by - January 15, 2015 8:40 pm
A bill is expected to be filed that would include prosecuting attorneys among other elected officials whose salaries are being reviewed by the Independent Citizens Commission created by voters in…
by - January 15, 2015 6:14 pm
A so-called “web-cam abortion bill” was filed Thursday with supporters expecting a committee hearing on the bill sometime in the near future, its sponsor said. State Rep. Julie Mayberry, R-Hensley,…
by - January 15, 2015 5:26 pm
When I first started writing about the Arkansas legislature in 2009, Twitter was a relatively new phenomenon. About the only two legislators using it back then were State Reps. Steve…
by - January 15, 2015 4:26 pm
Bank of the Ozarks reported a 42% increase in its fourth quarter earnings and a 21% jump in its annual net income – a record for the Little Rock-based financial…
by - January 15, 2015 3:31 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson named Mark Myers as the new Director of the Arkansas Department of Information Systems. The agency is the information technology provider for the state of Arkansas, providing…
by - January 15, 2015 1:30 pm
He was a fixture for reporters and the public for more than decade having served as Mike Beebe’s gubernatorial spokesman and communications director when he was Attorney General. Matt DeCample…
by - January 15, 2015 1:01 pm
Just recently, Mike Huckabee brought his weekly Fox News television show to a close in order to begin meeting with potential donors and supporters so that he may gauge his…
by - January 15, 2015 11:31 am
The Delta Regional Authority is working to identify and nurture entrepreneurs from the Delta through a new pitch competition to help startups and expansions.
by - January 15, 2015 10:02 am
AT&T said it will hire 120 new workers across that state for primarily technician and retail sales jobs. AT&T said the jobs can be full-time and part-time and will include…
by - January 15, 2015 9:39 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…
by - January 15, 2015 9:30 am
WattGlass has received a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to further develop a nano-particle coating for glass, which makes the glass anti-reflective, self-cleaning and highly transparent. The company…
by - January 15, 2015 8:36 am
Home Bancshares, parent company of Centennial Bank, reported fourth quarter net income of $29.9 million, which led to full year earnings of $113.1 million – a 70% increase over the…
by - January 15, 2015 6:17 am
Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the January-February 2015 issue of Talk Business & Politics magazine. Wray is one of four inductees in this year’s UA Walton College of…
by - January 15, 2015 6:11 am
Big reductions in the amount of coal, wheat and farm products shipped on the Arkansas River were primary reasons for a 3% drop in tonnage shipped in 2014 compared to…
by - January 14, 2015 11:33 pm
No two words could define this year’s legislative session more than these: “private option.”
by - January 14, 2015 9:05 pm
The Independent Citizens Commission met again today at the UALR Law School to continue its consideration of whether or not to raise salaries for statewide elected officials. The commission heard…
by - January 14, 2015 6:11 pm
On Wednesday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson disclosed more details of his proposed middle-class tax cut plan, which included an adjustment at the low end of his proposal to account for a…
by - January 14, 2015 4:43 pm
Jesse Core, a former Tyson Foods system analyst, is putting his Harding University master’s business degree to good use. He’s grown his beer brewing hobby from a family garage to…
by - January 14, 2015 4:15 pm
Editor’s note: This article appears in the latest magazine edition of Talk Business & Politics, which you can read here. If you ask Conner Eldridge about his political future, don’t…
by - January 14, 2015 2:45 pm
The Little Rock Technology Park announced that Darrin Williams was appointed to the Authority’s Board effective immediately. Williams is the CEO of Arkadelphia-based Southern Bancorp and is a former State…
