by - February 11, 2016 2:03 pm
Windstream Holdings Inc. on Thursday appointed Jeannie Diefenderfer and Larry Laque to the company’s board of directors, effective immediately. Diefenderfer and Laque qualify as independent board members under Nasdaq-listing requirements….
by - February 11, 2016 2:03 pm
Windstream Holdings Inc. on Thursday appointed Jeannie Diefenderfer and Larry Laque to the company’s board of directors, effective immediately. Diefenderfer and Laque qualify as independent board members under Nasdaq-listing requirements….
by - February 11, 2016 10:33 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ARKANSAS RANKS AS THIRD TIER STATE FOR ‘INNOVATION FRIENDLY’ POLICIES Twelve states and…
by - February 10, 2016 9:54 pm
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub has partnered with the Junior Achievement of Arkansas to launch HubX-NextGen, a high school entrepreneurial development program giving students the opportunity to establish and manage…
by - February 10, 2016 8:58 pm
Editor’s note: Notes from the Campaign Trail is a compilation of various political insider tidbits and is sponsored by Little Rock-based Capitol Advisors Group. ––––––––––––––––––––– NEW AD, WEB SITE IN…
by - February 10, 2016 6:53 pm
guest commentary by Daniel Maher Editor’s note: This commentary is part of a collaboration between the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and The City Wire to deliver an ongoing…
by - February 10, 2016 6:13 pm
Lockheed Martin Corp.’s was recently awarded a $198.7 million boost to a previous multimillion dollar contract that will enhance production on an anti-ballistic system that President Obama recently touted as…
by - February 10, 2016 6:04 pm
Sam’s Club and SCORE, the business mentoring organization, are on the hunt for 102 small businesses as part of their annual Small Business Championship. Susan Kohler, senior manager at the…
by - February 10, 2016 5:39 pm
Forest Langenfeld told the Jonesboro Advertising & Promotions Commission Wednesday (Feb. 9) that the Keller Convention Center project is “definitely coming to Jonesboro.” However, a decision on funding from the…
by - February 10, 2016 4:14 pm
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Transportation report is managed by Talk Business & Politics and sponsored by the Arkansas Trucking Association and the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/AIA. Other transportation industry…
by - February 10, 2016 2:30 pm
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics. ––––––––––––––––– PRESIDENT OBAMA UNVEILS HHS’S $83 BILLION BUDGET FOR FISCAL 2017 In his fiscal…
by - February 10, 2016 10:04 am
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of Talk Business & Politics focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side…
by - February 9, 2016 9:17 pm
It was a night for the outsiders Tuesday as Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders won their party’s primary in New Hampshire. New Hampshire is the nation’s first primary…
by - February 9, 2016 6:48 pm
Jonesboro city employees will have a little more money in their pockets under a plan approved Tuesday afternoon by a key city council committee. The Jonesboro City Council’s Finance Committee…
by - February 9, 2016 6:24 pm
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday (Feb. 9) issued a stay of President Obama’s historic Clean Power Plan, blocking the federal Environmental Protection Agency from implementing the far-reaching rules that…
by - February 9, 2016 6:15 pm
When I worked in retail, we were advised by management that our store would receive secret shoppers. These shoppers would grade us on certain aspects of customer service. The grades…
by - February 9, 2016 5:12 pm
One of the largest pharmacy chains in the United States will be building a store in Jonesboro, a developer involved in the project said Tuesday. Officials with Haag Brown Commercial…
by - February 9, 2016 5:12 pm
One of the largest pharmacy chains in the United States will be building a store in Jonesboro, a developer involved in the project said Tuesday. Officials with Haag Brown Commercial…
by - February 9, 2016 4:40 pm
Motorists in Arkansas and the rest of the nation should get used to filling up their tanks for less after the U.S. Department of Energy forecasted on Tuesday that average…
by - February 9, 2016 3:22 pm
Natural gas use in the electric power sector has averaged 25.0 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) so far this winter, up 17% from last year’s average of 21.4 Bcf/d…
