by - July 19, 2016 4:02 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 19, 2016 3:57 pm
Jonesboro Parks and Recreation Director Wixon Huffstetler will keep his job with the city after serving a two week suspension following a racially insensitive Tweet he posted following a protest…
by - July 19, 2016 1:45 pm
Arkansas-based tech firm Metova is partnering with the University of Central Arkansas to open the Arkansas Coding Academy, officials announced Tuesday (July 19). The Arkansas Coding Academy will provide education…
by - July 19, 2016 1:23 pm
An Ethics Commission complaint has been filed against the Arkansas Health Care Association alleging that it is operating as a ballot question committee and must file the necessary financial reports….
by - July 19, 2016 10:13 am
Editor’s note: Story updated with comment from J.R. Davis, spokesman for Gov. Asa Hutchinson. ––––––––––––––––––– The Arkansas Ethics Commission will meet in Little Rock July 22 to discuss whether Gov….
by - July 19, 2016 6:10 am
The Delta Regional Authority announced that six Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), including two in Arkansas, have been selected to participate in the inaugural HBCU Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Initiative. The…
by - July 18, 2016 9:08 pm
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, told the Republican National Convention Monday that his father and grandfather fought in wars so their children and grandchildren might live in peace, and he and…
by - July 18, 2016 8:10 pm
The process of Arkansas officials adopting rules for telemedicine, which has been ongoing for more than a year, did not get any shorter after a joint Public Health, Welfare and…
by - July 18, 2016 6:05 pm
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Energy Report is produced monthly and is sponsored by the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas, and MISO (Midcontinent Independent System Operator). Talk Business…
by - July 18, 2016 5:39 pm
A $48 million sand processing plant is about to start operation in central Lawrence County that could add up to 50 jobs in the region. American Silica LLC, a Brookville,…
by - July 18, 2016 5:12 pm
In today’s Talk Business & Politics Daily, political columnist John Brummett and Politico national reporter Katie Glueck discuss a variety of convention theatrics. Brummett, who writes for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,…
by - July 18, 2016 5:00 pm
Arkansas by July 2017 will be one of three states where every school is connected to high speed broadband internet, members of the House and Senate Education Committees were told…
by - July 18, 2016 4:37 pm
The annual July sales bonanza known as Amazon Prime Day or Walmart’s five-day Rollback have concluded. While it’s unclear how much these discount events really help the bottom line, the…
by - July 18, 2016 4:00 pm
What does a hailstorm cost? While there are a number of variables that go into the answer, Fort Smith is starting to get an idea with close to $20 million in…
by - July 18, 2016 1:49 pm
More Arkansans are having difficulty making ends than most of the rest the nation, with nearly one out of three consumers in the state struggling with unpaid medical bills, experiencing…
by - July 18, 2016 1:00 pm
The nation’s largest defense contractor emerged from Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom last week with a long list of new contracts and big deals in the pipeline that…
by - July 18, 2016 10:01 am
Greg Murray is one of four non-incumbent candidates to enter the race for the Fort Smith School Board after one of the district’s most highly publicized – and controversial –…
by - July 18, 2016 9:35 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– INVESTOR SENTIMENT BEARISH AFTER BREXIT, HEADING INTO 2Q EARNINGS PERIOD AND UNCERTAIN…
by - July 18, 2016 7:22 am
Editor’s note: Story updated with additional information on segment performance and earnings guidance. ––––––––––––– J.B. Hunt Transport Services posted second quarter net income of $105.011 million, up 1.53% compared to…
by - July 17, 2016 6:41 pm
The Republican National Convention has released its schedule of prime-time convention speakers, with three Arkansans included. U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., is one of 26 speakers scheduled to speak Monday…
