by - January 24, 2017 5:56 pm
Craighead County and its seat, Jonesboro, set all-time sales tax collection records in 2016. The trend accelerated during the first month in 2017, according to the city and county. Jonesboro…
by - December 1, 2016 4:18 pm
Jonesboro has received preliminary approval for at least $90 million from the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, and the city will have to provide a $7.8 million match, Mayor Harold…
by - November 29, 2016 6:37 pm
Craighead County and its seat, Jonesboro, continue to exhibit steady economic growth as 2016 nears its end. Jonesboro has collected $15.898 million in city sales tax through November, a 4.8%…
by - November 8, 2016 11:39 pm
Harold Perrin will remain Jonesboro’s chief administrator. The two-term incumbent defeated five challengers Tuesday night, and avoided a runoff by beating his next closest opponent by more than 20 percentage…
by - November 1, 2016 12:10 pm
Educated workforce shortages will become a problem across the country during the next few years, and the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce is set to tackle this problem in 2017….
by - October 30, 2016 10:48 am
City sales and use tax receipt collections in the Jonesboro metro area were slightly higher in October than in 2015, but the trend slightly dipped as fall began. Jonesboro has…
by - October 19, 2016 3:26 pm
Jonesboro aldermen unanimously approved about $1.4 million in pay raises this year for firefighters and non-uniformed workers Tuesday night, but Mayor Harold Perrin warned the move could affect capital improvement…
by - October 6, 2016 4:07 pm
Jonesboro employee salary increase figures discussed in public meetings and in the local media are likely inaccurate and could change when council members vote on wage increases for firefighters and…
by - September 27, 2016 6:05 pm
Economic growth continues in the Jonesboro metro area based on sales tax receipts. The city collected $13.1 million in city sales tax through the end of September, a 5.2% increase…
by - September 21, 2016 7:39 pm
Jonesboro City Council members voted 10-1 to adopt a salary increase plan for Jonesboro police officers. The move ended months of bitter discussions between law officers, their families, and elected…
by - September 6, 2016 8:36 pm
Jonesboro city employees make about 6% less than their counterparts in other comparable cities in Arkansas. Elected officials have been pressed to solve the problem. An ordinance to increase police…
by - August 30, 2016 3:12 pm
Jonesboro has collected $11.6 million in city sales and use tax in the first seven months of 2016, up 5.1% over the same period in 2015, according to the city….
by - August 30, 2016 8:12 am
City officials are working to tackle one of the most significant and controversial issues facing Jonesboro this year – wage increases for some or all of the city’s 600 employees….
by - August 29, 2016 5:04 pm
Talk Business & Politics Publisher and CEO Roby Brock will moderate an Oct. 11 debate between seven Jonesboro mayoral candidates. The debate, managed by KAIT-TV in Jonesboro, will be broadcast…
by - August 18, 2016 1:26 pm
Jonesboro city officials hope to formulate a plan in the coming months to build an aquatic center, Mayor Harold Perrin told Talk Business & Politics. It’s been discussed for years,…
by - August 1, 2016 6:11 pm
Several parts of northern Jonesboro suffer from economic blight as the city’s downtown needs to be more accessible to students from Arkansas State University. The Jonesboro City Council will consider…
by - July 21, 2016 3:34 pm
Jonesboro’s unemployment rate continues to be at a historically low rate, and in recent months has been below the national and state rate, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics….
by - July 19, 2016 3:57 pm
Jonesboro Parks and Recreation Director Wixon Huffstetler will keep his job with the city after serving a two week suspension following a racially insensitive Tweet he posted following a protest…
by - May 26, 2016 7:23 pm
Craighead County Office of Emergency Management coordinator David Moore said Thursday (May 26) that the heavy rains Tuesday caused minor flooding in businesses throughout Jonesboro and major flooding to homes….
by - May 25, 2016 3:55 pm
Craighead County Treasurer Terry McNatt said Wednesday (May 25) that increases in sales tax revenues may be the “new normal” after city and county sales tax coffers saw major increases…
