THE LESSONS ROBERT MOERY LEARNED FROM WORKING WITH THE GOVERNOR ARE SERVING HIM WELL
By Bill Paddack When he was a boy growing up in Carlisle, Robert Moery figured his future might center on either sports or agriculture. Maybe he’d be a coach. Or a farmer. While he’s still involved in both of those interests today to a certain extent, his career path has taken a turn he undoubtedly […]
GOOD ROADS DIRECTOR TOUTS BENEFIT OF ISSUE 1 FOR CRAWFORD AND SEBASTIAN COUNTIES
By Tina Alvey DaleTalk Business & Politics If Issue 1, which would make Arkansas’ half-cent sales tax for roads and highways permanent, does not win voter approval in November, Sebastian County and the cities in it could lose $3.45 million in funding annually. That was the message from Joe Quinn, executive director of Arkansas Good […]
DRIVERS REMINDED TO USE IDRIVEARKANSAS.COM FOR HOLIDAY TRAVEL INFORMATION
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) reminds drivers to “know before you go” and visit IDriveArkansas.com before traveling during the holiday season. Extensive highway improvements continue through the state. With those improvements come work zones. To aid in your holiday travel, ARDOT has been working hard to open as many lanes as possible. Still, travelers […]
GOV. HUTCHINSON: POLL SHOWS VOTERS MOVED BY HIGHWAY TAX’S STATEWIDE BENEFIT
by Steve Brawner, Arkansas Talk Business & Politics, November 27, 2019 The message that generates the most support for a proposed half-cent sales tax extension is that it would affect highways in all four corners of the state, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Nov. 26). Speaking to the Arkansas Good Roads Foundation Annual Meeting, Hutchinson […]
GOVERNOR HUTCHINSON’S WEEKLY ADDRESS FOR BETTER, SAFER ROADS IN ARKANSAS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:November 15, 2019 Governor Hutchinson’s weekly radio address can be found in MP3 format and downloaded HERE. LITTLE ROCK – The chance to renew the state’s half-cent sales tax to pay for highway upkeep will be the most important issue on the ballot next year, and today I’d like to talk about why […]
“NEW” HIGHWAY 70 BRINGING JOBS AND GROWTH TO THE SPA CITY! CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO!
(VIDEO) The Highway 70 corridor between Little Rock and Hot Springs has seen vastly improved and its impact is stunning. Even to the point of creating a new downtown resurgence in Hot Springs!
SIX CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENTS EARN GOOD ROADS SCHOLARSHIPS
Photo top from left: Jocie Baker, Mariah Crews and Justin Edwards; bottom: Madeline Giebler, Brady Patrick and Emily Sherrill. Oct. 22, 2019 Reprinted from the University of Arkansas Website FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Six civil engineering students have been awarded scholarships from the Arkansas Good Roads Foundation.Each year, the Arkansas Good Roads Foundation, in association with […]
AS MAJOR COMMERCIAL PROJECTS NEAR COMPLETION IN JONESBORO, NO SLOWDOWN IS ANTICIPATED
Story by George Jarred, Talk Business & Politics, October 10, 2019 One measure for a vibrant local economy is the number of commercial real estate projects underway. In Jonesboro, the Embassy Suites by Hilton and Red Wolf Convention Center project is nearing completion and the new surgical tower on the St. Bernards medical campus should […]
LOCAL LEADERS SAY LOSS OF CURRENT ROAD FUNDING WOULD BE DEVASTATING
By Joe Quinn, Arkansas Good Roads Foundation Executive Director In many ways there are probably no Arkansas elected officials who have a better finger on the pulse of a community than a county judge or small town mayor. Spend some time wandering through a county courthouse, or a modest city hall that shares space with […]
ALL ROADS LEAD TO FOOTBALL
(Photo courtesy of the University of Arkansas) “We’re on our way to see the Hogs play!”Or the Red Wolves. Or the Bears, the Muleriders, the Golden Lions, the Wonder Boys, the Boll Weevils or a number of other college football teams in the Natural State. In autumn as reds, yellows and oranges paint the trees […]