by - July 20, 2015 6:51 pm
The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services will host a two-day training and strategy session beginning Tuesday to highlight key changes in the first major reform of federal job training programs…
by - July 20, 2015 5:22 pm
When it comes to public policy, safety and economic development are often thought of as completely separate. In fact, the two are very much interrelated. When people feel safe in…
by - July 20, 2015 2:10 pm
Gains in employment, sales tax collections and building permits resulted in the best combination of grades for Arkansas’ top three metro economies since the first quarter of 2012 when the…
by - July 20, 2015 10:18 am
The Little Rock Technology Park Authority Board on Monday issued a 67-page “Request for Proposals” (RFP) seeking bids from local banks to finance the first phase of a $30 million planned multi-phase…
by - July 20, 2015 10:11 am
Lockheed Martin reported robust second quarter earnings and easily beat Wall Street expectations as the defense contracting giant officially announced the $9 billion acquisition of Sikorsky Aircraft from United Technologies,…
by - July 20, 2015 9:15 am
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by - July 19, 2015 8:04 am
Hendrix College political science professor Dr. Jay Barth and Impact Management Group strategist Clint Reed share their thoughts on the trajectory of the 2016 Presidential race.
by - July 19, 2015 7:51 am
The warm weather in Arkansas was a definite match for the debate this past week in Congress as the state’s congressional delegation made their opinions known on a series of…
by - July 19, 2015 7:31 am
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by - July 19, 2015 6:40 am
Arkansan Cyrene Quiamco has found a way to make money and capture worldwide fame from using the smart phone app Snapchat.
by - July 18, 2015 9:11 pm
Former first lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took shots at Donald Trump and the Republican Party while sounding some of her campaign’s populist economic themes in Little Rock Saturday night to an arena full of Democrats.
by - July 18, 2015 4:42 pm
Arkansas Republicans had a bounty of Presidential candidates to choose from when it came time to pick a speaker for their annual Reagan-Rockefeller Dinner. In the end, Arkansas Republican leadership…
by - July 18, 2015 10:33 am
TV PREVIEW: HILLARY & THE DONALD This week on Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9 a.m. on KATV Channel 7: Donald Trump speaks to a Republican gathering…
by - July 18, 2015 8:16 am
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, will be the next Republican presidential candidate to visit Arkansas. The Texas senator will appear August 12 at the Crawford County Lincoln Day Dinner. The…
by - July 18, 2015 7:49 am
Following the death of four U.S. Marines and the shooting of a sailor in Chattanooga, Tenn., Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) and Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) have instructed the…
by - July 18, 2015 7:45 am
America’s anemic fiscal health and highway funding were the underlying themes discussed by U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, Friday (June 17) at the Bentonville-Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce’s Business Matters…
by - July 17, 2015 9:01 pm
Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump hyped his business acumen and fired off a bevy of zingers as he fired up an Arkansas GOP crowd in Hot Springs at the annual Reagan-Rockefeller dinner.
by - July 17, 2015 7:29 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services posted second quarter net income of $103.42 million, better than the $93.41 million in the second quarter of 2014, but below market expectations on a per share basis.
by - July 17, 2015 12:28 am
The Arkansas Payment Improvement Initiative has produced some savings, but the state should consider looking at other, more proven strategies, legislators were told Thursday. The Health Care Reform Legislative Task…
by - July 17, 2015 12:21 am
Vietnam’s national oil company has reportedly signed pacts with El Dorado-based Murphy Oil Corp. to strengthen cooperation in oil and gas projects in the Southeast Asian country.
