by - January 7, 2016 8:47 am
Arkansas is home to major military installations, numerous National Guard and Reserves units, and military manufacturers. Gov. Asa Hutchinson would like to keep it that way. Hutchinson announced the creation of…
by - January 7, 2016 8:34 am
More than 125 small businesses have begun the enrollment process in Arkansas’ small business health insurance exchange, and 25 have completed the process in the two months the exchange has…
by - January 7, 2016 7:09 am
Dr. Ashok Subramanian, the dean and professor of business at Buena Vista University, has been hired to lead the College of Business at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith….
by - January 7, 2016 7:09 am
Dr. Ashok Subramanian, the dean and professor of business at Buena Vista University, has been hired to lead the College of Business at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith….
by - January 7, 2016 6:44 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. THE IRON YARD, INNOVATE ARKANSAS AND WINROCK ANNOUNCE $30,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR UPCOMING…
by - January 7, 2016 6:16 am
The first round of retail layoffs have been announced in 2016 as Macy’s will eliminate more than 4,500 jobs as part of another restructuring plan that includes the closure of…
by - January 7, 2016 6:16 am
The first round of retail layoffs have been announced in 2016 as Macy’s will eliminate more than 4,500 jobs as part of another restructuring plan that includes the closure of…
by - January 6, 2016 9:57 pm
The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016 opened its doors on Wednesday to the largest exhibit floor in the show’s 49-year history, with 2.4 million net square feet of exhibit…
by - January 6, 2016 9:34 pm
U.S. Sen. David Pryor enjoyed such a close relationship with the late Sen. Dale Bumpers that the two senators could finish each other’s jokes as they traveled across the state…
by - January 6, 2016 8:05 pm
The rate of uninsured residents in Arkansas and Kentucky, both of which expanded their Medicaid populations but in different ways, dropped significantly between late 2013 and late 2014 compared to…
by - January 6, 2016 7:51 pm
The man known today for Morse code and the electromagnetic telegraph, Samuel F.B. Morse, began his career as a painter. From Jan. 23 through April 18, Morse’s Gallery of the…
by - January 6, 2016 7:46 pm
The Arkansas Department of Parks and Recreation announced it will induct Montine McNulty, executive director of the Arkansas Hospitality Association, and Bill Worthen, director of Historic Arkansas Museum, into the…
by - January 6, 2016 7:21 pm
Consumers in key metro areas around the Natural State are carrying an average credit card debt ranging between $4,700 in Springdale and Pine Bluff to a high of $6,783 in…
by - January 6, 2016 6:17 pm
The U.S. House voted Wednesday (Jan. 6) to send a bill, already passed by the Senate, to President Barack Obama’s desk that would repeal the Affordable Care Act and cut…
by - January 6, 2016 4:46 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said the state could combine health care and highways into one special session this year, while the state should celebrate the birthdays of Dr. Martin Luther King…
by - January 6, 2016 1:20 pm
A leading economic indicator for the nine-state middle America region stretching from Arkansas to North Dakota shows that business growth has slumped for the fifth straight month heading into the…
by - January 6, 2016 1:02 pm
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by - January 6, 2016 12:34 pm
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of Talk Business & Politics focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side…
by - January 6, 2016 9:06 am
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame will induct six new members at a March 4th luncheon. The newest class includes the late W.H. (Bill) Caldwell of Rose Bud, the late…
by - January 6, 2016 9:06 am
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame will induct six new members at a March 4th luncheon. The newest class includes the late W.H. (Bill) Caldwell of Rose Bud, the late…
