by - July 6, 2016 4:32 pm
The 28th Annual Small Works on Paper visual art exhibition is returning to the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, Ark., on Saturday (July 9) and will run through August 27….
by - July 6, 2016 4:29 pm
The 12th Annual T Tauri Movie Camp will launch from Batesville, Ark., on July 18 and run through the end of the month. The camp offers a variety of video…
by - July 6, 2016 4:22 pm
WalmartPay is now available in all of the retail giant’s 4,600-plus stores in the U.S., marking one of the fastest nationwide rollouts the company has launched in recent years. Walmart’s…
by - July 6, 2016 4:01 pm
Catholic Health Initiatives has decided to explore options to sell QualChoice, but that does not necessarily mean QualChoice will be sold in its entirety or at all, QualChoice of Arkansas…
by - July 6, 2016 3:38 pm
As the state’s labor pool continues to grow and the jobless rate seeks new lows, U.S. workforce data shows Arkansas workers are taking home more money out of their paycheck…
by - July 6, 2016 3:09 pm
Daisy Outdoor Products, a cornerstone business in Rogers, has a new owner. The historic BB gun maker was acquired by Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. (BRS), a private equity firm…
by - July 6, 2016 10:41 am
It’s no secret the Walton Family Foundation has pushed nationwide for more charter schools. But the foundation, which has found its charter school agenda controversial in some cities, is putting…
by - July 6, 2016 7:55 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– SALINE COUNTY HOSPITAL CREATES FOR-PROFIT PARTNERSHIP WITH NATIONAL PROVIDER Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton…
by - July 5, 2016 5:28 pm
Use of mobile pay among U.S. consumers is growing, particularly at retailers like Starbucks and Walmart U.S. who have adopted their own forms of mobile payment, according to research conducted…
by - July 5, 2016 4:34 pm
Talk Business & Politics new daily digital newscast – “Talk Business & Politics Daily” – launched Tuesday, July 5 with columnist John Brummett weighing in on the FBI investigation conclusion…
by - July 5, 2016 4:34 pm
Arkansas home sales activity continues to impress through the first five months of 2016, with the numbers even more impressive when considering they are compared to a healthy 9.86% gain…
by - July 5, 2016 12:37 pm
State tax coffers ended fiscal year 2016 with a robust $177 million surplus, confirming Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s recent assessment that Arkansas government would close out the year with enough to…
by - July 5, 2016 11:55 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson next week will make his second trip to Europe, where he will open the state’s new European office and attend a major air show, he announced in…
by - July 5, 2016 11:50 am
Arkansas tourism officials are joining a group of other Southern leaders to push for “world heritage status” for Central High School in Little Rock and various other civil rights heritage…
by - July 5, 2016 9:38 am
Arkansas is no longer among the top ten natural gas producing states as the recent drilling and sales decline in the Fayetteville Shale and the industry’s shift to more lucrative…
by - July 5, 2016 4:54 am
The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (ASO) says it has raised $7.1 million through the Orchestrating the Future fundraising campaign. The three-year fundraising campaign, which had an established goal of $7 million,…
by - July 5, 2016 4:54 am
The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (ASO) says it has raised $7.1 million through the Orchestrating the Future fundraising campaign. The three-year fundraising campaign, which had an established goal of $7 million,…
by - July 5, 2016 4:47 am
Former U.S. Attorney Paula Casey has retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock after spending nearly four decades as a lawyer, professor, and dean. Casey, interim vice provost…
by - July 5, 2016 4:47 am
Former U.S. Attorney Paula Casey has retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock after spending nearly four decades as a lawyer, professor, and dean. Casey, interim vice provost…
by - July 5, 2016 4:26 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 space…
