by - June 10, 2015 12:26 pm
Jacob Kauffman with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News reports: The newly constituted Arkansas Workforce Development Board held its first meeting Tuesday to begin building a long-term plan to…
by - June 10, 2015 12:20 pm
Each month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announces our nation’s unemployment rate, and with the announcement comes plenty of predictable partisan banter. When rates are low, the party that is…
by - June 10, 2015 10:08 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), administrator of the Arkansas INBRE program promoting biomedical research across the state, has been awarded $3.9 million by the National Institutes of…
by - June 10, 2015 8:08 am
Arkansas Democrats are getting ready for Hillary, as the former Arkansas First Lady and 2016 Presidential contender keynotes the annual Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner.
by - June 10, 2015 7:05 am
Content partner KAIT Ch. 8 reports: Federal investigators will look into the cause of a small plane crash in a business parking lot in Jonesboro. A small-engine plane crashed in…
by - June 10, 2015 6:37 am
The state’s congressional delegation – Sens. John Boozman (R-Ark.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Reps. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, French Hill, R-Little Rock, Steve Womack, R-Rogers and Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs as well…
by - June 10, 2015 6:34 am
Despite winning high-profile Arkansas startup competitions, it gets harder to grow from idea to implementation. Stamina, perseverance and out-of-state help makes a difference and highlights a problem for the state’s startup scene.
by - June 10, 2015 5:49 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. HEALTHCARE HIRING…
by - June 9, 2015 7:26 pm
A U.S. appellate court threw out a challenge to the EPA’s controversial Clean Power Plan by attorneys general in several states, saying the plaintiffs’ lawsuit was prematurely filed before the federal agency had drafted final rules.
by - June 9, 2015 6:52 pm
Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Wendell Griffen ruled Tuesday (June 9) that same sex couples who married May 10-16, 2014 in Arkansas, must be provided the same access to state…
by - June 9, 2015 6:41 pm
The four-year phase from construction to completion of a $16.5 million, 28-acre facility to help people with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia culminated Tuesday when the doors opened for people to…
by - June 9, 2015 4:14 pm
On this week’s business podcast edition of Talk Business & Politics: The City Wire’s coverage of Wal-Mart shareholders’ week Entergy Arkansas CEO Hugh McDonald’s retirement announcement Latest labor stats and…
by - June 9, 2015 9:28 am
April U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $384.81 million, according to The Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT). The numbers were down 8.1% from March and 1% from the previous April report….
by - June 9, 2015 9:11 am
Since Communications Sales & Leasing Inc. (CS&L) officially became a publicly traded company on April 17, CEO Kenny Gunderman has been putting together his team and preparing for major deals.
by - June 9, 2015 5:50 am
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and deep-dive into education topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - June 8, 2015 6:15 pm
The field of candidates for the Republican Party Presidential nomination keeps getting bigger. It keeps getting better too. Improvement was certain, as Senator Ted Cruz was the first to announce….
by - June 8, 2015 6:01 pm
“It’s about time.” That was the sentiment Monday night as Craighead County justices approved an agreement with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission for the operation of Bono Lake. The…
by - June 8, 2015 5:06 pm
A study group recommended changing the state’s Common Core test provider before it made its other recommendations because of timing issues and certainty, the group’s chairman, Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin, told legislators.
by - June 8, 2015 4:28 pm
Wal-Mart has in recent years spent billions on its e-commerce focus. The investments have included numerous acquisitions and significant internal growth at the retailer’s @Walmartlabs group. The investments have cut…
by - June 8, 2015 4:20 pm
Sam’s Club CEO Rosalind Brewer told the media last week that the wholesale club continues to find ways to pack more value into its memberships in response to poor first quarter numbers and competitive pressures in the retail sector. Small businesses stand to benefit greatly.
