by - September 16, 2015 4:49 am
Wal-Mart is rolling out grocery pickup options at several of its Northwest Arkansas stores beginning Sept. 23. The retailer said it’s expanding the grocery pickup test in its home market…
by - September 15, 2015 8:07 pm
Just over a week after the Department of Energy (DOE) staff provided an update on the status of the controversial Plains & Eastern Clean Line Transmission development, Arkansas’ congressional delegation…
by - September 15, 2015 4:30 pm
Planners studying how Arkansas can implement a state insurance exchange are waiting to send a request for quotes to vendors until the state’s overall direction on health care reform is…
by - September 15, 2015 2:57 pm
Intelligence analysis, security operations and system design are all part of Red Five Security firm – a worldwide enterprise with deep Arkansas roots.
by - September 15, 2015 2:28 pm
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and deep-dive into education topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - September 15, 2015 11:17 am
An opportunity to send pro-democratic radio broadcasts into Iran will help change the country’s leadership and empower millions in the country, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said…
by - September 15, 2015 11:16 am
A Governor’s working group is currently debating where to find money to build more highways. They have until this December to submit recommendations to the Legislature, which must then approve….
by - September 15, 2015 10:49 am
The Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 33nd Annual Minority Enterprise Development (MED) kicked off on Monday with the annual Business Opportunity Brunch, which featured a panel of local business…
by - September 15, 2015 8:45 am
Lockheed Martin announced that it had received a $227 million contract from the U.S. Army for the first order of the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) alternative warhead, which…
by - September 15, 2015 4:20 am
It’s been nearly three months since retail giant Wal-Mart Stores began sending out modified supplier contracts. Those suppliers are still grappling with the requested changes.
by - September 15, 2015 12:57 am
Epiphany Morrow is a very popular local hip hop artist and Stanford graduate. Big Piph, as friends call him, is an entrepreneur who has spent time using his artistic abilities…
by - September 14, 2015 9:52 pm
When a nearly $70 million renovation of Little Rock’s historic Robinson Center Music Hall is complete late next year, the venue will be able to host any touring Broadway production – including one of the greatest.
by - September 14, 2015 9:38 pm
Former Fayetteville Shale producer Chesapeake Energy Corp. has finalized two new gas gathering agreements with Tulsa-based Williams Companies for its production in the Haynesville Shale play.
by - September 14, 2015 7:31 pm
Although two-thirds of manufacturers polled remain positive about the current business climate, economic and policy challenges continue to curb their optimism going forward, according to The National Association of Manufacturers’…
by - September 14, 2015 7:07 pm
Former Little Rock news director and on-air radio personality Bob Steel has been hired as affiliate relations director for the Arkansas Radio Network. “I think Bob is a great fit…
by - September 14, 2015 1:56 pm
Southern Bancorp Inc. said it has been awarded $2 million, the maximum available under the financial assistance program of the U.S. Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) fund. The competitive…
by - September 14, 2015 12:55 pm
U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker has set a hearing for Thursday (Sept. 17) in a lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood of the Heartland regarding Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s order to cancel…
by - September 14, 2015 8:56 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - September 13, 2015 10:11 pm
Editor’s note: Christy Garrett is director of marketing and business development for QualChoice Health Insurance. She can be reached by email at [email protected]. The Affordable Care Act has resulted in…
by - September 13, 2015 10:00 pm
Editor’s note: Ancil Lea, author of this guest commentary, has worked with more than 1,500 physicians, clinics, out-patient surgery centers, and hospitals to help with everything from medical software to…
