by - August 29, 2015 7:22 am
TV PREVIEW: TWO CONGRESSMEN, TWO INTERVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics: Two Congressmen, two interviews. First District Cong. Rick Crawford updates on the status of…
by - August 28, 2015 6:08 pm
Jonesboro may have two convention centers after all. A large part of the puzzle needed for the plan to build a second hotel and conference center in Jonesboro is now…
by - August 28, 2015 3:53 pm
Increasing the diesel tax to pay for highway maintenance and improvements is “something to beconsidered” because the trucking industry supports it, U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, said Friday.
by - August 28, 2015 12:21 pm
Former Democratic State Treasurer Martha Shoffner has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for her convictions on extortion and bribery charges. Shoffner, 71, appeared before U.S. District Judge J. Leon Holmes…
by - August 28, 2015 8:47 am
Arkansas will lengthen the amount of time Medicaid recipients have to respond to a request to verify incomes to 30 days as a result of a change in guidance from…
by - August 28, 2015 7:38 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - August 27, 2015 8:02 pm
In a relaxed atmosphere before a business-friendly crowd at the State Chamber of Commerce, Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, shared his views Thursday afternoon on a wide-range of topics from the…
by - August 27, 2015 7:39 pm
Holiday toy sale competitions among retailers don’t usually begin until early October, but Wal-Mart has announced a preemptive strike as it kicks off the 2015 Christmas shopping season. On Wednesday,…
by - August 27, 2015 7:20 pm
A proposed federal environmental regulation was likely “arbitrary and capricious,” caused “irreparable harm,” and had an adverse effect on the public interest, a federal judge ruled late Thursday. In the…
by - August 27, 2015 6:25 pm
Entrepreneur Michael Eason has delivered on his promise to grow PBX beyond a fledgling startup. With a breakthrough opportunity, PBX is poised to explode.
by - August 27, 2015 6:07 pm
The Arkansas State University Board of Trustees approved on Thursday (Aug. 27) a $12.6 million plan to renovate and modernize the historic Wilson Hall on the Arkansas State campus in…
by - August 27, 2015 6:01 pm
A plan to implement a panic alert system in the state’s schools has ramped up in recent weeks, just in time for students heading back to school. Meanwhile, the system…
by - August 27, 2015 5:53 pm
Chris Hickey with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1, reports: Former Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner is to face a federal sentencing hearing Friday morning in Little Rock. Shoffner was convicted…
by - August 27, 2015 3:28 pm
GOP Presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson touted his biography and called for a more self-sufficient, less dependent America, which he said is an “exceptional country” that, 200 years after its…
by - August 27, 2015 10:04 am
In the “second revision” of the nation’s real gross domestic product, or GDP, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis data shows that the U.S. economy advanced at a robust annual…
by - August 27, 2015 6:22 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free…
by - August 26, 2015 6:46 pm
Big River Steel has pre-sold nearly a quarter of the steel it is expected to produce over the next seven years, the company’s CEO told a legislative committee Wednesday.
by - August 26, 2015 6:35 pm
Arkansas’ private option has reduced the state’s uninsured ranks, reduced uncompensated care, and strengthened the overall insurance marketplace serving other insurance recipients, a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation…
by - August 26, 2015 6:25 pm
As Oshkosh Defense cheered the Pentagon’s announcement on Tuesday that it was the winner of the highly-sought after $30 billion Joint Light Tactical Vehicle contract, Lockheed Martin officials were left…
by - August 26, 2015 10:22 am
Hendrix College has received a $26 million gift from the estate of Mary Ann Dawkins of Little Rock. The gift, the largest in Hendrix College’s history, will support scholarships, promote…
