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Governor names Mark White to head DHS

Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Thursday (Sept. 22) his appointment of Mark White of Bryant as the Secretary of the Department of Human Services. He will replace Cindy Gillespie, who resigned…

Fayetteville real estate exec joins Batesville bank’s board of directors

Batesvillle-based Citizens Bank said Wednesday (Sept. 21) that Fayetteville real estate developer T.J. Lefler has joined its board of directors. Lefler owns Lefler Capital, a real estate company that owns…

Economic report on Northwest Arkansas to be released in October event

The Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas will release the annual State of the Northwest Arkansas…

Small business hub, Arnold Innovation Center, opens in Conway

The Arnold Innovation Center is now open in downtown Conway. The space, named in honor of retired Conway Corp CEO Richard Arnold, is a membership-based space for startups, entrepreneurs, and…

Colliers closes $3M sale of Little Rock office/warehouse building

Colliers Arkansas announced the sale Tuesday (Sept. 20) of a 48,000-square-foot office/warehouse building in west Little Rock for $3 million. The purchase price equals $62.50 per square foot. According to…

Poll: Issue 1 sees support; Issues 2 and 3 a mixed bag

Three legislative-referred amendment proposals could all pass this November, although one measure has more support than the other two. A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College Poll of 835 likely…

UA Little Rock lands $1 million grant for doctoral studies

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $1.215 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help disadvantaged college students gain opportunities for future doctoral studies….

Fortune reporter goes under the hood on Canoo

A recent report by Jessica Mathews, a Bentonville-based senior writer for Fortune magazine, featured some interesting discoveries about electric vehicle startup Canoo, which has ties to Arkansas. “Inside the chaos at Canoo, the zero-revenue,…

Poll: Boozman, Sanders, Griffin hold double-digit leads over opponents

Arkansas Republicans at the top of the ticket for U.S. Senate, Governor and Attorney General all hold double-digit leads in their races against Democratic opponents. The latest Talk Business &…

Poll: Arkansas voters view Biden unfavorably by 62%, Trump at 48%-48%

Arkansas voters view President Joe Biden in a heavily unfavorable light, and their perspective on former President Donald Trump is split evenly despite him winning Arkansas in 2020 with 62%…

Arkansas’ jobless rate ticks higher to 3.4% in August

Arkansas job numbers declined between July and August, pushing the jobless rate from 3.3% to 3.4% in August. The jobless rate was better than the 3.8% in August 2021, and…

Poll: Support grows for recreational marijuana; majority favors change to abortion law

Arkansas voters support a ballot initiative by a 2-to-1 margin to legalize recreational marijuana, and, by a slim margin, they want to see changes made to the state’s abortion law….

Bob Burns, NWACC founding president, has died

Bob Burns, the founding president of NorthWest Arkansas Community College when it opened in 1990 in Bentonville, has died. He was 82. According to his obituary, Burns was living in…

$70 million upscale apartments planned for Rockwater community in NLR

Developers announced a $70 million upscale apartment complex Wednesday (Sept. 14) for the Rockwater community in the Argenta district of downtown North Little Rock. The project will include 360 units…

Riceland Foods receives $20 million from USDA for climate initiative

The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded Riceland Foods $20 million Wednesday (Sept. 14) as part of the first pool of partnerships for a “Climate-Smart Commodities” initiative. Seventy projects were selected…

A railroad strike would disrupt economy, push fuel prices higher; but Congress could act

A potential strike by union workers of railroad companies would cause such significant economic disruption – an estimated $2 billion a day in losses across many sectors – that analysts…

PSC Chairman Ted Thomas to resign Oct. 1

Ted Thomas, chairman of the powerful Arkansas Public Service Commission, has submitted his resignation to Gov. Asa Hutchinson. The former Republican legislator and longtime member of the PSC has been…

Sale of USA Truck approved by shareholders; deal set to close Sept. 15

Shareholders have approved the sale of Van Buren-based USA Truck to DB Schenker. The estimated $435 million deal – $31.72 per share – was announced June 24 after being recommended…

Dallas-based Tuesday Morning inks deal with Retail Ecommerce Ventures

Off-price retailer Tuesday Morning is getting a $35 million capital boost from an investor group led by Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV), the parent of Pier 1 and SteinMart. The deal…

Schedule for Talk Business & Politics, Capitol View announced

Starting Sunday, Sept. 18, Talk Business & Politics will move to Fox stations in central and Northwest Arkansas and will remain in its time slot in Northeast Arkansas on KAIT-8….