by - May 23, 2005 12:00 am
Proposed Health Plans May Provide More Coverage
Three sides debate over association health plans and alternative health care coverage introduced by U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln.
Tag: Government & Politics
by - May 9, 2005 12:00 am
Whirlpool’s Fate on Hold Until Early 2006
Whirlpool Corp. workers in Fort Smith are forced to wait another year before finding out if their jobs will be outsourced to a new plant in Mexico.
by - April 25, 2005 12:00 am
Moncrief Dealership Woes Lead to Lawsuits
Sidney Moncrief, the former NBA and University of Arkansas at Fayetteville standout, is at the center of several lawsuits involving his former Hyundai dealerships in Oklahoma and Pine Bluff.
by - April 25, 2005 12:00 am
Financial Data Vulnerable; Acxiom Fights Against Bills
Acxiom Corp.?s efforts to lobby against proposed federal data-protection legislation that it considers restrictive are being undermined.
by - April 25, 2005 12:00 am
Run Through the Mill
James at the Mill restaurant in Johnson apparently has some debts to settle with the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration.
by - April 11, 2005 12:00 am
Top Spot Attracts Controversy (Editorial)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has been under constant attack from so many sides for so long that it?s hard to remember a time when most communities actually welcomed the discount stores.
by - April 11, 2005 12:00 am
Former Times Owners Under Investigation
F. David Radler, who helped facilitate the purchase in 1996 and subsequent sale in 1999 of the Northwest Arkansas Times for Hollinger International, is part of a criminal investigation being conducted by the Justice Department.
by - March 28, 2005 12:00 am
Bentonville Mayor Bans Gated Communities
Gated communities can pose fire and safety hazards. City officials reconsider their purpose.
by - March 28, 2005 12:00 am
Arkansas Nonfarm Jobs Up, Unemployment Down
Arkansas was up slightly for total nonagricultural jobs for the third quarter of 2004 compared to the third quarter of 2003.
by - March 28, 2005 12:00 am
House Passes Art Museum Bill
The Arkansas House of Representatives passed House Bill 2480 on March 21 by a vote of 85 to 0 (with 15 representatives not voting).
by - March 28, 2005 12:00 am
Morning News First With Boozman Details (Outtakes Opinion)
The Morning News was the first area newspaper to report that Dr. Fay Boozman had been killed March 19 in Rogers when part of a barn ?gave way and crushed him.?
by - March 14, 2005 12:00 am
Is Need Real for Agri Department?
More research needs to be done before more bureaucracy is created with a state agriculture department.
by - March 14, 2005 12:00 am
Hardwick Pushes Tax Break For New Walton Museum
Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton apparently wants to build a large art museum in Bentonville, and Rep. Horace Hardwick, R-Bentonville, wants to make it exempt from the state?s 6 percent sales tax.
by - March 14, 2005 12:00 am
Agri Statistics Show Jobs Sector Shifting
The crawl of farm production jobs off the farm and into peripherally related fields has spelled a flip-flop in the make up of the state?s agriculture employment sector.
by - February 28, 2005 12:00 am
Is Downtown Ballpark Just A Dream?
Those steering the hopes of a downtown ballpark in North Little Rock have everything covered except the cost.
by - February 28, 2005 12:00 am
Downtowns Provide Bargain Lease Rates
Downtowns in Benton County have the same problem ? not enough space to meet demand. And much of what is there is occupied by offices, leaving less room for entertainment venues that could attract more tourists.
by - February 28, 2005 12:00 am
Old Marble Falls Resort Becomes New Biker Hub
Two motorcycle enthusiasts want to turn a former winter ski resort in the Ozarks into the largest biker destination in middle America.
by - February 28, 2005 12:00 am
Rogers Angles Fishing Tourneys, Lures Tourists
The Rogers Convention and Visitors Bureau estimates that 1,800 people will attend its three sponsored fishing tourneys this year and earn close to $4.6 million off the biggest.
by - February 28, 2005 12:00 am
AWP Could Make Care Competitive (Editorial)
The opposition to the Patient Protection Act ? in 1995 as now ? makes a persuasive argument that emasculating the primary tool of managed care will lead to higher costs.
by - February 28, 2005 12:00 am
Ramsey Readies for Drag
We hear the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for a new membership drive. If they meet their goal, Bill Ramsey may get girly.