new mobile app is available for download in the iTunes store. The app includes a “Social SOS” feature which allows boaters in…
by - May 24, 2016 9:22 am
$1.2 million grant to help UALR train deaf interpreters
A $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education will launch a campaign at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to train as many classroom interpreters as possible…
by - May 24, 2016 9:22 am
$1.2 million grant to help UALR train deaf interpreters
A $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education will launch a campaign at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to train as many classroom interpreters as possible…
by - May 23, 2016 10:11 pm
Contentious mascot issue results in surprise resignation of Fort Smith schools Athletic Director Jim Rowland (Updated)
Editor’s note: A video of the meeting has been posted at the end of this story. –––––––––––––– Emotions ran high Monday night (May 23) at the Fort Smith Public School…
by - May 23, 2016 8:11 pm
Sales tax revenue flat in May report, but four Northwest Arkansas cities up year-to-date
Consumer spending has been unpredictable during the first few months of the year as sales tax revenue in Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities has fluctuated monthly, ranging from a record…
by - May 23, 2016 6:44 pm
Craighead County justices discuss nursing center, Bono Bridge
A pair of Craighead County justices on Monday (May 23) continued debating the Craighead Nursing Center with one of the justices asking for more details on the center’s operations. Justice…
by - May 23, 2016 5:39 pm
America’s Car-Mart underperforms expectations, annual profits fall 60%
The unfolding story at Bentonville-based America’s Car-Mart during the past year has been one of misses. The buy-here pay here used car dealer did it again Monday, (May 23) reporting…
by - May 23, 2016 4:25 pm
Higher education director leaving post for Henderson State
The director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education, Dr. Brett Powell, is leaving his post to become Henderson State University’s vice president for finance and administration. Powell will leave…
by - May 23, 2016 3:46 pm
Gov. Hutchinson signs ‘intermediate’ highway bill, also signs ‘efficiency’ bill
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a five-year highway bill into law Monday hours after it passed the Senate and said any longer term plan should come as a result of a…
by - May 23, 2016 12:53 pm
Gov. Hutchinson’s son arrested in Alabama on drug possession charges
William Asa Hutchinson III, son of Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, was arrested on Saturday (May 21) in Alabama for unlawful possession of a controlled substance, according to the Baldwin County…
by - May 23, 2016 12:05 pm
EIA: U.S. remains world’s top oil and gas producer, ahead of Russia and Saudi Arabia
Even with the price of crude oil prices still below $50 a barrel and the U.S. rig count at historic low levels, America remained the world’s top producer of petroleum…
by - May 23, 2016 11:57 am
Robertson named interim dean for UA Bumpers College
Lona Robertson, associate dean of the Dale Bumpers College at the University of Arkansas, has been named interim dean of the college effective June 1. Robertson is taking over for…