by - August 11, 2016 1:27 pm
Waco Title Opens Second Fayetteville Branch
Located on Martin Luther King Boulevard, Waco Title now has 19 offices in Arkansas and southwest Missouri.
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by - August 11, 2016 1:08 pm
New U.S. Marshals Museum boss eyes ‘late 2019’ opening, says time to ‘get that excitement back’
The U.S. Marshals Museum kicked off a new era Wednesday night, Aug. 10, with the arrival of president and CEO Patrick Weeks from Dublin, Ohio. Weeks met with fundraisers, organizers and…
by - August 11, 2016 12:54 pm
Walton Family Foundation, Walmart to support new secondary school in downtown Bentonville
Rumors have swirled for months about a new fully independent school in downtown Bentonville from grades six through 12. On Thursday (Aug. 11) Thaden School officials announced plans for a…
by - August 11, 2016 12:16 pm
Joey Lauren Adams to appear at third annual El Dorado Film Festival
The third annual El Dorado Film Festival is set for Sept. 15-18 in El Dorado, Ark. This year’s festivities will feature celebrity judge and Arkansas native Joey Lauren Adams (Chasing…
by - August 11, 2016 12:10 pm
Bella Vista opens ‘Back 40’ mountain bike trail
Bella Vista has opened the first section of its new Back 40 mountain bike trail, according to a press release from TravelArkansas. The section is 15 miles and will be…
by - August 11, 2016 11:06 am
Startup Talk: Pentagon hopes world’s first all-machine hacking, bot-hunting contest will lead to better cybersecurity
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– PENTAGON HOPES WORLD’S FIRST ALL-MACHINE HACKING, BOT-HUNTING CONTEST WILL LEAD TO BETTER…
by - August 11, 2016 10:51 am
Nine Arkansans graduate year-long Delta leadership program
Fifty-three leaders from eight states, including nine from Arkansas, graduated from the Delta Leadership Institute Executive Academy, a year-long leadership program that prepares them to address issues in the Mississippi…
by - August 11, 2016 10:31 am
New School Planned For Former Fairgrounds Site in Bentonville
The school, announced last summer, will be called Thaden School, in honor of Bentonville native Iris Louise McPhetridge Thaden (1905-1979), considered one of the greatest aviators of her time.
by - August 11, 2016 10:13 am
Arkansas officials attempt to find solutions to future labor problems
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce encountered a new and potentially serious problem that could hurt the state’s jobs market when they toured the Remington Arms Company Inc. in Lonoke…
by - August 11, 2016 8:53 am
CS&L reports small 2Q loss, continues acquisition spree to grow telecom asset base
Communications Sales & Leasing Inc.’s on Thursday (Aug. 11) reported that its second quarter earnings fell into the red as the state’s only publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)…
by - August 10, 2016 4:13 pm
Talk Business & Politics Daily: The Trump TV ads, Presidential trivia, and Sage insight edition
On Wednesday’s Talk Business & Politics Daily digital newscast KATV’s Janelle Lilley examines three ads airing out of state involving Donald Trump as a political weapon. In our Inside the…
by - August 10, 2016 3:50 pm
Sebastian County deputy dies in shooting, was a ‘perfect example’ of a community law enforcement officer
Sebastian County Sheriff Deputy Bill Cooper died following an early Wednesday morning shootout near Hackett with suspect Billy Jones. Sebastian County Sheriff Bill Hollenbeck praised Cooper as a “perfect example”…
by - August 10, 2016 3:40 pm
Arkansas natives offer neighborly help with Schlep
Hunter Riley and John Godwin found themselves in Chicago, a long way from the North Little Rock neighborhood where they grew up. Riley was couch surfing at Godwin’s while in…
by - August 10, 2016 3:12 pm
Report: ‘Good Schools’ not the only positive for Benton County home prices
It’s no secret that homes in the areas of preferred elementary schools often have higher prices than those in underperforming districts. Benton County results are mixed in terms of school…
by - August 10, 2016 2:54 pm
‘Tiny House’ trend emerging in Arkansas with seniors in Northwest Arkansas, Fort Smith
At age 64, Betsy McNeil is getting rid of her furniture, her clothes and her artwork, and she is downsizing. Really downsizing. In mid-August, McNeil will move into a 399-square-foot…
by - August 10, 2016 1:57 pm
Health Beat: CMS warns state regulators, nursing homes of growing ‘social media’ abuse
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– CMS WARNS STATE REGULATORS, NURSING HOME OPERATORS OF GROWING SOCIAL MEDIA ABUSE The U.S….
by - August 10, 2016 1:08 pm
Gov. Hutchinson: Can’t get inside ‘Trump’s mind,’ but did not see threat in Trump’s 2nd Amendment remark
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (Aug. 10) said he was not going to try to “get into Donald Trump’s mind” to try and figure out recent comments the Republican candidate…
by - August 10, 2016 12:38 pm
Hutchinson, Arkansas’ congressional delegation applaud $200 million Magellan pipeline project
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin and three members of the state’s congressional delegation all gathered together on Wednesday at a North Little Rock petroleum storage facility off the…
by - August 10, 2016 9:46 am
Tom Terminella Plans Run For Mayor of Fayetteville
Fayetteville developer and real estate broker Tom Terminella said Wednesday he plans to oppose Lioneld Jordan in his bid for a third four-year term in office.
by - August 10, 2016 9:09 am
Big data more recognized as needed in the manufacturing sector
A new study from the Alan Turing Institute and Warwick Analytics found that big data analytics is becoming increasingly accepted by the manufacturing industry and is seen as offering a…