by - March 30, 2015 4:35 pm
Acxiom CEO Calls On Hutchinson To Veto HB 1228
Acxiom CEO Scott Howe and Chief Legal Officer Jerry Jones have signed a letter calling on Gov. Asa Hutchinson to veto HB 1228, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
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by - March 30, 2015 2:15 pm
‘Religious Freedom’ Bill Moves Forward
Amendments to a bill that would prevent state actions that “substantially burden a person’s right to exercise of religion” passed the House Judiciary Committee Monday despite a heavy presence of…
by - March 30, 2015 1:43 pm
Simmons First National Corp. Appoints Three To Board
Pine Bluff-based Simmons First National Corp. announced the appointments of Mark Doramus, Christopher “Chris” Kirkland and Joseph “Joe” Porter to its Board of Directors. Doramus is Chief Financial Officer of…
by - March 30, 2015 12:25 pm
Budget Released, Faces Scrutiny
A nearly $5.2 billion proposed state budget was unveiled Monday morning as lawmakers and state officials begin the arduous task for negotiations this week. The Joint Budget Committee turned in…
by - March 30, 2015 6:12 am
Money Talk: Fed Hires Barbie To Teach Economic, Personal Finance
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 - March 30, 2015 5:40 am
John Burris: Common Sense, Not Emotion, Needed In Religious Freedom Debate
Truth is void of emotion. The debate over HB1228, or the “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” (RFRA), is mostly void of common sense and level heads. Emotion is abundant. The past…
by - March 30, 2015 5:39 am
Tim Cook: Pro-discrimination ‘Religious Freedom’ Laws Are Dangerous
Editor’s note: This guest opinion column first appeared in The Washington Post. Tim Cook is the CEO of Apple, Inc. There’s something very dangerous happening in states across the country….
by - March 29, 2015 8:22 am
New AEDC Director Says Listening, Rural Arkansas, & Public-Private Partnerships On Agenda
On Thursday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson officially named Mike Preston as the new executive director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, the state agency charged with recruiting and retaining jobs. What’s on his to-do list?
by - March 29, 2015 12:54 am
Lawmakers Eye Budget, Business Pressure In Final Week Of Session
The likely last week of this year’s regular legislative session starts Monday with lawmakers facing a boatload of issues and negotiations involving the state’s budget and national pressure over a…
by - March 29, 2015 12:31 am
Made In America: Fed Says ‘Business Optimism’ Improving in Arkansas Thanks To Exports, Manufacturing
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. FED…
by - March 28, 2015 10:46 pm
One-on-One With First Community Bank CEO Dale Cole
Editor’s note: Guest contributor Scott McClymonds, founder of Fayetteville-based strategic consulting firm CEO Velocity, recently interviewed several regional and community banking executives across Arkansas about corporate strategy and their management…
by - March 28, 2015 9:41 am
Bankruptcy Trustee Seeks $25.7 Million From Tyson Foods
The bankruptcy trustee of Quantum Foods, a former Tyson Foods customer, is suing the Springdale-based meat company to recover $25.7 million. The trustee claims the money was a preferential debt…
by - March 28, 2015 9:39 am
Tyson Foods To Shed 260 Jobs With Georgia Plant Closure And Shift Elimination
Tyson Foods announced the closure of a poultry processing facility in Buena Vista, Ga., and discontinuation of the third shift at its Dawson, Ga., plant as it works to streamline…
by - March 28, 2015 8:58 am
Congressional Recap: Budget, Foreign Policy Debates Cover Week
This week, lawmakers in the nation’s capital dealt with everything from budgets and environmental issues to foreign policy in Iran, Afghanistan and Africa.
by - March 28, 2015 5:30 am
Weekend Digest: The Old Fashioned Brawl Edition
TV PREVIEW: MEET THE NEW AEDC DIRECTOR On this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9 a.m. on KATV Ch. 7, tune in for the…
by - March 27, 2015 5:03 pm
Don’t Get ‘Caught Flat-Footed’ On EPA Rules, FERC’s Honorable Tells Arkansas Regulators
Recently appointed to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Colette Honorable warned Friday that Arkansas regulators should not get “caught flat-footed” and wait until the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…
by - March 27, 2015 12:03 pm
Big Gain In Arkansas Tourism Jobs Helps Drop Jobless Rate To 5.5%
An estimated year-over-year gain of 8,700 jobs in Arkansas’ tourism sector and 7,200 jobs gained in the trade, transportation and utilities sector pushed the state’s February jobless rate down to…
by - March 27, 2015 11:59 am
Religious Freedom, 10 Commandments, Presidential Primary Bills Advance
A bill that supporters say will protect religious freedom and opponents say will allow for discrimination easily passed the Arkansas Senate on Friday. The 35-member body passed House Bill 1228…
by - March 27, 2015 11:35 am
Michael Cook: A Tax Cut And A Pee Cup
This week, based on what’s happening in the General Assembly, Arkansas made some clear statements on what we think about rich and poor folks in our state. First, if you’re…
by - March 27, 2015 12:08 am
Former Alltel CEO Scott Ford Testifies With Bill Gates, Ben Affleck In D.C.
Scott Ford, former CEO of Alltel Corp. and the current top executive at Little Rock private investment firm Westrock Group LLC, testified Thursday before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on…