by - January 24, 2015 9:11 am
TV PREVIEW: WHAT’S NEXT IN THE HEALTH CARE DEBATE? On this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics: Gov. Asa Hutchinson delivers a major health care speech. What did he…
by - January 23, 2015 8:16 pm
Tyson Foods in its 80th year as a company based in Springdale made a $1 million donation to the Downtown Springdale Alliance to help revitalize the city’s downtown. The money…
by - January 23, 2015 7:21 pm
Today in dismissing a complaint against Attorney General Leslie Rutledge the Arkansas Ethics Commission may have exposed a massive loophole in our state’s campaign finance law. The complaint, filed by…
by - January 23, 2015 4:46 pm
Improving infrastructure and enhancing quality of life for the region’s growing population was the main theme discussed by city, county, regional and national leaders on Friday (Jan. 23) in Bentonville….
by - January 23, 2015 12:15 pm
HanesBrands will expand its Clarksville manufacturing facility, adding 120 jobs and investing a new $1.4 million. The plant makes sheer hosiery and seamless bras, including products for Wal-Mart. The expansion…
by - January 23, 2015 6:59 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…
by - January 22, 2015 7:07 pm
A key part of Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s legislative agenda moved from one end of the capitol to the other Thursday as plans for a House committee hearing are being ironed…
by - January 22, 2015 7:06 pm
Arkansas weather and politics often change quickly. On Sunday, it was a sunny 68 degrees in Little Rock and today it’s raining and winter cold. Along those same lines, I’ve…
by - January 22, 2015 2:27 pm
Editor’s note: Gov. Asa Hutchinson delivered this health care policy speech at UAMS’ Jackson T. Stephens Neurosciences Institute on January 22, 2015. This transcript was provided courtesy of the Governor’s…
by - January 22, 2015 12:52 pm
Here are reactions to Gov. Hutchinson’s speech on the private option and health care reform. Sen. Jonathan Dismang, R-Searcy, Senate president pro tempore and private option architect – “I believe…
by - January 22, 2015 12:14 pm
BHP Billiton recently said it is still looking for a hasty exit from its unprofitable foray into the Fayetteville Shale play as declining natural gas prices continue to cast a…
by - January 22, 2015 10:54 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson delivered a major health care policy speech at UAMS and called on the state Legislature to renew funding for the private option through 2016 and develop a new plan for health care in Arkansas.
by - January 22, 2015 9:51 am
Rate increases across its business divisions was the primary reason Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services boosted its fiscal year revenue to $6.165 billion, a 10.4% increase over fiscal 2013. Net…
by - January 22, 2015 9:22 am
Simmons First National Corp. reported $11.4 million in earnings for the fourth quarter of 2014. The Pine Bluff-based financial institution recorded $35.7 million in net income for the full year….
by - January 22, 2015 6:43 am
John Brown University, a private college based in Siloam Springs, kicked off the public phase of its $125 million capital campaign in an announcement on Wednesday (Jan. 21) that included…
by - January 22, 2015 6:37 am
The drop in energy prices and the subsequent drop in demand for energy-industry products has resulted in Saint-Gobain closing its Fort Smith proppants plant and cutting around 120 jobs. The…
by - January 21, 2015 10:39 pm
Reports are coming in from the beltway about an expected vote on a pro-life measure that is being cancelled on the evening before the vote and the day of the annual…
by - January 21, 2015 6:09 pm
Retailers like Wal-Mart Stores and their respective vendors and customers may not benefit from labor issues at major U.S. ports and truck driver and freight equipment shortages, but the U.S….
by - January 21, 2015 6:04 pm
A pair of bills that would get rid of the dual status of a state holiday honoring Confederate general Robert E. Lee and civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King…
by - January 21, 2015 4:18 pm
Talk Business & Politics Editor-in-Chief Roby Brock, KATV’s lead capitol reporter Janelle Lilley, Max Brantley with the Arkansas Times, and GOP consultant Clint Reed with Impact Management Group discuss the day’s politics at our roundtable.
