by - March 14, 2011 7:00 pm
State Senate Panel Hones Constitutional Proposals
The Senate State Agencies Committee narrowed its choices for possible changes to the Arkansas Constitution by selecting two choices for a joint committee’s consideration.
Author: Talk Business
by - March 13, 2011 7:00 pm
Beebe Aiming To Get A Handle On Medicaid Debate
With voter unrest and fear regarding federal health care reform, Gov. Mike Beebe wants to avoid the association in his efforts to overhaul the state’s Medicaid system.
by - March 13, 2011 7:00 pm
Pelphrey Dismissed As Ua Basketball Coach
John Pelphrey was dismissed as the head men’s basketball coach at the University of Arkansas on Sunday after a tumultuous 4 seasons in the position.
by - March 13, 2011 7:00 pm
Tax Cuts Take A Tricky Detour
It hasn’t gone according to plan.
by - March 13, 2011 7:00 pm
Tolbert: Lack Of Consensus On Big Issues Prevalent
Jason Tolbert with our content partner, The Tolbert Report, appeared on this week’s edition of Talk Business to discuss the week’s activities at the state legislature.
by - March 12, 2011 7:00 pm
Clean & Green: Homebuilders See Growth Through Environmental Edge
For nearly 60 years, the Home Builders Association of Greater Little Rock has sponsored an annual home show. In the last three years, a rocky economy has brought its fair share of challenges to the industry.
by - March 11, 2011 7:00 pm
Congressional Redistricting: The Magical Mystery Tour
Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour.
by - March 10, 2011 7:00 pm
Southland, Oaklawn Demolish Egs Wager Records
Throw out the history books in Arkansas’ relatively short era of electronic games of skill (EGS) at its two racing parks – Southland and Oaklawn.
by - March 10, 2011 7:00 pm
Speaker’s Highway Bill Clears House Floor
Speaker of the House Robert Moore (D-Arkansas City) succeeded with room to spare.
by - March 9, 2011 7:00 pm
Wal-mart: Smaller Stores, Buying Competitors & Supporting Main Street
These are busy days for the world’s largest retailer.
by - March 9, 2011 7:00 pm
Fort Smith Nursing Home Execs Could Relocate To Texas
Golden Living is expected to publicly announce Thursday (Mar. 10) that the company will locate its corporate headquarters operation in Plano, Texas, but keep 500 — possibly more — employees at the company’s large office building in Fort Smith.
by - March 9, 2011 7:00 pm
Highways, Prisons And A New Caucus
There’s been movement on a few big issue items in the legislative session and this post aims to provide an update.
by - March 9, 2011 7:00 pm
Swearing-in For New State Rep Planned
Secretary of State Mark Martin announced today plans for District 24 Representative-Elect Bruce Cozart’s swearing in ceremony.
by - March 9, 2011 7:00 pm
Golden Living Leader Says Travel – Not Talent Or Taxes – Led To Move
Neil Kurtz wants to make it clear that recruiting executive talent to the Fort Smith area is not a problem, and is not why nursing home chain Golden Living is moving its corporate headquarters to Plano (Dallas).
by - March 9, 2011 7:00 pm
Nat Gas Exec: Raising Severance Tax Is ‘the Wrong Thing For Arkansas’
Southwestern Energy Executive Vice-president and General Counsel Mark Boling says his greatest concern in Arkansas isn’t tougher regulation. It’s a higher cost of doing business.
by - March 9, 2011 7:00 pm
Arkansas Jobless Rate Falls To 7.8% In January (updated)
Continued small increases in the number of employed in Arkansas helped push the preliminary January unemployment rate down to 7.8%, compared to 7.9% in December 2010.
by - March 9, 2011 7:00 pm
Cumulus Broadcasting Buys Citadel In $2.4 Billion Deal (updated)
Radio station behemoth Cumulus Media Inc. has closed on a deal to buy rival Citadel Broadcasting Corp. in a $2.4 billion deal ending months of negotiations and creating an even larger national radio conglomerate.
by - March 9, 2011 7:00 pm
Uams Tops $385 Million In Fundraising Campaign
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) said it raised $385 million in its seven-year "Campaign Imagine" comprehensive campaign that funded new and larger facilities while expanding patient care, research and education programs.
by - March 9, 2011 7:00 pm
Another Poll Shows Public Favor For Prison Reform
A coalition of drug treatment advocates, the Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap project, released the results of an early February poll conducted by Oakleaf and Associates that shows strong public support for the concept of prison reform in Arkansas.
by - March 8, 2011 7:00 pm
Lottery Anticipates Less Revenue, Fewer Scholarships
The Arkansas Lottery Commission approved its next fiscal year budget on Wednesday, anticipating a reduction in revenues and scholarship money.