by - May 26, 2015 1:50 pm
On this week’s business podcast edition of Talk Business & Politics: Making the arguments for the Camden superproject bond issue – Is the ROI enough? With nominations being sought, who…
by - May 26, 2015 1:50 pm
The special session has started as lawmakers look to quickly pass a $87 million bond issue to help build the next generation of all-terrain military vehicles.
by - May 26, 2015 8:48 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 25, 2015 9:15 pm
The Arkansas Legislature meets Tuesday for a special session to consider a $87 million bond package that would go toward helping a Lockheed Martin facility in South Arkansas land a contract building a new type of military vehicle.
by - May 25, 2015 8:45 pm
Jacob Kauffman with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1, reports: The number of Arkansans approved as eligible to enroll in the state’s expansion of Medicaid, known as the private option,…
by - May 25, 2015 10:39 am
This week on Talk Business & Politics: A special session will start next week. Superprojects, super primaries, and super consolidation are on the docket. Our political roundtable tackles all the…
by - May 25, 2015 9:28 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 - May 25, 2015 9:15 am
Banks taking back more homes across the country is the primary reason foreclosure filings rose 9% in April from a year ago. Irvine, Calif.,-based RealtyTrac reports 125,875 U.S. properties were…
by - May 24, 2015 8:45 am
As lawmakers prepared for the Memorial Day recess, Congress faced several tough issues including highway funding and trade, and one representative is resurrecting a decades-old award.
by - May 24, 2015 8:37 am
This week’s Talk Business & Politics roundtable included KATV’s lead capitol reporter Janelle Lilley, and TB&P contributors John Burris and Michael Cook. Topics on the table: Next week’s special session….
by - May 24, 2015 8:17 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. MADE…
by - May 23, 2015 8:56 am
TV SHOW: A SESSION PREVIEW This week on Talk Business & Politics: A special session will start next week. Superprojects, super primaries, and super consolidation are on the docket. Our…
by - May 22, 2015 4:46 pm
As part of the review process under Amendment 82, the state’s superproject amendment, lawmakers have received an independent consultant’s analysis of the proposed $87 million Lockheed Martin Joint Light Tactical…
by - May 22, 2015 3:05 pm
A consulting group for the Arkansas Legislature has returned its analysis of the Lockheed Martin superproject in Camden.
by - May 22, 2015 8:03 am
Editor’s note: Stacy Hurst, the author of this guest commentary, was appointed director of the Department of Arkansas Heritage in January 2015 by Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Even as the annual…
by - May 22, 2015 8:00 am
Monica Kumar has been selected to serve as the new executive director at Downtown Bentonville Inc. (DBI). Brenda Anderson, president of the DBI Board, announced the appointment Thursday (May 21)…
by - May 22, 2015 7:56 am
The retail sector reported mixed results this week and Bentonville-based Sam’s Club was among the losers – again. Sam’s Club CEO Rosalind Brewer also gave a cautious outlook as the wholesale club tries to reinvent itself to better compete. What’s at work?
by - May 22, 2015 7:47 am
A man whose first job as a child was running a landscaping business said Thursday that future inventors and entrepreneurs should know the lay of the land before working on…
by - May 22, 2015 5:39 am
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 - May 21, 2015 7:43 pm
It’s been a stellar year for used-car sales evidenced by the explosive growth of Bentonville-based America’s Car-Mart. The buy here, pay here car dealer reported net earnings for fiscal 2015,…
