US Steel Picks Northeast Arkansas for $3B Mill
Arkansas had been competing against Alabama and Mississippi for the project. read more >
Arkansas had been competing against Alabama and Mississippi for the project. read more >
Arkansas cities that feared economic repercussions from a proposed statistical change need worry no longer; that plan has been abandoned by the federal Office of Management & Budget. read more >
Ransomware computer crimes have been around for a number of years, but recent attacks have put them squarely in the headlines. read more >
Arkansas health officials said Tuesday that there had been no new presumptive cases of COVID-19 in the state since yesterday, and the total number of known cases remains at 22. read more >
President Trump is on the cusp of being impeached by the House, with a historic debate set Wednesday on charges that he abused his power and obstructed Congress. read more >
The passage of the 2018 Farm Bill was welcome news to Arkansas' farmers and ranchers, who face myriad challenges in trade, regulatory and monetary policy — issues beyond their control, but that threaten their profitability and, ultimately, their livelihoods. read more >
The Trumann mayor, who earlier this month staved off four challengers in the general election, recently said that the city's mail service hasn't been the same since the U.S. Postal Service's Jonesboro sorting center shut down several years ago. read more >
Republican U.S. Rep. French Hill is trying to fend off a competitive bid by Democratic challenger Clarke Tucker in the election for the 2nd Congressional District. read more >
A push by Democrats to flip a Republican-held congressional seat that represents the Little Rock area and a state Supreme Court race that has drawn heavy spending by a conservative interest group have drawn the most attention in Arkansas' midterm election. read more >
Two months after planners gave up hopes of crossing Arkansas with a $2.5 billion wind-energy transmission line as doomed, the U.S. Department of Energy hammered a nail in the project's coffin Friday by ending its participation in the Plains & Eastern Clean Line. read more >
A chartered train carrying dozens of GOP lawmakers to a Republican retreat in West Virginia struck a garbage truck south of Charlottesville, Virginia on Wednesday, lawmakers said. read more >
As Arkansas' congressional delegation stepped up its war Tuesday on a $2.5 billion wind-power transmission project, Clean Line Energy Partners has confirmed that it has shelved plans to string the controversial power line across Arkansas. read more >
An official with a network of charter schools says he's seeking the Democratic nomination for a U.S. House seat in east Arkansas. read more >
A "semi-retired" rancher and farmer who hasn't sought political office before said Tuesday he's challenging an Arkansas Republican congressman as a Democrat next year. read more >
Arkansas' congressional delegation backs a bill that would halt the $2 billion Clean Line project. read more >
A former member of the Little Rock School Board is challenging GOP U.S. Rep. French Hill in his run for a second term in the House representing central Arkansas, while the three other members of Arkansas' all-Republican House delegation face no Democratic opponents this year. read more >
Despite the promise of jobs and clean wind energy for Arkansas, the Clean Line has met resistance in court and from the state’s entire congressional delegation. read more >
Members of the Arkansas Rice Federation have traveled to Cuba to discuss the future of trade between the U.S. and Cuba. read more >
The future economy will have different benchmarks critical to sustaining schools, businesses and our towns. read more >
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., talks to Arkansas Business about opportunities he sees for trade with Cuba, where he spent four days last week. read more >
