by - December 2, 2015 11:01 am
Arkansas’ revenue picture for November was a mixed bag as continued strong revenue growth boosted by robust sales and use tax collections was partially offset by shrinking available income due…
by - December 2, 2015 10:01 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics. HEALTH CARE M&A SPENDING SETS NEW RECORD IN 2015: The health care merger and acquisition market…
by - December 2, 2015 8:37 am
Bear Transportation, founded in 1982, has more than 140 employees located in Plano and Fayetteville and has approximately $120 million in annual revenue, serving a variety of industry segments.
by - December 2, 2015 6:42 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on Tuesday (Dec. 1) announced the following appointments to the reestablished Governor’s Developmental Disabilities Council. Per executive order 15-19, council members representing principal state agencies shall…
by - December 2, 2015 6:42 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on Tuesday (Dec. 1) announced the following appointments to the reestablished Governor’s Developmental Disabilities Council. Per executive order 15-19, council members representing principal state agencies shall…
by - December 1, 2015 9:37 pm
Fort Smith Police Chief Kevin Lindsey readily admits that the city’s police force does not have enough minorities, especially African American officers. He says the department actively works to diversify…
by - December 1, 2015 9:22 pm
Little Rock residents will decide in February whether to approve bonds for a two-cent hotel tax dedicated to improve the Arkansas Arts Center, MacArthur Museum and adjacent MacArthur Park. Tuesday…
by - December 1, 2015 8:48 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has directed the Department of Human Services to pause development of its $112-million-over-budget computerized Medicaid Enrollment and Eligibility Framework (EEF) after receiving a report from a consultant…
by - December 1, 2015 7:51 pm
Look away now for those of you hoping top personnel changes underway at the city of Fort Smith and recent actions by the Fort Smith Board are leading to more…
by - December 1, 2015 7:03 pm
The controversial ordinance dealing with a property maintenance code for the city of Jonesboro got another airing Tuesday, with a packed house filling the Jonesboro Municipal Complex. Council members have…
by - December 1, 2015 6:54 pm
David Burton, an assistant vice president, purchasing and security officer with First National Bank of Fort Smith, has received the first annual Sam M. Sicard Community Leadership Award. The award…
by - December 1, 2015 6:54 pm
David Burton, an assistant vice president, purchasing and security officer with First National Bank of Fort Smith, has received the first annual Sam M. Sicard Community Leadership Award. The award…
by - December 1, 2015 6:46 pm
While it’s still early in the holiday shopping timeframe, consumers took advantage of the promotional Cyber Monday sales to the tune of $3.07 billion, up 16% from last year and…
by - December 1, 2015 6:22 pm
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has made its lobbying efforts for 2014 public on its investor website. The company said it spent $2.3 million on lobbying efforts at the state…
by - December 1, 2015 6:22 pm
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has made its lobbying efforts for 2014 public on its investor website. The company said it spent $2.3 million on lobbying efforts at the state…
by - December 1, 2015 6:14 pm
A study by two Arkansas researchers shows racial differences in criminal convictions for murders, which they said is the result of unintended bias. Adjoa Aiyetoro, a professor at the University…
by - December 1, 2015 6:05 pm
BNSF Logistics has been located in Springdale for nearly two decades but the subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Rail Road recently moved into a new Northwest headquarters located at…
by - December 1, 2015 6:05 pm
BNSF Logistics has been located in Springdale for nearly two decades but the subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Rail Road recently moved into a new Northwest headquarters located at…
by - December 1, 2015 5:22 pm
The proverbial race was on Tuesday as Craighead County officials worked to add the finishing touches to the 2016 county budget. The proposed $29.9 million budget, which must still be…
by - December 1, 2015 5:13 pm
Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. is spending about 10% of its more than $260 million in cash to beef up its logistics business by acquiring Bear Transportation Services, a Plano, Texas-based…
