by - March 25, 2013 10:48 am
As Easter approaches this week American consumers are expected to spend an estimated $17.2 billion on candy, fashion, food and decor, but many will be looking for discounts and bargains…
by - March 25, 2013 10:21 am
Republican candidate and frontrunner for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson says Arkansas is much different since his last run for the state’s top elective post and that he has what it…
by - March 24, 2013 9:34 pm
• The Senate Report: Week 10 review The only people wanting the Legislature to drag on are those counting on the per diem checks for their livelihood. For the rest of…
by - March 24, 2013 7:24 pm
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Matt Vinson broke a 3-3 tie with a two-run single in the top of the 11th to lift the 17th-ranked Arkansas baseball team to a 5-3 win…
by - March 24, 2013 1:17 pm
Medicaid expansion “is dead,” Rep. Charlie Collins (R-Fayetteville) told a hometown audience on Friday (March 22), but the framework for a phoenix plan is alive, under construction, and receiving a…
by - March 24, 2013 1:06 pm
Elvis Presley spent three days at Fort Chaffee in March 1958 after being inducted into the Army. It was there that Jimmy B. Peterson gave Elvis the famous haircut. This…
by - March 22, 2013 9:51 pm
State Rep. Charlie Collins, R-Fayetteville, may have been the last one to speak at the Fayetteville Chamber’s Legislative Forum held Friday afternoon. But he didn’t mince any words. “Medicaid extension…
by - March 22, 2013 6:26 pm
• Pepsi debuts a new bottle design Pepsi unveils a new shape for its 20-ounce bottle scheduled for release next month. The new design includes a more contoured bottom half…
by - March 22, 2013 3:19 pm
The Sparks Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center at Sparks Health System in Fort Smith has earned a Center of Distinction award from Healogics Inc., the largest provider of advanced wound…
by - March 21, 2013 5:36 pm
The House Public Transportation Committee shot down HB 1418, which would shift sales and use tax revenues tied to cars and vehicles from state general revenue to a designated highway fund….
by - March 21, 2013 5:21 pm
A legislative report on the Big River Steel mill project offers a second opinion on the state’s $1.1 billion superproject questioning an initial report from Arkansas’ economic development agency. The…
by - March 21, 2013 5:13 pm
A new poll shows former U.S. Rep. Mike Ross with a sizable lead over former Lt. Gov. Bill Halter and highway commissioner John Burkhalter among Democratic primary voters in the…
by - March 21, 2013 5:07 pm
The Arkansas Advanced Energy Association issued a statement on Thursday praising the efforts of legislators to authorize the “Property Assessed Clean Energy” financing program. SB 640, sponsored by Sen. David…
by - March 21, 2013 3:58 pm
The University of Arkansas is ranked 14th in the nation in the latest standings of the 2012-13 Learfield Sports Directors Cup standings released Thursday (Mar. 21) by the National Association…
by - March 21, 2013 3:52 pm
Atlanta-based Phoenix Metals Company plans to invest $12 million in a new 65,000-square-foot metal processing operation at Chaffee Crossing that could employ up to 40 with an average wage of…
by - March 21, 2013 11:58 am
After more than a year of piloting, Wal-Mart says it is tripling the number of U.S. stores that allows shoppers to scan items with their iPhones and pay at self-checkout…
by - March 21, 2013 11:17 am
• Li & Fung misses profit target Global supply chain manager Li & Fung said on Thursday (March 21) that operating profits fell way short of company projections but it…
by - March 21, 2013 10:32 am
When consumer advocate Erin Brockovich visits Fort Smith next week, she and her staff will not just speak to Fort Smith residents about Whirlpool contamination and leave town. According to…
by - March 21, 2013 9:26 am
University of Arkansas professor, Robert E. “Bob” Gawley, 64, of Fayetteville, passed away on March 18, while skiing with friends near Steamboat Springs, Colo, according to a release from university…
by - March 21, 2013 7:23 am
Nucor Steel is ratcheting up its objections to the Big River Steel superproject, including questions concerning steel capacity, its impact on Nucor’s state tax contributions, and the possibility of moving…
