by - December 9, 2014 9:55 am
Entergy Arkansas said it has signed an agreement to acquire a portion of the Union Power Station near El Dorado for $237 million. The total plant purchase price is $948…
by - December 9, 2014 7:35 am
Look for a change in leadership at the helm of another state agency as Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson puts his stamp on workforce development. Arkansas Department of Workforce Services director Artee…
by - December 9, 2014 5:05 am
The state’s banking sector has climbed out of the doldrums in the past few years and through three quarters of 2014 the financial sector is healthier than a year ago, according to a new state quarterly profile.
by - December 9, 2014 12:29 am
A nearly $29 million county budget was approved Monday night (Dec. 8) by Craighead County justices, with some of the discussion on the budget centering around appropriations for several non-profit…
by - December 8, 2014 6:38 pm
The state’s banking sector has climbed out of the doldrums in the past few years and through three quarters of 2014 the financial sector is healthier than a year ago,…
by - December 8, 2014 6:13 pm
The Downtown Little Rock Partnership announced Monday (Dec. 8) that executive director Sharon Priest will retire at the end of January. Priest, a former Little Rock mayor and Arkansas Secretary…
by - December 8, 2014 5:05 pm
A state water plan suggests billions of dollars should be invested in the infrastructure needed to help Arkansas take advantage of surface water to make up for depleting groundwater sources. Could it work?
by - December 8, 2014 11:55 am
Talk Business & Politics is expanding its opinion blogs to include three new voices to our existing blogs already led by Jason Tolbert and Michael Cook. Jessica DeLoach Sabin, John…
by - December 8, 2014 11:50 am
This year has brought record cattle and prices across the U.S. as the overall herd shrinkage continues. Cattle expert Derrell Peel, extension livestock marketing specialist at Oklahoma State University, warns…
by - December 8, 2014 10:34 am
December is the biggest month of the year for shopping and when consumers are the most risk for identity theft, particularly given more deals are completed online. Arvest Bank warns…
by - December 8, 2014 8:52 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 - December 8, 2014 8:47 am
Arkansas trucking companies like Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport and Fort Smith-based ArcBest are involved with the American Trucking Associations’ push for the industry to hire 100,000 veterans in the next…
by - December 7, 2014 9:19 pm
Tom Fielder said the recent success of Arkansas State University on the gridiron has benefitted his Jonesboro business. Fielder, who owns Fat City Steak and Grillhouse in Jonesboro, said the…
by - December 7, 2014 6:21 pm
Retired Gen. Wesley Clark, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander and one-time Democratic Presidential candidate, has written a new book that suggests the key to America’s best opportunity to lead the…
by - December 7, 2014 10:24 am
Rep. Warwick Sabin, D-Little Rock, and State Sen. Jon Woods, R-Springdale, are aiming to end the confusion surrounding their co-authored and recently passed constitutional amendment, Issue No. 3. The measure…
by - December 7, 2014 10:15 am
Retired General Wesley Clark, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander and one-time Democratic Presidential candidate, has written a new book that suggests the key to America’s best opportunity to lead the free world involves energy independence to strengthen the economy.
by - December 7, 2014 9:16 am
A closely watched gauge of U.S. manufacturing pointed to another month of solid output. What’s driving the industrial rebound?
by - December 6, 2014 10:18 am
The Arkansas Farm Bureau’s top two leaders will continue to serve in their current roles. Randy Veach was re-elected to his seventh term as Farm Bureau president on Friday (Dec….
by - December 6, 2014 12:15 am
TV PREVIEW: GENERAL WESLEY CLARK + THE ETHICS & TERM LIMITS AMENDMENT General Wesley Clark is our guest on Talk Business & Politics this Sunday. He has a new book…
by - December 5, 2014 11:42 pm
TB&P blogger Jason Tolbert notes that one key recommendation from a consultant hired to study the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery recommended more gubernatorial control over the independent agency. Read his take…
