by - March 15, 2015 12:34 am
State lawmakers head back to Little Rock to deal with several compelling issues, including workforce training, criminal justice reform, and health care. The tenth week of the session starts Monday…
by - March 15, 2015 12:32 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. SUPERIOR…
by - March 14, 2015 8:29 pm
Todd Jones with ARScene.net has a solid write-up of today’s Pi Day events at the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub in downtown North Little Rock’s Argenta district. A number of students…
by - March 14, 2015 4:08 pm
A week’s discussion of foreign policy, especially growing issues with Iran, drew attention from around the world and in the Natural State, as foreign policy experts and politicos weighed in on Arkansas’ junior senator, Tom Cotton.
by - March 14, 2015 7:29 am
Editor’s note: Emily Reeves, director of digital innovation and insight planning for advertising powerhouse Stone Ward, will be providing contributions to Talk Business & Politics from the South by Southwest…
by - March 13, 2015 3:20 pm
On Friday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the members of the Governor’s Council on Common Core Review to be chaired by Lt. Governor Tim Griffin. Hutchinson said earlier this week that…
by - March 13, 2015 3:16 pm
On Friday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson submitted the name of a Craighead County man to serve as the state’s Secretary of Agriculture. Wes Ward of Lake City was selected for the…
by - March 13, 2015 12:45 pm
Fresh off his departure from Fox News and a new foray into Presidential politics, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee may be wading into the radio ownership business. Huckabee will be…
by - March 13, 2015 10:29 am
Arkansas Treasurer Dennis Milligan has paid a $1,000 fine and repaid nearly $7,000 in salary received by his cousin, who improperly held a job in his office for about a…
by - March 13, 2015 6:11 am
You can read our feature story on the legacy and future of the Governor’s Cup business plan competition here. On Thursday, the annual Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business…
by - March 13, 2015 5:52 am
Editor’s note: Justin Allen, the author of this guest commentary, is a partner in the law firm of Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP and is a former Chief Deputy Attorney…
by - March 13, 2015 5:49 am
Editor’s note: Matthew Glass, author of this guest commentary, is president and CEO of Fidelity Insurance Group in West Memphis. This op-ed first appeared in the latest magazine edition of…
by - March 13, 2015 5:45 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - March 12, 2015 9:34 pm
Editor’s note: Guest contributor Scott McClymonds, founder of Fayetteville-based strategic consulting firm CEO Velocity, recently interviewed several regional and community banking executives across Arkansas about corporate strategy and their management…
by - March 12, 2015 6:13 pm
Another Starbucks is headed to Searcy. A Jonesboro based real estate development company announced plans Thursday to bring another location of the coffee giant to White County. Officials with Haag…
by - March 12, 2015 4:56 pm
There were plenty of political headlines this week. Talk Business & Politics Roby Brock and Jessica DeLoach Sabin explore the following subjects: Sen. Tom Cotton’s open letter to Iran Former…
by - March 12, 2015 5:17 am
Editor’s note: Cong. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, author of this guest commentary, is the First District Congressman for Arkansas. The United States is a country built by immigrants, and America has…
by - March 11, 2015 8:12 pm
by - March 11, 2015 6:09 pm
This week’s “Talk Politics” roundtable is online and available for viewing at the bottom of this post. KATV’s Elicia Dover, Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford, Impact Management Group’s Clint Reed,…
by - March 11, 2015 1:24 pm
Editor’s note: Dr. Robin E. Bowen, author of this guest commentary, is president of Arkansas Tech University at Russellville. She is the first female president of a public, four-year university…
