by - July 30, 2015 7:41 am
Editor’s note: Kelly Hunt Lyon, the author of this guest commentary, is the Director of Webster University’s Little Rock Area campuses. Reach her on Twitter @kellyhuntlyon. Little Rock’s first TED…
by - July 30, 2015 6:05 am
Officials with Metova, Inc. and the city of Conway announced Thursday that the emerging tech firm is looking to add 100 employees to its workforce in the next few months….
by - July 30, 2015 5:33 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free…
by - July 29, 2015 7:26 pm
A short-term highway bill and a bill revamping the Department of Veterans Affairs is on its way to the Senate, as House members overwhelmingly approved both bills Wednesday. The House…
by - July 29, 2015 5:43 pm
Health care spending is projected to increase as a percentage of the U.S. gross domestic product from 17.4% in 2013 to 19.6% in 2024. The projection could lead to as many questions as it does answers.
by - July 29, 2015 5:10 pm
The state’s junior senator and a frequent voice on national security issues will visit Northeast Arkansas next month to speak to the Northeast Arkansas Political Animals Club. Sen. Tom Cotton,…
by - July 29, 2015 3:24 pm
A manufacturer of hopper and tank railcars announced Wednesday a plan to hire 75 people in a $10.5 million expansion at its location in Greene County, state and company officials…
by - July 29, 2015 3:17 pm
The Federal Highway Administration has accepted a recommendation by the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department to expand Interstate 30 to 10 lanes through downtown Little Rock, a project that includes…
by - July 29, 2015 11:03 am
A Wall Street-based nonprofit initiative funded and chaired by billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Clinton administration Treasurer Hank Paulson released a report Tuesday that…
by - July 29, 2015 6:24 am
Our weekly roundup of important healthcare news features the latest report showing that healthcare spending will rise to 20% of GDP by 2024.
by - July 28, 2015 10:08 pm
The chairman of the Arkansas Republican Party paid a visit to Jonesboro Tuesday night, to rally his political troops and talk about the 2016 campaign. Doyle Webb spoke at the…
by - July 28, 2015 8:57 pm
Jacob Kauffman with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: The head of the Democratic Party of Arkansas is considering a name change to the annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner. Party…
by - July 28, 2015 8:44 pm
Michael Hibblen and Jacob Kauffman with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: The head of the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department and the state’s senior U.S. Senator are…
by - July 28, 2015 5:53 pm
Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin said Tuesday he will recommend that the Common Core be made more rigorous and be renamed.
by - July 28, 2015 4:39 pm
Editor’s note: Randy Veach, author of this guest commentary, is the president of the Arkansas Farm Bureau. The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act, passed July 23 in the U.S….
by - July 28, 2015 4:33 pm
Sen. Bryan King, R-Green Forest, has been a staunch opponent of Arkansas’ private option program since its inception. The private option is the state program that uses Medicaid dollars to…
by - July 28, 2015 4:17 pm
With the first two quarters of 2015 already in the books, local and national economists predict a stronger economy in parts of Arkansas and the nation as a whole for the remainder of the year.
by - July 28, 2015 2:37 pm
Dr. Karama Neal, chief operating officer of Southern Bancorp Community Partners in Little Rock, has been appointed to fill the unexpired portion of a three-year term, ending Dec. 31, 2017,…
by - July 28, 2015 2:20 pm
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and deep-dive into education topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - July 27, 2015 8:48 pm
Grid operator Southwest Power Pool released its third and final analysis of the potential impact of the EPA’s draft Clean Power Plan, saying it would cost an estimated $3.3 billion annually to comply with the federal “dirty air” mandate.
