by - August 6, 2013 7:58 am
Talk Business contributor and Arkansas News Bureau columnist Steve Brawner profiles supporters of the Libertarian Party of Arkansas, a group hunting for signatures to qualify candidates for the ballot in…
by - August 2, 2013 5:58 pm
One back-to-school ritual designed to boost consumption will occur this weekend starting Saturday (Aug. 3) and ending Sunday (Aug. 4), as Arkansas consumers take advantage of a statewide tax-free holiday.
by - August 1, 2013 5:10 pm
School districts cannot be licensed as private security companies in order to arm teachers and staff members to respond to school violence, according to an opinion issued by Attorney General…
by - August 1, 2013 8:01 am
A week after the Senate overwhelmingly passed a student loan fix, the House followed suit. On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a student loan bill giving potential financial…
by - July 30, 2013 11:17 pm
Arkansas State University system president Dr. Charles “Chuck” Welch says a “transformative investment” in higher education is needed in Arkansas. But before political leaders might dedicate hundreds of millions of…
by - July 30, 2013 1:15 pm
Following the trend of other successful local business incubators across the state, downtown North Little Rock will be the new home to Arkansas’ latest entrepreneurial hub, the Argenta Innovation Center.
by - July 30, 2013 5:15 am
Two men return to familiar territory, others are promoted at CJRW, and the University of Arkansas announces a $1 million gift. STEELE TO RUN DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICES Former State…
by - July 25, 2013 1:28 pm
On Wednesday, nearly a month after federal student loan rates doubled, the Senate passed a bipartisan measure giving potential financial relief to future college students. To sum up: It’s good…
by - July 25, 2013 2:08 am
While business leaders and educators have embarked on an effort to understand and solve a broadband shortage in the state’s public schools, lawmakers will have a final say on signing off on a plan.
by - July 23, 2013 9:26 pm
A day after hearing six hours of testimony from opponents of Common Core, members of the state House and Senate Education committees spent all day Tuesday hearing mostly from the…
by - July 23, 2013 1:27 pm
A hot and sweaty pre-storm press conference underneath a big white tent on the greens at The Village at Hendrix was the backdrop for Conway’s latest expansion of its new…
by - July 22, 2013 9:01 pm
Members of the Senate and House Education Committees are spending two days hearing testimony regarding the Common Core State Standards, the K-12 standards in English language arts and math that…
by - July 22, 2013 1:39 pm
Regulations are needed to enforce a new law allowing homeschoolers to participate in extracurricular public school activities, the law’s sponsor and the head of the state’s homeschooling association told legislators…
by - July 21, 2013 7:45 am
How large of a gap do Arkansas public schools have in broadband access? The gap in bandwidth may be as large as the gap in communication between state educators and Internet service providers, but both are likely to close quickly.
by - July 17, 2013 2:26 pm
The Arkansas Discovery Network has landed a $3.5 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. The network is a seven-museum consortium that includes the managing museum, Museum of Discovery…
by - July 17, 2013 9:01 am
An education leader retires; a health care advocate is promoted; Simmons First National Bank hires two new employees; and Hendrix College lands a $1 million grant. GORDY RETIRES FROM AERF…
by - July 16, 2013 8:19 pm
State educators are concerned that a supermajority of Arkansas public schools don’t have the broadband capability to compete academically. Business representatives say the situation is not nearly as dire as projected.
by - July 13, 2013 8:34 am
From the latest magazine edition of Talk Business Arkansas, three education leaders share their thoughts on what it will take to double the state’s college graduation rate by 2025.
by - July 10, 2013 11:27 am
The University of Arkansas College of Engineering, the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, and the UA’s Global Campus will offer online classes to students at two-year schools…
by - July 9, 2013 6:17 pm
Thirty-eight students from seven central Arkansas high schools are spending the next two weeks considering entrepreneurial solutions to social problems. Noble Impact is the brainchild of Steve Clark, founder of…
