by - July 12, 2016 10:03 am
As part of Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s moves to bulk up the state’s workforce to meet industry needs, the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services (DWS) released an economic security report of…
by - July 12, 2016 9:27 am
The U.S. economy is not creating jobs fast enough, according to one industry trade organization. Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), called the rise…
by - July 12, 2016 9:23 am
International tourists traveled to and spent less within the United States this May when compared to the same period of time last year, but overall business remains up compared to…
by - July 11, 2016 5:21 pm
Increased drug costs have caused the state’s five-year match for Arkansas Works to rise from $705 million to $730 million, legislators were told by a consultant Monday. The Stephen Group…
by - July 11, 2016 4:36 pm
In today’s Talk Business & Politics Daily, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette political columnist John Brummett offers his take on how and why Democratic presumptive Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton escaped prosecution in the…
by - July 11, 2016 4:25 pm
Little Rock-based Hugg & Hall Equipment Company has announced the acquisition of RPM Services & Rentals, one of the largest independent equipment rental companies in the southeastern United States, for…
by - July 11, 2016 2:58 pm
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 - July 11, 2016 2:41 pm
Editor’s note: This is the first of two guest commentaries from Jim Dunn, president of the U.S. Marshals Museum Foundation. ––––––––––––––– Civic literacy, history, and knowledge of the institutions that…
by - July 11, 2016 1:19 pm
Construction of the estimated $165 million Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Northwest Arkansas is being heavily supported by area donors, including a new gift of $1 million from the Cynthia and…
by - July 11, 2016 12:42 pm
Lt. Governor Tim Griffin (R) announced Monday he is seeking re-election when his term ends in 2018. In a statement from his office, Griffin noted that he had cut his…
by - July 11, 2016 12:42 pm
Lt. Governor Tim Griffin (R) announced Monday he is seeking re-election when his term ends in 2018. In a statement from his office, Griffin noted that he had cut his…
by - July 11, 2016 12:38 pm
The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery finished fiscal year 2016 with sales of $455.6 million, up 11.5% over 2015, the lottery officials announced Monday in a report released Monday to the Legislature’s…
by - July 11, 2016 11:00 am
Northwest Arkansas in January 2017 will be home to Brightwater, a facility some are saying is a unique culinary school that will put the region on the map for food…
by - July 11, 2016 8:26 am
Bank of the Ozarks on Monday (July 11) kicked-off the second quarter earnings period for Arkansas publicly-traded companies with a strong showing of record profits and near across-the-board improvements in…
by - July 10, 2016 12:17 pm
The medical marijuana debate will ramp up now that at least one medical marijuana issue is on Arkansas’ November ballot. Let’s hope the debate from all sides has more depth…
by - July 10, 2016 8:55 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is not expecting to bring a major job announcement back from his European trade trip, but he does acknowledge the mission will lay the groundwork for future…
by - July 10, 2016 7:11 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY TO KICK OFF TWO-DAY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT…
by - July 9, 2016 6:59 am
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…
by - July 8, 2016 3:54 pm
Supporters of an amendment that would authorize casinos in Boone, Miller and Washington counties submitted 92,120 signatures Friday (July 8), while supporters of a medical tort reform amendment submitted 131,000…
by - July 8, 2016 3:09 pm
In Friday’s Talk Business & Politics Daily, we preview Sunday’s exclusive interview with Gov. Asa Hutchinson. The governor urged caution and prudence in response to the police killings in Minnesota…
