by - April 20, 2015 7:59 am
It flew under the radar for the most part, but a significant piece of legislation may make Arkansas a much easier place to start or run a business. Here’s what you need to know.
by - April 20, 2015 7:08 am
John Paul Hammerschmidt, often referred to as JPH, passed away on April 1st at the age of 92. He outlived most of the people who were qualified to speak about…
by - April 20, 2015 12:43 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 - April 19, 2015 2:04 pm
The latest podcast edition of Talk Business & Politics is available. On this week’s agenda: Health care in Arkansas is at a crossroads. Next week, a task force charged with…
by - April 19, 2015 12:44 pm
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores confirmed Friday (April 17) plans to eliminate the role of zone managers in its U.S. stores in the coming weeks. This impacts 14,000 workers who were…
by - April 19, 2015 8:23 am
Arkansas’ new Surgeon General, Dr. Greg Bledsoe, says the legislative health care task force that begins its work in earnest this next week will be looking at a much wider swath of reform than just the private option.
by - April 19, 2015 8:20 am
Talk Business & Politics Business Editor Wesley Brown and Editor-in-Chief Roby Brock discussed several interesting topics related to Arkansas’ startup scene, its biggest companies and a debate involving alternative energy….
by - April 19, 2015 7:39 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has a 63% favorable rating among registered voters in Arkansas, according to a poll commissioned by Talk Business & Politics, Hendrix College and Impact Management Group.
by - April 19, 2015 6:20 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. FED’S…
by - April 18, 2015 8:13 am
Lawmakers headed back to the nation’s capital Monday, facing a full agenda from domestic and foreign policy to honoring a soldier killed and another one wounded in a shooting at…
by - April 18, 2015 7:40 am
Mike Huckabee teased the national media with his announcement of a Presidential announcement. The former Arkansas Governor says he'll make his plans known May 5th in Hope, Arkansas.
by - April 17, 2015 6:25 pm
A new position of Solicitor General inside the Arkansas Attorney General’s office will give the person an opportunity to work on many different issues, AG Leslie Rutledge said Friday. Rutledge,…
by - April 17, 2015 4:47 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 - April 16, 2015 9:29 pm
In just under three years, Kourtney and Beau Barrett have disrupted the fitness headband segment with Junk Brands, a growing custom headband manufacturing operation based in their hometown of Bentonville.
by - April 16, 2015 8:19 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: Hillary…
by - April 16, 2015 7:48 pm
The number of Arkansans with completed enrollments through the Health Care Independence Program – the private option – has reached 229,599 as of March 31, and average costs appear on a downward decline. Still, worries remain.
by - April 16, 2015 4:43 pm
The city of Caraway could one day become a “computer mecca,” with students learning the skills of computer coding and computer science, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday. Hutchinson, who attended…
by - April 16, 2015 3:56 pm
Mike Duke, the former CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., has joined the global consumer and retail group of private equity firm The Carlyle Group. He will began work at Carlyle…
by - April 16, 2015 3:55 pm
Arkansas foreclosure activity continues to slow and is part of a national trend in which first quarter foreclosures were their lowest rate in 8 years, according to Irvine, Calif.,-based RealtyTrac.com….
by - April 16, 2015 3:20 pm
Representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency regional office in Dallas spent an entire day in Little Rock listening to comments from Arkansans on the pros and cons of the federal…
