Category — Little Rock, Arkansas

Entergy Arkansas announced Wednesday that rates for its residential energy customers in Arkansas are likely to fall more than 10 percent in 2010 even if the utility succeeds in raising base rates.

Democratic Senate candidate Bill Halter says if elected he wouldn’t accept any cost-of-living pay raises as long as there’s a federal budget deficit.

Teams of university students throughout Arkansas were selected recently to compete in the next round of the state’s premier business plan competition beginning April 9.

Arkansas’ unemployment rate for January is unchanged at 7.6 percent, according to a report from the state Department of Workforce Services.

FedEx Express is donating an operating aircraft, tooling and test equipment to MSCC for student training.

Compensation for executives at Windstream Corp. of Little Rock was down slightly last year, according to the company’s proxy statement, which was released Wednesday.

Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor says he’s open to passing health care reforms with a simple majority in the Senate - but says it’s not his first choice.

A moderate Democrat insisted Tuesday she remained opposed to pushing a health care bill through the Senate with a simple majority vote, despite saying she wanted to see what was in the legislation.

Regional banking company Iberiabank Corp. says it received $329 million from a public offering of just under 6 million shares of its common stock.

First lady Michelle Obama will be the featured graduation speaker at three commencement ceremonies this spring, including at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff on May 8.

Pace Industries LLC of Fayetteville announced Tuesday it had acquired the zinc die casting business of Del Mar Industries Inc. of Gardena, Calif.

After filing suit in January 2009, the federal Justice Department has asked the court for immediate action on the Conway Human Development Center.

The interim director of the School of Excellence charter school in Humphrey says the school is going broke and is under a criminal investigation.

A record breaking filing period ends with about as much action as when it started.

First lady Michelle Obama will be the featured graduation speaker at three commencement ceremonies this spring.

U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln is denying reports she could support the current health care bill in congress.

The former Pine Bluff Police Chief talks about his meeting with the mayor that led to his firing.

The U.S. Justice Department is asking a federal judge to halt new admissions of school-age children at the Conway Human Development Center, claiming that the facility “exposes residents to death…

FOX16 confirmed that Pine Bluff Police Chief, John Howell was let go for insubordination.

A record breaking filing period ends with about as much action as when it started.

Little Rock Police are investigating a bank robbery in Little Rock.

Monday a judge heard both sides in the lawsuit filed by the Pulaski Association of Classroom Teachers against the PCSSD. In December, the School Board voted to decertify PACT.

PCSSD School Board President Tim Clark says McGill has decided to leave the district to lead Academics Plus Charter School.

Shareholders of Arkansas Best Corp. of Fort Smith will elect three directors at the company’s annual meeting April 22 and vote on a proposal to raise maximum executive pay from $1 million to $3 million annually.

The proposed reelection of the 11-member board of directors and the reappointment of BKD LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm are the two lead items for the shareholder consideration at Home BancShares Inc.

Arkansas Business looks at the Arkansas Medical Board’s inconsistent disciplinary track record, including cases like that of Dr. Randeep Mann, who was never stripped of his medical license despite 10 dead patients and at least one allegation that he traded drugs for sex.

The water company that provides water to Pine Bluff residents is asking for a 17 percent rate increase.

European and U.S. stock markets traded in a narrow range Monday, following big gains on Friday, when markets were boosted by better than expected U.S. jobs data and growing confidence that Greece was getting a handle on its debt difficulties.

Pulaski County refers 20 liquor-license holders to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Administration for failure to pay even modest business personal property tax bills

Weiner is to be incorporated into the neighboring Harrisburg School District, and Delight is to combine with Murfreesboro, to create the South Pike County School District.