by - July 30, 2015 8:05 am
The nation’s economy gained momentum from April through June as real gross domestic product in the U.S. rose 2.3% in the second quarter of 2015, according to the “advance” estimate…
by - July 30, 2015 7:41 am
Editor’s note: Kelly Hunt Lyon, the author of this guest commentary, is the Director of Webster University’s Little Rock Area campuses. Reach her on Twitter @kellyhuntlyon. Little Rock’s first TED…
by - July 30, 2015 6:05 am
Officials with Metova, Inc. and the city of Conway announced Thursday that the emerging tech firm is looking to add 100 employees to its workforce in the next few months….
by - July 30, 2015 5:33 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 - July 29, 2015 7:43 pm
Health care spending is projected to increase as a percentage of the U.S. gross domestic product from 17.4% in 2013 to 19.6% in 2024, according to a report released Tuesday…
by - July 29, 2015 7:26 pm
A short-term highway bill and a bill revamping the Department of Veterans Affairs is on its way to the Senate, as House members overwhelmingly approved both bills Wednesday. The House…
by - July 29, 2015 7:25 pm
Northwest Arkansas homebuilders and commercial contractors slowed their pace of work during the second quarter of 2015 compared to a year ago. This comes on the heels of a flat…
by - July 29, 2015 6:48 pm
Arkansas oil giant Murphy Oil Corp., now a pure play oil and gas explorer, saw its second quarter earnings fall deeper into the well as benchmark international crude prices on…
by - July 29, 2015 6:24 pm
Business and tourism travel through Arkansas’ three largest commercial airports slowed in June, with only one of the three airports posting a positive enplanement number for the month. However, two…
by - July 29, 2015 5:43 pm
Health care spending is projected to increase as a percentage of the U.S. gross domestic product from 17.4% in 2013 to 19.6% in 2024. The projection could lead to as many questions as it does answers.
by - July 29, 2015 5:35 pm
The inaugural Rogers Cycling Fest is this weekend. The two-day event combines some previously unrelated races. Talk Business & Politics‘ Kerri Jackson Case asked Event Chair Matt Crafton about the…
by - July 29, 2015 4:50 pm
Almost since the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub has been open, the Launch Pad, which is one of the Hub spokes, has held a MAKE event. Each month, the MAKE event…
by - July 29, 2015 4:47 pm
The 100 Girls of Code will make it to Northwest Arkansas on August 8 from 10:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. to promote its “Girls Day of Code” program. The event…
by - July 29, 2015 4:41 pm
The Walmart Foundation State Giving Council Program announced more than $1 million in grants for its second funding cycle on Wednesday (July 29). Twenty-one Arkansas nonprofit organizations were awarded funding…
by - July 29, 2015 4:29 pm
Arkansas oil giant Murphy Oil Corp., now a pure play oil and gas explorer, saw its second quarter earnings fall deeper into the well as benchmark international crude prices on…
by - July 29, 2015 4:21 pm
Jordan Bontke with content partner KATV reports: A request to use part of a Cabot golf course for commercial businesses was denied in a vote Tuesday by the city’s planning…
by - July 29, 2015 3:32 pm
Boeing on Wednesday (July 29) broke ground on a new 290,000 square-foot facility in Oklahoma City that will house 800 employees. The new structure, the third in Boeing’s existing campus,…
by - July 29, 2015 3:24 pm
A manufacturer of hopper and tank railcars announced Wednesday a plan to hire 75 people in a $10.5 million expansion at its location in Greene County, state and company officials…
by - July 29, 2015 3:17 pm
The Federal Highway Administration has accepted a recommendation by the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department to expand Interstate 30 to 10 lanes through downtown Little Rock, a project that includes…
by - July 29, 2015 3:11 pm
A Wall Street-based nonprofit initiative funded and chaired by billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Clinton administration Treasurer Hank Paulson released a report Tuesday that…
