by - August 3, 2016 3:06 pm
Arkansas State University Chancellor Tim Hudson resigned late Tuesday night after an internal audit revealed he attempted to hire his wife, Dr. Deidra (Dee Dee) Hudson, as the school’s full-time studies…
by - August 3, 2016 1:03 pm
Editor’s note: This story is a component of The Compass Report. The quarterly Compass Report is managed by Talk Business & Politics, and sponsored by Lowell-based Zero Mountain Logistics, a…
by - August 3, 2016 11:00 am
Among the national parks in Arkansas celebrating the centennial year of the National Park Service is the newly reopened President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site in Hope….
by - August 3, 2016 10:40 am
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have partnered to create the first academic institute devoted solely to the professional development of chief…
by - August 3, 2016 10:40 am
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have partnered to create the first academic institute devoted solely to the professional development of chief…
by - August 3, 2016 10:26 am
Dr. Tim Hudson, who has served as the Arkansas State University chancellor since 2012, resigned from his post Tuesday evening, according to information released by the school. ASU President Dr….
by - August 3, 2016 10:07 am
Following two consecutive years of recovery, 2016 is shaping up to be a rough year for Van Buren-based USA Truck, with the company posting a $1.346 million loss in the…
by - August 3, 2016 9:17 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– ARKANSAS AMONG SEVERAL STATES TO PARTICIPATE IN NEW CMS NATIONWIDE PRIMARY CARE MODEL The…
by - August 2, 2016 5:59 pm
Farmers throughout Arkansas and especially in the Mississippi Delta Region are keeping close tabs on soybean and rice prices as the calendar inches toward the harvest. Soybean prices have fluctuated…
by - August 2, 2016 5:26 pm
Editor’s note: This is the final of four stories about the VC FinTech Accelerator program at the Little Rock-based Venture Center. Link here for the first story in the series,…
by - August 2, 2016 5:16 pm
Donna Townsell has been named director of marketing for Centennial Bank, and Eric King has been named senior business development officer for the bank’s Conway market. Townsell, a senior executive…
by - August 2, 2016 5:16 pm
Donna Townsell has been named director of marketing for Centennial Bank, and Eric King has been named senior business development officer for the bank’s Conway market. Townsell, a senior executive…
by - August 2, 2016 4:04 pm
On Tuesday’s Talk Business & Politics Daily, Venture Center CEO Lee Watson explains what will happen on Wednesday’s Demo Day at the Clinton School when 10 startup companies roll out the results from their 12-week FinTech boot camp.
Also, we’ll provide top stories of the day, run through the latest Arkansas Transportation Report, and TB&P’s Steve Brawner swings by the studio for a conversation on Presidential campaign trail.
by - August 2, 2016 3:47 pm
China’s manufacturing sector now boasts almost 10 times the amount of workers than the United States, according to recent findings from the Conference Board’s International Labor Comparisons (ILC) program. Tracking…
by - August 2, 2016 3:41 pm
Manufacturing is enjoying a fifth consecutive month of expansion, according to American supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business. Additionally, the overall economy grew for the 86th…
by - August 2, 2016 2:42 pm
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton said Tuesday that Donald Trump should apologize to the family of a slain Muslim American Army captain along with other families who have lost loved ones…
by - August 2, 2016 10:18 am
The Jonesboro metro area has enjoyed historically low unemployment during the last two years, but city leaders knew wage stagnation was a problem, and there was a need to be…
by - August 2, 2016 9:51 am
Conway has landed another Fortune 500 company. Already home to top-tier companies such as Acxiom, HP, International Paper and Kimberly-Clark, Insight – a global provider of information technology solutions –…
by - August 2, 2016 9:50 am
After ending fiscal 2016 with a $177 million surplus, state tax collections in the first month of the new budget year came in well below forecast as a number of…
by - August 2, 2016 8:37 am
Editor’s note: Story updated with additions throughout. ––––––––––––––– Tyson Foods and its founding family announced Tuesday (Aug. 2) a $15 million gift toward the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Northwest now under…
