by - July 17, 2015 10:07 am
The Venture Center, located in downtown Little Rock, announced it has joined the Startup Federation, a global network of the world’s top entrepreneur centers. The affiliation means that members of…
by - July 17, 2015 12:21 am
Vietnam’s national oil company has reportedly signed pacts with El Dorado-based Murphy Oil Corp. to strengthen cooperation in oil and gas projects in the Southeast Asian country.
by - July 16, 2015 6:42 pm
A new scholarship program will help young women wishing to study science, technology and engineering and mathematics at Arkansas State University, officials said Thursday. The George and Helen Pratte Memorial…
by - July 16, 2015 1:15 pm
Acquisition-hungry Home Bancshares Inc. kept its lucrative winning streak going during the second quarter as the Conway-based banking group reported its most profitable quarter in history on the bank’s strong…
by - July 16, 2015 7:31 am
Arkansas should expand intensive home and community-based health services and develop a plan to reduce caseloads to address a rising foster care population and a high rate of child maltreatments….
by - July 16, 2015 6:11 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free…
by - July 15, 2015 3:39 pm
A short-term funding bill that will authorize appropriations for federal-aid highway, highway safety and public transportation programs passed overwhelmingly in the U.S. House Wednesday. The 312-119 vote on H.R. 3038…
by - July 15, 2015 3:06 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Joe Morgan of Little Rock and Stuttgart to serve on the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Morgan will serve until July 2022 and he replaces…
by - July 15, 2015 11:36 am
North Little Rock-based Maverick USA announced it will acquire Flanary and Sons Trucking (FAST), based in Church Hill, Tennessee. Terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. Through the purchase,…
by - July 15, 2015 11:05 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center recently became the only Arkansas hospital to earn the 2015 Most Wired Award from the American Hospital Association Health Forum…
by - July 15, 2015 10:55 am
Are you paying a premium rate on your hotel to vacation at hot vacation spots in the summer? The answer is probably yes. Data crawling service Priceonomics reports on the…
by - July 15, 2015 9:40 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. HEALTH CARE…
by - July 15, 2015 9:30 am
A proposal announced Tuesday at the White House Conference on Aging would make major changes to improve the care and safety of the nearly 1.5 million residents in the more…
by - July 14, 2015 5:51 pm
TB&P Business Editor Wesley Brown and Editor-in-Chief Roby Brock debated a variety of topics on this week’s business podcast edition of Talk Business & Politics. Those topics include: U.S. Quietly…
by - July 14, 2015 1:50 pm
A family with longtime agricultural ties to Northeast Arkansas on Tuesday gave $1 million to Arkansas State University to help set up a faculty chair in agricultural business. Perry Wilson,…
by - July 14, 2015 9:43 am
The agreement early Tuesday between the United States and Iran over nuclear weapons and economic sanctions put foreign policy back into the political debate and drew a strong rebuke from the state’s congressional delegation.
by - July 14, 2015 6:13 am
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….
by - July 13, 2015 6:58 pm
Two of Arkansas’ largest publicly traded concerns bounced off yearly lows in Monday’s week-opening session, but several firms saw a rebound.
by - July 13, 2015 6:50 pm
A Northeast Arkansas native will be working at a clinic that will help people facing pain, officials said Monday. Dr. Ezekiel (Zeke) Shotts is originally from Paragould, Arkansas and recently…
by - July 13, 2015 3:38 pm
Bank of the Ozarks easily beat year ago results and met Wall Street expectations by reporting second quarter earnings of 52 cents a share, up 53% from 34 cents a…
