by - October 1, 2014 7:15 am
Windstream said Bob Gunderman has been named interim chief financial officer to replace Tony Thomas, who has been named president of a spin-off company real estate investment trust. Windstream announced…
by - October 1, 2014 5:41 am
A post from Blue Hog Report, and subsequently the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, disclosed that Pulaski County Clerk Larry Crane has canceled the voter registration for GOP Attorney General candidate Leslie Rutledge….
by - October 1, 2014 5:32 am
Year-to-date home sales and sales volume in Arkansas through August remains positive, but August home sales were down more than 5% and the total value of those homes sold were…
by - September 30, 2014 10:31 pm
Murphy Oil Corp. announced that its wholly owned subsidiaries, Murphy Sabah Oil Co., Ltd. and Murphy Sarawak Oil Co., Ltd., have entered into an agreement with PT Pertamina Malaysia Eksplorasi…
by - September 30, 2014 9:11 pm
The kidnapping and murder of Little Rock area real estate broker Beverly Carter has caused the real estate industry to re-examine policies and procedures in light of her death. Carter…
by - September 30, 2014 9:00 pm
Simmons First National Corp. recently announced the addition of Patrick A. Burrow as Executive Vice President and General Counsel according to Chairman and CEO George Makris. “I am extremely excited…
by - September 30, 2014 6:00 pm
The people who attended the grand opening of TeleTech in Jonesboro Tuesday morning learned that the call service center is already planning to double its workforce. TeleTech announced in July…
by - September 30, 2014 5:10 pm
The Patrick Henry Hays for Congress campaign has taken a sudden turn for the negative in recent days. Last week, the Democratic nominee launched an ad called “Best Investment” where…
by - September 30, 2014 2:38 pm
The two major party candidates for Arkansas Attorney General tout their experience as positives for voters to consider this fall, but don’t worry — this race also has its fair share of controversies.
by - September 30, 2014 12:30 pm
A sales tax that was supposed to be collected for Crittenden Regional Hospital won’t be collected at least until voters can make their decision later this year, a circuit judge…
by - September 29, 2014 8:12 pm
Editor’s note: This feature is part of a series examining competitive House District races in Northeast Arkansas. The race two years ago in House District 52 was a battle to…
by - September 29, 2014 7:36 pm
The work of Mother Nature and technology have provided a one-two punch in seeing soybeans hit record yields throughout southeast Arkansas and the rest of the state.
by - September 29, 2014 7:03 pm
Wal-Mart Stores announced Monday (Sept. 29) that Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom has joined its board of directors. Systrom started as a board member on Sept. 26. He becomes the 15th…
by - September 29, 2014 6:51 pm
Roby Brock with Talk Business and Politics delivers Monday’s Election Central Daily Brief, including news of a visit from former President Bill Clinton and developments in the Senate and Governor…
by - September 29, 2014 5:26 pm
It almost seems impossible, but the Tom Cotton for Senate campaign is spending even more of the reach of its campaign advertising with a new ad going up today. The…
by - September 29, 2014 8:56 am
President Bill Clinton will headline rallies and campaign for Arkansas Democrats in Conway, Jonesboro, Fayetteville and Rogers for two days next week. Clinton’s two-day swing through the state on October…
by - September 29, 2014 6:53 am
Grocery drive-up convenience with low price guarantees are the latest ploy by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to bridge the digital and physical retail worlds. And on Monday (Sept. 29) the retail…
by - September 29, 2014 6:21 am
Last week, the Federal Reserve and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors unveiled a new report that includes survey data from a wide swath of community banks. More than 1,000…
by - September 28, 2014 5:29 pm
Arkadelphia-based Southern Bancorp lands a high-profile examination of its operations and services in the latest issue of American Banker magazine. The story takes a look at how Southern is setting…
by - September 28, 2014 10:12 am
Editor’s note: This guest commentary is the transcript of Gov. Beebe’s weekly radio address. In Arkansas, economic development manifests itself in many ways. In the past 10 days, we’ve seen…
