by - July 28, 2016 4:15 pm
A proposed constitutional amendment legalizing marijuana for medical use fell short of the number of valid signatures required but will have 30 days to make up the difference. To qualify…
by - July 28, 2016 3:56 pm
Editor’s note: You can watch the full video of today’s Talk Business & Politics Daily at the end of this report, or download an audio version through the iTunes store…
by - July 28, 2016 1:29 pm
Editor’s note: This is the first of four stories about the VC FinTech Accelerator program at the Little Rock-based Venture Center. –––––––––––––––– The ongoing VC FinTech Accelerator program is being…
by - July 28, 2016 1:19 pm
Businessman Manu Nair noticed a vexing problem in Northeast Arkansas when he moved to Jonesboro six years ago. The region didn’t have venture capital companies, or programs aimed at connecting…
by - July 28, 2016 1:12 pm
The secret success of the growing Northwest Arkansas economy is linked to high paying jobs which fuel population growth and continued investment from cities, schools and businesses trying to keep…
by - July 28, 2016 12:41 pm
Cotton prices have been in the doldrums for the last several years, and there was no reason to think they would rise this year. But they did. The biggest price…
by - July 27, 2016 7:45 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday officially set Nov. 8 – Election Day in Arkansas – as the date for a special election to fill the House District 9 seat left…
by - July 27, 2016 7:45 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday officially set Nov. 8 – Election Day in Arkansas – as the date for a special election to fill the House District 9 seat left…
by - July 27, 2016 5:07 pm
A comment by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump either seriously or jokingly encouraging Russia to find emails from Hillary Clinton is part of a “disturbing pattern,” the Democratic candidate for…
by - July 27, 2016 5:03 pm
Murphy Oil Corp. beat Wall Street’s second quarter expectations and eked out a small profit as the Arkansas oil company benefitted from sales of its Canadian natural gas processing and…
by - July 27, 2016 4:26 pm
Ronnie Reeves thought he was getting a really great deal on a car. He saw an ad on Craig’s List for a car in the Memphis area. The owner wanted…
by - July 27, 2016 4:24 pm
Wednesday’s Talk Business & Politics Daily features an interview with KATV’s Elicia Dover from Philadelphia on the latest controversies in the Presidential race. Plus, TB&P business editor Wes Brown and…
by - July 27, 2016 4:18 pm
Nearly eight months after Wal-Mart Stores moved to shutter more than 100 Express stores scattered across rural America, Dollar General has said it purchased 41 of the empty stores –…
by - July 27, 2016 3:59 pm
As Arkansas’ housing market continues to improve, Deltic Timber Corp.’s profits quadrupled in the second quarter as the company’s manufacturing and real estate segments benefitted from a stronger lumber market…
by - July 27, 2016 2:03 pm
An amendment that would authorize casinos in Boone, Miller and Washington counties fell short of the required number of signatures, but backers will have a 30-day “cure period” to collect…
by - July 27, 2016 12:57 pm
Tontitown-based P.A.M. Transportation Services posted record total quarterly revenue of $111.515 million, up 3.22% from the $108.033 million reported a year ago. However, net income was down 43%. In the…
by - July 27, 2016 12:47 pm
Arkansas’ designation as the Natural State played a major role in the strongest economic expansion in the U.S. among all 50 states in the first quarter of 2016, according to…
by - July 27, 2016 12:31 pm
Challenger Brian Means will face two opponents for the Zone 2 position on the Fort Smith School Board this September. The medical device representative for Zimmer Biomet says he is…
by - July 27, 2016 12:09 pm
Jeff Charlson, a vice president at Wal-Mart, along with a few friends in 2014 invested their savings and more into a venture they call Bike Rack Brewing Company in Bentonville….
by - July 27, 2016 11:59 am
Dr. Maria Markham, vice chancellor for academic services at Cossatot Community College, has been recommended by a search committee to be the next director of the Arkansas Department of Higher…
