by - April 30, 2015 6:56 pm
All eight of Arkansas’ metropolitan areas had lower jobless rate in March compared to the previous month and a year ago, according to data compiled and released by U.S. Bureau…
by - April 30, 2015 6:34 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 - April 30, 2015 6:19 am
Murphy Oil Corp. fell into the red during the first quarter as declining crude oil and natural gas prices cut a huge swath across the oil giant’s entire operations. For…
by - April 30, 2015 12:36 am
A project that was first announced in December 2013 is finally shovel-ready. Food distributor Ben E. Keith Company will break ground Thursday at 11 a.m. on its new North Little…
by - April 29, 2015 4:04 pm
The Razorback Regional Greenway will officially be dedicated in a grand opening day of activities this Saturday, May 2. The multi-use paved trail covers 36 miles and connects the Northwest…
by - April 29, 2015 2:30 pm
Put another acquisition check mark on paper for Simmons First National Corp., albeit a much smaller one that normal. Pine Bluff-based Simmons First said it has entered into “a definitive…
by - April 29, 2015 5:45 am
The National Business Group on Health (NBGH), a non-profit association of more than 400 large U.S. employers, announced on Tuesday what it called a ‘Shark Tank-like’ initiative designed to help…
by - April 29, 2015 5:43 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. HP SIGNS…
by - April 28, 2015 6:03 pm
The latest podcast edition of Talk Business & Politics is available. On this week’s agenda: Robots, robots, robots Entergy Arkansas’ rate increase request The Federal Reserve Bank and its latest…
by - April 28, 2015 4:32 pm
The Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board announced plans Tuesday to direct $2 million to help construct a seed foundation facility at the state’s Rice Research and Extension Center in…
by - April 28, 2015 8:00 am
Editor’s note: The following guest commentary was written by Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin. While April 15th is now behind us, there is one more state tax that businesses…
by - April 28, 2015 7:09 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 - April 27, 2015 3:37 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson named his members to the Legislative Criminal Justice Oversight Task Force, an interim working panel created by the Criminal Justice Reform Act of 2015 (Act 895) of…
by - April 27, 2015 11:02 am
The May 11 meeting of the Political Animals Club in Little Rock will feature a post-session talk from Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Hutchinson will give a speech during the 11:30 a.m….
by - April 27, 2015 8:31 am
Much like Silicon Valley tech giants Microsoft, Facebook and Google but on a smaller scale, Acxiom Corp. is garnering a reputation in Central Arkansas’ and beyond as a great place…
by - April 27, 2015 5:56 am
Former Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel was a guest writer on the editorial page in Saturday’s Detroit Free Press. McDaniel defended Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, who is defending that…
by - April 27, 2015 5:50 am
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….
by - April 26, 2015 12:47 pm
Gay rights, the White House Correspondents Dinner, and a potential scandal involving Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton were among the topics discussed Sunday on a national television news show by…
by - April 26, 2015 8:14 am
On Sunday’s edition of Talk Business & Politics, KATV’s Janelle Lilley and TB&P contributors Jessica DeLoach Sabin and John Burris joined host Roby Brock for a wide-ranging conversation on several…
by - April 26, 2015 7:51 am
New reports lend additional credibility and importance to two upcoming events – the Arkansas Manufacturing Innovation Summit and North Little Rock’s Maker Faire.
