by - August 10, 2016 7:49 pm
The Little Rock Technology Park Authority (LRTPA) on Wednesday unanimously adopted a measure to dissolve the local business incubator’s stake in the city’s Metrocentre Improvement District Commission, a nonprofit vehicle…
by - August 10, 2016 4:13 pm
On Wednesday’s Talk Business & Politics Daily digital newscast KATV’s Janelle Lilley examines three ads airing out of state involving Donald Trump as a political weapon. In our Inside the…
by - August 10, 2016 3:12 pm
It’s no secret that homes in the areas of preferred elementary schools often have higher prices than those in underperforming districts. Benton County results are mixed in terms of school…
by - August 8, 2016 5:55 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– IRS NOTES UPCOMING CHANGES TO INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS The Internal Revenue…
by - August 5, 2016 11:07 am
Legal immigrants make up 4.8% of Arkansas’ population but compose 6.6% of its entrepreneurs and earned $3.2 billion in income in 2014, according to a newly released study by the…
by - August 5, 2016 10:48 am
The U.S. jobless rate held at 4.9% in July as continued employment gains in professional and business services, health care and financial activities helped to add 255,000 jobs to American…
by - August 4, 2016 3:00 pm
It’s not slowing. In fact, the home sales in Arkansas’ four largest markets that began to explode in 2015 gained momentum in the first half of 2016, with sales up…
by - August 4, 2016 6:22 am
Jacob Kauffman with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: The state of Arkansas is investing $1 million in discretionary funds over the next two years in a 50-50…
by - August 2, 2016 5:26 pm
Editor’s note: This is the final of four stories about the VC FinTech Accelerator program at the Little Rock-based Venture Center. Link here for the first story in the series,…
by - August 2, 2016 5:16 pm
Donna Townsell has been named director of marketing for Centennial Bank, and Eric King has been named senior business development officer for the bank’s Conway market. Townsell, a senior executive…
by - August 2, 2016 5:16 pm
Donna Townsell has been named director of marketing for Centennial Bank, and Eric King has been named senior business development officer for the bank’s Conway market. Townsell, a senior executive…
by - August 2, 2016 4:04 pm
On Tuesday’s Talk Business & Politics Daily, Venture Center CEO Lee Watson explains what will happen on Wednesday’s Demo Day at the Clinton School when 10 startup companies roll out the results from their 12-week FinTech boot camp.
Also, we’ll provide top stories of the day, run through the latest Arkansas Transportation Report, and TB&P’s Steve Brawner swings by the studio for a conversation on Presidential campaign trail.
by - August 2, 2016 9:50 am
After ending fiscal 2016 with a $177 million surplus, state tax collections in the first month of the new budget year came in well below forecast as a number of…
by - August 1, 2016 11:17 am
After stable growth through the first half of 2016, business growth in Arkansas has slowed as manufacturers across the regional economy face difficulties in competing abroad because of the strong…
by - August 1, 2016 7:08 am
A New York City securities and class action law firm has proposed a $300 million settlement with Wall Street financial service giant State Street Corp. on behalf of the Arkansas…
by - July 27, 2016 4:24 pm
Wednesday’s Talk Business & Politics Daily features an interview with KATV’s Elicia Dover from Philadelphia on the latest controversies in the Presidential race. Plus, TB&P business editor Wes Brown and…
by - July 26, 2016 6:05 pm
Estimates suggest that retailers from Wal-Mart Stores to local shops will see $75.8 billion spent by U.S. consumers, up 11.47% from 2015, during the back-to-school season, according to the National…
by - July 26, 2016 3:30 pm
The state’s top income tax rate ultimately should be about 5%, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday. Meanwhile, Hutchinson expressed support for a new outcomes-based funding formula for higher education that…
by - July 26, 2016 1:09 pm
As the Federal Open Market Committee sits down Tuesday (July 26) to consider again whether to raise the federal funds rates, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard and other committee…
by - July 25, 2016 6:28 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– TREASURY DEPARTMENT INTRODUCES INTERACTIVE MONEY MARKET FUND MONITORING TOOL The U.S. Office…
