Keith Ingram
West Memphis Industrial Renaissance: Surge Sparks Optimism for Economic Development
Scouts for a cold storage warehouse, solar panel manufacturing, electric vehicle-related production and a couple of chemical plants are taking lingering looks at the possibilities of setting up shop in the city. read more >
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Arkansas Lawmakers Pass Tax Cut Package, Adjourn Session
The package includes a nonrefundable $150 tax credit for individuals making up to $87,000 a year. read more >
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Judge Blocks State From Enforcing Mask Mandate Ban
An Arkansas judge has temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a law that prevents schools and other governmental agencies from requiring masks. read more >
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Hutchinson Creates Group to Oversee Federal Aid to Arkansas
Gov. Asa Hutchinson sets up a 14-member American Rescue Plan Steering Committee to coordinate the spending of about $5 billion in federal pandemic aid coming to Arkansas. read more >
Arkansas Senate Removes Affidavit Option From Voter ID Law
The Arkansas Senate approves legislation making the state’s voter ID law stricter by no longer allowing people without identification to cast a ballot if they sign a statement affirming their identity. read more >
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Arkansas Unemployment Fund Stable, but Worrisome
The state’s unemployment fund was in the best of shape before the pandemic and is still healthy, but politicians and community leaders are worried it will be depleted by early 2021 if the economy does not bounce back as expected. read more >
An Early Adopter, Arkansas Rethinks Lawmaker Term Limits
Nearly three decades after Arkansas became one of the first states to cap how long someone can serve in the Legislature, lawmakers may find out just how far voters are willing to go to limit their time in office thanks to competing measures on next year's ballot. read more >
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Arkansas Grapples with Ethics Cleanup Amid Federal Probes
Arkansas has had its share of notable corruption cases over the years, including when the governor who succeeded Bill Clinton was convicted in a Whitewater-related probe and when a state treasurer was caught accepting bribes stashed in pie boxes. read more >
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Senate Panel Approves Effort to Cut Arkansas’ Top Income Tax Rate
Gov. Asa Hutchinson's proposal to cut the state's top income tax rate is heading to a vote in the state Senate after the $97 million plan easily won the endorsement of a legislative panel on Monday. read more >
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Arkansas’ Highways to Nowhere
Arkansas needs hundreds of millions more dollars to adequately maintain current roads and bridges and keep up with future needs. The last new money the state dug up for Arkansas highways was $50 million the governor scraped together in 2016 from existing sources. read more >
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Arkansas Lawmakers Begin 2019 Session, Vow Work on Ethics
Arkansas lawmakers kicked off their legislative session Monday with leaders promising an ethics package they say is needed to clean up the Capitol's image following federal corruption probes that have involved former lawmakers and lobbyists. read more >
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Asa Hutchinson, Lawmakers Hope for Highway Funding Fix
Arkansas' Republican governor and legislative leaders say they're hopeful they can find a highway funding solution that's been elusive in recent years. But the two main ideas — raising taxes or tapping into existing tax revenue — still face significant hurdles. read more >
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How About Acting Like Adults? (Editorial)
A state legislator's interference with a UA System hire was probably more nuisance than not, but it’s an example of pettiness that serves no one, least of all the citizens of Arkansas. read more >
Lawmakers Test Sanctity of Grocery Tax Cut (Andrew DeMillo Analysis)
Democrats reclaimed the governor's office in Arkansas 12 years ago after a campaign that hinged on a promise to end the state's sales tax on groceries. A majority Republican Legislature currently hunting for ways to cut income taxes even further may test just how sacred that promise is. read more >
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Pavilion Centre Visited By $9.8M Purchase (Real Deals)
Two LLC, led by Keith Ingram, bought the Pavilion Centre at 8315 Cantrell Road. The seller is Pavilion Centre LLC, led by Tad Krug, Tim Farrell and Jim Irwin. read more >
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Pinnacle Hotel Group Picks Up Property in Downtown LR
Land for a $17 million hotel development highlights a six-pack of multimillion-dollar transactions. read more >
Gateway Retail Sale Tops $3.5 Million (Real Deals)
Gateway Village I LLC, led by Tommy Hodges, sold the 6 Bass Pro Drive project, home of David’s Burgers, Hogman’s Gameday Superstore and more. read more >
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Arkansas to Cut $43M from Upcoming Year’s Budget
Arkansas is cutting its budget for the coming fiscal year by $43 million, state officials announced Tuesday, days after the governor ordered reductions in this year's funding for state agencies. read more >
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Arkansas Legislator Wants Concealed Carry at State Capitol
Despite metal detectors and armed guards at the doors to the Capitol and leading to galleries overlooking the Arkansas House, a state lawmaker says he would feel safer if he were allowed to pack his own heat. read more >
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Revenue Dip Complicates Arkansas Tax Cut Push (Andrew DeMillo Analysis)
The specter of budget cuts and sluggish tax collections are prompting new concerns about the state's finances, and show the difficulty the governor and fellow Republicans will face as they try to craft a plan to slash rates even more in the 2019 session. read more >
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