by - October 16, 2013 11:07 am
Gov. Mike Beebe will call a special session to begin on Thursday (Oct. 17) at 3 p.m. to address a shortfall in the state public employees health insurance program. State…
by - October 16, 2013 6:22 am
Razorback fans and fair-weather fans alike may be asking themselves, “Why make a road trip to a game with little to no chance of winning?” To me, the answer has…
by - October 15, 2013 9:30 pm
• Hershey’s introduces new Lancaster brand It’s been three decades since Hershey’s has added a new candy brand to its product list, but come January consumers will see Lancaster Creams…
by - October 15, 2013 9:10 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors wants more time to consider a recently proposed plan by Whirlpool to clean up pollution at and around the company’s shuttered manufacturing plant. Prior…
by - October 15, 2013 6:34 pm
Wal-Mart executives painted a rosy long-term picture on Tuesday (Oct. 15) during the company’s 20th annual investor conference in Bentonville. They also played down any real impact of the U.S….
by - October 15, 2013 3:34 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe on Tuesday (Oct. 15) announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Ben Barham, Cammack Village, to the State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board. Appointment…
by - October 15, 2013 1:20 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., plans to build retail ecosystems that will capture a larger percentage of marketshare from Dollar Stores and others catering to consumer convenience desires in rural America. Bill…
by - October 15, 2013 1:14 pm
Fundraising reports released Tuesday (Oct. 15) show U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Dardanelle, with a slight fundraising advantage over U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., as Cotton fights to keep Pryor from…
by - October 15, 2013 11:20 am
The Sebastian County Bar Association has announced its 2013-2014 officers. President, Rebecca Hattabaugh, a partner with Ledbetter, Cogbill, Arnold & Harrison, is the association president. Serving as vice president is…
by - October 15, 2013 8:03 am
While partisan forces align easily with their party candidates, independent voters are a crucial voting bloc in the 2014 elections. Some say they are the crucial voting bloc. In the…
by - October 15, 2013 7:56 am
Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services posted strong returns in the recent quarter ending Sept. 30, but once again narrowly missed Wall Street expectations behind higher than expected operating costs. J.B….
by - October 14, 2013 7:01 pm
Even though Whirlpool Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs Jeff Noel told the Fort Smith Board of Directors last week that the area above a plume of trichloroethylene (TCE)…
by - October 14, 2013 6:39 pm
Americans depending on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will have fewer funds available on Nov. 1 to purchase food for themselves and their families, with Arkansans set to lose $52…
by - October 14, 2013 6:01 pm
Agents across Benton and Washington counties sold 588 homes in September, or 100 more transactions than they closed in the year-ago period, according to MountData.com. Paul Bynum, statistician with MountData.com,…
by - October 14, 2013 1:35 pm
Rogers-based New Creature was one of the first retailer service suppliers to set up shop in the region in 1999, out in front of the supplier boom that ensued over…
by - October 14, 2013 12:41 pm
University of Arkansas Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Jeff Long has been named the first chairman of the College Football Playoff Selection Committee it was announced by College Football…
by - October 14, 2013 11:23 am
Little has changed since February. In the Arkansas Governor’s race, Republican Asa Hutchinson still maintains a slight lead over presumptive Democratic nominee Mike Ross. In the latest Talk Business-Hendrix College…
by - October 14, 2013 10:36 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is expected to ring up $131.4 billion in food and beverage sales this calendar year and leads all other U.S. food retailers by a healthy clip, according…
by - October 13, 2013 9:46 pm
With about five and a half minutes remaining in the first quarter of Saturday's game against South Carolina, all was well in the land of Tusk to Tail. It was…
by - October 13, 2013 5:36 pm
Despite a rough job approval rating and more Democratic blame than GOP fault for the federal government shutdown, incumbent Democrat U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., remains slightly ahead of Republican…
