by - March 10, 2015 5:37 pm
An Arkansas Tech economist told a group of Central Arkansas business leaders on Tuesday that he believes the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will raise interest rates before the end…
by - March 10, 2015 3:39 pm
Several hundred people turned out Tuesday for the grand opening of three new businesses on the growing campus of Arkansas Baptist College, where President Fitz Hill promised the beginning of…
by - March 10, 2015 3:25 pm
TB&P Business Editor Wes Brown and Editor-in-Chief Roby Brock discuss the big business stories of the week, which centered on the timber industry and tourism. Also, economist Mark Fusaro with…
by - March 10, 2015 10:46 am
The board of regents at Texas A&M’s university system approved the appointment of UA Walton College of Business Dean Eli Jones to be the new dean of the Mays Business…
by - March 10, 2015 9:36 am
The American people should be committed to stopping Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said Tuesday morning. Cotton and 46 other Republicans sent a letter Monday…
by - March 10, 2015 6:40 am
Female legislators – busy during the ongoing 90th General Assembly – have risen in numbers, prominence and influence over the past several decades. Are there still many steps to climb in the stairway to equality?
by - March 10, 2015 6:40 am
Tech startup Grainster puts it all online so grain dealers can buy, sell and negotiate over the Internet.
by - March 10, 2015 6:39 am
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by - March 9, 2015 8:48 pm
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
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
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 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. 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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