by - March 14, 2016 4:58 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (March 14) announced the following appointments: Katy Morris, Conway, to the Arkansas State Independent Living Council. Appointment expires Feb. 1, 2017. Martin McDonell, Greenwood, to…
by - March 14, 2016 4:42 pm
The investigation into alleged perjury during court testimony by a Fort Smith police captain now hinges on if the testimony was a “critical element” in the hearing, according to a…
by - March 14, 2016 12:24 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– ST. LOUIS FED: IS THE U.S. DUE FOR ANOTHER RECESSION? Recent global growth…
by - March 13, 2016 10:05 pm
CJRW@SXSW: Day 3 Editor’s note: A team from Little Rock’s CJRW advertising agency is providing highlights of several conferences from SXSW to Talk Business & Politics. Day Three of SXSWi…
by - March 13, 2016 8:03 am
CJRW@SXSW: Day 2 Editor’s note: A team from Little Rock’s CJRW advertising agency is providing highlights of several conferences from SXSW to Talk Business & Politics. Another day, another mind-bending…
by - March 13, 2016 7:16 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– LOCKHEED MARTIN ANNOUNCES 1,000 WORKER VOLUNTARY LAYOFF PROGRAM, NO…
by - March 12, 2016 9:51 pm
Fort Smith Police Chief Kevin Lindsey is set to resign Monday (March 14), almost a full month ahead of his initial planned departure. The change comes after revelations of racist…
by - March 12, 2016 9:19 am
CJRW@SXSW: Day 1 True to form, the first day of South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) was packed full of experts on everything from the obscure legalities of online copyright infringement,…
by - March 11, 2016 1:41 pm
Meadors, Adams & Lee, one of Arkansas’ oldest and largest independent insurance agencies, announced today that partner Roberts Lee has acquired all stock in the company and is now sole…
by - March 11, 2016 6:29 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– MISO: POWER GRID ECONOMIC BENEFITS TOP $2.6 BILLION Regional grid operator MISO said…
by - March 10, 2016 9:41 pm
TVW anchor Dawson Meadows says new city administrator Carl Geffken was hired because he has experience dealing with poop where it shouldn’t be. Meadows didn’t say if the new administrator…
by - March 10, 2016 6:15 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is requesting the Legislature to release $10 million from his “rainy day fund” to upgrade the state’s Arkansas Wireless Information Network (AWIN). The network gives law enforcement,…
by - March 10, 2016 6:11 pm
Window Mart, a window manufacturer located in Royal, Arkansas near Hot Springs, will make a $6.5 million investment in its facilities over the next 2-3 years. Currently employing 300 workers,…
by - March 10, 2016 2:23 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated with additions and changes throughout. –––––––––––––– One of the top things on the to-do list of the new Fort Smith city administrator is to look for…
by - March 10, 2016 6:49 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– SMARTPHONE GROWTH TO SLOW TO SINGLE DIGITS IN 2016 According to a…
by - March 9, 2016 5:40 pm
Tradepoint Atlantic in Baltimore, Md., welcomed Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez, and Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx for a White House-led roundtable on the importance…
by - March 9, 2016 5:29 pm
Walton Arts Center and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will participate in Arts & Economic Prosperity 5, a national study measuring the economic impact of nonprofit arts and culture…
by - March 9, 2016 5:29 pm
Walton Arts Center and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will participate in Arts & Economic Prosperity 5, a national study measuring the economic impact of nonprofit arts and culture…
by - March 9, 2016 5:23 pm
The second half of 2015 saw robust new construction in the commercial real estate market in Benton and Washington counties, but the absorption rate was even stronger, according to the…
by - March 9, 2016 5:13 pm
John and Jayne Alford of Fort Smith are creating an endowed scholarship at the University of Arkansas School of Law for citizens of federally recognized tribes indigenous to the United…
