by - August 12, 2014 7:11 pm
Arkansas should be able to expand broadband access to all public schools without extra state funding because it’s currently wasting too much money on outdated technology and is not effectively…
by - August 12, 2014 5:12 pm
David Catanese with the U.S. News and World Report takes a different look at the much-hyped gender gap in political races. While it has been much discussed that Democratic candidates…
by - August 12, 2014 8:27 am
Nucor Steel has filed a federal lawsuit to halt the $1.3 billion Big River Steel superproject in Northeast Arkansas.
by - August 12, 2014 7:04 am
Editor’s note: Aaron Brooks is an attorney with Little Rock-based Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, LLP. A graduate of the University of Central Arkansas and Harvard Law School, his practice focuses…
by - August 12, 2014 7:04 am
While its population has shrunk, the labor force in Mississippi County is growing. Which direction is the county heading?
by - August 11, 2014 7:44 pm
A pair of Craighead County mayors’ races developed Monday, while a fifth candidate filed for mayor at Parkin in Cross County. Kenny Pillow filed Monday to seek the Bono mayor’s…
by - August 11, 2014 4:59 pm
Arkansas should be able to connect all of its schools to high-speed fiber optics broadband networks within a few years using $15 million it already spends.
by - August 11, 2014 4:46 pm
The fourth annual Johnny Cash Music Festival is officially sold out, but tickets to tour the music legend’s childhood home in Dyess are still available.
by - August 11, 2014 4:25 pm
A pair of restaurants in Craighead and Greene counties have turned in paperwork to become private clubs, the director of the state’s Alcohol Beverage Control board said Monday. The TaMolly’s…
by - August 11, 2014 10:05 am
Over the past decade, six of the 10 fastest growing economies are in Africa, which has already prompted some of America’s largest firms like Wal-Mart to step up its investments.
by - August 10, 2014 9:07 am
Our latest business confidence survey of 150 Arkansas CEOs and company leaders. What do they see happening in the next six months with employment, sales, and business investment?
by - August 9, 2014 5:57 pm
There is one thing that Republicans and Democrats in Arkansas might agree on: Northeast Arkansas could make or break both parties’ 2014 fortunes.
by - August 9, 2014 8:00 am
Voters will go to the polls Tuesday to decide whether or not to amend a 2000 sales tax ordinance that will allow the city of Jonesboro to reprioritize its budget…
by - August 9, 2014 4:43 am
For our weekend business and political readers: THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MUSICAL PROGRAM IN HISTORY It started locally in Philadelphia and spread across the nation. Hosted by the late Dick Clark,…
by - August 8, 2014 10:37 pm
A 200-acre site in the Hilltop area of Jonesboro will be a one-of-a-kind, amenity-driven neighborhood for the city. Read on for more details.
by - August 8, 2014 5:57 pm
A pair of Osceola City Council races have developed as the municipal filing period ends its final week. Incumbent Joe Guy turned in paperwork Friday to run for the Ward…
by - August 8, 2014 5:51 pm
Roby Brock with Talk Business & Politics delivers Friday’s Election Central Daily Brief. CONGRESSIONALS SPEAK TO IRAQ AIR STRIKES Sen. Mark Pryor and Cong. Tom Cotton, both on the campaign trail…
by - August 8, 2014 1:41 pm
Arkansas’ junior senator will be visiting several farms and agricultural based businesses in Northeast Arkansas during the August recess, the senator’s office said Friday. Sen. John Boozman, R-Rogers, will be…
by - July 28, 2014 5:45 pm
Talk Business & Politics Editor-in-Chief Roby Brock delivers Monday’s top political headlines in this Election Central Daily Brief. HUTCHINSON TAX FLAP The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported over the weekend that GOP…
by - July 28, 2014 5:05 pm
Arkansas Right to Life, along with the National Right to Life, rolled out an endorsement Monday for Congressman Tom Cotton pointing to both his consistent pro-life record as well as…
