Author: Roby Brock

Roby Brock

Exxon Mobil Pipeline President Responds To Central Arkansas Concerns

A July 26, 2013 letter sent to Arkansas elected officials and representatives of Central Arkansas Water from Exxon Mobil Pipeline Co. president Gary Pruessing suggests a commitment to more dialogue,…

Broadband Tools To Schools: Is There A Political Will And Way?

While business leaders and educators have embarked on an effort to understand and solve a broadband shortage in the state’s public schools, lawmakers will have a final say on signing off on a plan.

CJRW’s Woods Brothers To Be Inducted In Advertising Hall Of Fame

Shelby Woods and Wayne Woods of Little Rock-based advertising/PR giant CJRW have been selected by the Tenth District of the American Advertising Federation (AAF) for the Southwest Advertising Hall of…

Deltic Timber Gets Boost From Rising Prices, New Acquisition

Improving sales prices for lumber and a gain from the acquisition of a joint venture helped Deltic Timber to a big second quarter net income boost. The El Dorado-based timber…

Conway Has Two Congressional Prospects

Tuesday’s announcement of a new commercial development at the Village at Hendrix drew a Conway crowd that included two potential Democratic prospects for Congress.

Hendrix Village Welcomes Delta Trust, Purple Cow & The Entire Student Body

A hot and sweaty pre-storm press conference underneath a big white tent on the greens at The Village at Hendrix was the backdrop for Conway’s latest expansion of its new…

Business, Education Leaders Bridging A Broadband ‘Ravine Of Communication’

How large of a gap do Arkansas public schools have in broadband access? The gap in bandwidth may be as large as the gap in communication between state educators and Internet service providers, but both are likely to close quickly.

Gov. Beebe Urging Business, Education Leaders To Meet Broadband Challenge

State educators are concerned that a supermajority of Arkansas public schools don’t have the broadband capability to compete academically. Business representatives say the situation is not nearly as dire as projected.

Fidelity National Information Services To Add 150-200 Jobs In Little Rock (UPDATED)

Fidelity National Information Services appears poised to add 150 new jobs and invest $3 million at its campus in west Little Rock. A resolution on the city of Little Rock…

Baptist Health System Laying Off 170 As Hospitals Cope With Medicare Cuts

Little Rock-based Baptist Health System says it will lay off 170 workers across its statewide health care network and one industry leader says more hospitals could follow suit. Baptist Health…

Ladies Of The Court: Meet The Three Female Justices Of The Arkansas Supreme Court

Three of Arkansas’ seven Supreme Court justices are female. How has gender on the high court evolved?

Cong. Cotton Defends Farm Bill, Immigration Stances; Coy On Senate Run

Fourth District Cong. Tom Cotton (R) says his tough stance calling for farming and immigration reforms is his way of responding to constituent concerns. He also gave few clues to his prospects of challenging Sen. Mark Pryor (D) for the U.S. Senate in 2014.

Bank Of The Ozarks Q2 Net Income Rises

Little Rock-based Bank of the Ozarks second quarter net income rose 6.8% to $20.4 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, net income totaled $40.4 million, an 8.9%…

Bourbon And Boots Gets $270,000 Venture Capital Boost

BourbonandBoots.com – the Little Rock-based Southern culture e-commerce website that has seen its profile and revenues rise quickly – has landed venture capital funding that co-founder Matt Price says will…

Cong. Cotton: House Immigration Reform Or Nothing

Cong. Tom Cotton (R) writes a guest editorial in the Wall Street Journal declaring that only a House version of immigration reform should be considered for final law, and that…

ExxonMobil Says Pipeline Burst A ‘Manufacturing Defect’

A report regarding the pipeline burst that led to the Mayflower oil spill has been received by a federal agency and while the report has not been made public, ExxonMobil officials, who have seen it, claim “manufacturing defects” were responsible for the break.