by - October 2, 2014 4:28 pm
Arkansas Pays Off Unemployment Insurance Debt
According to Gov. Mike Beebe’s office and the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce, the state of Arkansas has paid off its federal debt for funds borrowed to prop up the…
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by - October 2, 2014 4:21 pm
Busy Next Four Days For Candidates In NE Arkansas
The next four days will be a dream for local political aficionados as virtually every statewide candidate for office will be in Northeast Arkansas, at campaign rallies, area festivals and…
by - October 2, 2014 4:16 pm
Ozark Mountain Poultry Celebrating Warren Facility Opening
Rogers-based Ozark Mountain Poultry (OMP) will officially cut the ribbon on its new Warren poultry facility on Friday, Oct. 3 Oct. 3 – an expansion that will employ 124 local workers. The…
by - October 2, 2014 4:09 pm
Walton Family Foundation Grants KIPP Schools $500,000
The Walton Family Foundation has granted nearly $500,000 to KIPP Delta Public Charter Schools to fund a two-year pilot program to help prepare more students throughout the Delta for college….
by - October 2, 2014 10:21 am
State Revenues Slightly Below Forecast After First Quarter
Arkansas revenue forecasters said the state’s tax collections are about 0.5% below forecast after the first quarter of the state’s fiscal year, which ended September 30. Year-to-date net available general…
by - October 2, 2014 6:19 am
Mobile Market Research Startup Field Agent To Go Global
How does a retailer or product supplier find the proverbial “Bubba” to review a deer hunting product? Or how would a property manager based in Fayetteville or Fort Smith quickly…
by - October 1, 2014 9:42 pm
Crane Explains Rutledge Voter Registration Removal (UPDATED)
Editor’s note: Reporter Elicia Dover with our content partner, KATV Ch. 7 News, provided the bulk of this report. Talk Business & Politics Editor-in-Chief Roby Brock also contributed to this…
by - October 1, 2014 9:29 pm
Legislators Talk Constitutional Convention Of States
Members of the state House and Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committees heard testimony Wednesday regarding a movement to amend the U.S. Constitution through a method never before used…
by - October 1, 2014 8:38 pm
Pine Bluff, Fayetteville Non-profits Form New Group To Lift Communities
A non-profit in Pine Bluff and one in Fayetteville are combining forces to fight poverty and build communities across seven states in the South. On Wednesday (Oct. 1), alt.Consulting of…
by - October 1, 2014 7:58 pm
Election Central: AG Race And Political Anniversaries
KATV’s Elicia Dover delivers Wednesday’s Election Central Daily Brief, which includes more news on Republican Attorney General nominee Leslie Rutledge and a pair of partisan “anniversaries.” RUTLEDGE ELIGIBILITY Pulaski County…
by - October 1, 2014 7:57 pm
Judge Denies Wal-Mart’s Dismissal Bid Over FCPA Disclosures
Retail giant Wal-Mart will face claims that it defrauded shareholders by concealing corruption linked to the ongoing bribery allegations and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act in its Mexican…
by - October 1, 2014 7:21 pm
Beebe Thanks Southwestern Energy Employees For Boosting State’s Economy, Nation’s Security
Gov. Mike Beebe thanked hundreds of Southwestern Energy Co. employees on Wednesday for not only boosting the state’s economic fortunes over the last decade, but for helping to lessen the nation’s dependence on foreign energy sources.
by - October 1, 2014 7:08 pm
Arkansas Scholars Program Starts New Year
A program that helps high school students understand the importance of going to college began its 15th year Wednesday, with nearly 2,200 students taking part in the program. The Jonesboro…
by - October 1, 2014 2:32 pm
Windstream Acquires Chicago-based Broadband Firm
Windstream Corp. said it has acquired Chicago-based Business Only Broadband, a fixed wireless enterprise services provider with operations in Chicago, New York City, northern New Jersey and Milwaukee. Terms of…
by - October 1, 2014 10:32 am
Dominik Mjartan Named CEO Of Southern Bancorp Community Partners
Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams announced that Dominik Mjartan has been named CEO of Southern Bancorp Community Partners, a development finance partner organization of Southern, and Executive Vice President of…
by - October 1, 2014 10:29 am
Gov. Beebe Appoints 28 To Boards And Commissions
Gov. Mike Beebe today announced the following judicial appointment: Robert W. McCorkindale, Harrison, as Special Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Arkansas for the case styled 14-427, Nathaniel Smith,…
by - October 1, 2014 7:15 am
Windstream Appoints Bob Gunderman Interim CFO
Windstream said Bob Gunderman has been named interim chief financial officer to replace Tony Thomas, who has been named president of a spin-off company real estate investment trust. Windstream announced…
by - October 1, 2014 5:41 am
Pulaski County Clerk Cancels Rutledge’s Voter Registration, Rutledge Responds
A post from Blue Hog Report, and subsequently the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, disclosed that Pulaski County Clerk Larry Crane has canceled the voter registration for GOP Attorney General candidate Leslie Rutledge….
by - October 1, 2014 5:32 am
Arkansas Home Sales Down In August, Numbers Still Up Year-To-Date
Year-to-date home sales and sales volume in Arkansas through August remains positive, but August home sales were down more than 5% and the total value of those homes sold were…
by - September 30, 2014 10:31 pm
Murphy Oil Selling 30% Stake Of Malaysian Assets For $2 Billion
Murphy Oil Corp. announced that its wholly owned subsidiaries, Murphy Sabah Oil Co., Ltd. and Murphy Sarawak Oil Co., Ltd., have entered into an agreement with PT Pertamina Malaysia Eksplorasi…