by - April 10, 2015 5:11 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - April 9, 2015 8:13 pm
Talk Business & Politics latest “pure politics” podcast is out and available for download. This week, TB&P‘s Jessica DeLoach Sabin and Roby Brock discuss a variety of topics, including: The…
by - April 9, 2015 7:11 pm
A plan to blend the work of university research and private sector efforts to build a strong future for the Delta can pay big dividends, the federal co-chairman of the…
by - April 9, 2015 7:09 pm
Sean Roades is a kid on a mission. The eighth-grader at MacArthur Junior High School in Jonesboro is working on a plan to put a mural in downtown Jonesboro. He…
by - April 9, 2015 6:52 pm
KATV Ch. 7’s Elicia Dover reports: The parking lot at the VA Hospital in Little Rock is filled with more than 7,000 solar panels that have remained turned off since…
by - April 9, 2015 3:42 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday that the consensus reached on extending the private option for two years while a task force studies its replacement was the “miracle of the session,”…
by - April 9, 2015 12:36 pm
Economic conditions in Arkansas’ three largest metro areas were relatively healthy in the fourth quarter of 2014. Small improvements were seen in the central Arkansas and Fort Smith areas, and…
by - April 9, 2015 12:06 pm
Two closely connected Conway-based tech companies announced plans Thursday to move their corporate headquarters to downtown Little Rock in the fall, adding heft to the city’s fast-growing Creative Corridor.
by - April 9, 2015 9:53 am
Arkansas’ Legislature stands in recess but not without drawing national attention over a “religious freedom” bill deemed by some to sanction discrimination against the state’s LGBT population. The last week…
by - April 9, 2015 9:40 am
Little Rock-based Baptist Health named Jamie Carter as the new administrator and VP for its forthcoming Conway campus. Carter, who most recently served as chief operating officer of the 617-bed…
by - April 9, 2015 6:53 am
UALR sports is ready to be known as Little Rock’s team. Dale Nicholson offers thoughts from his recent sit-down with new Athletic Director Chasse Conque and basketball coach Chris Beard’s introductory press conference.
by - April 9, 2015 5:28 am
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…
by - April 8, 2015 8:14 pm
Wal-Mart Stores said Wednesday that 16,257 of its employees in Arkansas will receive a pay raise beginning with the April 4 pay period. The increase, part of the $1 billion…
by - April 8, 2015 8:03 pm
KATV Ch. 7’s Elicia Dover reports: After a Channel 7 News report, Rep. French Hill sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald on Wednesday seeking answers…
by - April 8, 2015 7:38 pm
Grid operator Southwest Power Pool said it would cost up to $2.9 billion a year to develop a regional plan to comply with President Obama’s proposed Clean Power Plan that the federal EPA is expected to hand down later this summer.
by - April 8, 2015 3:46 pm
Businesses face a lot of issues on a daily basis and anything that affects the costs for that business is a big deal, the president of a company told Sen….
by - April 8, 2015 3:37 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson told a group of startup executives and entrepreneurs visiting Little Rock that one of his educational visions is for 20% of Arkansas students to eventually take computer coding classes while in high school.
by - April 8, 2015 3:28 pm
Traveling startup entrepreneurs from the Midwest and West Coast shared their adventures, successes and travails at this week’s edition of the 1 Million Cups at the downtown Little Rock Venture…
by - April 8, 2015 2:02 pm
“Grudgingly slow” gains in the U.S. labor market, gains in business investment and increases in consumer spending during the fourth quarter of 2014 point to modest national economic growth in…
by - April 8, 2015 9:23 am
A growing global middle class will provide opportunities for American exporters, but domestic companies will need support to compete with foreign firms who receive help from their own governments, the…
