by - June 10, 2015 2:42 pm
Jacob Kauffman with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: A trio of Arkansas legislators officially requested an advisory opinion from Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Wednesday as to…
by - June 10, 2015 2:17 pm
Wal-Mart says it remains focused on helping return manufacturing jobs to the U.S., with the number of success stories growing and the 2015 manufacturing summit being moved to Bentonville to better connect buyers with products “that are ready to go.”
by - June 10, 2015 2:16 pm
Members of Big River Steel had the opportunity to tour SMS group’s manufacturing plant in Hilchenbach, Germany during a visit in late May, company officials said Wednesday. SMS group, headquartered…
by - June 10, 2015 12:26 pm
Jacob Kauffman with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News reports: The newly constituted Arkansas Workforce Development Board held its first meeting Tuesday to begin building a long-term plan to…
by - June 10, 2015 12:20 pm
Each month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announces our nation’s unemployment rate, and with the announcement comes plenty of predictable partisan banter. When rates are low, the party that is…
by - June 10, 2015 10:08 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), administrator of the Arkansas INBRE program promoting biomedical research across the state, has been awarded $3.9 million by the National Institutes of…
by - June 10, 2015 8:08 am
Arkansas Democrats are getting ready for Hillary, as the former Arkansas First Lady and 2016 Presidential contender keynotes the annual Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner.
by - June 10, 2015 6:37 am
The state’s congressional delegation – Sens. John Boozman (R-Ark.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Reps. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, French Hill, R-Little Rock, Steve Womack, R-Rogers and Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs as well…
by - June 10, 2015 5:49 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. HEALTHCARE HIRING…
by - June 9, 2015 7:26 pm
A U.S. appellate court threw out a challenge to the EPA’s controversial Clean Power Plan by attorneys general in several states, saying the plaintiffs’ lawsuit was prematurely filed before the federal agency had drafted final rules.
by - June 9, 2015 6:52 pm
Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Wendell Griffen ruled Tuesday (June 9) that same sex couples who married May 10-16, 2014 in Arkansas, must be provided the same access to state…
by - June 9, 2015 5:50 am
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by - June 8, 2015 6:15 pm
The field of candidates for the Republican Party Presidential nomination keeps getting bigger. It keeps getting better too. Improvement was certain, as Senator Ted Cruz was the first to announce….
by - June 8, 2015 6:01 pm
“It’s about time.” That was the sentiment Monday night as Craighead County justices approved an agreement with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission for the operation of Bono Lake. The…
by - June 8, 2015 5:06 pm
A study group recommended changing the state’s Common Core test provider before it made its other recommendations because of timing issues and certainty, the group’s chairman, Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin, told legislators.
by - June 8, 2015 3:54 pm
A French manufacturer plans to set up shop win West Memphis to supply glass insulators for a multi-state renewable energy project that is expected to deliver wind powered electricity from Oklahoma to markets in Arkansas and other southern states.
by - June 8, 2015 3:37 pm
Governor Asa Hutchinson has selected Mayor Harold Perrin of Jonesboro to represent elected municipal officials on the Arkansas Workforce Development Board. Mayor Perrin was recommended to the governor by the…
by - June 8, 2015 12:12 pm
The Arkansas Department of Education will terminate its contract with the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, the end-of-the-year test associated with the Common Core State Standards,…
by - June 8, 2015 9:24 am
Entergy Arkansas President and CEO Hugh McDonald will retire in 2016 after a 34-year career with the utility giant. He’s served 16 years at the helm of the state’s largest…
by - June 7, 2015 2:26 pm
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a wrap-up of manufacturing news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. U.S….
