by - January 15, 2013 7:34 am
The movers, shakers, entrepreneurs, job creators and individual Americans have become the pawns of the federal government. Washington is displaying the most inept leadership, anti-business environment and confusion that I…
by - January 14, 2013 2:43 pm
After all the talking, scheming, and planning, it is time to begin. Monday marks the first day of the 89th General Assembly, and it will look quite different from anything…
by - January 6, 2013 6:09 pm
Give me your name, address, birth date, and Social Security number and I can become you. That is identity theft. If I can get your credit card or your bank…
by - December 30, 2012 9:58 am
The Arkansas State Legislature will once again consider if concealed carry will apply to the campuses of state colleges and universities. Good. Maybe this time, they’ll get it right. Those…
by - December 27, 2012 8:35 pm
It’s safe to say that members of the real estate business will look back at 2012 as one of the best years when it comes to low mortgage rates. For…
by - December 27, 2012 7:47 pm
It seems that mortgage interest rates are difficult to predict. Over the past couple of years, we’ve seen both economists and mortgage bankers trying to figure out when rates will…
by - December 23, 2012 3:49 pm
New Year’s resolutions, as a rule, fail miserably. The two most common New Year’s resolutions people make are to start an exercise program and to eat better. When I step…
by - December 21, 2012 10:54 am
Uncertainty reigns supreme as the 2013 Arkansas legislative session approaches. There are many big issues to address in a timely manner, and most will not be settled until the last…
by - December 20, 2012 5:11 pm
It was only two days after the election when The City Wire asked me to write a guest commentary. I quickly agreed, thinking December was a long time away, but…
by - December 18, 2012 6:28 pm
Previous articles (Parts 1 and 2) have discussed several challenges and opportunities related to the how and where of rebuilding the U.S. cattle herd. This article discusses the most important…
by - December 12, 2012 12:03 pm
In order to give an analysis of the state of tourism in Arkansas, it’s almost imperative to look back and see how far we’ve come in the last forty or…
by - December 10, 2012 11:16 am
A dramatic jump in demand for corn, which began in late 2006, has resulted in sharply higher prices for all crops in the U.S. A simple average across the eight…
by - December 9, 2012 2:44 pm
I was riding in a taxicab last Tuesday night in Manhattan after seeing the Broadway musical "Wicked." My wife, her sister, and a friend were riding in the back seat,…
by - December 6, 2012 12:33 pm
Can we rebuild the beef cow herd? That was the question posed to me by a producer in response to my recent article suggesting that two years of drought liquidation,…
by - December 3, 2012 10:55 am
Years from now when they write the story of Northwest Arkansas’s economic boom, research will show that it was ignited by folks we have come to know as “the vendors.” Consumer…
by - November 25, 2012 2:58 pm
Let me apologize up front for writing a somewhat technical article. However I’ve been watching journalists and commentators for most of 2012 reporting on the battle over tax policy between…
by - November 11, 2012 4:56 pm
A couple of major events happened last week. The one event everybody knows about is that President Obama was re-elected. The other event that nobody cares about but me is…
by - October 31, 2012 12:39 pm
By 2025 anyone born between 1980 and 2000 (Millennial generation) will make up 75% of the U.S. workforce and yes, Vendorville. Millennials will be the most educated generation in history…
by - October 28, 2012 2:17 pm
I can’t refer to any particular survey or study to verify my hunch, but I’m sure by far that Economics is one of the most popular and in-demand classes on…
by - October 14, 2012 11:57 am
Last Friday night I was walking into the kitchen to get a Triple Double Oreo Neapolitan cookie. The kitchen TV was on CNN. Anderson Cooper was interviewing Paul Begala about…
