by - February 12, 2015 8:51 pm
Trucking companies facing a worsening driver shortage have a potential large labor force available to them among members of the millennial generation, but they will have to find creative ways to appeal to those young people. A Millennial offers advice.
by - February 12, 2015 8:41 pm
There was a lot of debate Thursday as the state Senate discussed an abortion bill while the state House discussed cursive writing. Meanwhile, a bill that would ban the use…
by - February 12, 2015 7:51 pm
The reported cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine is just another example of appeasement, Arkansas’ Republican junior senator Tom Cotton said Thursday. “The cease-fire between Ukraine and Russia is yet another…
by - February 12, 2015 7:41 pm
Inventory issues continue to plague the nation’s largest retailer with some Wal-Mart stores carrying too much product while shelves are empty in other regions. The retailer has acknowledged its out-of-stocks…
by - February 12, 2015 4:16 pm
On Wednesday, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette columnist and TB&P contributor John Brummett penned an online column arguing that modern Arkansas Democrats don’t seem to stand for anything other an winning. Brummett argues…
by - February 12, 2015 3:58 pm
Sen. Jane English, R-North Little Rock, will present a package of workforce education bills that will reorganize the state’s career education programs under the Department of Career Education, create a…
by - February 12, 2015 3:51 pm
Kenny Gunderman has been named president and CEO of Windstream’s planned real estate investment trust (REIT) spinoff, Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. (CS&L). Gunderman currently serves as executive vice president…
by - February 12, 2015 7:01 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive…
by - February 12, 2015 5:48 am
Editor’s note: Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs), author of this guest commentary, represents the Fourth District of Arkansas. When I announced my candidacy to represent Arkansas’ Fourth Congressional District in…
by - February 11, 2015 10:53 pm
Collections of Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax needed only 11 of the 12 months of 2014 to set a new annual record. How big was the final number?
by - February 11, 2015 10:48 pm
Walmart Canada announced Wednesday that it will spend $340 million as it builds 29 supercenter projects during the next year. The Bentonville-based retail giant’s Canadian arm also said it will…
by - February 11, 2015 9:13 pm
Competition for legislative referrals to the ballot next year may very well be greater than expected as nearly 40 proposed constitutional amendments were filed by state lawmakers this session. Wednesday…
by - February 11, 2015 8:19 pm
The House City, County and Local Affairs committee approved a bill Wednesday that supporters say would improve intrastate commerce, with opponents saying it creates discrimination and takes away local control….
by - February 11, 2015 4:51 pm
This week’s “Talk Politics” roundtable is online now. You can watch the video below. This week, Talk Business & Politics Editor-in-Chief Roby Brock, KATV”s lead capitol reporter Janelle Lilley, Impact…
by - February 11, 2015 12:00 pm
A bill that would eliminate the dual status of a state holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Confederate general Robert E. Lee failed Wednesday for a second time…
by - February 11, 2015 11:18 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Wednesday that Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin will chair a new council to review controversial Common Core standards. Through an executive order, Hutchinson created the Governor’s Council…
by - February 11, 2015 7:27 am
If there is a comeback kid in the Arkansas corporate world, it would have to be Van Buren-based USA Truck. Officials with the long-haul trucking and logistics company announced 2014…
by - February 11, 2015 7:25 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free…
by - February 10, 2015 6:52 pm
P.A.M. Transportation Services was on course for record earnings to end 2014, but a recent $5.6 million lawsuit and anticipated settlement over minimum wage violations reduced profits for the fourth…
by - February 10, 2015 3:45 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson named three new cabinet-level positions on Tuesday. Hutchinson has announced Becky Keogh as Director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), Lt. Colonel Matt Snead as…
