by - October 12, 2015 2:58 pm
August home sales in Arkansas’ four largest markets were off the pace of the previous three months, but sales for the first eight months of the year are up more than 8%.
by - October 12, 2015 10:31 am
Editor’s note: This essay deals with managed health care services in Arkansas. The firm that employs essay author John Burris represents a number of clients in the healthcare sector, including…
by - October 12, 2015 10:14 am
John Selig, the director of the state’s Department of Human Services, said Friday that his resignation from the post he has held for 10 years was voluntary. His announced resignation…
by - October 12, 2015 10:05 am
There is potentially a $7 billion reason execs with Wal-Mart are leaning on their 10,000 suppliers with tighter price negotiations and payment terms tied to sale rates. Wal-Mart began in…
by - October 12, 2015 7:38 am
BANK OF THE OZARKS TO KICK OFF 3Q EARNINGS PERIOD: Fast-growing Bank of the Ozarks of the Little Rock will kick off the third quarter earnings period Monday, Oct….
by - October 11, 2015 9:00 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson reflected on his recent trade trip to Cuba, takeaways from a major health reform report released this week, and criteria for replacing departing human services director John Selig.
by - October 11, 2015 8:56 am
On this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics with Roby Brock, there were two roundtable segments – one for business, one for politics. TB&P’s executive editor Michael Tilley and…
by - October 11, 2015 7:09 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of manufacturing news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. LOCKHEED MARTIN…
by - October 10, 2015 9:19 am
Editor’s note: This guest commentary was authored by U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro. Einstein’s definition for insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results….
by - October 10, 2015 8:54 am
The decision by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Thursday to drop out of the Speaker’s race capped a big week on Capitol Hill in which lawmakers also marked a key milestone in the state’s history as well.
by - October 10, 2015 8:17 am
TV PREVIEW: GOV. ASA HUTCHINSON On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics with Roby Brock, which now airs at our new time – Sunday at 9:30 a.m….
by - October 9, 2015 11:32 am
The fruit basket turnover at play among the corporate executives continues at Wal-Mart Stores. The retailer announced Friday (Oct. 9) several key management changes among the top tier executives including…
by - October 9, 2015 11:29 am
Meat giant Tyson Foods got its start in the early 1930s on Emma Street in downtown Springdale. The third Tyson family generation led by John Tyson, grandson of the founder,…
by - October 9, 2015 5:15 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily…
by - October 8, 2015 6:37 pm
Sixty percent of Arkansas students taking the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam scored satisfactorily while similar scores were recorded in geometry and ninth and…
by - October 8, 2015 5:32 pm
Two Stuttgart-based rice mills again made the top 100 list of the nation’s agricultural cooperatives in 2014, but lost ground in the annual ranking as most of the nation’s farmer,…
by - October 8, 2015 5:21 pm
When the Little Rock-based Venture Center launched in May 2014, the organization hit the ground running.
by - October 8, 2015 11:27 am
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) and the Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC) will hold their first stakeholders’ meeting under Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) to discuss how to implement…
by - October 8, 2015 11:21 am
The announcement Thursday morning that House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was dropping out of the U.S. House Speaker’s race provided a lot of drama and plenty of questions. According…
by - October 8, 2015 10:44 am
John Selig, the director of the Arkansas Department of Human Services, announced in a DHS press release today that he will leave the department at the end of the year….
