by December 12, 2017 6:03 pm
-Dale Chihuly’s luck ran out, and yours probably will, too
Most companies spend a lot of time thinking about how to come up with the next big thing, and teams often look externally for new ideas, new products and new…
by December 12, 2017 6:03 pm
-Most companies spend a lot of time thinking about how to come up with the next big thing, and teams often look externally for new ideas, new products and new…
by December 10, 2017 5:29 pm
-Growing up in the south, an athletic director’s term was similar to that of the pope. Tusk to Tail came of age as Hog fans during the 1978 Orange Bowl,…
by December 6, 2017 3:22 pm
-Damn bunch of heathens we are, according to state tax collections. Arkansans are drinking more, smoking more and gambling more. Y’all need baby Jesus. Or Buddha. Or a better football…
by November 29, 2017 3:01 pm
-We are inundated with data. So the first business question we typically ask is a hard science question: “What am I looking at here?” And to answer that question requires…
by November 28, 2017 5:44 pm
-Though some had been clamoring for his departure well before this football season went south, Jeff Long’s termination was swift and unexpected. It was the first time the University of…
by November 28, 2017 3:49 pm
-We lost a true giant in Arkansas this week. Without question, Federal District Judge G. Thomas Eisele made a positive difference for our state. While Judge Eisele may not be…
by November 25, 2017 12:10 pm
-‘Thank God for Mississippi’ or National Contender? What is your perception of Arkansas’ economy? Last week’s local personal income release from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis is a powerful…
by November 21, 2017 3:38 pm
-As a technology lawyer, I have the privilege of seeing the passion, vision and genius behind the innovation that drives some of the most disruptive technology companies around. By definition,…
by November 20, 2017 5:29 pm
-Business leaders already know they’re doomed for failure if they aren’t constantly evolving to meet the needs of their customers. What some may not realize is often they can anticipate…
by November 19, 2017 3:59 pm
-Editor’s note: It’s been a year since Patricia Brown, a co-owner of Talk Business & Politics (originally The City Wire), died following a second bout with breast cancer. This essay…
by November 17, 2017 8:27 pm
-Probably shouldn’t. But here goes. It was karma that caught up with Jeff Long. Not the good kind. The kind that comes around when your britches get bigger than your…
by November 9, 2017 6:17 pm
-Editor’s note: This essay about my grandfather, Raymond Evans, was first published November 2002. Raymond Evans died Dec. 6, 2008. It is published each Veterans Day because there is no…
by November 8, 2017 7:47 pm
-In a previous column I wrote that planning for the future is not a precise science. There will always be, inevitability, trouble predicting the unknown. With that in mind, I…
by November 6, 2017 5:49 pm
-Hey, Little Rock. The Port loves you. For nearly 60 years, we have been your dedicated partner in economic development. Thanks to the Internet, today’s durable goods and products arrive…
by November 5, 2017 2:59 pm
-Editor’s note: This essay was first posted in November 2012. Few things have changed. ––––––––––––––––––– In this month containing the Thanksgiving holiday, folks on Facebook have taken to listing something…
by October 31, 2017 5:50 pm
-Your team at the Arkansas Economic Development Commission travels tens of thousands of miles every year in search of opportunities to help create good-paying jobs for our fellow Arkansans here…
by October 29, 2017 7:26 pm
-Just over a month ago, Hurricane Maria ravaged the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm with 150 mile-per hour winds. The storm was so intense it…
by October 26, 2017 6:10 pm
-As a small-business owner, you’re likely always thinking about how to attract the best employees, and how to keep them with your company. They are, after all, one of your…
by October 25, 2017 6:51 pm
-In addition to supplying the U.S. with ugly Donald Trump ties, the Chinese could soon drop on our country tis of thee a 9.3-ton space station. Insult, meet injury. But,…
by October 24, 2017 7:43 pm
-There have been numerous reports recently that U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., might be in line for a cabinet appointment. Specifically, there is discussion that the Senator could become the…