by - December 8, 2015 7:37 am
Recently announced utility-scale solar power developments have finally put the Natural State on the map for sun-fueled electric generation, but Arkansas remains well behind the rest of the U.S. in…
by - December 8, 2015 7:28 am
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and deep-dive into education topics. U.S. SUPREME COURT TO REVISIT UNIVERSITY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION CASE THIS WEEK: The U.S. Supreme…
by - December 7, 2015 10:43 pm
Three Arkansas veterans who were present 74 years ago when Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor were honored at an event at the North Little Rock-based Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum commemorating…
by - December 7, 2015 5:53 pm
Tyronza Mayor Charles Glover said Monday that the sight of a $1.3 billion steel mill down the road in Osceola can do nothing but help his small Poinsett County town…
by - December 7, 2015 5:20 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said she has reached a settlement with Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. to resolve kickback claims in a case involving the U.S. government and 40 states. Novartis…
by - December 7, 2015 5:02 pm
In an ongoing industry race to feed the nation’s insatiable hunger for ultra-fast broadband service, AT&T said Monday that it planned to expand the availability of its gigabit Internet service…
by - December 7, 2015 2:26 pm
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of Talk Business & Politics focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side…
by - December 7, 2015 1:51 pm
Editor’s Note: Drone Notes is compiled by Todd Jones, and is published twice a month. Of all the things for which we can use drones, none may be as altruistic…
by - December 7, 2015 12:06 pm
Most diamonds don’t have their own Facebook Page and YouTube with 3,000 admirers tracking it, but most diamonds are not the Esperanza. “You can work your whole life in the…
by - December 7, 2015 11:28 am
Arkansas Tech University is making preparations to provide a path for those seeking to be computer science teachers for K-12 schools in Arkansas. In November, the Arkansas Tech Faculty Senate…
by - December 7, 2015 12:38 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. CEO EXPECTATIONS FOR THE ECONOMY WORSEN: For the third quarter in a row, CEOs…
by - December 6, 2015 5:48 pm
Cardiac arrest patients in Northwest Arkansas – which in recent history has included a U.S. Senator – are a step closer to having access to therapeutic hypothermia as a result…
by - December 6, 2015 10:14 am
State Surgeon General Dr. Greg Bledsoe and Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace Director Cheryl Gardner say two numbers and federal flexibility will dictate reforms to Arkansas’ health care future: 1332 and…
by - December 6, 2015 9:05 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. JASON INTERNATIONAL APPOINTS NEW CEO: Jason International Inc. has promoted Paulo Jacuzzi to…
by - December 5, 2015 10:07 am
Arkansas is developing K-8 standards in computer education that are expected to go into effect for the 2017-18 school year, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Friday (Dec. 5). Arkansas would be…
by - December 4, 2015 3:35 pm
Dan Hosman, a row-crop farmer from Jonesboro, is the 2015 recipient of the Stanley E. Reed Leadership Award from the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation. Hosman accepted the award from Farm…
by - December 4, 2015 3:35 pm
Dan Hosman, a row-crop farmer from Jonesboro, is the 2015 recipient of the Stanley E. Reed Leadership Award from the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation. Hosman accepted the award from Farm…
by - December 4, 2015 3:28 pm
The week after Thanksgiving was a busy week for the state’s congressional delegation as a long-term highway bill was on its way to becoming law. Also, a Little Rock man…
by - December 4, 2015 2:51 pm
John Brown University announced this week its entrepreneurship minor and hosted Sarah Hartwick, “Shark Tank” survivor and founder of SURFSET Fitness Inc., at the minor’s launch party on Dec. 1….
by - December 4, 2015 2:51 pm
John Brown University announced this week its entrepreneurship minor and hosted Sarah Hartwick, “Shark Tank” survivor and founder of SURFSET Fitness Inc., at the minor’s launch party on Dec. 1….
