Business

Overpass Plan On The Move In Jonesboro

A plan to build an overpass at one of the busiest intersections in Jonesboro was given a green light Tuesday night by a key Jonesboro City Council committee. The council’s…

Report: Bad Roads Cost Motorists Big Bucks

The average Little Rock motorist pays $1,674 annually because of deficient roads and bridges, the national transportation group TRIP asserted in a press conference at the state Capitol Tuesday. Those…

Kudos: Wright Lindsey & Jennings, Electric Cooperatives Hire New Staff

Little Rock law firm Wright, Lindsey & Jennings is beefing up its government relations and medical malpractice divisions, while the Arkansas Electric Cooperatives has filled a key economic development post….

Stephens Insurance Buys Key Assets Owned By Centennial Insurance Agency

Officials with Stephens Insurance, LLC said Tuesday (Jan. 6) that they have signed an agreement with Centennial Insurance Agency, Inc. to acquire certain assets owned by Centennial related to its…

Reports show online shopper sentiment mixed on in-store pickup option

Early reports suggest retail efforts to combine e-commerce orders with in-store pickup have yet to create systems to best capture what could be a lucrative and competitive edge in the…

From Mobile Apps To Startup Mentoring, These Guys Know A Thing … Or Few

At the corner of Sixth and Center Streets in downtown Little Rock resides Few, a young Web development and mobile application company that, after just one year as an “all-in” agency, is already standing out for its cutting-edge capabilities and somewhat avant-garde approach.

Mel Lockcuff: A Heckuva Day At Dogpatch USA

Blogger Mel Lockcuff – who writes at MamaBzz.com and OnlyInArk.com – took a tour of the old Dogpatch USA theme Park in mid-December. The one-time family tourist attraction nestled in…

Study: Millennials Concerned About Retirement, Face Different Challenges

Millennials are often characterized as the generation who live in the moment. But a new report disputes the image and suggests they are very fixated on their finances.

Bank of the Ozarks garners top ranking

Bank of the Ozarks has been named the top performing bank in the nation by Bank Director magazine in the industry publication’s 2014 performance scorecard results. It is the second…

Talk Business & Politics Magazine: The Class Of 2015 Business Hall Of Fame

Our latest magazine is hot off the press and packed with tons of news, interviews and analysis, including profiles of this year’s inductees into the UA Walton College Business Hall of Fame.

Campus Talk: Lottery Overhaul Bill Filed

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…

NWA Newspapers Consolidate Again, Downsize Workforce

Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC announced Monday (Jan. 5) that it is consolidating its five northwest Arkansas daily newspapers into a single regional newspaper, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. As a result…

The City Wire revamps daily e-mail blast, will add a Friday e-mail service

The City Wire has changed the look of its popular daily e-mail blast that goes to more than 9,000 people in the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas areas, and will…

Trucking Industry Required To Randomly Test 50% Of Drivers In 2015

The trucking industry will have to continue randomly testing at least 50% of its drivers for drug and alcohol in 2015, according to a decision by the Federal Motor Carrier…

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Scalia To Speak In Fort Smith

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will be in Fort Smith on Feb. 26 to speak at the first of three Winthrop Paul Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Series that are focused…

State Board Of Education To Review Little Rock Schools

Sarah Whites-Koditschek with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: The Arkansas State Board of Education is scheduled to meet on Wednesday (Jan. 7) to review the Little Rock…

Craighead County Sales Tax Up Big In December

A busier than expected December helped to push Craighead County’s coffers into the black for the year. The county had nearly an overall 3% increase in sales tax revenue for…

Arkansas’ December tax revenue up 1.7%, year-to-date up 2.6%

Arkansas tax collections for the first half of the fiscal year are 2.6% above the same period last year, but December collections were up just 1.7% because of income tax…

Experts forecast modest U.S. restaurant traffic and sales gains in 2015

Restaurants and food service venues expect sales to grow by a modest 1% this year, while they wrestle with higher food inflation and appeasing value-seeking consumers, according to the NPD…

Trucking industry required to randomly test 50% of drivers in 2015