Opinion

Of decades past and future

Roby Brock and Michael Tilley with Talk Business & Politics discussed the long decade of the 2010s and hung out a few predictions for what’s to come in the 2020s….

Gabo the Great

As I sat in the funeral home chapel the other day, I couldn’t help thinking that I’ve been here many times before — too many times in recent years —…

State of the A/E industry

I may be known locally for the houses and other buildings we built or rebuilt through our design-build-development company Mark Zweig Inc. But the truth is, the other business I…

Under Republican leadership, Arkansas has been steadily making progress in terms of growing our economy, improving access to healthcare, creating educational opportunities, and reducing the size of government. I’m proud…

‘I take my cue from the people’

In 1970 when I was recruited to play basketball for the Arkansas State Indians, I began a journey that would shape my life. This charitable, hard working, and God-honoring community…

Rethinking judicial elections

Are we doing justice for our judicial elections? That is a question that has intrigued me for several years. I’m old enough to remember when voters agreed to make state…

Take time to talk

You don’t know what you don’t know. Not a day goes by that I’m not reminded of this. The older and, maybe wiser, I get, the sooner I am to…

The empire solution

Most owners dream of building a business they can sell. Fulfilling all the dreams of family time and hobbies sacrificed to build the business empire. Only to find out, after…

Gov. Hutchinson: The right thing to do

Today I’d like to discuss my decision to allow a limited number of refugees to relocate legally in Arkansas after they have been vetted and cleared by agencies of the…

The 2020 home buying forecast

Coming off a strong 2019, expect momentum to continue into 2020 for the Northwest Arkansas real estate market. Low rates, high demand and limited supply drove a strong 2019 housing…

Hungry for a New Year’s resolution?

Social and economic factors have a greater impact on our health than the actual health care we receive. We’re learning more and more about the importance of social determinants of…

Amidst uncertainty, value of checkoff is certain

The 2019 rice harvest faced many challenges and obstacles. Arkansas farmers were unable to plant 26% of their expected crop — the second highest in the nation — due to…

Business planning for existing businesses

Everyone wants to talk about business planning for newly-created businesses or startups. But the truth is, existing businesses need business plans, too. They are critical for rallying the troops, crucial…

Jonesboro growth softens regional population losses ahead of redistricting

As communities around the country prepare for the decennial Census, conversations about population changes and shifts will become more frequent. There is a lot at stake when establishing a decade-long…

Loss of hope fueling suicides

We seldom fully know the reasons for a suicide, but we do know that the number of suicides is increasing at an alarming rate. The United States is the only…

Starting a business with no founders? Here’s how you do it

The saying goes, “if you want to go fast go alone, but if you want to go far go together.” Sometimes you just need to go fast alone, and that’s…

Get ready to see the governor and his highway plan in 2020

Gov. Asa Hutchinson said recently that passage of a proposed constitutional amendment to make permanent an existing sales tax for roads and highways is his top campaign priority for this…

The people who accomplish a great deal

Over the past 40 years, I have been fortunate enough to work with many successful people. Creative people. Artists, architects and engineers. Academics, entrepreneurs and politicians. Even a few billionaires….

Why start a tech company in Northwest Arkansas?

While many of us tend to consider our own place of residence “the center of the universe,” it probably isn’t. At AcreTrader, we have farmland investors on our platform from…

Arkansas can do more to fight teen vaping

Teen vaping is surging, with more than a quarter of U.S. high school students now saying they are current users of electronic cigarettes, up from about one in five last…