by - September 27, 2016 6:05 pm
Economic growth continues in the Jonesboro metro area based on sales tax receipts. The city collected $13.1 million in city sales tax through the end of September, a 5.2% increase…
by - September 27, 2016 5:48 pm
Police minority recruiting strategy, highway projects, and the potential for more than $70 million in Massard Wastewater Treatment Plant improvements headlined the Fort Smith Board of Directors study session on…
by - September 27, 2016 5:37 pm
Arkansas was one of the top nine states in the U.S. to house stockpiled scrap tires — an environmental and health hazard. According to a new report from the Rubber…
by - September 27, 2016 5:30 pm
A national manufacturing trade organization has cited rising health care costs and regulatory compliance as the top two barriers to growth U.S. manufacturers are facing. The National Association of Manufacturers…
by - September 27, 2016 4:36 pm
Tuesday’s Talk Business & Politics Daily includes a variety of fresh interviews and an in-depth return to a weekend political topic. In the wake of Monday night’s first 2016 Presidential…
by - September 27, 2016 1:22 pm
Eighty-seven of the state’s 135 legislators, or 64.4%, have announced their opposition to Issue 5, which would create a constitutional amendment authorizing its sponsors to open three casinos in Arkansas….
by - September 26, 2016 10:04 pm
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton engaged in a feisty debate Monday, but who won by how much, and how much it matters, may not be known for several days. Dr….
by - September 26, 2016 8:00 pm
Editor’s note: Scott Cashion is a history professor at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of…
by - September 26, 2016 7:47 pm
A proposed convention center/hotel on the Arkansas State University campus will be built, even if another proposed convention in Jonesboro doubles in size. O’Reilly Hospitality Management of Springfield Mo., will…
by - September 26, 2016 7:36 pm
The Arkansas State University system has 24,013 students, an all-time record, according to the school. It’s a 4% increase from the 23,101 students who were enrolled in the system in…
by - September 26, 2016 4:15 pm
A constitutional amendment that would allow a casino to operate in three Arkansas counties – Boone, Miller and Washington – trails in popular support, but opposition remains just under 50%….
by - September 26, 2016 3:58 pm
Fort Smith city sales tax is holding steady approximately 75 days after the Board of Directors approved a budget revision to account for lower-than-anticipated revenues. City Finance Director Jennifer Walker…
by - September 26, 2016 2:27 pm
Supporters and opponents of the Obama administration’s far-reaching Clean Power Plan are lining up in different camps as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit prepares to begin…
by - September 25, 2016 9:33 am
Editor’s note: Ruth Whitney is founder and CEO of InVeritas, a global public affairs firm. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of the…
by - September 25, 2016 9:02 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 - September 25, 2016 8:50 am
Arkansas voters have split attitudes on two medical marijuana proposals with few undecideds, according to the latest Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College survey. The poll, conducted among 831 likely Arkansas…
by - September 24, 2016 7:50 am
TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Channel 7 in Central Arkansas and in Northeast Arkansas on…
by - September 23, 2016 5:48 am
Incumbent Republican Sen. John Boozman maintains a significant lead over his Democratic challenger Conner Eldridge roughly six weeks before Election Day. A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College survey shows…
by - September 23, 2016 5:06 am
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of keeping on the November ballot the Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act, one of two initiatives related to medical marijuana, but the initiative…
by - September 22, 2016 9:14 pm
The city of Fort Smith is back to square one on its search for a utilities director. On Tuesday, Sept. 22, top pick Francisco Martinez turned down the administration’s $102,000…
