by - February 9, 2011 7:00 pm
The U.S. Census Bureau released detailed data for Arkansas that highlights a number of dramatic increases and decreases in the state’s population – key factors in upcoming political redistricting.
by - February 9, 2011 7:00 pm
Editor’s note: Randy Zook, President and CEO of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas, is the author of this op-ed article. You can reach him by e-mail at [email protected].
by - February 8, 2011 7:00 pm
In 1992, there was a truck driving program and nursing program at a vocational-technical school in West Memphis. About 80 students attended the school, which consisted of three small buildings on a campus smaller than a Wal-Mart parking lot.
by - February 8, 2011 7:00 pm
While waist-deep snow blankets portions of Arkansas, it’s not stopping several Arkansas operations from announcing new contract orders.
by - February 8, 2011 7:00 pm
Arkansas lawmakers will have to whittle down as many as 25 proposals for potential voter referral to alter the state’s constitution.
by - February 8, 2011 7:00 pm
While Arkansas ushered in three new federal representatives and returned one incumbent in 2010, there were four candidates for Congress who have slipped back into life off the campaign trail.
by - February 7, 2011 7:00 pm
Faced with a rising unemployment rate during the last decade, Jefferson County voters overwhelmingly approved a local sales tax hike dedicated to economic development pursuits.
by - February 7, 2011 7:00 pm
The fourth quarter wasn’t kind to P.A.M. Transportation’s 2010.
by - February 7, 2011 7:00 pm
Arkansas could get relief from some of its debt owed to the federal government, according to several national reports hinting at potential plans from President Obama’s 2012 proposed budget.
by - February 7, 2011 7:00 pm
This legislative session the debate over tax cuts won’t end with Gov. Mike Beebe’s half-cent grocery tax reduction.
by - February 7, 2011 7:00 pm
Political columnist John Brummett of the Arkansas News Bureau recounts his recent conversation with Second District Congressman Tim Griffin at a recent town hall.
by - February 7, 2011 7:00 pm
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford briefed the House Public Health Committee on the health insurance exchange coming to the state in response to federal health care reform.
by - February 7, 2011 7:00 pm
Talk Business was the first to report that an effort is underway to remove two major exemptions to the state’s Clean Indoor Air Act, which prohibits smoking at most businesses in Arkansas.
by - February 6, 2011 7:00 pm
Telecommunications companies that serve rural America could see a new push to reshape funds that often support infrastructure investments to underserved communities.
by - February 6, 2011 7:00 pm
Chesapeake Energy Corp. is putting its Fayetteville Shale assets up for sale in addition to a fracking subsidiary in a deal it hopes will garner up to $5 billion.
by - February 6, 2011 7:00 pm
Officials in the Arkansas hospitality and tourism sector say two proposed bills in the Arkansas Senate would make it difficult if not impossible to be competitive with other states in the recruitment of tourists and conventions.
by - February 6, 2011 7:00 pm
Attorney millionaire Sheffield Nelson is a former natural gas company executive and two-time Republican gubernatorial candidate who has advocated for lower and less taxes.
by - February 4, 2011 7:00 pm
Congressional redistricting looks to soon accelerate in the Arkansas legislature for a couple of reasons, and in the process, a number of interesting developments will unfold.
by - February 3, 2011 7:00 pm
The federal health care law was our #1 business and political story in 2010 as the controversial measure influenced state and national politics, while adding to the nervousness of many public and private firms.
by - February 2, 2011 7:00 pm
In a little more than a week, Arkansans are going to read and hear a lot of the details regarding prison reform measures emerging from a Pew Center study on the issue.
