by - March 10, 2015 6:40 am
Tech Startup Grainster Has The Tools Of The Trade
Tech startup Grainster puts it all online so grain dealers can buy, sell and negotiate over the Internet.
Central Arkansas
by - March 10, 2015 6:39 am
Campus Talk: Lynda Coon To Lead UA Honors College
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 - March 9, 2015 8:48 pm
Filing Period Ends With 2,190 Bills And Resolutions On Hand
The clerks at the state House and Senate offices may need Tuesday off after the rush to meet a Monday deadline for bill filing led to nearly 500 bills being…
by - March 9, 2015 6:45 pm
Capitol Notebook: Committee Hears Testimony On Constitutional Amendments
The fact that a governor may cross the bridge at Memphis should not preclude him or her from doing their job, the state’s lieutenant governor told a House committee Monday….
by - March 9, 2015 4:38 pm
U.S. Court Of Appeals Accepts Arkansas Into EPA Clean Power Plan Suit
A U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia has granted intervention status to the state of Arkansas in a case challenging the EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule, also known…
by - March 9, 2015 4:29 pm
Chad Aduddell Named Interim CEO For CHI St. Vincent
Chad S. Aduddell will take over as Interim Market CEO for CHI St. Vincent in Arkansas effective March 16. In the Interim Market CEO position, Aduddell will have accountability for…
by - March 9, 2015 4:17 pm
Gov. Hutchinson Nominates Aaron Burkes To Lead ADFA
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has nominated Aaron Burkes as the new president of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority. ADFA is a state agency that administers funding through tax exempt bonds and…
by - March 9, 2015 4:04 pm
Walton Family Foundation Names New Director
Karen Minkel will succeed Rob Brothers as the Home Region director for the Walton Family Foundation upon his approaching retirement in April. Minkel joined the foundation in 2012 and has…
by - March 9, 2015 2:24 pm
Health Care Task Force Divided, But Seeking Common Ground
The 16-member Arkansas Health Care Reform Legislative Task Force, charged with recommending changes to the private option and traditional Medicaid, is split nearly evenly between legislators who voted for and…
by - March 9, 2015 11:24 am
ConAgra To Close Batesville Facility; Ozark Mountain Poultry Deal In Works (UPDATED)
A chicken processing plant in Independence County will close its doors this summer, with jobs lost in the process – maybe. Talk Business & Politics content partner, KAIT Ch. 8,…
by - March 9, 2015 8:24 am
John Burris: The Measure Of Legislative Success
How do you measure the success of a legislative session? Is it what gets done, or how long it takes to do it? That’s the question that starts getting asked…
by - March 9, 2015 8:10 am
Facebook Not Friends With Social Media Privacy Bills
Facebook doesn’t “like” two bills being considered by state legislators – one that would allow certain employers to require access to their employees’ social media accounts, and one that would give personal representatives access to a deceased person’s digital records.
by - March 9, 2015 7:57 am
Timber Industry Cautiously Optimistic
Editor’s note: This article appears in the latest magazine edition of Talk Business & Politics, which you can access online here. Although it has been nearly seven years since the end of…
by - March 9, 2015 7:46 am
Money Talk: Southern Bancorp Names Wewers New Chief Financial Officer
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 - March 8, 2015 2:43 pm
Tourism’s Reach: City, Town & Country
Whether you want city life, country life, something in-between, or a little bit of both, Arkansas’ tourism destinations offer you choices. As Richard Davies mentioned in his cover story interview,…
by - March 8, 2015 2:39 pm
Arkansas Tourism Ticker: All Measurements Positive For Inaugural Report
Three key measurements of Arkansas’ leisure and hospitality sector ended 2014 in positive territory, with 16 of the 18 Arkansas cities reviewed showing year-over-year hospitality tax gains, according to the inaugural report of the Arkansas Tourism Ticker.
by - March 8, 2015 9:07 am
The Long And Winding Career Of Richard Davies
Richard Davies is set to retire later this year after 42 years of helping to promote – and grow – the tourism industry in Arkansas. He describes his journey in his own words.
by - March 8, 2015 8:27 am
Sen. Rapert, Brummett Debate Constitutional, Religious Protections
State Sen. Jason Rapert, R-Conway, and Arkansas Democrat-Gazette columnist John Brummett discussed a variety of constitutional and religious issues in a 30-minute taped conversation for this week’s TV edition of…
by - March 8, 2015 8:02 am
Rep. Harris Keeps Meeting With Press Short (UPDATED)
Editor’s note: Video from this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics appears at the bottom of this post. KATV’s Janelle Lilley and Elicia Dover reported on the latest…
by - March 8, 2015 6:59 am
Made In America: Apple Building $1.4 Billion Plant, But Not In U.S.
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a wrap-up of manufacturing news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. APPLE…