by - June 10, 2024 9:52 am
A-State Museum documenting Jonesboro Black business history
Leroy Johnson’s great-grandfather was 6 or 7 years old when he was bought as a slave and brought to Craighead County. Eventually he was freed and he engaged in a…
Author: George Jared
by - June 10, 2024 9:43 am
Higher Learning Commission approves A-State’s Qatar campus
Arkansas State University has secured approval from the Higher Learning Commission, recognizing its location in Doha, Qatar, as an off-campus site where students can complete one of A-State’s approved degree…
by - June 9, 2024 9:22 pm
Graveler more of ‘an experience,’ could be big for tourism
Arkansas has 69,000 miles of unpaved roads, according to the state’s Department of Agriculture, and there are also many more miles of unpaved roads that crisscross national forest lands. They…
by - June 5, 2024 3:55 pm
Dr. Brendan Kelly selected as A-State System president
The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees on Wednesday (June 5) selected Dr. Brendan Kelly, president of the University of West Georgia since 2020, to become the third president…
by - June 5, 2024 2:21 pm
Trillions of cicadas set to inundate the South
The last time two particular broods of cicadas emerged at the same time, Thomas Jefferson was president of the United States, the country made the Louisiana Purchase, more than doubling its physical size, and Ohio…
by - June 4, 2024 8:16 pm
Developer Josh Brown staying in Jonesboro
Rumors that Jonesboro businessman and commercial real estate developer Josh Brown plans to move away from Northeast Arkansas’s hub city are not true. Brown told Talk Business & Politics that…
by - June 4, 2024 3:14 pm
Harding University to open digital forensics lab
Harding University will build a digital forensics lab, set to open this fall in the Mabee Business Building within the Paul R. Carter College of Business Administration. The lab will…
by - June 3, 2024 1:05 pm
KLEK to host 7th annual Juneteenth celebration in Jonesboro
Several years ago KLEK co-founder LaGanzie Kale and others with the organization had a decision to make. The founder of the Juneteenth celebration in Jonesboro passed away, and now they would have to take…
by - May 30, 2024 10:09 am
Alligator encounter advice offered
Alligators have been roaming the Earth for more than 37 million years, according to the fossil record. The apex predators can grow to 12-feet long and weigh more than 1,000…
by - May 23, 2024 9:37 pm
NEA Outstanding Businesses: Bruno’s Pizzeria wins Startup Award
Talk Business & Politics, in partnership with Arvest Bank, recently honored the top businesses in 2024 throughout Northeast Arkansas. Nominees were gathered from around the region and a select panel of…
by - May 22, 2024 7:55 pm
NEA Outstanding Businesses: Swept Away wins Large Business Award
Talk Business & Politics, in partnership with Arvest Bank, recently honored the top businesses in 2024 throughout Northeast Arkansas. Nominees were gathered from around the region and a select panel of…
by - May 22, 2024 10:52 am
A-State, UAPB receive grant to develop more Black agriculture teachers
An Arkansas State University professor in the College of Agriculture is part of a team that has received a grant of almost $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)….
by - May 21, 2024 7:57 am
NEA Outstanding Businesses: Lost Pizza wins Small Business Award
Talk Business & Politics, in partnership with Arvest Bank, recently honored the top businesses in 2024 throughout Northeast Arkansas. Nominees were gathered from around the region and a select panel…
by - May 21, 2024 6:46 am
WinTech acquires Pocahontas Aluminum Company
Construction industry materials producer WinTech of Missouri has acquired Pocahontas Aluminum Company, a window and door manufacturer based in Pocahontas. Pocahontas Aluminum Company, established in 1963, manufactures materials used in…
by - May 20, 2024 12:57 pm
NEA Outstanding Businesses: El Centro Hispano wins Nonprofit Award
Talk Business & Politics, in partnership with Arvest Bank, recently honored the top businesses in 2024 throughout Northeast Arkansas. Nominees were gathered from around the region and a select panel…
by - May 16, 2024 10:24 am
More than 13,000 trees given away through Free Tree Friday campaign
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s fourth annual Free Tree Fridays campaign resulted in the distribution of 13,400 trees during 27 events held across the state each Friday from March 22…
by - May 15, 2024 8:10 am
Jonesboro sales and use tax collections slightly decline for second consecutive month
For the second consecutive month, sales and use tax collections declined slightly in the city of Jonesboro and in Craighead County, the most populous county in Northeast Arkansas. The city…
by - May 14, 2024 3:36 pm
Researchers study costs of poultry production
When two poultry processing plants closed in the state last year, economist Jada Thompson began to ponder what the impacts would be for financiers of these operations and what might…
by - May 13, 2024 11:20 am
Legal experts weigh in on the use of dicamba
One of the most controversial topics in the agriculture industry is the use of the herbicide dicamba. Many state and federal policies regarding dicamba have changed in recent years including…
by - May 9, 2024 11:52 am
KASU to celebrate 67 years on the air
The oldest non-commercial public radio station in Arkansas is set to celebrate its nearly seven decades on the air. KASU 91.9 FM, the public media service of Arkansas State University,…