I want to discuss the details of the $300 million highway funding plan that I presented this week that is necessary to repair and maintain Arkansas’s existing highways and bridges and to expand our roadways as the state grows. According to Arkansas Department of Transportation, the department...
A long-time shoe retailer is in danger of shuttering the majority or even all of its stores in the wake of an upcoming bankruptcy. According to CNBC, Payless Inc. is planning to shut down all of its roughly 2,700 stores after it files for its second bankruptcy later this month. This will be the...
Topgolf may be eyeing a new location in Arkansas – this time in Little Rock. Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. appeared on KARK Channel 4 to talk about making progress in his search for the city’s next police chief when the discussion of the entertainment company came up. According to Scott, he...
Last week, the House voted to raise teacher salaries, increase a tax credit and increase fines for distracted driving in school zones. HB1145, titled the Teacher Salary Enhancement Act, would raise the minimum teacher salary by $4,000 over the next four years. The House voted 91-0 in favor the...
The legislature advanced a series of tax cuts, including the signature bill of this year’s session, to lower personal income taxes by about $97 million a year. The Senate passed SB 211 to reduce income taxes for individuals in the middle and upper brackets of the tax tables. The top marginal...
(Power Magazine – Westminster, Colo.) — The Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Board of Directors has selected Duane Highley as the cooperative wholesale power supplier’s next chief executive officer. Highley, who currently serves as president and chief executive officer for...
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson recently formed the Arkansas Innovation Council, comprised of a group of leaders from around the state in business, state agencies, philanthropy and research university. The innovation council is designed to expand opportunities for the state’s economy by...
A former Arkansas State University Board of Trustees member has announced a new $1 million gift to benefit agricultural research after completing a prior $1 million gift commitment. Mike Gibson, an ASU Board of Trustee Emeritus, has announced plans to establish the Judd Hill Student Research and...
Tom Blackmon, a leader in Arkansas’ business community, passed away February 11, 2019. In 1938, Tom’s father Eddie started Blackmon Auctions. Tom took over Blackmon Auctions in 1965 and expanded the business from a seasonal to full-time business. He concentrated on selling farm equipment and...
A new prototype system that monitors the number and type of tractor-trailers moving through a region could help transportation planners identify and prioritize infrastructure projects and increase operational efficiency. “Transportation planners need better information about truck characteristics...