by - December 7, 2015 11:28 am
Arkansas Tech University is making preparations to provide a path for those seeking to be computer science teachers for K-12 schools in Arkansas. In November, the Arkansas Tech Faculty Senate…
by - December 7, 2015 12:38 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. CEO EXPECTATIONS FOR THE ECONOMY WORSEN: For the third quarter in a row, CEOs…
by - December 6, 2015 8:40 pm
President Barack Obama provided few specifics on how the battle against ISIS must be won, members of the state’s Congressional Delegation said Sunday night. In about a 15-minute address in…
by - December 6, 2015 6:22 pm
Editor’s note: Sam T. Sicard is president and CEO of Fort Smith-based First Bank Corp. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of the…
by - December 6, 2015 6:02 pm
Editor’s note: Frank D. Scott, Jr. is a banker and state highway commissioner. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of the author(s). They…
by - December 6, 2015 5:48 pm
Cardiac arrest patients in Northwest Arkansas – which in recent history has included a U.S. Senator – are a step closer to having access to therapeutic hypothermia as a result…
by - December 6, 2015 5:27 pm
The University of Arkansas has accepted an invitation to play in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, the school and the Southeastern Conference announced Sunday. Arkansas (7-5) will face Kansas State (6-6)…
by - December 6, 2015 10:14 am
State Surgeon General Dr. Greg Bledsoe and Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace Director Cheryl Gardner say two numbers and federal flexibility will dictate reforms to Arkansas’ health care future: 1332 and…
by - December 6, 2015 9:56 am
Karen Finney, senior advisor to Hillary Clinton, was in Arkansas this weekend to keynote the Arkansas Democratic Black Caucus Christmas gala. Finney, the former host of MSNBC’s “Disrupt,” appeared on…
by - December 6, 2015 9:05 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. JASON INTERNATIONAL APPOINTS NEW CEO: Jason International Inc. has promoted Paulo Jacuzzi to…
by - December 5, 2015 10:07 am
Arkansas is developing K-8 standards in computer education that are expected to go into effect for the 2017-18 school year, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Friday (Dec. 5). Arkansas would be…
by - December 4, 2015 5:44 pm
TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics with Roby Brock, which airs Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Ch. 7: A mass shooting in California…
by - December 4, 2015 3:35 pm
Dan Hosman, a row-crop farmer from Jonesboro, is the 2015 recipient of the Stanley E. Reed Leadership Award from the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation. Hosman accepted the award from Farm…
by - December 4, 2015 3:35 pm
Dan Hosman, a row-crop farmer from Jonesboro, is the 2015 recipient of the Stanley E. Reed Leadership Award from the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation. Hosman accepted the award from Farm…
by - December 4, 2015 3:28 pm
The week after Thanksgiving was a busy week for the state’s congressional delegation as a long-term highway bill was on its way to becoming law. Also, a Little Rock man…
by - December 4, 2015 2:51 pm
John Brown University announced this week its entrepreneurship minor and hosted Sarah Hartwick, “Shark Tank” survivor and founder of SURFSET Fitness Inc., at the minor’s launch party on Dec. 1….
by - December 4, 2015 2:51 pm
John Brown University announced this week its entrepreneurship minor and hosted Sarah Hartwick, “Shark Tank” survivor and founder of SURFSET Fitness Inc., at the minor’s launch party on Dec. 1….
by - December 4, 2015 2:34 pm
The U.S. jobless rate remained unchanged in November at 5% for the second straight month, but a hearty 211,000 jobs were added to employer payrolls across the nation, the U.S….
by - December 4, 2015 8:11 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. OIL INDUSTRY CHEERS HOUSE BILL TO LIFT U.S. OIL EXPORT BAN: The American Petroleum…
by - December 3, 2015 7:52 pm
Some U.S. workers are getting an early Christmas present as the increasing number of job cuts since the summer saw a drastic slowdown in November according to a report released…
