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…
by - June 23, 2015 1:17 pm
On Wednesday, the 20-member Working Group on Highway Funding will hold its first meeting to discuss the state’s road funding options. Six years ago, the Blue Ribbon Committee on Highway Finance did the same thing.
by - June 23, 2015 10:14 am
The deadline for petitioners to intervene in Entergy Arkansas Inc.’s $167 million rate case filing closes today (Tuesday, June 23), one day after the state Public Service Commission (PSC) staff…
by - June 23, 2015 10:02 am
The number of consumers in Arkansas looking to make a major household purchase over the past six months rose 5 points in March as wages saw a slight increase and…
by - June 23, 2015 7:30 am
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by - June 22, 2015 10:42 pm
Clif Chitwood, an official with the Great River Economic Development group in Mississippi County, attended the Paris Air Show with Gov. Hutchinson and other business leaders from around the state.
by - June 22, 2015 10:15 pm
A report Monday that the United States and Iran are sharing a military base in Iraq drew a sharp rebuke from Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark. According to a Bloomberg View…
by - June 22, 2015 9:59 pm
Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores says a report generated by union groups regarding the retailer’s use of tax havens to shield U.S. taxes is “flawed.”
by - June 22, 2015 9:51 pm
A new study by researchers at Duke and North Carolina State universities shows that Arkansas’ fledgling biomass and wood pellet businesses could see huge growth over the next decade, thanks to European renewable energy goals.
by - June 22, 2015 9:47 pm
Jacob Kauffman with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: Governor Asa Hutchinson briefly chimed in on the subject of Confederate iconography in the hours preceding the governor of…
by - June 22, 2015 5:31 pm
Bear State Financial Inc. announced Monday that it has agreed to purchase a Missouri bank in an all-stock deal that will add $442 million in assets to the fast-growing Little…
by - June 22, 2015 5:22 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has directed the Department of Education to withdraw Arkansas from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) consortium, despite a vote June 11 by the State Board of Education to keep Arkansas in the consortium.
by - June 22, 2015 2:16 pm
Following a meeting last week with Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson at the Paris Air Show, Aerojet Rocketdyne, a world leader in the development and manufacturing of aerospace and defense products,…
by - June 22, 2015 1:09 pm
Donald Trump is coming to Arkansas. The billionaire real estate mogul, reality television star, and, as of last Tuesday, presidential candidate will speak at the Republican Party of Arkansas’ Reagan-Rockefeller…
by - June 22, 2015 7:35 am
Williams Companies, the Tulsa, Okla.-based natural gas pipeline and terminal operator, turned down an unsolicited buyout offer valued at 64 cents per share or $48 billion, the company announced on…
by - June 22, 2015 6:59 am
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