Ozarks At Large
Siloam Springs based Allens Canning Company yesterday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which will allow the company to reorganize in an attempt to become financially stable. A bill is moving through the U.S. Senate that aims to curb the use of toxic chemicals in a variety of products, though one group says the legislation doesn't go far enough. And new polling data regarding the 2014 U.S. Senate race shows that Independent voters favor Congressman Tom Cotton over Senator Mark Pryor.






Governor Beebe touts a new computer system used by the state's Department of Finance and Administration that streamlines the license renewal process. The UA Alumni Association passes $1 million in scholarships distributed this year, and a UAFS professor gets some national attention from the NCAA.


Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, January 13, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Springdale claims the lead in job creation for Arkansas, plus a story of moving from small-town Arkansas to post-punk fame: this week’s edition of Arkansongs highlights the career of Beth Ditto…and in about six minutes, an update on the rollout of the Affordable Care Act in Arkansas now that the calendar has turned.
Dr. Pearl Ford Dowe from University of Arkansas’ Diane D. Blair Center of Southern Politics and Society visited KUAF to talk about the poll’s findings regarding African-American voters in the South, a population not studied often enough.
“Smoke” by Medeski, Martin and Wood
Two book talks will be held at the Fayetteville Public Library today. You can also attend a gallery talk at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, or audition for “Web of Murder” at Fort Smith Little Theatre.
Grant money being used to add fueling stations to expand the availability of compressed natural gas; the average cost of a gallon of gas rises again; and more – on today’s edition of Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
“Saturday Night” by Hal McKusick
Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net sums up business news for the first week of 2012.
According to a new report issued by National Center on Family Homelessness, Arkansas ranks third in the nation on child homelessness, following Mississippi and Alabama. We talk with Center founder and director, Ellen Bassuk.