by - October 25, 2014 8:05 am
Talk Business & Politics’ Roby Brock recaps the latest Arkansas political headlines. Sen. Mark Pryor heads out to early vote on Saturday. The incumbent Democratic Senator will hold a press…
by - October 24, 2014 7:50 pm
While Arkansas voters have been bombarded with TV ads this election season, there has been another big media battle taking place on smart phones and computers across the state.
by - October 24, 2014 5:10 pm
A new mailer is going out in Arkansas that is apparently targeting African American voters with highly racially charged messaging linking the violence in Ferguson, Mo. to voting against the…
by - October 24, 2014 5:55 am
Wal-Mart Stores’ more than 11,000 retail locations across 27 countries provides the Walmart U.S. division a testing lab stretching across five continents, according to Walmart International CEO David Cheesewright. Joking…
by - October 23, 2014 7:11 pm
Coming into the home stretch of this election the campaigns continue to sharpen their positive and contrasting messages. The latest example is Mike Ross’s new TV ad, “On Our Side,”…
by - October 23, 2014 5:15 pm
I posted on Monday about an issue Washington County was having with early voting. The party affiliation of the candidates was not showing up on the screens. The Washington County…
by - October 23, 2014 4:04 pm
The state of Arkansas definitely has room to improve in battling other states in the region for economic development projects and the day-to-day economy, Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce president…
by - October 23, 2014 11:38 am
An early Election Central update owing to a cascade of notices and press releases from Arkansas Republicans this morning. GOP LT. GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION PLAYS IN ARKANSAS The Republican State Leadership…
by - October 23, 2014 11:38 am
Polls released by Talk Business & Politics this week show Republicans Tom Cotton and Asa Hutchinson with eight point leads over their Democratic opponents in races for the U.S. Senate…
by - October 23, 2014 11:35 am
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the USDA has handed out another multi-million dollar federal loan to an Arkansas privately-held organization under the department’s new Energy Efficiency and Conservation…
by - October 23, 2014 10:59 am
Thomas F. “Mack” McLarty and Donna Cochran McLarty formally announced the launch of the McLarty Global Fellows Program. The program is a philanthropic endeavor established to provide college and graduate…
by - October 23, 2014 10:55 am
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a SunShot Tier 1 Incubator Award to Picasolar Inc., a start-up company affiliated with the University of Arkansas and founded by a graduate…
by - October 23, 2014 8:45 am
Simmons First National Corp. reported third quarter net income of $8.788 million, a big jump from one year ago when the Pine Bluff-based financial group posted quarterly profits of $6.932…
by - October 23, 2014 5:52 am
Deltic Timber Corp. reported third quarter net income of $5.97 million, slightly higher than $5.81 million in last year’s comparable quarter. The El Dorado-based timber and real estate company saw…
by - October 23, 2014 5:09 am
In the final days of a campaign, opposition research dumps can get a bit silly. I have previously written about some of the more dirty oppo research efforts, but the…
by - October 22, 2014 8:25 pm
KATV’s Elicia Dover delivers Wednesday’s Election Central Daily Brief, which focuses on a new ad and early voting in the Governor’s race. NEW ASA AD Republican gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson…
by - October 22, 2014 7:31 pm
The two candidates in a competitive state House race in Jonesboro duked it out politically Wednesday as both candidates clarified their opinions before voters head to the polls. State Rep….
by - October 22, 2014 5:49 pm
Businesses that received five or more hours of help in 2012 from the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center created more jobs and increased their sales more than other…
by - October 22, 2014 5:40 pm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a $24 million loan to Danville-based ArkWest Communication to build a “fiber-to-home” network to provide voice, broadband and internet TV service to nearly…
by - October 22, 2014 5:05 pm
Early voting turnout numbers are beginning to show some information on how this election is shaping up . There is a bit of positive news for both Republicans and Democrats…
