by - March 14, 2016 9:46 am
Arkansas’ job market got off to a strong start in 2016 as the state’s jobless rate fell three-tenths of a percentage point in January as more than 6,000 workers were…
by - March 14, 2016 12:24 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– ST. LOUIS FED: IS THE U.S. DUE FOR ANOTHER RECESSION? Recent global growth…
by - March 13, 2016 10:05 pm
CJRW@SXSW: Day 3 Editor’s note: A team from Little Rock’s CJRW advertising agency is providing highlights of several conferences from SXSW to Talk Business & Politics. Day Three of SXSWi…
by - March 13, 2016 8:13 pm
Although Arkansas’ travails in the manufacturing sector are well-known, several initiatives by state workforce and higher education officials and top employers are starting to gain traction in the highly competitive…
by - March 13, 2016 9:14 am
Senate President Jonathan Dismang and Speaker of the House Jeremy Gillam say initial responses to the governor’s health care reforms and newly submitted budget may lead to tweaks versus radical…
by - March 13, 2016 8:03 am
CJRW@SXSW: Day 2 Editor’s note: A team from Little Rock’s CJRW advertising agency is providing highlights of several conferences from SXSW to Talk Business & Politics. Another day, another mind-bending…
by - March 13, 2016 7:16 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– LOCKHEED MARTIN ANNOUNCES 1,000 WORKER VOLUNTARY LAYOFF PROGRAM, NO…
by - March 12, 2016 9:51 pm
Fort Smith Police Chief Kevin Lindsey is set to resign Monday (March 14), almost a full month ahead of his initial planned departure. The change comes after revelations of racist…
by - March 12, 2016 10:02 am
It has been 30 years, but I vividly remember that interview in 1986. The student from the University of Missouri was an Arkansas native and had a knack for the…
by - March 12, 2016 9:19 am
CJRW@SXSW: Day 1 True to form, the first day of South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) was packed full of experts on everything from the obscure legalities of online copyright infringement,…
by - March 12, 2016 8:53 am
TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Channel 7 in Central Arkansas and now in Northeast Arkansas…
by - March 11, 2016 6:29 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– MISO: POWER GRID ECONOMIC BENEFITS TOP $2.6 BILLION Regional grid operator MISO said…
by - March 10, 2016 9:41 pm
TVW anchor Dawson Meadows says new city administrator Carl Geffken was hired because he has experience dealing with poop where it shouldn’t be. Meadows didn’t say if the new administrator…
by - March 10, 2016 9:23 pm
Geena Davis, Hollywood actor and champion for diversity in film, told her parents when she was three she wanted to be a movie star. Her parents we’re hardworking folks, Her…
by - March 10, 2016 6:20 pm
The new director of the Department of Human Services plans a short-term review within 60 days, followed by a more comprehensive look at its structure, she told legislators Thursday. Cindy…
by - March 10, 2016 6:15 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is requesting the Legislature to release $10 million from his “rainy day fund” to upgrade the state’s Arkansas Wireless Information Network (AWIN). The network gives law enforcement,…
by - March 10, 2016 4:52 pm
Editor’s note: Zack Hill, VP, Director of Digital, oversees digital marketing strategies and implementation for CJRW, including teams responsible for website design and development, social media strategy, and new media…
by - March 10, 2016 3:08 pm
Wal-Mart Stores is facing a “perfect storm” in trying to grow top line revenue while also trying to meet technology and demographic changes, according to Moody’s vice president Charlie O’Shea,…
by - March 10, 2016 3:04 pm
Arkansas Economic Development Commission chief Mike Preston and officials with Energy Security Partners LLC confirmed this week that they’ve engaged in preliminary talks concerning what would be the nation’s first…
by - March 10, 2016 2:23 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated with additions and changes throughout. –––––––––––––– One of the top things on the to-do list of the new Fort Smith city administrator is to look for…
