by - September 3, 2015 11:17 am
As gasoline prices move closer to the $2 a gallon price point, Arkansas and U.S. travelers are expected to flood the roadways, airways and tourism destinations during the upcoming Labor Day holiday.
by - September 3, 2015 11:08 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free…
by - September 3, 2015 11:05 am
While Arkansas’ state unemployment rate has dropped in the past year, the same can also be said for 70 of the state’s 75 counties. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released…
by - September 2, 2015 5:05 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson will be joining a group of Arkansas agricultural business interests on a trade trip to Cuba later this month. The delegation is being led by the Rogers-based…
by - September 2, 2015 4:51 pm
Matt Mershon with our content partner, KATV Ch. 7, reports: Thousands of signatures sit in the governor’s office on a petition asking Governor Asa Hutchinson to reinstate healthcare coverage for…
by - September 2, 2015 4:43 pm
The last 30 or so years have been transformative for the city of Jonesboro, especially economically, a consultant hired by the local chamber said Wednesday. Leaders are hopeful that a…
by - September 2, 2015 1:50 pm
Earlier this week, state highway officials reinstated nearly 30 of the 87 highway projects that were shut down earlier this year due to the lack of federal highway funding, and…
by - September 2, 2015 1:34 pm
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Chancellor Joel E. Anderson announced Wednesday (Sept. 2) that he will retire from the post on June 30, 2016. Anderson has served as UALR…
by - September 2, 2015 1:06 pm
Plano, Texas-based Anderson Merchandisers, a retail-services agency, recently hung a new shingle in Bentonville within close proximity of Wal-Mart Stores and its suppliers, according to company officials. The third party…
by - September 2, 2015 12:44 pm
While the pace of job growth is not as strong as most Arkansas metro areas, the Fort Smith region had job growth of just over 2% in July, with the…
by - September 2, 2015 12:40 pm
The most recent impressive pace of Northwest Arkansas job growth that began in early 2014 continues, with the number of jobs in July up more than 4% and the size…
by - September 2, 2015 11:27 am
Arvest Bank in Northwest Arkansas is partnering with 14 local organizations for the 1 Million Meals initiative, a two-month, bank-wide effort to provide one million meals or more to those…
by - September 2, 2015 11:05 am
Apple, as a retailer, sets the bar high with its state-of-the-art, non-traditional formats in select major metropolitan areas. The technology giant recently applied for $1.5 million building permit for a…
by - September 2, 2015 10:42 am
Arkansas tax revenue collections began the fiscal year (July 2015-June 2016) with a 0.8% dip, but rebounded in August with a 4.6% gain, which pushed year-to-date gross revenue up almost…
by - September 2, 2015 9:58 am
Arkansas tax revenue collections began the fiscal year (July 2015-June 2016) with a 0.8% dip, but rebounded in August with a 4.6% gain, which pushed year-to-date gross revenue up almost…
by - September 2, 2015 9:48 am
Talk Business & Politics Startup/Tech/Entrepreneur writer Todd Jones pulls together his handy round-up of state and national headlines worth exploring. Here’s the latest: COMICS AND ENTREPRENEURS This past Saturday was…
by - September 2, 2015 9:29 am
September 7, 1998 was a big date in Google history. That was the date that Sergey Brin and Larry Page were handed a check for $100,000, and ever since then,…
by - September 2, 2015 8:57 am
The percentage of people in America without health insurance has dropped to 9.2%, while fewer people are avoiding seeking health care because of cost, the Centers for Disease Control and…
by - September 2, 2015 7:20 am
The second reading for a proposed one-cent sales tax in Jonesboro sailed through the city council Tuesday night, while the council approved the first reading of a proposed $20 million…
by - September 2, 2015 5:47 am
The September/October 2015 magazine edition of Talk Business & Politics is out and will be hitting mailboxes over the Labor Day weekend. Read about our feature stories and access the online edition here.
