by - May 19, 2015 8:15 pm
The latest podcast edition of Talk Business & Politics is available. On this week’s agenda: Memorial Day economics Camden superproject session Wal-Mart’s Q1 earnings Gov. Hutchinson’s Silicon Valley trip The…
by - May 19, 2015 7:14 pm
KATV’s Marine Glisovic reports: $4.8 million of our tax dollars has been wasted by the Department of Human Services with no product to show for it. Following an audit in…
by - May 19, 2015 6:12 pm
Fayetteville-based Startup Junkie Consulting is asking for support to be moved on to the next step for a $100,000 grant from Chase’s Mission Main Street program. The local small business…
by - May 19, 2015 5:44 pm
The Iron Yard aims to develop new candidates for Arkansas’ tech workforce in just 12 short weeks. What’s on tap for the new Little Rock school?
by - May 19, 2015 5:31 pm
Fayetteville-based Startup Junkie Consulting is asking for support to move on to the next step for a $100,000 grant from Chase’s Mission Main Street program. The local small business catalyst…
by - May 19, 2015 5:22 pm
Faced with the expiration of the federal highway funding law and the impending insolvency of the federal Highway Trust Fund, the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday passed the stopgap Highway…
by - May 19, 2015 5:19 pm
Five Arkansas companies were winners of the 2015 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Global Trade. The award honors companies for their leadership in exporting goods and services worldwide. This year’s…
by - May 19, 2015 4:04 pm
Regnat Populus, the citizens group whose efforts led to the passage of the so-called ethics amendment in 2014, and other groups will attempt to pass an initiated act requiring Arkansas…
by - May 19, 2015 3:12 pm
Members of a newly formed non-profit group are confident they will reach their goal to revitalize the downtown and historic area of Van Buren with the help of community support,…
by - May 19, 2015 12:56 pm
When regional transmission organization (RTO) Midcontinent Independent System Operator literally turns on the power switch to its state-of-the-art command center in West Little Rock on June 1, Arkansas will be…
by - May 19, 2015 12:29 pm
Van Buren-based USA Truck has named Mike Barnes, Darrell Bloodworth, Steven Cazee, Joseph DeMuth, Joseph Ghoshen, Mark Johnston, Tom Miller, Ken Petti, Robert Williams and Jodie Yoder to its driving…
by - May 19, 2015 12:09 pm
Westark Plumbing & Expert Drain Cleaning Services has earned the service industry’s coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award, reflecting an exemplary year of service provided to members of the local…
by - May 19, 2015 11:43 am
In the 1950’s, American schools began to offer college-level courses and exams to high school students with the idea that such academic challenges would provide students with an idea of…
by - May 19, 2015 9:01 am
The Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. (AECC) has secured another long-term agreement for more wind power, this time purchasing 108 megawatts of wind energy from the planned Drift Sand Wind Farm….
by - May 19, 2015 8:44 am
Julie Hoff has been selected as the new director of the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas, effective July 1. She is the director and chair…
by - May 19, 2015 6:35 am
Improved comp store sales and a 17% increase in global e-commerce sales were just about the only highlights of the first quarter earnings report from Wal-Mart Stores. First fiscal quarter…
by - May 19, 2015 6:21 am
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and deep-dive into education topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - May 19, 2015 5:22 am
Improved comp store sales and a 17% increase in global e-commerce sales were just about the only highlights of the first quarter earnings report from Wal-Mart Stores. First fiscal quarter…
by - May 18, 2015 8:12 pm
A ruling by the World Trade Organization against a U.S. product labeling regulation is more proof that the U.S. law needs to be repealed, members of the state’s congressional delegation…
by - May 18, 2015 8:02 pm
Rising pump prices apparently won’t deter Arkansas travelers and other vacationers across the nation from hitting the busy roads heading into the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.
