by - April 28, 2016 6:11 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY PARTNERS WITH HISTORICALLY BLACK SCHOOLS TO BOOST MINORITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP…
by - April 27, 2016 6:47 pm
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of Talk Business & Politics focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side…
by - April 27, 2016 3:41 pm
Inuvo Corp. on Wednesday reported that its first quarter profits were down a penny from a year ago as the debtless Little Rock tech firm looks to scale up its…
by - April 27, 2016 2:08 pm
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday decided to maintain its “accommodative” monetary policy as the nation’s fiscal chiefs voted to leave the key interest rate at the current level in hopes…
by - April 27, 2016 12:57 pm
Education Commissioner Johnny Key made headlines last year when he hired Baker Kurrus as superintendent of the state-run Little Rock School District. Neither are educators by profession. Recently, he made…
by - April 27, 2016 12:55 pm
Officials with Mercy Northwest Arkansas on Wednesday (April 27) announced a five-year, $247 million expansion that will add 1,000 jobs and add four clinics in the growing economic region. Mercy…
by - April 27, 2016 12:44 pm
The five-year investment will create 1,000 health-care jobs. One of the short-term projects is construction of a new, seven-story patient tower near the existing seven-story Mercy Hospital, just off Interstate 49 in Rogers.
by - April 27, 2016 12:42 pm
Bear State Financial Inc. continues to solidify its executive bench with this week’s announcement that the Little Rock bank’s board of directors made key promotions to its management ranks. James…
by - April 27, 2016 12:37 pm
Southwest Power Pool’s (SPP) board of directors on Tuesday (April 26) approved a recommendation to lower the regional transmission organization’s (RTO) planning reserve margin and announced the grid operator’s first…
by - April 27, 2016 8:34 am
The Watershed Conservation Resource Center (WCRC) has received more than $8.8 million to improve and protect water quality in the West Fork of the White River Watershed. The West Fork…
by - April 27, 2016 8:34 am
The Watershed Conservation Resource Center (WCRC) has received more than $8.8 million to improve and protect water quality in the West Fork of the White River Watershed. The West Fork…
by - April 27, 2016 7:41 am
Editor’s note: Frank D. Scott, Jr. is a banker, state highway commissioner and a board member of the Little Rock Port Authority. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this…
by - April 27, 2016 7:08 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– CENTENE MANAGEMENT CARE ENROLLMENT JUMPS 17% IN ARKANSAS, UP TO 50,700 Healthcare giant…
by - April 26, 2016 7:50 pm
A bill to purchase a new online campaign filing system was filed Tuesday and is expected to run in the Legislature’s Joint Budget Committee Wednesday. HB 1138 by Rep. Jana…
by - April 26, 2016 4:58 pm
Defense giant Lockheed Martin’s stock hit a 52-week high on Tuesday after the defense giant raised its year sale guidance based on robust revenue from F-35 fighter jet productions and…
by - April 26, 2016 3:39 pm
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of Talk Business & Politics focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side…
by - April 26, 2016 3:02 pm
An attempt failed in the Senate Tuesday to override Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s line item veto of a section of a law that would have ended his Arkansas Works program this…
by - April 26, 2016 2:55 pm
What began as a way to pass the time during a forced maternity bed rest has less than three years later turned into a multi-million-dollar business for a Northwest Arkansas…
by - April 26, 2016 2:09 pm
The St. Louis-based Mercy Health system has been named among the top five large health systems in the U.S., as part of the 2016 Truven Health Analytics 15 Top Systems…
by - April 26, 2016 2:09 pm
The St. Louis-based Mercy Health system has been named among the top five large health systems in the U.S., as part of the 2016 Truven Health Analytics 15 Top Systems…
