by - May 16, 2016 9:59 pm
Gretchen Hall, CEO of the Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau, likes the numbers she sees. Last year, Pulaski County accounted for 13,000 travel-related jobs and 6.1 million visitors who…
by - May 16, 2016 8:00 pm
Highways may be the inspiration for the special session beginning May 19, but Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s call also includes 14 other items such as ending new claims in a workers’…
by - May 16, 2016 7:41 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is calling on legislators to approve more highway spending but no longer is asking them to partially rely on sales taxes on the purchases of new and…
by - May 16, 2016 6:27 pm
Carl Geffken, who recently arrived in Fort Smith to be the city’s top boss, may face a bigger chore than filling key management vacancies, or abiding by an estimated $480…
by - May 16, 2016 5:29 pm
As promised Walmart is rolling out Walmart Pay, its version of mobile pay, to more than 600 stores in Arkansas and Texas, the retail giant noted Monday (May 16). The…
by - May 16, 2016 5:00 pm
Shayne Hart, 47, cut his teeth on a six generation family dairy farm in Prairie Grove before landing several high profile retail marketing jobs for the Gap, Old Navy, Limited…
by - May 16, 2016 4:15 pm
Dr. James Y. Suen has been named the inaugural recipient of the Patricia and J. Floyd Kyser, M.D. Chair in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Arkansas for…
by - May 16, 2016 4:09 pm
Privately-held American Natural Gas, based in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., announced Monday (May 16) it has acquired two public compressed natural gas (CG) fueling stations from Southwestern Energy Co. in Conway…
by - May 16, 2016 1:58 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson issued his call for a special session to deal with highway funding for Thursday, May 19, and he plans to ask the state Legislature to consider a…
by - May 16, 2016 1:11 pm
Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp., a global shipping and logistics company, has been named to Forbes America’s Best Large Employers list for 2016. Forbes, working with online statistics provider Statista, surveyed…
by - May 16, 2016 1:11 pm
Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp., a global shipping and logistics company, has been named to Forbes America’s Best Large Employers list for 2016. Forbes, working with online statistics provider Statista, surveyed…
by - May 16, 2016 12:37 pm
Manu Nair believes a new venture in Jonesboro may create the next Phil Knight, as well as help turn great ideas into a startup company, like Nike or Google. Nair,…
by - May 16, 2016 12:26 pm
Dr. Hong-yu Li, a professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has been named an Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) Scholar….
by - May 16, 2016 12:26 pm
Dr. Hong-yu Li, a professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has been named an Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) Scholar….
by - May 16, 2016 12:12 pm
The economy is often front and center in U.S. elections – particularly voters’ perceptions of the economy. With that in mind as we head toward the election of a new…
by - May 16, 2016 12:12 pm
Just over a third of non-supervisory manufacturing production workers in the U.S. and half of the nation’s manufacturing workers hired through temporary agencies rely on at least one public assistance…
by - May 16, 2016 12:01 pm
Anita Davis never set out to rehabilitate part of downtown Little Rock. She wasn’t a historic preservation activist or one of those people who write letters to the local newspaper….
by - May 16, 2016 10:36 am
Editor’s note: Frank D. Scott, Jr. is a banker, state highway commissioner and a board member of the Little Rock Port Authority. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this…
by - May 16, 2016 10:20 am
The North Little Rock Mini Maker Faire held its second annual event on May 7, 2016 at the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub. The event attracted vendors and attendees from throughout…
by - May 16, 2016 9:12 am
Drug distributor McKesson Corp. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will collaborate to source generic pharmaceuticals for their U.S. operations, according to a news release Monday. The companies, which have worked together for 30 years, also expanded a long-term distribution agreement.
