Big Boost for Social Security Benefits as Inflation Rises
The coming cost-of-living adjustment is the biggest in nearly 40 years. read more >
The coming cost-of-living adjustment is the biggest in nearly 40 years. read more >
The deal between the company and other retail and shipping giants should help move stranded container ships on the West Coast. read more >
The company's CEO said northwest Arkansas is "an ideal location to continue growing our company." read more >
Resignations increased the most in the South and Midwest, the two regions with the worst COVID outbreaks in August. read more >
The award came with a five-year, nearly $1.9 million grant to fund his cancer research. read more >
A decision could come in weeks. read more >
Dr. Ben Burris, formerly of Fayetteville, received the OK to transfer his interest in his orthodontic practice to another orthodontist before being sentenced on a federal criminal charge. read more >
Kanika Davis, a graduate of Pine Bluff High School and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, was recently named a national outreach specialist by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency. read more >
Victoria DeFrancesco Soto, dean designate of the University of Arkansas' Clinton School of Public Service, calls public service “the raw material of our democracy.” read more >
Opponents say the proposal would force businesses to choose between exposing themselves to lawsuits by workers or face federal fines. read more >
Spann started his career with Arkansas State Parks in 1993, as superintendent of Parkin Archeological State Park, and he was named director in 2016. read more >
Lawmakers advanced the measure against the recommendation of business groups, the hospitality industry and state hospital association. read more >
Many companies are still struggling to fill millions of open positions. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he'll make a decision next week about whether to sign the measure. read more >
Shutdowns at auto plants resulting from a shortage of computer chips could make the numbers volatile over the next few weeks. read more >
Are more people finally starting to look for work? read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson opposes the bill but has not said whether he'll veto it. read more >
The total alleged losses include more than $3.9 million paid by the Department of Labor and almost $2 million paid by private insurers. read more >
The proposal would split up the state's most populous and heavily Democratic county. read more >
The program will help kids build skills like functional literacy and critical thinking, and show them eventual career options in age-appropriate ways. read more >
The money comes as the airport looks at expanding air traffic to include larger planes. read more >
The proposal is in response to President Biden's workplace mandate. read more >
It will allow more timely access to behavioral health care in underserved communities. read more >
The $4.2 million project will increase the company's SF by 30%. read more >
It will be the only silicon carbide facility of its kind open to external researchers. read more >
Hospitals and medical centers in Arkansas benefited from government relief money last year to offset losses caused by COVID-19. read more >
The delta strain of the coronavirus has sickened more children and challenged Arkansas Children's in Little Rock and Children's Hospital Northwest. read more >
Arkansas Business reached out to several Arkansas hospital executives and asked them about their observations and lessons learned amid the pandemic. Here's what they said. read more >
An analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Services Survey data on hospital visits shows the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital revenue in the United States, notably big declines in revenue during the pandemic's early days and then big jumps in revenue once Congress approved pandemic relief. read more >
Shannon Halijan has been appointed deputy of the public protection department in the Arkansas Attorney General's Office, and Daniel Faulkner has been appointed deputy of state agencies. read more >
