by - January 16, 2016 8:33 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the following appointments: Claude Graves, Bono, to the Arkansas Rural Development Commission. Appointment expires December 31, 2020. Replaces Max Tackett. Lynn Hawkins, Lexa, to the Arkansas…
by - January 16, 2016 8:09 am
TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics with Roby Brock, which airs Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Channel 7. Conner Eldridge. The Democratic candidate…
by - January 16, 2016 7:30 am
The decision to seek a U.S. Senate seat held by an incumbent of the same party was a difficult one, Republican Curtis Coleman said Friday. Coleman spoke about his campaign…
by - January 15, 2016 4:52 pm
Two days before the Annual March For Life in Little Rock, U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., has been endorsed by the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), while Arkansas has…
by - January 15, 2016 2:21 pm
Arkansas’ congressional delegation was busy this week, saying goodbye to a political giant, responding to the last State of the Union address by President Obama and voting on legislation. The…
by - January 15, 2016 10:37 am
Some 50 years ago various businesses and residents in Conway were able to see new possibilities with the soon-to-be constructed Interstate 40. They developed the Conway Development Corporation to begin…
by - January 15, 2016 10:15 am
Wal-Mart Stores said it plans to close 269 stores in the U.S. and globally with Walmart Express being on the chopping board by the end of the January. The retailer…
by - January 15, 2016 6:35 am
Little Rock-based Southwest Power Pool is one of the regional transmission organizations participating in the U.S. Department of Energy’s ongoing Grid Modernization Initiative that’s central to the Obama Administration’s initiative…
by - January 14, 2016 10:31 pm
Fast-growing Bank of the Ozarks Inc. ended fiscal 2015 on a strong note after the Little Rock regional banking group reported record fourth quarter profits underlined by the largest acquisition…
by - January 14, 2016 6:20 pm
In order for consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers to survive and thrive amidst the explosion of e-commerce, online advertising and digital technologies, they must comprehensively re-evaluate their use of technology…
by - January 14, 2016 4:59 pm
A new stress test tool created by Tim Yeager, finance professor at the University of Arkansas, is designed to help bankers assess their ability to handle the risks they are…
by - January 14, 2016 2:38 pm
While foreclosure filings across the country dropped to a nine-year low in 2015, Arkansas was one of 24 states to see delinquent mortgages rise last year, according to Irvine, Calif.,-based…
by - January 14, 2016 1:51 pm
Editor’s note: Story is updated with a statement from the Jim Hannah family, a formal bio from the family, and statements from Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Howard Brill and…
by - January 14, 2016 12:25 pm
The Democratic Party of Arkansas announced Thursday that U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, will be the special guest speaker at the 2016 Jimmie Lou Fisher – Lottie Shackelford Dinner….
by - January 14, 2016 12:25 pm
The Democratic Party of Arkansas announced Thursday that U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, will be the special guest speaker at the 2016 Jimmie Lou Fisher – Lottie Shackelford Dinner….
by - January 14, 2016 12:03 pm
The Iron Yard will host Demo Day for the second cohort of the coding academy on Jan. 22, at the Clinton Presidential Center from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Students…
by - January 14, 2016 11:27 am
Monthly and quarterly severance tax collections in December slumped to historic lows in Arkansas as natural gas rig crews across the state have been furloughed or packed up their drilling…
by - January 14, 2016 6:31 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. TECH FIRMS EMBRACING SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES, STUDY SAYS: The consumer technology industry is advancing…
by - January 13, 2016 8:56 pm
Renovations have begun on Big Piney Rest Area to transform it into the first Arkansas Tourist Information Center. The rest area, located between Knoxville and London on Interstate 40 (near…
by - January 13, 2016 8:48 pm
The detention of 10 U.S. sailors by Iranian forces Tuesday drew a strong response from U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., on Wednesday (Jan. 13). However, Iran released the sailors within…
