by - May 26, 2016 2:05 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson recently touted to business leaders that the state has added 42,000 new jobs and reached an all-time low jobless rate of 3.9% during the first 16 months…
by - May 26, 2016 4:16 am
A mental health summit held Wednesday (May 25) in Fort Smith covered treatment and incarceration issues with which resolution likely requiring new laws and new thinking at the state level….
by - May 25, 2016 4:34 pm
Arkansas Children’s Hospital’s $65 million permit along with two new schools in Bentonville ($31.481 million) and a $10.7 million office complex for Washington Regional Hospital helped to push April new…
by - May 25, 2016 3:55 pm
Craighead County Treasurer Terry McNatt said Wednesday (May 25) that increases in sales tax revenues may be the “new normal” after city and county sales tax coffers saw major increases…
by - May 25, 2016 3:35 pm
Bobby Long and Richard Wang fielded questions Wednesday (May 25) during the Jonesboro Kiwanis Club meeting. Long and Wang were the top two finishers in the May 10 special election…
by - May 25, 2016 12:42 pm
Responses to a question sent by Talk Business & Politics to more than 50 Fort Smith area business leaders and owners were mixed about the impact of the Southside High…
by - May 25, 2016 12:27 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– U.S. HEALTH INSURERS INCREASE DEBT DUE TO AFFORDABLE CARE ACT U.S. health insurance…
by - May 24, 2016 5:09 pm
Four of the state’s five health insurance providers are requesting double digit rate increases for 2017 insurance policies, but the state’s insurance commissioner said those rates are not justified at…
by - May 24, 2016 4:56 pm
A proposed $80 million convention center along Interstate 555 is one step closer to reality as commissioners voted Tuesday (May 24) on the opening part of the project. The Metropolitan…
by - May 24, 2016 2:37 pm
As President Obama travels to Asia to tout the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership, a top Department of Commerce official told a large group of Arkansas business owners on Tuesday that the…
by - May 24, 2016 2:19 pm
The buy here, pay here car dealership model used by America’s Car-Mart for the past 35 years is struggling to meet expectations thanks to higher credit losses, sluggish growth and…
by - May 24, 2016 10:18 am
As Arkansas motorists count down the days to the Memorial Day weekend and the beginning of the summer driving season, pump prices are peaking at their highest level in 2016…
by - May 24, 2016 9:57 am
Editor’s note: This article appeared in the most recent magazine edition of Talk Business & Politics. –––––––––––––––––––– Deana Osment is the Northeast Arkansas division president for Centennial Bank, a subsidiary…
by - May 23, 2016 10:11 pm
Editor’s note: A video of the meeting has been posted at the end of this story. –––––––––––––– Emotions ran high Monday night (May 23) at the Fort Smith Public School…
by - May 23, 2016 8:11 pm
Consumer spending has been unpredictable during the first few months of the year as sales tax revenue in Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities has fluctuated monthly, ranging from a record…
by - May 23, 2016 6:44 pm
A pair of Craighead County justices on Monday (May 23) continued debating the Craighead Nursing Center with one of the justices asking for more details on the center’s operations. Justice…
by - May 23, 2016 5:39 pm
The unfolding story at Bentonville-based America’s Car-Mart during the past year has been one of misses. The buy-here pay here used car dealer did it again Monday, (May 23) reporting…
by - May 23, 2016 4:25 pm
The director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education, Dr. Brett Powell, is leaving his post to become Henderson State University’s vice president for finance and administration. Powell will leave…
by - May 23, 2016 3:46 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a five-year highway bill into law Monday hours after it passed the Senate and said any longer term plan should come as a result of a…
by - May 23, 2016 12:53 pm
William Asa Hutchinson III, son of Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, was arrested on Saturday (May 21) in Alabama for unlawful possession of a controlled substance, according to the Baldwin County…
