by - August 19, 2011 7:00 pm
Medical malpractice rates are continuing a downward trend in Arkansas, according to an annual report presented by the Arkansas Insurance Department to the Senate and House Committees on Insurance and Commerce.
by - August 19, 2011 7:00 pm
Rockfish Interactive – the Rogers-based digital marketing agency founded by Kenny Tomlin – has sold to British conglomerate WPP, an agency holding company with nearly $15 billion in annual revenue.
by - August 18, 2011 7:00 pm
UPDATE: Talk Business contributor Suzi Parker says that an effort is underway from supporters of the WM3 to have them pardoned. Watch her interview below to learn more about the next chapter in this 18-year odyssey.
Original story:
Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley Jr., who were given life sentences or were on Death Row for their convictions in the murders of three West Memphis children — Christopher Byers, Stevie Branch and Michael Moore – were set free today.
by - August 18, 2011 7:00 pm
Like most of Arkansas, I have watched the events taking place in east Arkansas during the last 24 hours in fascinating disbelief. The sudden agreement reached between Prosecutor Scott Ellington and the defense attorneys for the “West Memphis Three” that allowed them to plead guilty while proclaiming their innocence in exchange for their release from prison is shocking.
by - August 18, 2011 7:00 pm
To the general public, it will appear seamless, but a huge reorder of the state’s electricity transmission system will be debated this fall at the Arkansas Public Service Commission.
by - August 18, 2011 7:00 pm
Arkansas’ July jobless rate rose one-tenth of a percent to 8.2% as the number of unemployed workers climbed by 1,400.
by - August 18, 2011 7:00 pm
Earlier this week, I wrote an article that raised the question of whether or not the Republican Party of Arkansas would attack Governor Rick Perry for Texas’ unemployment rate.
by - August 18, 2011 7:00 pm
On today’s KARZ-TV’s morning show I reviewed Anne Hathaway’s new movie "One Day", along with "The Trip".
by - August 17, 2011 7:00 pm
I wrote earlier this week on some of the grants that Arkansas has and has not received regarding setting up state health insurance exchanges as part of the implementation of ObamaCare. Some indicated to me this information needed further clarification, so I communicated via e-mail with Alice Jones with the Arkansas Insurance Commission.
by - August 17, 2011 7:00 pm
Tom Cotton continues to impress me that he is a serious candidate for the open Fourth Congressional District. Today, the National Republican Congressional Committee put Cotton on their "On the Radar" list, which among other things, means he has raised over $100,000. Not a bad sum this early in the race. Cotton is one of only six Republicans in the their Young Guns program to make this list for 2012.
by - August 17, 2011 7:00 pm
Like just about everybody I know, I do like a fun party and over the years I’ve attended dozens of political receptions and fundraisers. However, I’ve never attended a "replacement" event that was organized because the first one broke federal campaign finance laws.
by - August 16, 2011 7:00 pm
Bentonville-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. blew past analyst estimates to earn $8.282 million in the second quarter, up 3.97% compared to the 2010 quarter, company officials reported Thursday (Aug. 18).
by - August 16, 2011 7:00 pm
State government officials told legislators on Wednesday that roughly $2.65 billion of federal stimulus funds have been spent in Arkansas.
by - August 16, 2011 7:00 pm
After the controversy of their first fundraiser in northwest Arkansas, House Republicans have regrouped with an apparently stronger effort in central Arkansas.
by - August 16, 2011 7:00 pm
This morning, we posted the list compiled by Talk Business contributors Roby Brock, Michael Cook, and myself of names we have heard mentioned as possible candidates for State Senate in 2012. We will be updating this list as the election cycle develops and hopefully will also have a House candidate list up soon but since it has about three times the names, it takes a bit longer.
by - August 16, 2011 7:00 pm
Harrison-based First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas, Inc. announced on Wednesday (Aug. 17) that CEO Larry Brandt would retire and be succeeded by W. Dabbs Cavin.
by - August 16, 2011 7:00 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe (D) told reporters on Wednesday that he has "confidence issues" with Arkansas Lottery Director Ernie Passailaigue after a recent controversy revealed that the lottery owed nearly $100,000 in taxes to the IRS.
by - August 16, 2011 7:00 pm
Some are rumors, others are confirmed and we suspect many are still to announce.
by - August 16, 2011 7:00 pm
Here at Talk Business & Politics we compiled a helpful list of potential 2012 State Senate candidates for our readers. We created the list by visiting with political contacts across the state, talking to candidates directly and listening to the speculation promoted by political insiders.
by - August 15, 2011 7:00 pm
The recent closing of Yarnell’s not only was a blow to the state’s economy (and taste buds), but it also called attention to state economic development agencies that help private entities obtain capital.
