by - May 12, 2015 7:45 am
First Security’s Reynie Rutledge began the Searcy-based bank with help from his father. Now, his sons are carrying the torch, but this banking family has deep roots in South Arkansas too.
by - May 12, 2015 7:31 am
Editor’s note: This article appears in the latest magazine edition of Talk Business & Politics, which you can access online here. Roughly 10 days before the soft opening for Heights Taco &…
by - May 12, 2015 7:21 am
Just a year after the first One Million Cups forum landed in Little Rock, local officials are encouraged by the emergence of the program as a key player in the state and region’s flourishing startup community – yet they’re hopeful for an even bigger payoff in the future.
by - May 12, 2015 5:17 am
Editor’s note: This article appears in the latest magazine edition of Talk Business & Politics, which you can access online here. Adamant that ‘education equity should be at the forefront…
by - May 12, 2015 5:12 am
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 - May 11, 2015 6:18 pm
Zero Mountain is more than six months into expanding with its Zero Mountain Logistics company. The new division employs 30 people, including 17 truck drivers, with plans to employ 50…
by - May 11, 2015 6:17 pm
Grocery giant Safeway announced the closing of nine stores across the Denver market, which is 45% of its real estate in the mile-high metro area. The culprit of these closures…
by - May 11, 2015 6:03 pm
A plan to move the state’s presidential primary up from May 2016 to March 2016 has drawn the interest of national politicos and state officials alike. The only question may…
by - May 11, 2015 6:02 pm
On Monday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson issued a proclamation declaring Franklin, Garland, Howard, Izard, Johnson, Montgomery, Newton, Pike, Pope and Searcy counties a disaster area. Severe storms, flooding and tornadoes that…
by - May 11, 2015 6:02 pm
Stephens Inc. is adding three equity research veterans focused on Midwest and Super-Regional banks. The three new members are Terry McEvoy, Managing Director and Research Analyst; Erik Zwick, Vice President…
by - May 11, 2015 11:42 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson will convene a special session of the Arkansas General Assembly primarily to address the state’s pursuit of an economic superproject in South Arkansas.
by - May 11, 2015 10:28 am
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will build a 71,636-square-foot visual arts and applied design building thanks to a $20.6 million donation Monday from the Siloam Springs-based Windgate Charitable…
by - May 11, 2015 9:10 am
Arkansas State Chamber chief Randy Zook says the U.S. Congress needs to approve trade promotion authority to help Arkansas’ manufacturers and exporters.
by - May 11, 2015 9:06 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 - May 10, 2015 8:28 am
Legislative leaders are asking members about their availability for a May 26-28 special session, the day after the Memorial Day holiday. The reason? A multi-billion dollar manufacturing superproject in South Arkansas
by - May 10, 2015 8:14 am
John Brummett, columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and TB&P frequent contributor, sits down with the two legislative leaders spearheading the Health Reform Task Force, a bipartisan group of 16 lawmakers…
by - May 9, 2015 11:25 am
The House of Representatives was off this week due to a district work period, while senators pushed through legislation running the gamut.
by - May 9, 2015 9:45 am
As the cycle of debate and delay continues, former Attorney General Steve Clark reflects on past executions in Arkansas.
by - May 9, 2015 8:54 am
The two presidential candidates with ties to Arkansas ended the week making their pitch to voters and gathering supporters in the Natural State. Former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark., on Friday…
by - May 9, 2015 8:47 am
The Arkansas State University Board of Trustees on Friday okayed a $243.7 million operating budget and campus tuition and fee increases for the 2015-2016 academic year, meaning full-time students at…
