by - February 25, 2015 3:49 pm
Judge Dismisses Nucor Lawsuit Against Big River Steel
A federal judge on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit brought by Nucor Steel against Big River Steel, the state’s first superproject.
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by - February 25, 2015 3:26 pm
FCC To Vote On Municipal Broadband Rules Thursday; Overshadowed By Net Neutrality Debate
When the Federal Communications Commission meets Thursday to vote on proposed net neutrality regulations, the federal regulatory panel’s controversial rules on an “independent, fair and open” Internet are expected to…
by - February 25, 2015 2:43 pm
Wal-Mart, Tyson Foods make Fortune’s ‘Most Admired’ list
The corporations deemed to be “Most Admired” by Fortune Magazine this year included two locally-based companies – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Tyson Foods. Wal-Mart ranked No. 38 on the list…
by - February 25, 2015 11:25 am
Cemetery Preservation
Cemetery Preservation Kathleen Cande, senior project archeologist with the Arkansas Archeological Survey, will present "Preserving our Heritage: Documenting Historic Arkansas Cemeteries," Wednesday, March 18, at noon at the Shiloh Museum…
by - February 25, 2015 11:22 am
Film on Women’s Suffrage Movement
Film on Women's Suffrage Movement Iron-Jawed Angels, a 2004 HBO film about the American women's suffrage movement in the 1910s starring Hillary Swank and Anjelica Huston, will be shown at…
by - February 25, 2015 11:07 am
2015 International Women’s Day Celebration
by - February 25, 2015 11:03 am
Outlets At Little Rock Shopping Development Plans Fall Grand Opening
The busy southwest Little Rock corridor near the intersection of Interstates 30 and 430 has scheduled another grand-opening for the fast-growing business district that is now home to sporting goods…
by - February 25, 2015 10:32 am
Health Beat: Obamacare Procrastinators Get An Extension
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 25, 2015 10:01 am
Susan Eisenhower: It’s Time To Modernize Nation’s Energy Infrastructure
Editor’s note: Susan Eisenhower, the author of this guest commentary, was a guest speaker at the Clinton School of Public Service last month. She is the CEO and Chairman of…
by - February 24, 2015 9:15 pm
Wal-Mart’s E-Commerce Momentum Builds, But Room For Improvement Noted
The expectations for Wal-Mart’s e-commerce business is high coming off of 22% sales growth last year, but company leaders say it wasn’t good enough.
by - February 24, 2015 8:23 pm
Lottery bill goes to Governor, cell phone ban nixed, and voting age bill filed
A bill that would get rid of the state’s lottery commission drew overwhelming support Tuesday from the House, while a state Senator sponsored a bill that would allow 16-year-olds to…
by - February 24, 2015 6:23 pm
Obama’s Keystone veto draws rebuke from Arkansas’ Congressional delegation
The veto of a bill to build a nearly 3,000 mile pipeline from Canada through the United States drew a stinging rebuke from the state’s congressional delegation Tuesday. President Barack…
by - February 24, 2015 6:13 pm
BHP will not sell Fayetteville Shale assets, but future activity in doubt
Australian mining giant BHP Billiton announced today that it has been unable to find a viable suitor for its Fayetteville Shale operations, and is no longer seeking to sell the…
by - February 24, 2015 6:02 pm
Talk Politics Midweek Roundtable: A Second Look At The Prison Reform Program
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, columnist and contributor Jessica DeLoach Sabin, KATV’s…
by - February 24, 2015 6:01 pm
Capitol Notebook: Lottery Bill Heads To Governor, Computer Coding Bill Signed
A bill that would get rid of the state’s lottery commission drew overwhelming support Tuesday from the House, while a state Senator sponsored a bill that would allow 16-year-olds to…
by - February 24, 2015 6:00 pm
Delegation Responds To Keystone XL Pipeline Veto
The veto of a bill to build a nearly 3,000 mile pipeline from Canada through the United States drew a stinging rebuke from the state’s congressional delegation Tuesday. President Barack…
by - February 24, 2015 5:54 pm
Wal-Mart eyes ‘phase three’ of its sustainability plan, critics want more
It’s been more than a decade since Wal-Mart Stores publicly began its sustainability journey, and while there have been notable accomplishments, the greater work is yet to be done, according…
by - February 24, 2015 5:19 pm
Two Springdale-based Companies To Expand Into Fort Smith
Springdale-based Career Academy of Hair Design is expanding into Fort Smith thanks in part to an estimated $1.35 million renovation by FSM Redevelopment Partners of property near the 40-acre site…
by - February 24, 2015 5:05 pm
Two Springdale-based companies to expand into Fort Smith
Springdale-based Career Academy of Hair Design is expanding into Fort Smith thanks in part to an estimated $1.35 million renovation by FSM Redevelopment Partners of property near the 40-acre site…
by - February 24, 2015 3:56 pm
BHP Takes Fayetteville Shale Assets Off The Block; Future Still In Question
Australian mining giant BHP Billiton announced that it has been unable to find a viable suitor for its Fayetteville Shale operations, and is no longer seeking to sell its unconventional natural gas in play in Arkansas.