by - January 8, 2015 5:22 pm
Red, Red & Blue: 2015 Legislative Preview
Republicans will nearly outpace Democrats by a 2-to-1 margin in the 90th General Assembly. How is that going to work and what issues will dominate the 2015 regular session?
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by - January 8, 2015 3:18 pm
Hog games, motorcycles help boost third quarter NWA hospitality revenue
Football, craft fairs, art and a growing Northwest Arkansas economy helped to spur a 8.2% jump in hospitality taxes among the region’s four largest cities through the first 10 months…
by - January 8, 2015 1:43 pm
State’s Schools Rank 36th, Says Ed Week
Arkansas schools ranked 36th in the nation in Education Week magazine’s annual Quality Counts study, and the state ranked ninth on its “early education index.” The study, which was skipped…
by - January 8, 2015 10:28 am
1 Million Cups Refills On Jan. 14
The buzzworthy and successful 1 Million Cups in Little Rock has been on a holiday hiatus, but the networking group will restart its weekly ritual on Wednesday, Jan. 14. The…
by - January 8, 2015 8:58 am
Philip Tappan Joining Simmons Bank
Little Rock businessman Philip Tappan is joining Simmons Bank as Executive Vice President of Financial Services with oversight responsibility for Simmons First Trust Company, Simmons First Investment Group and Simmons…
by - January 8, 2015 12:19 am
Startup Talk: TB&P Launches Technology, Startup Microsite
TB&P is teaming up with First Security Bank’s OnlyInArk.com to broaden coverage of the state’s historic and budding entrepreneurial scene.
by - January 8, 2015 12:03 am
Talk Business & Politics Launches Technology, Startup Microsite
TB&P is teaming up with First Security Bank’s OnlyInArk.com to broaden coverage of the state’s historic and budding entrepreneurial scene.
by - January 7, 2015 11:41 pm
David Kinard: Move Over 4Ps, It’s Time For The 4Rs
Editor’s note: This guest commentary by David Kinard, VP for Business Development at Physicians Insurance, is reprinted with permission. Follow him on Twitter @daivdkinard. Originally coined by Harvard professor E….
by - January 7, 2015 8:12 pm
State Education Officials Recommend Takeover Of Little Rock Schools
Sarah Whites-Koditschek with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: Officials from the Arkansas Department of Education are recommending a state takeover of the Little Rock School District, while…
by - January 7, 2015 7:12 pm
Personnel changes announced at Arvest Bank Springdale
Arvest Bank Springdale announced the addition of Angela Whitlow as human resource manager for that market. The bank also said Megan Ford has been promoted to the new branch manager…
by - January 7, 2015 6:47 pm
New Year savings resolutions are plenty, but few are successful
To save more money is a common New Year’s resolution made by many, but financial consultant Joel Doelger of Credit Counseling of Arkansas said few people put an actionable savings…
by - January 7, 2015 5:59 pm
Jonesboro Sales Tax Jumps In December
It was a December to remember as Jonesboro city coffers saw a nearly double-digit increase in sales tax revenues. Jonesboro Finance Director Ben Barylske said the city’s sales tax brought…
by - January 7, 2015 4:26 pm
Tracy French Promoted To President And CEO Of Centennial Bank
Tracy French has been promoted to president and CEO of Centennial Bank, the subsidiary of Conway-based Home Bancshares. French replaces Randy Sims as president and CEO. Sims will remain CEO…
by - January 7, 2015 1:49 pm
CTEH: An Environmental Niche Grows From UAMS
When disaster strikes anywhere in North America, from a train derailment in Quebec to an oil spill in Mayflower, it is more often than not an Arkansas company that is…
by - January 7, 2015 1:41 pm
NWA commercial building sector growth continues in November
Builders across Northwest Arkansas requested new construction permits for housing and commercial properties totaling $47.524 million in November among the region’s four largest cities. The permit values rose 16% from…
by - January 7, 2015 12:07 pm
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson: Ted Thomas To Chair PSC, Alec Farmer To Highway Commission
A day after Gov. Mike Beebe announced Lamar Davis would fill Colette Honorable’s spot on the Arkansas Public Service Commission, Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson announced that consultant and former State Rep….
by - January 7, 2015 11:56 am
Arkansas GOP Executive Director Taking New Job At Impact Management Group
There will be one more former executive director of the Arkansas GOP working at Little Rock-based consulting firm, Impact Management Group. IMG announced Wednesday that Megan Tollett has joined the…
by - January 7, 2015 8:38 am
Mike Sells: Report Explores Banking Habits of Professional Millennials
Millennials and their political preferences and consumer behaviors have been researched, dissected and discussed a great deal over the last few years. But, more so than perhaps any other generation,…
by - January 7, 2015 6:56 am
Health Beat: GOP Targets Obamacare Changes
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free…
by - January 6, 2015 9:54 pm
Arvest expands asset management regions for Smith, Cottrell
Arvest Bank has expanded the territories of Andy Smith and Asa Cottrell. Smith is the regional investment officer for Arvest Asset Management in the Fort Smith, River Valley and Eastern…