by - February 29, 2016 3:22 pm
Information on social media sites may prove beneficial for emergency managers in determining the greatest needs in a community that has suffered a major disaster or emergency. At least that’s…
by - February 29, 2016 1:21 pm
KATV Ch. 7 and Talk Business & Politics team up again for prime Election Night coverage on Tuesday, March 1. The two media groups will live-stream and broadcast Election Night…
by - February 29, 2016 10:23 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– FDIC BANKS SEE DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH IN FOURTH QUARTER Declines in expenses for litigation…
by - February 28, 2016 9:33 pm
Fresh off a resounding victory in South Carolina and two days away from the Super Tuesday primaries where Arkansans will vote, Hillary Clinton told a supportive crowd of 1,000 at…
by - February 28, 2016 10:07 am
Texas Senator Ted Cruz said the GOP Presidential field might well be a two-man race between Donald Trump and himself after Tuesday’s SEC primaries and that contender Marco Rubio should consider…
by - February 28, 2016 9:58 am
Arkansas’ average jobless rate in 2015 was 5.2%, below the 6.1% in 2014 and well below the 7.4% average in 2013. It is the first time the annual average dropped…
by - February 28, 2016 9:53 am
The two candidates vying for the Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice seat – Justice Courtney Goodson and Judge Dan Kemp – offered their arguments for election and defended themselves on…
by - February 28, 2016 7:37 am
The three top contenders for the GOP Presidential nomination – Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio – held big rallies in Northwest and central Arkansas just three days before…
by - February 27, 2016 4:29 pm
The Libertarian Party of Arkansas Saturday nominated four additional candidates for House races and four additional ones for local races, even though its deadline for nominations has passed, in order…
by - February 26, 2016 4:57 pm
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 now in Northeast Arkansas…
by - February 26, 2016 3:15 pm
Political attack ads and protecting the “integrity of our judiciary” were points raised Friday (Feb. 26) when candidates Circuit Judge Shawn Womack and attorney Clark Mason spoke to the Northeast…
by - February 26, 2016 2:54 pm
Hillary Clinton wants to work with states and provide flexibility in health care but is not supportive of a block grant approach, one of Clinton’s three senior policy advisors said…
by - February 26, 2016 9:13 am
When Arkansas lawmakers moved up primary elections from late May to early March, they had little idea the move could have put so much at stake in the state’s and…
by - February 25, 2016 8:53 pm
Osceola Mayor Dickie Kennemore said Thursday (Feb. 25) that another steel company will locate south of Osceola and bring 50 jobs to the area. Arkansas Steel Processing is building its…
by - February 25, 2016 8:03 pm
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Tourism Ticker is sponsored by the Arkansas Hospitality Association. –––––––––––– Tourism and business travel in Arkansas during 2015 created new highs in the collection of the…
by - February 25, 2016 7:52 pm
Editor’s note: Notes from the Campaign Trail is a compilation of various political insider tidbits and is sponsored by Little Rock-based Capitol Advisors Group. –––––––––––– BERNIE IN ARKANSAS An email…
by - February 25, 2016 7:07 pm
Wal-Mart Stores is cutting jobs in its technology division known as Walmart ISD (Information Systems Division) located in Bentonville. The company did not provide a number, except to say the…
by - February 25, 2016 2:32 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 - February 25, 2016 9:35 am
The Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce says it’s changing its name to simply The Little Rock Regional Chamber. The renaming effort is accompanied by a new logo. Graham Cobb,…
by - February 25, 2016 9:35 am
The Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce says it’s changing its name to simply The Little Rock Regional Chamber. The renaming effort is accompanied by a new logo. Graham Cobb,…
