by - March 23, 2015 9:20 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s signature campaign platform policy to push for computer coding in high schools is garnering national attention from the high-tech magazine, Wired. State legislators passed a law, as…
by - March 22, 2015 12:27 pm
On this Sunday’s edition of Talk Business & Politics: Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge joins us to discuss the death penalty. Lethal injections are deemed constitutional by the Supreme Court…
by - March 22, 2015 8:24 am
Emily Reeves Dean, director of digital innovation and insight planning for advertising powerhouse Stone Ward, joined Talk Business & Politics host Roby Brock to discuss her recent trip to tech…
by - March 22, 2015 7:22 am
Editor’s note: Cong. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, author of this guest commentary, is the First District Congressman for Arkansas. Anyone who lives in the Arkansas Delta knows that we have seen…
by - March 22, 2015 6:50 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. NUCOR…
by - March 20, 2015 11:37 am
Editor’s note: Guest contributor Scott McClymonds, founder of Fayetteville-based strategic consulting firm CEO Velocity, recently interviewed several regional and community banking executives across Arkansas about corporate strategy and their management styles. The…
by - March 19, 2015 3:10 pm
Conway-based PrivacyStar said Thursday that users of its caller ID and blocker services filed nearly a quarter of all the “Do Not Call” complaints with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)…
by - March 19, 2015 9:53 am
A bill that will put back exemptions on the state’s capital gains tax rates cleared a House committee Thursday, with supporters saying it will create jobs. The House Revenue and…
by - March 19, 2015 6:00 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free…
by - March 19, 2015 4:48 am
The annual NCAA basketball tournament offers businesses and employees a whole lot of distractions. If properly managed, some say it can be a bonus for productivity and morale.
by - March 18, 2015 1:20 pm
In an effort to more aptly describe its services, microlender Accion has changed its name to LiftFund. The 20-year old non-profit, which located in Arkansas in 2011, said the name…
by - March 18, 2015 7:33 am
Windstream’s chief executive officer Tony Thomas discusses the challenges and opportunities on the Little Rock telecom’s horizons.
by - March 18, 2015 12:36 am
Editor’s note: Emily Reeves, director of digital innovation and insight planning for advertising powerhouse Stone Ward, will be providing contributions to Talk Business & Politics from the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive festival…
by - March 17, 2015 2:41 pm
On Tuesday, more than 600 women in Arkansas heard hours of advice from some of the top female business leaders in the state.
by - March 17, 2015 2:27 pm
TB&P Business Editor Wes Brown and Editor-in-Chief Roby Brock discuss the big business stories of the week, which included the Maker Faire coming to downtown North Little Rock and the…
by - March 17, 2015 1:29 pm
Keeping with his campaign rhetoric, Gov. Asa Hutchinson met with reporters on Tuesday to tout three measures designed to realign workforce education efforts in Arkansas. Surrounded by cabinet members and…
by - March 17, 2015 8:18 am
Arkansas’ unemployment rate fell one point in January to 5.6% as the state’s growing labor pool added another 9,200 workers, according to state Department of Workforce Services (DWS) officials. As…
by - March 17, 2015 7:52 am
Editor’s note: Emily Reeves, director of digital innovation and insight planning for advertising powerhouse Stone Ward, will be providing contributions to Talk Business & Politics from the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive festival…
by - March 17, 2015 7:36 am
Plastic Ingenuity, a plastics packaging manufacturer, is expanding its Maumelle facility. The $2.5 million expansion will add 10 jobs to the company’s plastic food packaging lines and bring total employment…
by - March 16, 2015 12:19 pm
Central Arkansas will play host next month to a two-day, first-of-its-kind Arkansas Manufacturing Innovation Summit where companies across the state will be able to spotlight cutting edge manufacturing innovations and…
