by - October 31, 2015 7:08 am
Weekend Digest: The Back To The Future Edition
TV PREVIEW: DISMANG, GILLAM & BRUMMETT On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics with Roby Brock, which now airs at our new time – Sunday at 9:30…
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by - October 30, 2015 10:18 pm
Northwest Arkansas Council, Emerging Leaders discuss regional growth, issues
Three themes were prominent in a discussion at Friday’s (Oct. 30) Northwest Arkansas Emerging Leaders meeting with Mike Malone, president and CEO of Northwest Arkansas Council: transit, entertainment, and making…
by - October 30, 2015 10:08 pm
Startup Junkie announces 14 startups in Ozarks initiative effort
Fayetteville-based Startup Junkie Consulting has narrowed the field of applicants to take part in its first ScaleUp Ozarks initiative expected to kickoff Nov. 11. There are 14 startups in this…
by - October 30, 2015 10:08 pm
Startup Junkie announces 14 startups in Ozarks initiative effort
Fayetteville-based Startup Junkie Consulting has narrowed the field of applicants to take part in its first ScaleUp Ozarks initiative expected to kickoff Nov. 11. There are 14 startups in this…
by - October 30, 2015 8:25 pm
Talk Business & Politics, The City Wire unveil new website
Existing websites for Talk Business & Politics and The City Wire have been replaced by this new website designed to provide readers convenient access to the business and political news…
by - October 30, 2015 2:59 pm
Baptist Health, Innovation Hub Form ‘HubX-Life Sciences’ to Fund Startups
A joint effort by Baptist Health and the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub has been formed to accelerate the development of up to 10 health care-related startup companies. The two entities…
by - October 30, 2015 1:35 pm
Three Candidates Chosen for ASU-Beebe Chancellor Interviews
Arkansas State University System President Dr. Charles Welch announced Friday (Oct. 30) that three candidates have been invited to the ASU-Beebe campus to interview for the position of chancellor. The…
by - October 30, 2015 6:14 am
ArcBest Third Quarter Numbers Miss Estimates, But YTD Income Up 26%
Reduced consumer spending and a dip in manufacturing pushed third quarter financials for ArcBest below market expectations. But for the first nine months of 2015 the transportation and logistics company…
by - October 30, 2015 12:18 am
Energy In-depth: U.S. Nuclear Commission Approves First Nuclear Reactor In 21st Century
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - October 29, 2015 9:56 pm
Fort Smith, Sebastian County officials hear report on water park financials
The Parrot Island Waterpark brought good news for the Fort Smith Board of Directors and Sebastian County Quorum Court at Thursday’s (Oct. 29) special study session. Rick Coleman of American…
by - October 29, 2015 9:48 pm
Northwest Arkansas jobless rate dips to 3.5% in September
While the number of employed slipped a little from August, the September jobs picture in Northwest Arkansas remained on a positive track with the number of employed up 3.42% year-over-year….
by - October 29, 2015 9:44 pm
Fort Smith metro jobs up 1.63% year-over-year, jobless rate at 5.3%
Although the Fort Smith region still has fewer people employed than prior to the Great Recession, the jobs picture is improving, with the number of unemployed declining in September and…
by - October 29, 2015 5:02 pm
Arkansas Rice Board Learns About International Trade Possibilities
The international market for Arkansas rice producers is teeming with possibilities, an industry official told the Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board Thursday. Chuck Wilson, director of Arkansas Field Services…
by - October 29, 2015 1:45 pm
UAMS, Baptist Health, Blue Cross, Others Form ‘Shared Services’ Partnership
Four hospital providers, including Baptist Health and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield are creating a shared services organization to reduce duplication,…
by - October 29, 2015 1:08 pm
Walmart U.S. Bets On Store Pickup Over Free Delivery For Holiday Sales
With more than 140 million customers shopping Walmart stores each week and 4,500 pickup locations disguised as supercenters and other stores, the retail giant is going against the retail grain…
by - October 29, 2015 12:18 pm
Gov. Hutchinson Changes Private Option Proposals Based on Stephen Group Report
Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) has rethought two of his seven proposed changes to the Medicaid private option, proposed renaming it “Arkansas Works,” and supports a managed care system for high-cost…
by - October 29, 2015 10:03 am
September Jobless Rates Decline For Most Arkansas Metro Areas
The jobs picture improved in September for the central Arkansas and Jonesboro metro areas, with the Little Rock region seeing an almost 4% year-over-year gain in the number of employed…
by - October 29, 2015 9:00 am
Bloomberg: Verizon To Reduce 20 Regional Headquarters To Six
Bloomberg News is reporting that telecom giant Verizon Communications has informed employees that its wireless operations will be reorganized and that there will be an unspecified number of job cuts.
by - October 29, 2015 8:20 am
U.S. Economy Up ‘Less Than Half’ Of Second Quarter, Consumer Spending Slows
The nation’s choppy economy continued to grow in the third quarter, but expanded less than half the real gross domestic product in the previous quarter, according to the “advance” estimate…
by - October 29, 2015 7:08 am
Startup Talk: Arkansas Lawmakers Start Digital Divide Initiative
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…