by - September 12, 2016 12:00 am
Pat Walker, Benefactor of Numerous Causes, Dies at 97
Walker and her late husband, Willard Walker, were the co-founders of the nonprofit Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation.
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by - September 11, 2016 10:35 pm
Tusk to Tail: And then there is the déjà vu thing about winning in Texas and Razorback pride
story by David Rice Editor’s note: Welcome to the fifth season of Tusk to Tail – the sport of tailgating as organized, performed and perfected by a group of Hog…
by - September 11, 2016 5:12 pm
Removing debt limit cap, job recruitment focus of Issue 3
Editor’s note: Justin Allen is a partner with the Little Rock-based law firm of Wright Lindsey Jennings. He leads the firm’s governmental relations group. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted…
by - September 11, 2016 9:01 am
Cong. Womack: Congress must approve Zika funding, Trump ‘best’ Commander-in-chief
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, outlined Congress’ critical funding priorities – including money to address the Zika crisis – and said there is no doubt in his mind that Donald…
by - September 11, 2016 8:00 am
Made in America: New Commerce Department report shows U.S. metro areas set goods export record in 2015
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– NEW COMMERCE DEPARTMENT REPORT SHOWS U.S. METRO AREAS SET…
by - September 10, 2016 7:51 am
Weekend Digest: The cancer cures, ‘Bad Moms,’ and funniest movie ever edition
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 KAIT-NBC,…
by - September 9, 2016 3:59 pm
Officials set to open $156 million Baptist Health-Conway hospital
The $156 million Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway was dedicated Friday (Sept. 9) in a ceremony at the campus. The 260,000-square-foot hospital employs about 325 and will eventually employ more than…
by - September 9, 2016 3:09 pm
Peter Kohler, Vice Chancellor at UAMS Northwest, to Retire
On Dec. 31, Peter Kohler, the vice chancellor of the Northwest Arkansas regional campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will retire. Pearl McElfish, director of the Office of Community Health and Research and co-director of the Center for Pacific Islander Health, will also assume a new leadership at the Fayetteville campus.
by - September 9, 2016 2:16 pm
Little Rock chamber boss lobbies for support of ballot issue expanding economic development support
Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jay Chesshir told members of the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce that Arkansas is not where it needs to be…
by - September 9, 2016 8:58 am
Gov. Hutchinson, AEDC Chief Mike Preston to make second trade trip to China
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) Director Mike Preston will make their second trade visit to China in 2016 when they head back to the Far East…
by - September 9, 2016 6:12 am
Energy In-depth: First state environmental policy summit to be held today at Heifer International
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– FIRST STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY SUMMIT TO BE HELD FRIDAY AT HEIFER…
by - September 8, 2016 5:32 pm
Tusk to Tail: In Kool-Aid induced trance, the crew picked the Hogs over the Horned Frogs
Editor’s note: Welcome to the fifth season of Tusk to Tail – the sport of tailgating as organized, performed and perfected by a group of Hog fans who have been…
by - September 8, 2016 5:07 pm
Arkansas Research Alliance announces Scholars, Fellows
The Arkansas Research Alliance announced two new ARA Scholars and two new ARA Fellows at the Capitol Thursday (Sept. 8). The scholarships went to staff members at the University of…
by - September 8, 2016 5:07 pm
Arkansas Research Alliance announces Scholars, Fellows
The Arkansas Research Alliance announced two new ARA Scholars and two new ARA Fellows at the Capitol Thursday (Sept. 8). The scholarships went to staff members at the University of…
by - September 8, 2016 5:01 pm
Methodist Village launches $55-plus million ‘Life Plan Community,’ first in the Fort Smith area
Methodist Village CEO Harvey Leffring is relatively new to Arkansas, having lived in the Fort Smith area just one year. A Chicago transplant, he is learning to call the Hogs…
by - September 8, 2016 4:32 pm
Historic flood may doom many row-crop farmers in Northeast Arkansas
Fourth generation farmer Jerry Morgan was sitting in church when he had a sudden epiphany. It had been raining for days, and there was equipment out in the fields that…
by - September 8, 2016 4:13 pm
Clock ticks down on overtime rule changes for businesses, could impact 52,000 Arkansans
Joe, an assistant manager in the retail sector, earns a salary of $36,000 annually and typically works 50 hours a week. But come Dec. 1, his employer will either have…
by - September 8, 2016 2:02 pm
NWACCs Top Development Officer Leaving For Florida
Dr. Meredith Brunen, executive director for development at Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville, has accepted a job offer at the University of West Florida, a four-year college in Pensacola.
by - September 8, 2016 1:18 pm
OK Foods donates $1.49 million in chicken to food bank; 500,000 pounds over five-year period
Fort Smith-based OK Foods is donating 500,000 pounds of chicken to the River Valley Regional Food Bank. It’s a donation valued at almost $1.5 million, and is estimated to provide…
by - September 8, 2016 11:40 am
Oklahoma Gov. Fallin to headline AIPRO meeting in Little Rock as Oklahoma faces energy industry struggles
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin will be the featured speaker next month at the annual meeting of the Arkansas Independent Producers & Royalty Association (AIPRO) as her state faces a number…