by - October 31, 2014 1:21 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s European business development director was introduced on Friday (Oct. 31) as honorary consul for the Czech Republic in Arkansas. Ambassador of the Czech Republic to…
by - October 30, 2014 10:33 pm
The battle for a U.S. Senate seat may very well go through Northeast Arkansas as both major candidates spent Wednesday and Thursday, rallying their bases. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Arkansas, was…
by - October 30, 2014 10:32 pm
I posted a couple of days ago on a new deceptive television ad from Pat Hays for Congress where he touts his love of guns and membership in the NRA…
by - October 30, 2014 10:24 pm
Alexis Rogers with our content partner, KATV News, reports: The Pulaski County Election Commission has received a dozen reports claiming voting machines are changing people’s votes. Three of the 12…
by - October 30, 2014 9:57 pm
In a new book, Gen. Wesley K. Clark looks at current foreign affairs and argues what American strategy should be. He provides this commentary to Talk Business & Politics.
by - October 30, 2014 9:30 pm
Unemployment rates in Arkansas’ major metropolitan areas continue to decline. All of the eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas had jobless rate decreases in September compared to August,…
by - October 30, 2014 5:50 pm
Walmart Savings Catcher, a mobile app that compares local sale prices of branded grocery items within a particular region, is being expanded to include toys and perhaps other merchandise for…
by - October 30, 2014 5:50 pm
Early voting still shows an increase compared to 2010, but lags behind 2012 levels. In the last midterm election in 2010, almost 177,000 early votes had been cast by Wednesday…
by - October 30, 2014 1:14 pm
The head of the Arkansas Research and Technology Park said Thursday that the “town and gown” collaborative effort between the city of Fayetteville and University of Arkansas has been the…
by - October 30, 2014 7:02 am
The University of Arkansas’ annual Arkansas Poll finds Republicans Tom Cotton and Asa Hutchinson holding big leads among very likely voters as the election nears. In the U.S. Senate race,…
by - October 29, 2014 11:34 pm
The two candidates for a Craighead County state House seat traded barbs Wednesday as both accused one another of desperate behavior at a local civic club’s debate. In the fourth…
by - October 29, 2014 8:33 pm
Editor’s note: David Couch is a native of Newport and a lifelong Arkansan. He is a practicing attorney in Little Rock and has been involved in numerous initiated issues over…
by - October 29, 2014 8:31 pm
Editor’s note: Brian Richardson is an Arkansas resident and the chairman of Citizens for Local Rights, a ballot question committee formed to oppose the Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Amendment, Issue 4….
by - October 29, 2014 5:15 pm
The crowded banking sector in Northwest Arkansas continues to draw interest from outside the region evidenced by the recent deal struck between Simmons First National to sell five of its…
by - October 29, 2014 5:11 pm
El Dorado oil giant Murphy Oil Corp. saw third quarter earnings fall 10.8% from a year ago as sliding crude prices and weaker international oil demand cut into the company’s…
by - October 29, 2014 2:05 pm
Read the backstory of how the Clinton Library site was selected, what it has meant for downtown development, and what may happen next. Plus, other great stories from our latest magazine edition of Talk Business & Politics.
by - October 29, 2014 11:54 am
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) will host five workshops around the state in November to educate community leaders on opportunities for state and federal grants. The grants include options…
by - October 28, 2014 8:25 pm
From Elicia Dover with our content partner, KATV Ch. 7 News: An issue on the November ballot is the subject of controversy because of the way in which it is…
by - October 28, 2014 8:24 pm
KATV’s Scott Inman delivers Tuesday’s top political headlines in today’s Election Central Daily Brief. MINIMUM WAGE REACT Little Rock businessman Jackson T. Stephens, Jr. issued a blistering statement Monday night…
by - October 28, 2014 6:17 pm
It should surprise no one who has been watching television, opened their mailbox, or answered their telephone in the past couple of months that spending in the U.S. Senate race…
