by - March 9, 2016 5:04 pm
Total funding for public education would increase by less than 1% in fiscal year 2016-17 under a recommendation accepted by the legislative Joint Budget Committee during a pre-fiscal session meeting…
by - March 9, 2016 4:38 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 - March 9, 2016 3:20 pm
Attorney George Ernst said the process of international students getting to work in the United States can be tedious but the students and businesses should plan ahead to make sure…
by - March 9, 2016 2:58 pm
Four of the five banks with the largest market share in the Fort Smith metro saw financial gains in 2015, but the cumulative earnings of the five banks fell almost…
by - March 9, 2016 9:17 am
U.S. Department of Energy officials said Tuesday (March 9) that natural gas is expected to fuel the largest share of electricity generation in 2016 just as future prices for the…
by - March 9, 2016 8:47 am
Editor’s note: The author of this article is a regular columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. The New Year’s Day passing of 90-year-old Dale Bumpers set off a flurry of nostalgia…
by - March 8, 2016 8:42 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated with comments from Directors Keith Lau and Kevin Settle, and Mayor Sandy Sanders. ––––––––––––––– Carl Geffken has been tapped to be the next Fort Smith city…
by - March 8, 2016 7:02 pm
Arkansas officials should “rein in” spending on higher education, spend money on libraries instead of the Arkansas Educational Television Network, and sell War Memorial Stadium, a state senator said Tuesday…
by - March 8, 2016 5:37 pm
Dave Roberts, vice-president of the planning department for Crafton Tull & Associates out of Little Rock, presented a $35 million Riverfront Park Master Plan to Fort Smith City Directors at…
by - March 8, 2016 5:16 pm
Attorney Jim Lyons said Tuesday (March 8) the development of nearly 40 acres of land for a possible housing development could provide much needed housing in a busy part of…
by - March 8, 2016 4:42 pm
Top officials with the state Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) and Arkansas Public Service Commission (PSC) on Tuesday said they will halt stakeholder compliance meetings on President Barack Obama’s Clean…
by - March 8, 2016 3:55 pm
Four of the five large-to-medium size banks based or active in Benton and Washington counties surveyed by Talk Business & Politics reported modest to steady net income growth throughout 2015….
by - March 8, 2016 2:49 pm
A State Chamber of Commerce-led public-private partnership unveiled a new workforce initiative Tuesday with the help of Gov. Asa Hutchinson that is aimed at shrinking the “skills gap” that exists…
by - March 8, 2016 2:24 pm
Arkansas’ general revenue state budget for fiscal year 2017 would increase $142.7 million to $5.33 billion under the governor’s budget, which was recommended to legislators Tuesday by the Department of…
by - March 8, 2016 11:10 am
In this edition of Drone Notes, we look at a smorgasbord of different topics including insurance, drone competition, 3D printed drones, Planet Earth, Artificial Intelligence and Italy. DRONE INSURANCE What…
by - March 8, 2016 10:36 am
Arkansas’ first-ever Design Thinkathon is designed to be a collaboration of students, community members, and facilitators and is the idea of Assistant Professor of Graphic Design Li Zeng of the…
by - March 8, 2016 8:59 am
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 - March 8, 2016 8:39 am
BHP Billiton’s Fayetteville Shale operations posted a loss of $102 million in the second half of fiscal 2015 as the mining giant suspended its drilling operations and announced plans for…
by - March 8, 2016 7:51 am
The March/April issue of Talk Business & Politics magazine – with great features, interviews and commentaries – is hot off the press and headed to a mailbox near you. On…
by - March 7, 2016 7:46 pm
The Department of Human Services should be reorganized so that it takes an integrated approach rather than one marked by separate divisions that fail to communicate with each other or…
