by - April 8, 2016 3:27 pm
With the U.S. House out of town, Senate members spent this week discussing telecommunications and a Supreme Court nomination, and an Arkansas lawmaker traveled to Cuba this week on a…
by - April 8, 2016 1:00 pm
NewRoads Capital Partners of Bentonville has partnered with Los Angeles-based Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors to form Kayne NewRoad Ventures II that will build on the prior success of the two…
by - April 8, 2016 10:30 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed his Arkansas Works bill into law Friday. Now he just has to find five votes in the House and two votes in the Senate to fund…
by - April 8, 2016 8:18 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– CENTERPOINT SUBSIDIARY CLOSES DEAL TO ACQUIRE HOUSTON RETAIL ENERGY SERVICES FIRM CenterPoint Energy…
by - April 8, 2016 7:55 am
Logistics and shipping giant J.B. Hunt Transport has expanded job recruitment onto 11 military bases with a new hiring initiative known as Hunt’s Heroes. The company said the program offers…
by - April 8, 2016 7:55 am
Logistics and shipping giant J.B. Hunt Transport has expanded job recruitment onto 11 military bases with a new hiring initiative known as Hunt’s Heroes. The company said the program offers…
by - April 7, 2016 7:15 pm
Several farming experts from across the state said Thursday (April 7) during a panel discussion in Pine Bluff that the Arkansas Delta has a unique chance to capture opportunities in…
by - April 7, 2016 7:02 pm
Brian Monahan, the head of marketing for Walmart’s U.S. online business, exited the company April 1, after three years to return to NewCo, a company he co-founded in 2012. “We’re…
by - April 7, 2016 7:02 pm
Brian Monahan, the head of marketing for Walmart’s U.S. online business, exited the company April 1, after three years to return to NewCo, a company he co-founded in 2012. “We’re…
by - April 7, 2016 6:17 pm
Arkansas could soon become a hotspot for wedding destinations after a new study from The Knot revealed it to be the No. 4 most affordable state in the U.S. for…
by - April 7, 2016 5:36 pm
Rising from the East, online marketplace retailer Alibaba said its fiscal 2016 sales surpassed that of Wal-Mart Stores making it the world’s largest retailer by sales volume of merchandise. Alibaba…
by - April 7, 2016 3:25 pm
Arkansas State Director of Athletics Terry Mohajir has announced that Learfield Sports is the Red Wolves’ exclusive multimedia rights holder for the next 10 years, replacing GameDay Sports. The $16…
by - April 7, 2016 3:14 pm
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Transportation report is managed by Talk Business & Politics and sponsored by the Arkansas Trucking Association and the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce. Other transportation industry…
by - April 7, 2016 2:19 pm
The employment figures for minority teens is improving in Arkansas but still remains at a high level ahead of the summer period when many youths between the ages of 16-19…
by - April 7, 2016 12:13 pm
The trustees of Arkadelphia-based Ouachita Baptist University unanimously elected Dr. Ben R. Sells as OBU’s 16th president during a special called meeting April 7. He will begin serving this month…
by - April 7, 2016 10:41 am
Legislators in both the House and the Senate voted to advance Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s Arkansas Works legislation Thursday, though the margins were not big enough to guarantee passage in a…
by - April 7, 2016 9:43 am
As we go through an economic change in our country, the ideas of work may be changing as well. A much larger number of people are self-employed and working remotely….
by - April 7, 2016 9:28 am
Scientists at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI) and the Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center (ACNC) will use a $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study…
by - April 7, 2016 7:14 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– LITTLE ROCK TECH FIRM FILES MOST FTC CALL COMPLAINTS IN 2015 Little…
by - April 6, 2016 7:43 pm
The House and Senate Insurance and Commerce Committees separately approved bills creating Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s Arkansas Works legislation Wednesday, giving the full chambers the chance to vote on the legislation…
