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Talk Business & Politics Business Editor Wesley Brown and Editor-in-Chief Roby Brock discuss the top business headlines of the last few weeks. Topics on this week’s agenda include: Workforce education…
by - April 7, 2015 9:42 am
The representatives of 35 universities and other private and public institutions in eight states will join with the Delta Regional Authority Thursday to form a consortium for research and innovation that will have a long-term positive economic impact on the region, leaders say. Arkansas State University will have a key role.
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Talk Business & Politics content partner KATV Ch. 7 is planning an Education Town Hall on Tuesday night, April 7, at 7 p.m. at historic Central High School in Little Rock. The one-hour forum is open to the public.
by - April 6, 2015 4:28 pm
Entergy Arkansas will begin constructing a new $62.2 million transmission line from Monticello to Reed (Desha County) in the fourth quarter of 2015, the state’s largest electric utility announced on…
by - April 6, 2015 7:53 am
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) has received a 2015 Economic Development Award by Business Facilities magazine in the category of “Achievement in Innovation Hubs” for the agency’s work with…
by - April 6, 2015 5:37 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 5, 2015 8:33 am
Senate President Jonathan Dismang and Speaker of the House Jeremy Gillam said they are satisfied with the outcome of the controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act that nearly derailed the regular legislative session in the last full week.
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The state’s congressional delegation as well as other members of the House and Senate were back in their home districts this week as part of a two-week long spring recess….
by - April 5, 2015 4:55 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a wrap-up of manufacturing news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. U.S….
by - April 4, 2015 11:30 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the members of a new Computer Science Task Force on Friday. The purpose of the group will be to research and recommend computer science and technology…
by - April 2, 2015 8:04 pm
The last full day of the 90th General Assembly regular session felt like a relay race at times. By day’s end, Speaker Jeremy Gillam said he’s ready for Round Two.
by - April 2, 2015 7:49 pm
Talk Business & Politics latest “pure politics” podcast is out and available for download. This week, TB&P‘s Jessica DeLoach Sabin and Roby Brock discuss a variety of topics, including: The…
by - April 2, 2015 10:59 am
An event this weekend will give people an opportunity to have good food, meet some politicians and raise money for a worthy cause, one of the event coordinators said this…
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University of Arkansas System President Don Bobbitt has named Dan Ferritor as interim chancellor to take over the school’s top position when current UA Chancellor G. David Gearhart retires on…
by - April 2, 2015 12:01 am
On this week’s Talk Politics roundtable, KATV’s Janelle Lilley and Elicia Dover and TB&P‘s Steve Brawner and Roby Brock discuss and debate several legislative and political issues. This week’s topics…
by - April 1, 2015 3:35 pm
Home BancShares, Inc., parent company of Centennial Bank, announced it has completed an acquisition of national commercial real estate loans from J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC totaling approximately $289.1 million….
by - March 31, 2015 9:39 pm
TB&P Business Editor Wes Brown and Editor-in-Chief Roby Brock discuss the big business stories of the week in our latest all-business podcast. Of course, the controversy surrounding HB 1228, the…
