by - March 6, 2015 5:53 pm
U.S. stocks took a hard fall in late trading on Friday as interest rate fears spooked the Dow Jones and S&P 500 indices, dragging down publicly-traded Arkansas concerns almost across…
by - March 6, 2015 10:36 am
Thirty one entrepreneurs and support organizations from across the South will pitch their business ideas entrepreneurial festival in New Orleans later this month as part the Delta Regional Authority’s recently…
by - March 6, 2015 10:16 am
“Rep. Harris and Mrs. Harris have suffered a severe injustice.” That is the first line of an official statement attorney Jennifer Wells provided to Talk Business & Politics on Thursday…
by - March 6, 2015 6:54 am
Antibiotic use in animal production has long been an issue of debate among health officials and agricultural groups. But under consumer pressure, restaurant giant McDonald’s announced its commitment to end…
by - March 6, 2015 6:22 am
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by - March 5, 2015 7:55 pm
Last December, an outside consulting group took an in-depth assessment of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery. Camelot Global prepared the report for the Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee pointing out many…
by - March 5, 2015 7:23 pm
A second bill involving the controversial issue of rehoming children was filed Thursday as a legislator accused of the practice faced reporters. The bill Thursday was from Rep. David Meeks,…
by - March 5, 2015 7:03 pm
The legislature approved several education-related bills Thursday, looking at K-12 and higher education. Meanwhile, the House Education Committee approved a bill that would allow school boards to decide on advertising…
by - March 5, 2015 3:49 pm
Des Moines, Iowa-based EFCO Corp. plans to bring a new re-fabrication manufacturing facility to West Memphis, filling the city’s last vacant industrial space with another top-notch employer in the construction…
by - March 5, 2015 1:30 pm
The Roberts Law Firm P.A. in Little Rock announced that former Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe has officially joined Roberts Group, which includes several legal and consulting entities tied to the…
by - March 5, 2015 12:22 pm
A top Wall Street analyst said the Fayetteville Shale and other aging dry gas shale plays have had a good run over the past several years, but added “they can’t compete” with shale plays that produce both crude oil and wet natural gas.
by - March 5, 2015 12:22 pm
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by - March 5, 2015 11:40 am
A lawmaker on Thursday said he was optimistic that the state’s highway funding issues will be resolved in the near future with the creation of a working group. Rep. Dan…
by - March 5, 2015 11:30 am
Arkansas’ “blue collar” economy grew slightly in the month of February with strong improvements in new orders, production and employment levels, according to a monthly economic indicator for the nine-state…
by - March 5, 2015 11:23 am
The University of Arkansas Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences says it is exploring educational and research opportunities for students and faculty with three universities in China….
by - March 5, 2015 7:29 am
Community bankers across the Natural State enjoyed a profitable 2014 accruing net income of $810 million among the 109 institutions. Profits rose from $707 million a year ago, according to the FDIC.
by - March 4, 2015 8:58 pm
Kathleen McLaughlin, president of the Walmart Foundation, told students at the University of Arkansas that the role of big business is to serve society by using its own strengths and…
by - March 4, 2015 8:00 pm
Editor’s note: Rev. Britt Skarda, the author of this guest commentary, is the senior pastor at Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church in Little Rock. The right to religious freedom is…
by - March 4, 2015 7:38 pm
The Senate Education Committee Wednesday passed a bill requiring a minimum ACT score of 19 for students to receive the lottery-funded Academic Challenge Scholarship. The bill also reduces payouts during…
by - March 4, 2015 7:34 pm
The state Senate approved a healthcare related bill as debate over the issue was going on nearly 1,000 miles away at the United States Supreme Court. Meanwhile, a bill that…
