by - January 12, 2015 4:28 pm
Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin has been appointed a member of the 2015 Steering Committee of the National League of Cities (NLC) University Communities Council. The University Communities Council is made…
by - January 12, 2015 4:20 pm
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson made a pair of announcements Monday for key positions in his administration a day ahead of his swearing-in as the 46th Governor of Arkansas. Hutchinson appointed Leon…
by - January 12, 2015 3:19 pm
The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education has added four people to the board. The new members, elected by the current Arkansas Colleges of Health Education…
by - January 12, 2015 2:44 pm
Nearly three months after being put on the auction block, there is no word on the sale of BHP Billiton’s Fayetteville Shale assets as natural gas prices continue their downward…
by - January 12, 2015 1:07 pm
On a day of pomp and circumstance, tradition and ritual, all 100 members of the Arkansas House of Representatives – including 40 new members – and 34 state Senators were…
by - January 12, 2015 12:55 pm
University of Arkansas chancellor G. David Gearheart said he will step down from his position and return to the classroom on July 31, 2015. Citing his desire to spend more…
by - January 12, 2015 10:08 am
Nearly three months after being put up for auction, there is still no word on the sale of BHP Billiton’s Fayetteville Shale assets as natural gas prices continue their downward…
by - January 12, 2015 6:15 am
Where does startup funding come from and which type of companies saw the most success in 2014?
by - January 12, 2015 6:14 am
Editor’s note: This article appears in the latest magazine edition of Talk Business & Politics, which you can read here. Former ABF Freight President and CEO Wes Kemp isn’t spending…
by - January 12, 2015 6:14 am
Chris Hickey with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News reports: Central Arkansas saw some positive economic outcomes for 2014 and may continue to see more growth in the coming…
by - January 12, 2015 6:13 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…
by - January 11, 2015 8:44 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…
by - January 11, 2015 8:13 am
Editor’s note: The author of this guest commentary, J. Bruce Cross, is a director with the Little Rock-based law firm Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C. In recent years, the…
by - January 10, 2015 8:43 am
TV PREVIEW: UNDER THE DOME This next week the 90th Arkansas General Assembly convenes. A new Governor, new constitutional officers, and new majorities for Republicans in the House and the…
by - January 10, 2015 8:17 am
Chris Hickey with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 reports: The former chairwoman of Arkansas’ Public Service Commission now holds a position on the influential Federal Energy and Regulatory Commission,…
by - January 9, 2015 5:41 pm
The U.S. House of Representatives, including all four members of the state’s House delegation, voted Friday to approve a pipeline project that supporters say will create jobs while opponents have…
by - January 9, 2015 5:33 pm
Officials with a steel pipe company in Mississippi County announced layoffs of nearly 30% of its workforce on Friday (Jan. 9). Houston-based Tenaris announced it was reducing production at three…
by - January 9, 2015 4:35 pm
Officials with two major institutions of higher learning in the state said Friday that the merger of Mid-South Community College into the Arkansas State University system later this year could…
by - January 9, 2015 2:30 pm
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson has announced Larry Walther as the new Director of the Department of Finance and Administration, Jami Cook as the new Director of the Arkansas Commission on Law…
by - January 9, 2015 2:26 pm
The U.S. retail sector enjoyed a robust holiday season as consumers spent more money creating the best holiday sales increase since 2005. ShopperTrak reports holiday spending during November and December…
