Jim Guy Tucker

Among the Arkansas or those with Arkansas ties who died this year are Nascar owner Bill Davis, FedEx founder Fred Smith and former governor Jim Guy Tucker. read more >

The company, which has licensed a line of vaccine innovations from the University of Arkansas System’s Division of Agriculture, is building offices, a research lab and a manufacturing plant in north Springdale. Its mission is to provide vaccine technologies to protect poultry, swine, ruminants, fish and, perhaps soon, people. read more >

J.W. "Buddy" Benafield, a businessman, a former mayor of two Arkansas cities and former state highway commissioner who was active in Democratic politics, has died. He was 93. read more >

Arkansas Specialty Partners LLC, led by Dr. James Tucker, bought the Petsmart-Concentra project at 3470-80 Landers Road from the Horwitz-Bradley Revocable Living Trust of Los Angeles. read more >

The Central Arkansas Library System is hosting the first talk in a series, Conversations with Arkansas Governors, on Saturday with former Gov. David Pryor. The series plans to sit down for an in-depth conversation with previous governors of Arkansas and the future governor of the state. read more >

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Center for Arkansas History and Culture gets a $137,000 grant to process the papers of former Arkansas Gov. James Guy Tucker Jr. read more >

The Political Animals Club was started as a "little group" where people could talk about politics and public service, the Arkansas club's founder said Wednesday at its 30th anniversary event. read more >

Former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker donates his papers to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture. read more >

Deceit, incompetence, back-room dealings. More than 100 years have passed since the cornerstone was laid for Arkansas’ State Capitol building. But gazing at the magnificent dome that tops the state’s most recognizable landmark, many people would never suspect the more-than 16-year struggle it took to complete the granite structure. (Part of Arkansas Business' 20th anniversary issue.) read more >