Central Arkansas

Study: Traditional Schools Outpace Charters In Funding

Traditional schools received an average of $2,706 more per pupil than charter schools in 15 states in fiscal year 2011, a gap caused by traditional schools receiving more public funding,…

Startup Talk: New Report Shows Americans Eating Up Wireless Data

Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free…

TEDx Event In Little Rock Rolls Out Speaker Line-up

TEDx MarkhamSt is scheduled to take place on July 24 at the Ron Robinson Theater in downtown Little Rock’s River Market and the event has an impressive lineup of speakers.

Talk Business & Politics Podcast 6.17.15

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: Gov. Asa…

LRSD Acting Superintendent Baker Kurrus To Speak To Political Animals Club

The next meeting of the Central Arkansas Political Animals Club takes place next Tuesday, June 23rd at 11:30 a.m. at the Grand Hall of the Governor’s Mansion. Little Rock Acting…

Lawmakers Continue To Question Millions Spent By DHS

Marine Glisovic with our content partner, KATV Ch. 7, reports: Lawmakers continue to try and get to the bottom of who approved a $140 million software project without any real…

State Considers Scenarios In Obamacare Court Ruling

It’s possible that by Thursday, a U.S. Supreme Court decision will result in 68,232 Arkansans losing insurance subsidies provided through the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare. If that happens, state policymakers will have to decide how to respond.

Arkansas State To Offer Degree In Social Media Management

With social media continuing to evolve in today’s communications world, Arkansas State University will be introducing a new Bachelor of Science program with an emphasis in Social Media Management starting…

Rockefeller Institute To Hold Social Entrepreneurship Boot Camp In July

Noble Impact co-founder, Steve Clark, will give the keynote address at the Social Entrepreneurship Boot Camp on Friday, July 17th at 7 p.m at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute. Clark’s will…

Home Bancshares Buys Another Florida Operation

Home BancShares, Inc., parent company of Centennial Bank, and Florida Business BancGroup, Inc., parent company of Bay Cities Bank headquartered in Tampa, Florida, announced merger plans in a transaction valued…

Gov. Hutchinson Visits Germany, Promotes Arkansas At Steel Show

As part of his trade mission to Europe, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday visited Düsseldorf, Germany where he attended the METEC Trade Fair. During his time in Düsseldorf, the governor…

Brookings Names Top 15 Advanced Manufacturing Hotbeds, San Jose Tops List

The San Jose, Calif., area was named the top advanced manufacturing hub in the U.S. for its deep engagement with research and development and STEM workers to drive the city’s…

Devon Ramsey Says Public Schools Should Do More To Push Skilled Trades

Devon Ramsey, 19, has a great job. He’s just barely one year out of high school, making well over $75,000 a year, has a new truck, no student loan debt and is investigating retirement plans. But he’s frustrated by an education system he says needs more emphasis on skilled trades.