by - May 12, 2015 11:44 pm
The latest podcast edition of Talk Business & Politics is available. TB&P Business Editor Wesley Brown and contributor Steve Brawner discuss a number of business topics and more. On this…
by - May 12, 2015 8:33 pm
The 2015 session of the Arkansas General Assembly was productive, with lawmakers making progress on a host of issues, three members of the state House and a state Senator said…
by - May 12, 2015 7:59 pm
This fall, Java may be more than just coffee and Pizza may be more than what is served in school cafeterias as students prepare to learn even more about computer…
by - May 12, 2015 7:54 pm
Telecom and wireless giant Verizon Communications Inc. announced after the close of market Tuesday that it has signed a pact to buy AOL Inc. for $50 a share, or $4.4…
by - May 12, 2015 7:46 pm
The family of a longtime Craighead County educator has established a scholarship in the Arkansas State University College of Agriculture and Technology (CoAT) to honor her memory. Virginia Doris Craig…
by - May 12, 2015 6:38 pm
Tucked discretely away at one of the busiest intersections in Fayetteville more than 630 workers are turning out an average of 55,000 pair of prescription eye glasses each week at…
by - May 12, 2015 5:32 pm
A Whirlpool vice president said Tuesday (May 12) that a successful redevelopment plan for the company’s shuttered manufacturing plant and associated 95 acres will likely require “strategic demolition” and a…
by - May 12, 2015 10:11 am
With one of the worst-kept economic development secrets officially out in the open, former Arkansas jobs chief Grant Tennille said the possible expansion of Lockheed’s Camden operation to manufacture a…
by - May 12, 2015 9:45 am
With one of the worst-kept economic development secrets officially out in the open, former Arkansas jobs chief Grant Tennille said the possible expansion of Lockheed’s Camden operation to manufacture a new military vehicle will have benefits far beyond that city’s industrial park.
by - May 12, 2015 9:40 am
Consumer confidence across the state has jumped more than ten points since October as Arkansans are increasingly optimistic about their overall economic situation, according to the latest Arvest Consumer Sentiment…
by - May 12, 2015 9:14 am
The economy across the Natural State is looking up which has helped hoist consumer sentiment measured by Arvest Bank’s semi-annual survey. This spring report released Tuesday (May 12) shows the…
by - May 12, 2015 7:59 am
They’re trading one Rex for another. Dr. Rex Horne, the 15th president of Ouachita Baptist University since 2006, is resigning his position effective this summer to become president of Arkansas’…
by - May 12, 2015 7:45 am
First Security’s Reynie Rutledge began the Searcy-based bank with help from his father. Now, his sons are carrying the torch, but this banking family has deep roots in South Arkansas too.
by - May 12, 2015 7:31 am
Editor’s note: This article appears in the latest magazine edition of Talk Business & Politics, which you can access online here. Roughly 10 days before the soft opening for Heights Taco &…
by - May 12, 2015 7:21 am
Just a year after the first One Million Cups forum landed in Little Rock, local officials are encouraged by the emergence of the program as a key player in the state and region’s flourishing startup community – yet they’re hopeful for an even bigger payoff in the future.
by - May 12, 2015 5:17 am
Editor’s note: This article appears in the latest magazine edition of Talk Business & Politics, which you can access online here. Adamant that ‘education equity should be at the forefront…
by - May 12, 2015 5:12 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 11, 2015 8:04 pm
A test by Wal-Mart Stores to offer access to affordable health care that involves 17 Care Clinics inside Walmart U.S. supercenters is going well, according to the company, with 22%…
by - May 11, 2015 8:03 pm
Editor’s note: Todd Jones, the author of this guest commentary, is the moderator of ARScene.net, a blog that follows the startup, tech and entrepreneurship arenas in Arkansas. I admit, when…
by - May 11, 2015 7:36 pm
The American Farm Bureau Federation will begin taking applications for the Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge on June 1 through June 30 for individuals to showcase ideas and business innovations being cultivated…
