Hiring reviewer picked for Little Rock airport
The Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission's personnel committee selected a partner at the law firm of Wright Lindsey Jennings to review hiring and human res…
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Hiring reviewer picked for Little Rock airport
LITTLE ROCK -- The Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission's personnel committee selected a partner at the law firm of Wright Lindsey Jennings to review hirin…
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State pledges to take I-30 project ruling to Arkansas Supreme Court
The Arkansas Department of Transportation said it will appeal a ruling that bars the agency from spending money from Amendment 101 on 30 Crossing, the $1 billi…
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Sales-tax use barred for Central Arkansas I-30 project; ruling delivers 2nd funding setback to 30 Crossing
A judge has enjoined the the Arkansas Department of Transportation from spending any money on the $1 billion 30 Crossing project generated by a state sales tax…
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Work to shut road in McDougal area
Replacing a bridge over a ditch crossing Arkansas 141 near the Clay County community of McDougal in northeast Arkansas will require closing the highway Wednesd…
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Amazon opens Lowell warehouse, third delivery station in Arkansas
The first Amazon.com Inc. warehouse in Arkansas outside the Little Rock area opened in Lowell on Thursday and will employ 100 people to start.
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Cantrell Road construction project will restrict weekend access to west Little Rock neighborhood
The main way into and out of the Walton Heights/Candlewood neighborhood in west Little Rock will be closed and require a detour all weekend beginning this even…
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Little Rock airport will seek outside review of hiring and HR practices after executive's firing
The law firm for Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field has withdrawn from a review of the airport's hiring and human resources practices that w…
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Arkansas hospital is setting up Texas site
Arkansas Heart Hospital, a system with more than two dozen medical facilities in the state, plans to open its first out-of-state clinic next month in Texarkana…
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Clinton National Airport to hire outside firm to review hiring, HR practices
The law firm for Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field has withdrawn from reviewing the airport's hiring practices and associated human resourc…
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Bank of America building’s owner, Little Rock law firm resolve rent suit
A settlement has been reached in litigation over $400,000 in back rent that Little Rock law firm Wright Lindsey Jennings refused to pay.
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LR Tech Park board debt free as work restarts on 2nd phase
The Little Rock Technology Park board resumes work on the second phase of its development this week unencumbered by debt for the first time.
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I-30 closures for Little Rock, North Little Rock area to go on
Work on Interstate 30 in Little Rock and North Little Rock will involve continued lane closings Monday, according to the Arkansas Department of Transportation.
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Flying service in LR for sale
An out-of-state entity has signed a letter of intent to acquire Central Flying Service, the oldest aviation firm in Arkansas.
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Jackknifed trucks, galloping power lines add to Arkansas winter weather woes
A winter storm that moved through Arkansas on Thursday dumped 10 inches of snow in the Northwest corner and covered much of the rest of state in sleet and free…
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Speeding, distracted drivers targeted in work zone safety push after deaths of two Arkansas highway workers
A campaign to step up enforcement of traffic violations in Arkansas roadway work zones went live Wednesday.
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ARDOT to open satellite office in Northwest Arkansas to appeal to graduating engineers
Young engineers increasingly no longer want to go to the Arkansas Department of Transportation, so the largest employer of civil engineers in the state is goin…
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Little Rock airport chief in memo cites management clashes for executive's firing, denies racially biased hiring
The former operations director at Bill and Hillary Clinton Airport/Adams Field was described as a nettlesome executive whose firing was prompted by the latest …
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Fired Clinton National executive's claims prompt HR review at Little Rock airport
A longtime senior executive at Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field said he was fired in December after the Little Rock airport's top official…
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Little Rock airport's 5G not interference kind
Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport has 5G data service available inside the airport for travelers to use, but it isn't the same 5G that the aviation ind…
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Work on I-30 to close lanes
Work on Interstate 30 in Little Rock and North Little Rock will involve continued lane closings starting Monday, according to the Arkansas Department of Transp…
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Rector Award of '22 goes to Flake
John Flake, a longtime commercial real estate developer in Arkansas known for building the state's tallest skyscraper, is the 2022 recipient of the William F. …
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Little Rock airport placed on 5G buffer sector list
Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field is among the U.S. airports where AT&T and Verizon have delayed the availability of their new wireless ser…
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I-30 work calls for more North Little Rock, Little Rock lane closings
Work on Interstate 30 in Little Rock and North Little Rock will involve new and continued lane closings starting Monday, according to the Arkansas Department o…
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Arkansas to get $287M over five years as share of federal bridge improvement program
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday launched its nationwide $27.3 billion bridge improvement program, calling it the single largest dedicated bridg…
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Ex-Hog, developer team on investing
Tyler Wilson, the former University of Arkansas quarterback from Greenwood turned Little Rock businessman, has teamed up with long-time real estate developer J…
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Incentives cited in luring Osceola steel mill; $3B facility, in turn, to attract other industry, Hutchinson says
The $3 billion steel mill that U.S. Steel announced Tuesday that it would build in Osceola -- the largest economic development project in Arkansas history -- c…
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U.S. Steel picks Osceola; 900 jobs expected at mill
U.S. Steel on Tuesday announced that Osceola will be the site of what it bills as the most advanced steelmaking facility in North America, a $3 billion project…
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Inspection of I-40 bridge in Memphis last week is part of new protocol after 2021 emergency closure
The routine inspection performed on the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River at West Memphis last week is part of the Arkansas Department of Transpo…
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Pilot in fatal Dec. 26 Sharp County crash had texted family just before about bad weather, no fuel
In the waning minutes of the flight of a doomed small plane over Fulton County last month, the pilot texted family members that he ran into weather and was una…
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Lanes to close on Interstate 40 bridge at West Memphis
The Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River, which was closed for major repairs for almost three months last year, will require lane closings all day t…
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Gone but not forgotten: Notable Arkansans who passed away in 2021
Arkansans said final goodbyes in 2021 to a legendary university track coach, two trucking magnates and a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial writer.
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Amazon has plans to open a warehouse in Northwest Arkansas
Amazon.com intends to open a warehouse in Northwest Arkansas, according to publicly available documents.
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Door shop's shippers slam shut
Matt Moudy said he thought he was pivoting from a career in dentistry to a career in doors when he sold his Cabot practice and bought a Jacksonville company th…
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Arkansas to receive up to $16.9M in federal emergency relief funds for road and bridge repairs
Arkansas is in line to receive up to $16.9 million in federal emergency relief funds to pay for repairs to roads and bridges damaged by the historic Arkansas R…
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Little Rock airport fed up with food service
Top executives at Bill and Hillary Clinton Airport/Adams Field in Little Rock have run out of patience with the concessionaire that runs its food and beverage …
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Metroplan wrestles with soaring prices
Inflation is eating into money that cities and counties in Central Arkansas have set aside for select road construction projects built with federal dollars.
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Westbound I-30 lanes in downtown Little Rock to be closed this weekend
All westbound lanes on a section of Interstate 30 in downtown Little Rock will be closed and require a detour this weekend to accommodate work on a new overpas…
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Little Rock airport hits deal for its 1st hotel
Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field has reached a tentative deal with a Conway hospitality development, management and consulting firm to bui…
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Bidders better in supply crunch
Blackmon Auctions has less product to sell these days, but the third-generation business has enjoyed a banner year, according to Thomas Blackmon.
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Safe trips touted by provider of trucks
The driverless truck delivery company that Walmart Inc. works with in Bentonville has successfully completed 437 trips covering 3,103 miles without a driver be…
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Work on stretch of I-430 to close lanes overnight through Friday
Continued work on a section of Interstate 430 in Pulaski County will require overnight lane closings through Friday, the Arkansas Department of Transportation …
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Arkansas 83 work to close traffic lane
Work on the Arkansas 83 overpass crossing U.S. 425 in Monticello will require a lane closing and lane-width restriction Monday, the Arkansas Department of Tran…
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I-30 work adds closings along Little Rock, North Little Rock stretch
Work on Interstate 30 in Little Rock and North Little Rock will involve renewed lane closings starting Monday, according to the Arkansas Department of Transpor…
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Suit filed after Little Rock apartment complex blocked
Little Rock had no justification to suspend the building permits for a $3.2 million low-income apartment complex on the city's west side, according to a lawsui…
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Eastbound I-30 lanes in downtown Little Rock to be closed this weekend
All eastbound lanes on a section of Interstate 30 in downtown Little Rock will be closed and require a detour this weekend, according to the Arkansas Departmen…
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I-30 lanes in Saline County to close
Work on a $187.3 million project to widen a section of Interstate 30 in Saline County will require overnight lane closings throughout much of this month beginn…
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I-430 lanes to shut for work on bridge
Work on Interstate 430 in Pulaski County that includes the bridge over the Arkansas River will require double lane closings for four nights beginning Wednesday…
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Section of Little Rock I-30 set to shut for work
Work on the $1 billion project to improve Interstate 30 through downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock will require another series of lane closings through…
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Pavement work will require lane closings on Interstate 49/U.S. 71 interchange
Work on the new Interstate 49/U.S. 71 interchange in Bentonville will require various lane closings throughout the interchange for two weeks starting Monday, t…
