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Style Encore opens Fayetteville location
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (309+ words) by Talk Business & Politics staff([email protected]) 2 minutes ago 2 views The second Style Encore store in Arkansas recently opened at 3049 N. College Ave. in Fayetteville. The other is in Jonesboro. The 3,325-square-foot store in Fayetteville is a resale boutique offering men's and…...
Arkansas Libertarians nominate candidates for 2026
2+ day, 54+ min ago (132+ words) by Roby Brock([emailprotected]) 21 hours ago 516 views At their annual convention over the weekend, the members of the Libertarian Party of Arkansas nominated candidates for the 2026 general election. The list of nominated candidates is as follows: The Libertarian Party of…...
Northeast Arkansas has numerous existing, planned historic sites
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (641+ words) by George Jared([emailprotected]) February 22, 2026 2:00 pm 1,090 views Archeologists have uncovered evidence that thousands of years before the Egyptians built the pyramids and the Greeks created the Parthenon, Native Americans hunted, camped and fished at Old Davidsonville. Pieces of wampum, a…...
AACF calls for Medicaid extension in Arkansas for postpartum insurance
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (358+ words) by Talk Business & Politics staff([emailprotected]) 11 hours ago 123 views Arkansas is the only U.S. state that does not guarantee 12-month postpartum insurance coverage through Medicaid for low-income mothers. The Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF) is calling on Arkansas officials…...
Arkansas work-related deaths down 14.1% in 2024
5+ day, 48+ min ago (344+ words) by Talk Business & Politics staff([emailprotected]) February 19, 2026 6:17 pm 90 views The number of known work-related deaths in Arkansas in 2024 totaled 79, down 14.1% compared with 92 in 2023, according to federal and state data. The 2024 information, released Thursday (Feb. 19) is the most recent available. The…...
Brent Birch to exit LR Tech Park role
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (340+ words) by Talk Business & Politics staff([email protected]) 8 seconds ago 0 views Little Rock Tech Park. The board of directors of the Little Rock Technology Park Authority announced Tuesday (Feb. 17) that Executive Director Brent Birch will transition from his role in 2026, after 12 years…...
UA receives $3.5 million for electronics research, facility upgrades
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (563+ words) by Jeff Della Rosa([email protected]) 4 minutes ago 7 views David Huitink holds a power packaging unit. Huitink, an associate professor of mechanical engineering and director of the High-Density Electronics Center, is the principal investigator leading the facility upgrades to expand the…...
Former Arkansas First Ladies join effort to keep PBS programs
1+ week, 1+ day ago (354+ words) by Talk Business & Politics staff([email protected]) 5 seconds ago 0 views The newly created Friends of Arkansas PBS will include a bipartisan approach in its effort to convince the Arkansas Educational Television Commission to reverse its December 2025 decision to cut ties with…...
Survey shows that almost 29% of Arkansans are food insecure
1+ week, 1+ day ago (676+ words) by Talk Business & Politics staff([email protected]) 12 minutes ago 14 views The latest Arkansas Health Survey shows that 28.8% of adults in the state are food insecure, which means they "lack consistent, reliable access to the nutritious food they need for an active,…...
Connections: Northwest Arkansas execs appointed to UCA foundation
1+ week, 2+ day ago (273+ words) by Talk Business & Politics staff([email protected]) 4 seconds ago 0 views Two construction companies with operations in Northwest Arkansas have hired and promoted people to key positions. Also, the University of Arkansas Sam M. Walton College of Business has hired a chief communications…...