by - July 29, 2016 3:22 pm
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board on Friday (July 29) approved the framework for a new funding formula based on outcomes rather than enrollment, and the idea must be approved…
by - July 29, 2016 9:48 am
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Transportation Report is managed by Talk Business & Politics and sponsored by the Arkansas Trucking Association and the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce. Other transportation industry…
by - July 29, 2016 9:29 am
Editor’s note: This is the second of four stories about the VC FinTech Accelerator program at the Little Rock-based Venture Center. Link here for the first story in the series….
by - July 29, 2016 9:22 am
The U.S. economy crept forward in the second quarter of 2016 as consumer spending saw a slight uptick due to more Americans in the labor pool and growth in personal…
by - July 29, 2016 6:49 am
ArcBest Corp. posted second quarter income of $10.231 million, 48.7% below the same quarter in 2015 and four cents per share below the consensus estimate. Officials with the Fort Smith-based…
by - July 28, 2016 9:59 pm
Hillary Clinton, former first lady of Arkansas and the United States, accepted the Democratic Party’s historic nomination for president Thursday after being introduced by her daughter, Chelsea. Clinton thanked a…
by - July 28, 2016 7:03 pm
Gene Higginbotham of the Arkansas Waterway Commission (AWC) knows that organizing an alphabet of economic development and freight transport organizations can be difficult. After all, “these people are rarely in…
by - July 28, 2016 5:32 pm
Mike Anderson, head basketball coach for the University of Arkansas, said college coaches get a lot of recognition for star players, but the real work comes from their high school…
by - July 28, 2016 4:52 pm
Much of the nation saw the number of foreclosure filings dwindle through the first half of the year, but several Arkansas metro areas posted increases, according to recent data from…
by - July 28, 2016 4:15 pm
A proposed constitutional amendment legalizing marijuana for medical use fell short of the number of valid signatures required but will have 30 days to make up the difference. To qualify…
by - July 28, 2016 3:56 pm
Editor’s note: You can watch the full video of today’s Talk Business & Politics Daily at the end of this report, or download an audio version through the iTunes store…
by - July 28, 2016 1:29 pm
Editor’s note: This is the first of four stories about the VC FinTech Accelerator program at the Little Rock-based Venture Center. –––––––––––––––– The ongoing VC FinTech Accelerator program is being…
by - July 28, 2016 1:19 pm
Businessman Manu Nair noticed a vexing problem in Northeast Arkansas when he moved to Jonesboro six years ago. The region didn’t have venture capital companies, or programs aimed at connecting…
by - July 28, 2016 1:12 pm
The secret success of the growing Northwest Arkansas economy is linked to high paying jobs which fuel population growth and continued investment from cities, schools and businesses trying to keep…
by - July 28, 2016 12:41 pm
Cotton prices have been in the doldrums for the last several years, and there was no reason to think they would rise this year. But they did. The biggest price…
by - July 27, 2016 5:07 pm
A comment by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump either seriously or jokingly encouraging Russia to find emails from Hillary Clinton is part of a “disturbing pattern,” the Democratic candidate for…
by - July 27, 2016 5:03 pm
Murphy Oil Corp. beat Wall Street’s second quarter expectations and eked out a small profit as the Arkansas oil company benefitted from sales of its Canadian natural gas processing and…
by - July 27, 2016 4:26 pm
Ronnie Reeves thought he was getting a really great deal on a car. He saw an ad on Craig’s List for a car in the Memphis area. The owner wanted…
by - July 27, 2016 4:24 pm
Wednesday’s Talk Business & Politics Daily features an interview with KATV’s Elicia Dover from Philadelphia on the latest controversies in the Presidential race. Plus, TB&P business editor Wes Brown and…
by - July 27, 2016 4:18 pm
Nearly eight months after Wal-Mart Stores moved to shutter more than 100 Express stores scattered across rural America, Dollar General has said it purchased 41 of the empty stores –…
