by - May 3, 2015 8:09 am
The CEO of the state’s largest health insurance provider said that variables and options surrounding health insurance reform have made business planning tricky, but he expects more of the same…
by - May 3, 2015 6:37 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. REGIONAL…
by - May 3, 2015 5:54 am
Retailers are poised to profit handsomely in the coming days as consumers are expected to dole out $21.2 billion for dear Mom and the national holiday in her honor slated for Sunday, May 10.
by - May 2, 2015 7:48 am
Sen. Tom Cotton and his wife, Anna, welcomed a bouncing, baby boy to the world this week, but that didn’t stop the state’s junior senator from having a high-profile debate with Iran’s foreign minister.
by - May 2, 2015 7:27 am
The sight of a $1.3 billion steel mill being built south of Osceola was something to behold, the state’s senior senator said Friday afternoon. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., took a…
by - May 2, 2015 7:18 am
While Avian Influenza dominated headlines and packer margins ran in the red in recent weeks, they are not expected to put a dent in Tyson Foods’ profits. The company is…
by - May 2, 2015 6:55 am
TV PREVIEW: A HUCKABEE ADVANCE This week on Talk Business & Politics: Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is set to announce that he’ll run for President in 2016. He rolled out…
by - May 1, 2015 3:47 pm
The state could receive millions of dollars to pay for broadband access to schools from federal E-rate funding that had been withheld over a three-year period, the Arkansas Department of…
by - May 1, 2015 3:44 pm
A key part of success is looking for ways to build upon your strengths and improve on your weaknesses, the dean of the Arkansas State University College of Business told…
by - May 1, 2015 7:41 am
It’s no secret that former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee will be declaring his bid for the 2016 GOP Presidential nomination on Tuesday, May 5 in Hope, Arkansas. Huckabee’s hometown is…
by - May 1, 2015 5:23 am
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by - April 30, 2015 8:58 pm
Oil prices will return to $70 a barrel by the end of the year as American production declines and inventories are drawn down, Oklahoma oilman and natural gas supporter T….
by - April 30, 2015 8:26 pm
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: Same-sex…
by - April 30, 2015 6:59 pm
A former state senator who pleaded guilty earlier this year to mail fraud in a campaign finance scandal will appear before a federal judge later this year for sentencing. According…
by - April 30, 2015 6:57 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed an executive order Thursday to create the Governor’s Working Group on Highway Funding, a panel he hopes can come up with options to pay for Arkansas road needs.
by - April 30, 2015 6:56 pm
All eight of Arkansas’ metropolitan areas had lower jobless rate in March compared to the previous month and a year ago, according to data compiled and released by U.S. Bureau…
by - April 30, 2015 6:54 pm
It may have taken Jonesboro city officials a little while to get there, but a new 2,000-square-feet transfer bus station in the middle of the city will help people get…
by - April 30, 2015 1:11 pm
Fifty-three years after long-time Arkansas Education Commissioner Dr. Arch Ford’s vision for economic education was realized, Economics Arkansas honored the Ford Family legacy. During a luncheon meeting at the Marriott…
by - April 30, 2015 9:49 am
An executive with one of the top 3D printing companies in the U.S. gave a long list of exciting products and applications on Thursday that are now entering the marketplace…
by - April 30, 2015 6:34 am
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