by - June 24, 2015 8:33 pm
A bill that would give Trade Promotion Authority to the executive branch of the federal government cleared an important hurdle Wednesday in the United States Senate. Sens. John Boozman, R-Ark….
by - June 24, 2015 8:18 pm
The results of a months-long look at Jonesboro’s economic future has provided a lot of detailed information for officials to digest.
by - June 24, 2015 7:44 pm
As more prominence and recognition has been given to the state’s burgeoning startup and entrepreneurial community over the past few years, Arkansas still fell from six spots in a highly-watched national index that ranks new business growth and startup activity among the 50 states.
by - June 24, 2015 7:28 pm
May and April reports on the closely watched U.S. shipping industry suggest that the national economy may be struggling to maintain the pace that began in 2014.
by - June 24, 2015 10:48 am
A May survey of business contacts in the Little Rock Zone of the Federal Reserve Bank shows a little more than half of respondents expect economic conditions in 2015 will be better than in 2014. That’s down from a survey three months ago.
by - June 24, 2015 10:39 am
Officials with an organization teaching the discipline of taekwondo broke ground Wednesday on their new headquarters in Little Rock. The group, ATA International (ATA), will have its new facility at…
by - June 24, 2015 10:36 am
By the end of this month, the Supreme Court of the United States will have handed down its highly impactful decision that will have a profound effect on access to…
by - June 24, 2015 10:24 am
At least five airports around the state on Wednesday received a combined $1.8 million from the Department of Transportation to support facility upgrades and expansions, members of the state’s congressional…
by - June 24, 2015 6:52 am
At least two retail watchers say the change of board leadership at Wal-Mart Stores is a good move. They suggest that Greg Penner is more than just a son-in-law to…
by - June 24, 2015 6:44 am
A spokeswoman with Linde North America said Monday that the gas and engineering company’s new $50 million air separation gasification plant in Lewisville is now in full operation. The liquid…
by - June 24, 2015 6:26 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. HOSPITAL WARS…
by - June 24, 2015 6:21 am
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by - June 24, 2015 6:18 am
The Walton Arts Center held a ground-breaking ceremony Tuesday (June 23) celebrating the $23 million expansion and renovation of the Fayetteville center. The groundbreaking also kicks off the closing of…
by - June 23, 2015 7:38 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday that Arkansas is destined to stop using the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam, so it needs to move away from it as soon as possible.
by - June 23, 2015 7:17 pm
Final discussions that led to the announced 85-job expansion at Calhoun County’s Aerojet Rocketdyne facility occurred during Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s trip to the Paris Air Show last week, Hutchinson said…
by - June 23, 2015 5:38 pm
A data breach involving millions of current or former federal employees unveiled several major cracks in the armor of the federal government’s information systems, several witnesses told Sen. John Boozman,…
by - June 23, 2015 4:54 pm
TB&P Business Editor Wesley Brown and Editor-in-Chief Roby Brock debated a variety of topics on this week’s business podcast edition of Talk Business & Politics. Those topics include: Pipeline Wars…
by - June 23, 2015 3:35 pm
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is among a growing number of retailers that said they will remove Confederate flag merchandise from stores and its e-commerce sites in the wake of…
by - June 23, 2015 3:31 pm
Sarah Whites-Koditschek with our content partner, KUAR-FM 89.1 News, reports: After several days of political wrangling over which assessment to use for public schools students in Arkansas, Little Rock School…
by - June 23, 2015 2:05 pm
There will be another party on the 2016 general election ballot, according to information from the Secretary of State’s office Tuesday. The Libertarian Party of Arkansas met the signature requirement…
