by - July 11, 2016 11:00 am
Northwest Arkansas in January 2017 will be home to Brightwater, a facility some are saying is a unique culinary school that will put the region on the map for food…
by - July 11, 2016 8:26 am
Bank of the Ozarks on Monday (July 11) kicked-off the second quarter earnings period for Arkansas publicly-traded companies with a strong showing of record profits and near across-the-board improvements in…
by - July 10, 2016 12:17 pm
The medical marijuana debate will ramp up now that at least one medical marijuana issue is on Arkansas’ November ballot. Let’s hope the debate from all sides has more depth…
by - July 10, 2016 8:55 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is not expecting to bring a major job announcement back from his European trade trip, but he does acknowledge the mission will lay the groundwork for future…
by - July 10, 2016 7:11 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY TO KICK OFF TWO-DAY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT…
by - July 9, 2016 6:59 am
TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Channel 7 in Central Arkansas and in Northeast Arkansas on…
by - July 8, 2016 3:54 pm
Supporters of an amendment that would authorize casinos in Boone, Miller and Washington counties submitted 92,120 signatures Friday (July 8), while supporters of a medical tort reform amendment submitted 131,000…
by - July 8, 2016 3:09 pm
In Friday’s Talk Business & Politics Daily, we preview Sunday’s exclusive interview with Gov. Asa Hutchinson. The governor urged caution and prudence in response to the police killings in Minnesota…
by - July 8, 2016 1:50 pm
Arkansas and nine other states filed a lawsuit Friday (July 8) against the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Justice, and other federal agencies and officials in response to…
by - July 8, 2016 1:43 pm
Molly Rawn has been named executive director for the Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission, a tourism agency that annually collects and manages more than $3 million in revenue from city…
by - July 8, 2016 1:07 pm
Supporters of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment submitted an estimated 106,268 signatures on 17,819 pages Friday, but the sponsor believes the group will have to collect more signatures to qualify…
by - July 8, 2016 10:11 am
In response to three nationally related episodes of gun violence and escalations between police officers and citizens, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said leaders must “calm the waters” in an effort to…
by - July 8, 2016 9:26 am
More than 100 city, civic and business leaders turned out Thursday (July 7) to welcome the first 100 employees of Tyson Foods Inc. back to the company roots in downtown Springdale….
by - July 8, 2016 9:08 am
The Poultry Federation (TPF) of Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma has announced its Board of Directors membership for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. The new members are: David Fryar, general manager, Butterball;…
by - July 8, 2016 9:08 am
The Poultry Federation (TPF) of Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma has announced its Board of Directors membership for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. The new members are: David Fryar, general manager, Butterball;…
by - July 8, 2016 8:36 am
The U.S. labor market added nearly 300,000 new jobs in June, easing concerns that U.S. hiring levels were slowing after only 38,000 workers found new jobs in the previous month,…
by - July 8, 2016 7:48 am
The Arkansas Tech Career Center, managed by Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus, has received a $664,325 grant from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education to improve automation technology education and greater…
by - July 8, 2016 7:48 am
The Arkansas Tech Career Center, managed by Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus, has received a $664,325 grant from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education to improve automation technology education and greater…
by - July 7, 2016 5:14 pm
The group pushing to toughen Arkansas’ newly loosened term limits law announced Thursday it had failed to collect enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. Other voter-initiated efforts were planning…
by - July 7, 2016 4:07 pm
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas is among 10 Republican senators pushing the U.S. State Department to suspend any security clearances held by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and…
