by - September 22, 2014 3:22 pm
The Honorable James M. Moody Sr., former federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, has returned to his former law practice, Wright, Lindsey…
by - September 22, 2014 12:29 pm
UALR’s Department of Systems Engineering will receive license-free radio frequency (RF) planning and optimization software and training from CelPlan Technologies under an academic agreement currently offered to no other university…
by - September 22, 2014 11:26 am
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding nearly $9 million to upgrade critical infrastructure in Arkansas. Some of the grant money…
by - September 22, 2014 10:38 am
The state’s first superproject has turned its first official shovel of dirt with Big River Steel CEO John Correnti welcoming everyone to ‘Steel Mill Heaven.’
by - September 22, 2014 7:54 am
Little Rock Democratic lawmaker, Warwick Sabin, has been tabbed as one the nation’s “rising political stars” after being selected Monday (Sept. 22) to receive the prestigious Rodel Fellowship, given out…
by - September 21, 2014 8:50 pm
Any student will be able to literally learn the “tools of the trade” as part of a new construction program at Arkansas State University-Newport. The Arkansas State University Board of…
by - September 21, 2014 6:37 pm
It was a busy weekend for statewide and local political candidates as they traveled throughout Northeast Arkansas meeting with voters from Red Wolf Stadium to the rural community of Weiner….
by - September 21, 2014 7:07 am
The two major party candidates for Arkansas governor were back on the campaign trail Saturday just hours after their first major televised debate, but observers may have thought the debate was still continuing.
by - September 21, 2014 7:02 am
The papers, videos, photographs and memorabilia of Gov. Mike Beebe’s eight years in the state’s highest office will soon reside at Arkansas State University, university officials said Saturday. Beebe, a…
by - September 20, 2014 8:58 am
ANALYZING THE GOVERNOR DEBATE This Sunday on Talk Business & Politics, we’ll analyze the big Arkansas Governor’s debate between Republican Asa Hutchinson and Democrat Mike Ross. What issues were discussed?…
by - September 20, 2014 8:57 am
For those that closely follow Arkansas politics, things got a bit exciting Wednesday evening. A headline from the Associated Press posted shortly after 5:00 pm read “AG hopeful criticized ‘wacko’…
by - September 20, 2014 8:50 am
I will direct you to Steve Brawner’s post for a good objective blow by blow of last’s night Arkansas gubernatorial debate on KARK. You can also watch the whole replay…
by - September 20, 2014 8:01 am
Editor’s note: This guest commentary was provided by Chris Masingill, who serves as the Federal Co-Chairman of the Delta Regional Authority. The DRA is a federal-state partnership whose mission is…
by - September 19, 2014 9:27 pm
Friday night, Democrat Mike Ross and Republican Asa Hutchinson – the two major party candidates for Arkansas Governor – battled for an hour on statewide television.
by - September 19, 2014 5:21 pm
A plant grown in Eastern Europe may very well help to fuel bio-diesel programs as well as vehicles for an Arkansas town, an official with Arkansas State University’s College of…
by - September 19, 2014 10:58 am
Arkansas’ August unemployment rate rose from the previous month one-tenth of a percent to 6.3%. The rate was two-tenths of a point higher than the U.S. jobless rate, but was…
by - September 19, 2014 8:56 am
The University of Central Arkansas has been awarded a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to increase the number of qualified high school science and mathematics teachers. The…
by - September 19, 2014 6:58 am
Editor’s note: This interview, conducted by editor Bill Paddack, appears in the latest magazine edition of Talk Business & Politics, which you can read here. Ask Camden Mayor Chris Claybaker what he likes…
by - September 19, 2014 6:22 am
Wal-Mart said it would hire 60,000 seasonal workers to accommodate increased shopping at its U.S. stores. The part-time workers represent about a 10% jump in hiring versus a year ago….
by - September 19, 2014 5:02 am
By now, Arkansas has already grown weary of seeing political ads on our televisions; however, with just over six weeks to go until the election, they promise to only grow…
