by - July 6, 2015 7:21 pm
Baptist Health is partnering with Urgent Team, an independent extended hours medical provider, to open a new Baptist Health Urgent Care facility in North Little Rock, with more on the…
by - July 6, 2015 4:34 pm
The unemployment rate for many of Arkansas’ 75 counties gradually went up in May, with nearly a third of the state seeing small increases compared to April numbers. However, a…
by - July 6, 2015 4:26 pm
Governor Asa Hutchinson has named the members of his new Career Education and Workforce Development Board, his office announced Monday. Created by Act 892 of 2015 and composed of 13…
by - July 6, 2015 4:20 pm
Van Buren-based USA Truck is ranked No. 43 in the Journal Of Commerce’s Top 50 Trucking Companies for 2014. The Journal of Commerce and SJ Consulting Group annually rank the…
by - July 6, 2015 4:14 pm
Dr. Kristi Kindrick has joined Sparks Regional Medical Center’s geriatric-psychiatric unit, SeniorCare Behavioral Health. She will treat seniors who are admitted into the hospital. Kindrick’s primary focus will be caring…
by - July 6, 2015 12:48 pm
Business legends Steve Jobs and Don Tyson did it, and their successors Tim Cook and Donnie Smith also do it. That is they dressed down, so to speak, as CEOs…
by - July 6, 2015 9:58 am
Mike Preston, the new executive director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, sits in his fourth-floor office overlooking Capitol Avenue in downtown Little Rock on a sunny late-spring afternoon, sipping…
by - July 6, 2015 7:27 am
An opportunity to receive training to work in professional sports or sports media is now available at Arkansas State University. The university is offering a Master of Science in Sport…
by - July 6, 2015 7:23 am
Melanie Edens, a tenured employee of 18 years, was recently announced as the new assistant administrator of NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. As an assistant administrator, Edens will oversee radiology, pharmacy,…
by - July 6, 2015 6:53 am
The Iron Yard kicked off last week in Little Rock with its first class. TB&P’s Todd Jones catches up with Campus Director Mary Dunlap for a quick Q&A.
by - July 6, 2015 6:40 am
Regulators in the Canadian province of Alberta have shut down 33 heavy oil well sites operated by a subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corp. that was found to be noncompliant with…
by - July 6, 2015 6:35 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - July 6, 2015 1:33 am
New AEDC Executive Director Mike Preston has hit the ground running, promoting the state and its economic opportunities.
by - July 5, 2015 9:55 pm
Crystal Bridges was featured on CBS Sunday Morning recently for its efforts to preserve and display a Frank Lloyd Wright home. The museum has actually taken apart, transported and is…
by - July 5, 2015 9:40 pm
Think Uncle Sam is fictional? Think again. He actually was a “real person” reports ABC News, and he has relatives who live in Conway, Arkansas. The direct descendants of Samuel…
by - July 5, 2015 3:55 pm
JBS USA Pork has agreed to a $1.45 billion deal with Cargill to acquire the company’s U.S.-based pork business, which includes part of the agriculture and food giant’s pork operations…
by - July 5, 2015 9:24 am
On this week’s podcast: The U.S. Supreme Court makes a number of major decisions on the death penalty, Obamacare subsidies, and same-sex marriage. Our political roundtable – John Burris, Michael…
by - July 5, 2015 6:34 am
An announcement this week by the Obama administration to open a U.S. embassy in Cuba drew opposition from Sen. Tom Cotton, who said it amounted to “appeasement.”
by - July 5, 2015 6:21 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a wrap-up of manufacturing news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. JUNE…
by - July 4, 2015 8:21 am
TV PREVIEW: THE JULY 4TH EDITION This week on Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9 a.m. on KATV Channel 7: The U.S. Supreme Court makes a number…
