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Talk Business & Politics staff

UAMS Names Patricia Cowan Dean Of College Of Nursing

Patricia A. Cowan, Ph.D., R.N., has been named dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and will begin at UAMS on or…

New Report Says Climate Change Brings Big Risk For Southern Agriculture

A Wall Street-based nonprofit initiative funded and chaired by billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Clinton administration Treasurer Hank Paulson released a report Tuesday that…

Health Beat: Total Health Spend Projected to Reach 20% of Nation’s GDP By 2024

Our weekly roundup of important healthcare news features the latest report showing that healthcare spending will rise to 20% of GDP by 2024.

State Group To Receive Federal Grant To Promote Health Information Technology

The Arkansas Office of Health Information Technology was among the 20 awardees for three health information technology grant programs totaling about $38 million, the Department of Health and Human Services’…

Randy Veach: Voluntary, National Standard For Labeling Foods With Genetically Modified Ingredients A Wise Move

Editor’s note: Randy Veach, author of this guest commentary, is the president of the Arkansas Farm Bureau. The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act, passed July 23 in the U.S….

Southern Bancorp COO Karama Neal Named To Fed Board In Little Rock

Dr. Karama Neal, chief operating officer of Southern Bancorp Community Partners in Little Rock, has been appointed to fill the unexpired portion of a three-year term, ending Dec. 31, 2017,…

NASA Awards $245,000 To Ozark IC to Create Circuits For Venus Rover Program

NASA has awarded two grants totaling nearly $245,000 to Ozark Integrated Circuits Inc., a technology firm affiliated with the University of Arkansas. The company, which designs semiconductors at the Arkansas…

Campus Talk: Arkansas Sees Steps Forward, Backward In Kids Count Education Data

Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and deep-dive into education topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….

Hub International Enters Arkansas Market, Eric Herget To Spearhead Local Effort

Hub International (HUB), a leading global insurance brokerage has entered the Arkansas market with the recent acquisition of The Holmes Organisation. Veteran insurance broker, Eric Herget, who has been with…

Penny Pritzker & Fred Hochberg: American Businesses Need the Export-Import Bank

Editor’s note: This guest commentary was co-written by Penny Pritzker, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and Fred P. Hochberg, president and CEO of the Export-Import Bank. When President Obama recently signed…

Gene Haas Foundation Gives Grants To Support Young Manufacturing Academies

The Gene Haas Foundation has awarded $65,000 in grants to various Arkansas colleges to conduct Young Manufacturing Academies early next month. The academies will be held from Aug. 3 to…

Whipples Donate $1.5 Million To Arkansas Children’s Hospital

Mary and Ross Whipple have donated $1.5 million to Arkansas Children’s Hospital to establish the Ross and Mary Whipple Family Distinguished Research Scientist Endowed Chair in honor of Dr. Richard…

Three Arkansas BBQ Joints Make Garden & Gun Bucket List

Southern lifestyle magazine Garden & Gun recently included three Arkansas Bar-B-Q joints on its Bucket List of 50 places to enjoy while you can. Craig’s Bar-B-Q Devalls Bluff Established: 1947…

Money Talk: Arkansas Among Top Five States In Percentage Of Mortgage Delinquencies

Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….

Kate Quinlan-Laird: The Economic Benefits Of The Arts

Editor’s note: Kate Quinlan-Laird, the author of this guest commentary, is the Executive Director of ACANSA Arts Festival. She can be reached by email at [email protected]. Civic leaders increasingly recognize…

Hawaii, Others Struggle With State-Run Exchanges; Arkansas Starting Its Own

While Arkansas is transitioning to a state-operated health insurance marketplace, Hawaii has become the latest state to hand control of its state-run effort to the federal government, and some others…

Study: Americans’ Calorie Consumption Declining

The obesity epidemic has reached a turning point – or at least a plateau, the New York Times reports. The Times reported that calorie consumption, after peaking in 2003, has…

Talk Politics With Rex Nelson

Political Animals Club President and Talk Business & Politics contributor Rex Nelson joined the show this week to talk about his cover story in the latest magazine edition of TB&P….