by - June 15, 2015 8:02 am
Talk Business & Politics is proud to announce that Todd Jones, the founder and editor of ARScene.net, is teaming up with TB&P to spearhead more coverage of the startup, technology…
by - June 15, 2015 8:02 am
Sometimes individual members of a group can embarrass the larger group with which they associate. It’s unfortunate, but it always happens. It can cause malicious feelings towards the broader group,…
by - June 15, 2015 6:01 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - June 14, 2015 8:16 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a wrap-up of manufacturing news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. BEIGE…
by - June 14, 2015 8:06 am
The world is shrinking and productivity is improving thanks to technological advances, and business leaders in the field say Americans – and Arkansans – will likely be twice as “connected” to their devices in the next five years.
by - June 13, 2015 3:31 pm
Access to 1.2 billion consumers nor the estimated $534 billion value of India’s retail market is enough to entice Wal-Mart to alter its wholesale-only strategy, according to Walmart International CEO…
by - June 13, 2015 3:30 pm
The schedule in the nation’s capital this week was hectic as lawmakers dealt with national security, defense, trade and government waste among other issues. The following is a recap of…
by - June 13, 2015 3:20 pm
Four graduates of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service have been granted fellowships with Vital Voices Global Partnership and the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security…
by - June 13, 2015 8:27 am
TV PREVIEW: THE INTERNET OF THINGS This week on Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9 a.m. on KATV Channel 7: Sen. Tom Cotton. The state’s junior senator weighs…
by - June 12, 2015 4:42 pm
Arkansas’ four U.S. representatives voted Friday to approve Trade Promotion Authority for the President, as the U.S. House voted down a key first part of the overall trade package. The…
by - June 12, 2015 1:22 pm
A proposal to amend state law to require uniform reporting of campaign finances and the disclosure of donors received certification Thursday from Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. Paul J. Spencer,…
by - June 12, 2015 1:20 pm
An Ohio-based food company has announced it will hire 100 more people at its facility in Newport. Shearer’s Foods will increase production at its Newport plant with the new jobs…
by - June 12, 2015 6:42 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Arkansas may shop for another federal venue to challenge the president’s controversial Clean Power Plan after a federal court tossed the state’s challenge.
by - June 12, 2015 6:29 am
Back in 1992, Arkansas voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment that created term limits for the State Legislature. House members were subsequently restricted to just three 2-year terms and Senate…
by - June 12, 2015 6:25 am
Talk Business & Politics latest “pure politics” podcast is out and available for download. This week, TB&P’s Jessica DeLoach Sabin and Roby Brock discuss a variety of topics, including: Hillary…
by - June 12, 2015 6:17 am
The Inventors Club of Northeast Arkansas will host a special meeting Saturday (June 13) in conjunction with the FORGE IDEA Fest on the Arkansas State University campus, the club’s president…
by - June 12, 2015 6:09 am
The swollen Arkansas River has brought barge traffic to a grinding halt. How are some haulers navigating their options?
by - June 12, 2015 5:48 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 - June 11, 2015 9:48 pm
Officials with the U.S. Department of Justice have opened an investigation of the Arkansas Department of Corrections’ McPherson Unit, the state prison for women in Newport.
by - June 11, 2015 8:02 pm
Clinging to the core operating principles of Sam Walton, but also retooling Wal-Mart Stores for the future is always on the mind of CEO Doug McMillon who has one foot…
