by - June 2, 2019 10:07 am
Two casino resort CEOs believe their projects in Pope County can be of massive benefit locally and to the whole state. Bill Warner, CEO of Warner Gaming, and Dan Kehl,…
by - June 1, 2019 11:51 am
Dr. Margaret Ellibee, chancellor for UA-Pulaski Tech, has a pretty full pipeline of students wanting work. The notion that work is the be-all, end-all for higher education is a mindset…
by - May 30, 2019 2:26 pm
Invest Sou Sou, an inaugural participant in the 2019 ICBA accelerator cohort at the Venture Center in Little Rock, won a “Best in Show” award at the highly competitive Finovate…
by - May 19, 2019 10:06 am
With Arkansas farmers struggling from a combination of terrible weather, low commodity prices and tariff and trade wars around the globe, Democratic Party of Arkansas chairman Michael John Gray, a…
by - May 16, 2019 4:08 pm
The Birmingham Airport Authority (BAA) announced that its board of directors has appointed Ronald Mathieu as the new CEO of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. Mathieu has resigned from his post with…
by - May 12, 2019 10:50 am
Wright Lindsey Jennings attorney Meredith Lowry spends her days helping clients protect their intellectual property. She’s also active in advancing the state’s technology sector and promoting more female entrepreneurs. And,…
by - May 12, 2019 10:23 am
Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin, R-Ark., said the debate over highway funding doesn’t need to end with just the current proposal that rolled out of the latest legislative session and he’s…
by - May 12, 2019 12:04 am
Editor’s note: Talk Business & Politics has launched a new weekend series of insights from well-known business and political leaders seeking their advice to share with peers and newcomers. Our…
by - May 8, 2019 11:24 am
Simmons Bank has named Itzel Meador as Small Business Association (SBA) regional manager of sales and business development for its eight-state footprint. Meador’s responsibilities include SBA loan production, oversight of…
by - May 7, 2019 8:40 pm
Amidst the backdrop of a “Southern hospitality” welcome rally at the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, state Tourism Director Jim Dailey said efforts to improve the…
by - May 7, 2019 6:14 pm
Northeast Arkansas’ hub city and its home county are experiencing the longest sales tax and use growth pattern in history. Jonesboro collected $1.413 million in sales and use taxes during…
by - May 5, 2019 10:15 am
A three-day window in the legislative session that saw lawmakers, industry stakeholders and the governor’s office come to the table for a compromise plan led to the $300 million highway…
by - May 5, 2019 10:14 am
It’s been a busy two months for Burt Hicks and the new executive team at Encore Bank, the former Little-Rock based Capital Bank. In mid-March, Hicks and several investor-managers moved…
by - May 1, 2019 2:58 pm
It was another record year for casino-style gambling in Arkansas and the biggest numbers are still to come. Electronic games of skill (EGS) wagers at Oaklawn’s and Southland’s casinos topped…
by - May 1, 2019 9:48 am
Josh Mahony made it official on Wednesday (May 1). He’ll seek the Democratic nomination to challenge incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton in 2020. Mahony, 38, conducted a conference call…
by - April 30, 2019 11:41 am
Regional telecom provider Ritter Communications broke ground Tuesday (April 30) on a state-of-the-art $8 million data technology center that will expand the company’s campus in central Jonesboro. The 8,882-square-foot, multi-user…
by - April 29, 2019 3:49 pm
As first reported by Talk Business & Politics earlier this month, Democrat Josh Mahony appears poised to mount a challenge to U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., in 2020. Mahony confirmed…
by - April 28, 2019 10:22 am
State Rep. Charles Blake, D-Little Rock, and State Rep. Andy Davis, R-Little Rock, don’t see eye-to-eye on every issue, but they agree on a number of accomplishments from the recently…
by - April 28, 2019 10:17 am
With 750 new jobs announced over a three-day period, the state’s top jobs recruiter says the pipeline “is full” for more and he expects to close most, if not all,…
by - April 28, 2019 10:15 am
University of Arkansas Walton College economist Mervin Jebaraj says Census data shows that Northwest Arkansas population growth has accounted for about 87% of the state’s overall increase in this decade….
