by - February 15, 2016 12:00 am
Tourism: What Business Is It Of Yours? (OPINION)
The $7.28 billion spent on tourism in Arkansas during 2015 translates to about $125 in tax relief for each individual resident.
Tag: Government & Politics
by - January 26, 2016 1:00 pm
Jim von Gremp Resigns From UA Board of Trustees
Rogers businessman makes move to accept the governors appointment to the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
by - January 19, 2016 2:45 pm
Hutchinson Announces New Highway Program; No New Taxes
The governors recommendation provides a state investment of approximately $750 million to the Highway Department over the next 10 years without raising taxes or introducing any new taxes to Arkansans.
by - January 18, 2016 12:00 am
Dale Bumpers Remembered as Icon in State Agriculture Industry
During his 24 years in the U.S. Senate, Bumpers helped secure more than $80 million in funds for agriculture aimed at creating facilities and programs that directly benefitted the state.
by - January 4, 2016 8:32 am
Memorial For Dale Bumpers Is Jan. 10 in Little Rock
A memorial service for former Arkansas governor and U.S. senator Dale Bumpers will be held Sunday, Jan. 10, at 2:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Little Rock.
by - January 4, 2016 12:00 am
Local Police Bring in FBI to Help Fight Gang Violence
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is forming a Safe Streets Task Force to fight gangs and drug-related violence.
by - January 4, 2016 12:00 am
February Vote Looms For Proposed Wind Farm Property
Backlash can be attributed, in part, to reports that the Texas-based developers have checkered pasts.
by - January 4, 2016 12:00 am
Springdale Adopts Master Plan, Seven Years, $150M to Implement
If implemented to the fullest extent, it would result in a new City Hall, a reimagined Thompson Street and Emma Avenue, expanded Luther George Park and a new stock of urban housing.
by - December 21, 2015 12:00 am
Forecast: Politics Trumps All in 2016
Several industries are forecasted to do well next year, but the Presidential election will likely take center stage.
by - December 11, 2015 9:25 am
Highway Commission Awards Highway 265 Contract to Crossland
The Arkansas State Highway Commission has approved a bid for improvements to a roadway in Benton County, according to Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) officials.
by - December 9, 2015 3:52 pm
Gov. Hutchinson Attends Formal Announcement of J.B. Hunt Expansion
Gov. Asa Hutchinson joined J.B. Hunt leadership and local business leaders on Wednesday for a formal announcement of the companys new 133,000-SF building at its headquarters in Lowell.
by - December 9, 2015 3:44 pm
Shark Tank Star, Top Political Experts to Speak at UA in February
The student Distinguished Lecture Series will feature Shark Tank entrepreneur Daymond John and the adversarial political colleagues Ari Fleisher and David Axelrod in two student-funded lectures in February.
by - December 9, 2015 3:17 pm
Former Governor Mike Beebe Named To Tyson Foods Board of Directors
Beebe, 68, was appointed this week and becomes one of eight independent directors on the companys ten-member board. He was governor of Arkansas from 2007 to 2015, served as the states attorney general from 2003 to 2007 and was a state senator from 1983 to 2003.
by - December 4, 2015 4:44 pm
Goad Springs Cemetery Placed on Historic Registry
The Goad Springs Cemetery located on Goad Springs Road near Lowell has been listed on the Arkansas Register of Historic Places.
by - December 4, 2015 8:49 am
Boozman to Speak at JBU Winter Graduation
The John Brown University winter commencement ceremony is set for 10 a.m. on Dec. 9 at Bill George Arena.
by - November 25, 2015 11:38 am
Business Journal Office Closed For Holiday
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal office in Springdale will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 26, and Friday, Nov. 27, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The office will reopen on…
by - November 23, 2015 12:00 am
Hutchinson, Boozman Want Cuba Opened for U.S., Arkansas
Gov. Asa Hutchinson went to Cuba in late September, leading a delegation of 19 Arkansas businesses representing 17 economic and agricultural sectors.
by - November 16, 2015 10:15 am
Steve Womack to Give Keynote at Fayetteville Chambers Annual Meeting
U.S. Congressman Steve Womack will be the keynote speaker next week at the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerces annual meeting presented by Greenwood Gearhart Inc.
by - November 6, 2015 8:36 am
Hutchinson to Headline Rogers-Lowell Chambers Annual Meeting
The Arkansas governor will be the keynote speaker at the 94th annual event Feb. 27.
by - November 5, 2015 10:13 am
U.S. Marshals Museum Secures Consent From Corps for Future Construction
Today is a major step forward for this project, said Jim Dunn, president and CEO of the U.S. Marshals Museum.