by - January 15, 2015 6:14 pm
A so-called “web-cam abortion bill” was filed Thursday with supporters expecting a committee hearing on the bill sometime in the near future, its sponsor said. State Rep. Julie Mayberry, R-Hensley,…
by - January 15, 2015 5:26 pm
When I first started writing about the Arkansas legislature in 2009, Twitter was a relatively new phenomenon. About the only two legislators using it back then were State Reps. Steve…
by - January 15, 2015 4:46 pm
Little Rock-based Bank of the Ozarks posted full year net income of $118.6 million, a record for the company and a 30% increase compared to 2013. The total was boosted…
by - January 15, 2015 4:26 pm
No two words could define this year’s legislative session more than these: “private option.” The program, which uses Medicaid dollars to purchase private health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s…
by - January 15, 2015 4:26 pm
Bank of the Ozarks reported a 42% increase in its fourth quarter earnings and a 21% jump in its annual net income – a record for the Little Rock-based financial…
by - January 15, 2015 4:06 pm
Agents in Benton and Washington counties sold 7,314 homes last year, pushing the cumulative volume to $1.392 billion and marking the region’s best performance since 2006, according to Paul Bynum,…
by - January 15, 2015 3:53 pm
Recently I was reading about people around the nation who take out deeds in lieu of foreclosure and wind up getting called about owing debts on their mortgages years after…
by - January 15, 2015 3:49 pm
A total of 640,537 passengers boarded flights from the airport last year, the highest annual number since the airport opened for commercial service on Nov. 1, 1998.
by - January 15, 2015 3:31 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson named Mark Myers as the new Director of the Arkansas Department of Information Systems. The agency is the information technology provider for the state of Arkansas, providing…
by - January 15, 2015 2:07 pm
The U.S. Department of Commerce recently issued a report that attempts to apply numbers and definition to the assumption that Richard Florida’s “Creative Class” has a direct and dynamic impact…
by - January 15, 2015 1:30 pm
He was a fixture for reporters and the public for more than decade having served as Mike Beebe’s gubernatorial spokesman and communications director when he was Attorney General. Matt DeCample…
by - January 15, 2015 1:18 pm
Target is saying “Adios” to Canada as the retailer announced plans to shutter its 133 stores that it opened in that market in the past two years. Insiders see it…
by - January 15, 2015 1:01 pm
Just recently, Mike Huckabee brought his weekly Fox News television show to a close in order to begin meeting with potential donors and supporters so that he may gauge his…
by - January 15, 2015 12:25 pm
by - January 15, 2015 11:31 am
The Delta Regional Authority is working to identify and nurture entrepreneurs from the Delta through a new pitch competition to help startups and expansions.
by - January 15, 2015 10:02 am
AT&T said it will hire 120 new workers across that state for primarily technician and retail sales jobs. AT&T said the jobs can be full-time and part-time and will include…
by - January 15, 2015 9:39 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive…
by - January 15, 2015 9:30 am
WattGlass has received a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to further develop a nano-particle coating for glass, which makes the glass anti-reflective, self-cleaning and highly transparent. The company…
by - January 15, 2015 8:36 am
Home Bancshares, parent company of Centennial Bank, reported fourth quarter net income of $29.9 million, which led to full year earnings of $113.1 million – a 70% increase over the…
by - January 15, 2015 6:17 am
Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the January-February 2015 issue of Talk Business & Politics magazine. Wray is one of four inductees in this year’s UA Walton College of…
