by - November 8, 2015 11:38 am
Raymond and Veterans Day
Editor’s note: This essay about my grandfather, Raymond Evans, was first published November 2002. Raymond Evans died Dec. 6, 2008. There is no expiration on the need to remember Veterans…
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by - November 8, 2015 9:58 am
Rep. Womack: Ryan can ‘unify’ GOP, leave email server investigation to Justice Department
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, argues that new House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, can unify the House Republican conference, defended his vote for last week’s budget bill, and explained that a…
by - November 8, 2015 9:57 am
Talk Business & Politics Roundtable: Asa in Asia and the Arkansas Poll
In two separate roundtables on this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics, pundits discussed Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s latest announcement that he’ll travel to China and Japan, the Arkansas Poll…
by - November 8, 2015 7:37 am
Made In America: Toyota to invest $1 billion in artificial intelligence, robotics
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. TOYOTA TO INVEST $1 BILLION IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ROBOTICS: Japanese auto giant Toyota…
by - November 7, 2015 7:52 am
Weekend Digest: The return of Bill and the return to space edition
TV PREVIEW: U.S. REP. STEVE WOMACK On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics with Roby Brock, which airs Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Ch. 7: Changes in…
by - November 6, 2015 6:15 pm
Arkansas Supreme Court race, legislative races develop following Friday filings
A key judicial race in the state appears to be set as a Stone County Circuit Judge filed paperwork Friday to run for a seat on the state’s highest court….
by - November 6, 2015 5:52 pm
Lowell-based Central Research announces $30 million annual government contract
The Lowell-based Central Research announced Friday (Nov. 6) it was recently awarded a four-year Service Center Operations Support Services contract along with FCi Federal. The contract is with the U.S….
by - November 6, 2015 4:47 pm
Hutchinson touts Exodus program for helping inmates transition
Their success in life will define his success as governor and Arkansas’ success as a state, Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) told 13 graduates of The Exodus Project, a program that…
by - November 6, 2015 2:41 pm
First Tenant Moves Into Hunt Tower
The 10-story building at the corner of Pinnacle Hills Parkway and J. B. Hunt Drive in Rogers is now the home of The Harvest Group, a sales and marketing firm that caters to the consumer packaged goods industry.
by - November 6, 2015 2:40 pm
Congressional Digest: Members act on highway bill, react to Clean Line report
Lawmakers appear to be on the road to approving a highway bill while discussion over a proposed energy project in the state received a lot of discussion this week. The…
by - November 6, 2015 1:42 pm
Gov. Hutchinson, AEDC to make trade trip to China and Japan (Updated)
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Arkansas Economic Development Commission Director Mike Preston will travel to Japan and China on a business recruitment trip Nov. 15-24, Hutchinson announced Friday (Nov. 6) in…
by - November 6, 2015 1:05 pm
First National Bank Fully Up and Running in NWA
The Paragould lender bought five empty branches in October 2014 for $12.2 million. The last of them, at 4000 Greathouse Springs Road in Johnson, opened a few weeks ago.
by - November 6, 2015 12:20 pm
Obama rejects Keystone pipeline plan, Arkansas lawmakers criticize the decision (Updated)
President Barack Obama on Friday (Nov. 6) rejected the Keystone XL pipeline proposal after a lengthy State Department review of the controversial project. The move ignited a barrage of criticism…
by - November 6, 2015 11:51 am
Bear State’s ‘core’ net income dips 18.7% in the third quarter
Little Rock-based Bear State Financial reported third quarter “core” net income of $3.319 million, down from core net income of $4.085 million during the same quarter of 2014. A typical…
by - November 6, 2015 10:04 am
Drone notes: To regulate or not to regulate …
To regulate drones or not to regulate drones. Many have called for more regulation of drones and two large media companies have penned opinions as to why there should be…
by - November 6, 2015 8:36 am
Hutchinson to Headline Rogers-Lowell Chambers Annual Meeting
The Arkansas governor will be the keynote speaker at the 94th annual event Feb. 27.
by - November 6, 2015 6:45 am
Energy In-depth: Lion Oil wins $72 million jury verdict over losses from ruptured ExxonMobil pipeline
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. LION OIL WINS $72 MILLION JURY VERDICT OVER LOSSES FROM RUPTURED EXXONMOBIL PIPELINE: Lion…
by - November 5, 2015 9:37 pm
The Breakfast Club
Food, fellowship and lively discussions endure at the famed Round Table at the state Capitol cafeteria – and other spots across the state – where elected officials, lobbyists and political junkies gather to solve the world’s problems.
by - November 5, 2015 8:37 pm
Tusk to Tail: The Hog season has officially soured when the boys talk presidential politics
story info compiled by David Rice Editor’s note: Welcome to the fourth season of Tusk to Tail – the sport of tailgating as organized, performed and perfected by a group…
by - November 5, 2015 8:15 pm
Phone survey asks about Halter U.S. Senate candidacy
An automated telephone survey conducted Thursday (Nov. 5) asked if respondents would support former Lt. Gov. Bill Halter over incumbent U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., in the 2016 U.S. Senate…