by - October 17, 2016 6:22 pm
Poverty has been a hallmark of the Mississippi River Delta Region, but a federally funded organization is attempting to stem that generations-long problem. One tool utilized by the Delta Regional…
by - October 17, 2016 3:53 pm
Jonathan Goldberg, chief information officer for Arkansas Children’s Hospital, said the health care industry is ripe for technology applications and disruption from the Internet of Things to telemedicine which certainly…
by - October 17, 2016 2:01 pm
More than 301,000 Arkansans are either receiving health insurance through the private option or have been deemed eligible for the program as of the end of September – an increase…
by - October 17, 2016 1:33 pm
A new national study shows the number of Hispanic-owned business has grown 27.5% since 2012, double the growth rate of all businesses in the U.S. In Arkansas, there are 10,617…
by - October 17, 2016 10:21 am
The University of Arkansas will continue cleaning up a deactivated nuclear reactor test site located 20 miles southwest of Fayetteville, with the help of a $10.5 million U.S. Department of…
by - October 17, 2016 8:09 am
“Tepid customer demand” and the lower freight rates that often accompany such demand pushed third quarter earnings for J.B. Hunt Transport Services below the same period in 2015 and below…
by - October 17, 2016 6:25 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– OCC TO HOST COMPLIANCE AND OPERATIONAL RISK WORKSHOPS IN ARKANSAS The Office…
by - October 16, 2016 9:02 pm
Earlier this year the drama patrons of the Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale would expect to find on its stage looked like it might be playing out within…
by - October 16, 2016 8:57 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY WITH LOCAL AND STATE PARTNERS INVEST…
by - October 15, 2016 1:54 pm
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub will host Arkansas’ first-ever Makers Summit on Thursday, October 20 beginning at 9 a.m. The Hub, along with Winrock International, is supporting the White House’s…
by - October 15, 2016 9:19 am
TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Channel 7 in Central Arkansas and in Northeast Arkansas on…
by - October 14, 2016 6:04 pm
Arkansas State University’s College of Business held it’s annual banquet Thursday night, and in attendance was Charles and Kay Luter. The college was prepared to name him the college’s “Business…
by - October 14, 2016 6:00 pm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is set to launch a new public-private investment fund, under the USDA’s Rural Business Investment Program, RBIP. The McLarty Capital Partners will invest up to…
by - October 14, 2016 5:47 pm
Attorney David Couch, a primary supporter of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment on the state ballot in November, told members of the Northeast Arkansas Political Animals on Friday that money…
by - October 14, 2016 3:44 pm
The interventional cardiology team at Northwest Medical Center — Springdale recently became the first in Arkansas to offer patients with coronary artery disease a new treatment option that dissolves over…
by - October 14, 2016 2:58 pm
The office of Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has announced the following appointments. Lloyd Freeman Wish, Clarksville, to the Academic Facilities Review Board. Appointment expires Aug. 6, 2019. Replaces Sandra Porter….
by - October 14, 2016 1:42 pm
Richard Turnage, M.D., has been promoted to CEO of UAMS Medical Center and vice chancellor for clinical programs for the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences (UAMS). Townsend, who has worked…
by - October 14, 2016 11:18 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– GE OPENS NEW OILFIELD RESEARCH CENTER IN OKLAHOMA CITY; RECENTLY TESTED…
by - October 14, 2016 8:53 am
A majority of Americans say marijuana should be legal and a large majority of younger Americans do, according to a Pew Research Center poll released Oct. 12. Asked, “Do you…
by - October 14, 2016 6:32 am
Annetta Tirey has been named as the new executive director of development for the NorthWest Arkansas Community College Foundation in Bentonville. Steven Hinds, executive director of public relations and marketing,…
