by Associated Press 2/14/2014 01:46 pm
A federal judge on Friday granted former Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner's request to stand trial separately on mail fraud counts alleging she misspent campaign funds that were recently added to the list of other corruption charges she faces.
by Mark Friedman 2/10/2014 05:08 pm
Lacey Rae Moore, 43, was arrested Monday and pleaded not guilty to five counts of arson, two counts of arson resulting in injury and one count of possessing an unregistered destructive device.
by Associated Press 2/10/2014 04:40 pm
Arkansas' attorney general says absentee voters who don't include proof of identification with their ballots shouldn't be given additional time to show their ID under a new state law.
by Associated Press 2/10/2014 02:05 pm
Former Arkansas treasurer Martha Shoffner is asking for a separate trial on new charges accusing her of improper spending from her campaign account.
by Associated Press 2/10/2014 12:16 pm
Two Arkansas legislators say they want to shield businesses from federal penalties if their operations don't fully comply with the nation's health care law.
by Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press 2/10/2014 09:50 am
The Arkansas Legislature convenes Monday for a session restricted to the state's financial matters. The top item on the agenda is whether the state should continue its compromise Medicaid expansion under the federal health care law.
by Arkansas Business Staff 2/10/2014 12:00 am
The vacancy rate for commercial office space in central Arkansas fell to 11.5 percent in fourth-quarter 2013, compared with 11.9 percent in third-quarter 2013 and 11.8 percent in the year-earlier quarter. The national average in the fourth quarter was 15.6 percent, according to the Central Arkansas Commercial Data Exchange.
by Arkansas Business Editors 2/10/2014 12:00 am
It's time to reconsider legislative compensation in Arkansas. We don't know the perfect formula, but it needs to reward part-time work well enough that the right people can afford to do it.
by Arkansas Business Staff 2/10/2014 12:00 am
In the spring of 2011, a contractor from Lone Wolf in west Oklahoma submitted the low bid on a modest — less than $500,000 — stormwater project in Kingfisher, a town about two hours away.
by Lance Turner 2/7/2014 11:34 am
Allens Inc. of Siloam Springs officially announces that Sager Creek Acquisition Corp. has reached a deal to purchse Allens operations and assets.
by Gwen Moritz 2/5/2014 10:56 am
A Clarksville resident and her stepson made good on their agreement with federal prosecutors in North Carolina by pleading guilty Wednesday morning to their roles in an Internet Ponzi scheme.
by Arkansas Business Staff 2/5/2014 10:28 am
Unemployment rates were down or steady in four of six Arkansas metropolitan areas surveyed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, data released Wednesday by the agency revealed.
by Lance Turner 2/4/2014 09:12 am
We're starting to learn a little more about what might be behind the FBI's search last week of John Rogers' archive business and home in North Little Rock last week.
by Mark Friedman 2/3/2014 12:00 am
Arkansas parents awarded $12 million after a doctor operated on the wrong side of their son's brain haven't paid for five years of care that a Virginia rehab center provided the young man, the center claims in a lawsuit.
by George Waldon 2/3/2014 12:00 am
Eleventh-hour negotiations in January produced an agreement that derailed a court-ordered auction of Gaillardia Golf & Country Club in Oklahoma City. The outcome formalized the exit of Little Rock developer Phil Herrington from the club's ownership picture after 11 years and allowed him to shed more than $8.3 million of debt.
by Arkansas Business Staff 2/3/2014 12:00 am
Jacqueline L. Conners of Conway is seeking class-action status for her federal suit against Gusano's Chicago-Style Pizzeria, where Conners was a server. Conners alleges that the restaurant, which paid her $2.75 per hour plus tips, didn't allow her to keep all her tips.
by Arkansas Business Staff 2/3/2014 12:00 am
A Fort Smith company said it is owed $7.5 million from another Fort Smith firm for not drilling a saltwater disposal well.
by Arkansas Business Staff 1/30/2014 08:40 am
Gov. Mike Beebe on Wednesday announced 40 appointments to various state boards and commissions.
by Gwen Moritz 1/29/2014 07:09 am
Federal prosecutors in California last week charged two northwest Arkansas men with selling email passwords through a website called NeedAPassword.com.
by Mark Friedman 1/28/2014 05:05 pm
The FBI searches the home and business of John Rogers, owner of the Rogers Photo Archive in North Little Rock. The agency wouldn't say why.
Mike Beebe Signs Budget With Private Option Into Law 
