by - January 26, 2015 10:56 am
Learn the story behind protecting bluebirds, building blue bird boxes that defy predators and monitoring bluebird habitats. Includes take-home materials. $25 members; $30 nonmembers Botanical Garden of the Ozarks 4703…
by - January 26, 2015 10:38 am
The NWA Council and area Chambers of Commerce have interviewed over 1,000 area employers over the past two years, and the feedback they've gotten on the area's workforce didn't surprise…
by - January 26, 2015 9:15 am
Last week Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced his plans for the future of healthcare in Arkansas. In summary, he’ll allow the “Private Option” insurance experiment of premium assistance for the poor…
by - January 26, 2015 9:10 am
The legendary music executive credits business concepts gleaned from his father and former Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller for his savvy dealings in the recording industry.
by - January 26, 2015 8:16 am
Windstream named Lewis Langston as chief information officer. He succeeds Cindy Nash who is leaving the company to pursue other career interests. The changes are effective Feb. 2. Langston, a…
by - January 26, 2015 8:00 am
Editor’s note: Katherine A. Deck, the writer of this guest commentary, is the director of the Center for Business and Economic Research in the Sam M. Walton College of Business…
by - January 26, 2015 7:35 am
We will have any of the City Directors that come to the meeting and talk about the Direction the City is Going, From Pay Raises, Walking Trails, Bike Ralleys, Retirement…
by - January 26, 2015 6:47 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily…
by - January 25, 2015 9:09 pm
Microbusiness owners are expressing more confidence in economic conditions, but the ability to maintain or grow their personal income remains a top concern. What else is on a startup CEO’s agenda?
by - January 25, 2015 8:35 pm
VisuaLogistic Technologies Inc., a start-up company in Fayetteville founded by graduates of the University of Arkansas, has developed an updated model of its traffic warning system for potential use by…
by - January 25, 2015 8:27 pm
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a full patent for a protein manufacturing technology that was developed in part through research at the University of Arkansas. The new…
by - January 25, 2015 5:46 pm
Last week, Arkansas entered a new and evolving era in business and politics with the inauguration of Gov. Asa Hutchinson. And I believe it will usher in a significant change…
by - January 25, 2015 5:26 pm
A plan to build a transmission line through Oklahoma, Arkansas and Tennessee needs more time for discussion, the state’s congressional delegation contends. In a letter dated Friday (Jan. 23), Arkansas…
by - January 25, 2015 5:25 pm
More than 1,100 people “partied with a purpose” in the Fayetteville Town Center on Saturday (Jan. 24) at the 14th annual Paint the Town Red event that raised money for…
by - January 25, 2015 12:53 pm
The third week of the Arkansas General Assembly starts Monday, with legislators expected to act on several issues including the Governor’s budget, tax cuts, the private option and the state’s…
by - January 25, 2015 12:20 pm
The City Wire recently asked me to write something about the person who is the new Arkansas governor – my old boss, Asa Hutchinson. I was asked to write about him…
by - January 25, 2015 12:17 pm
The long awaited speech by Gov. Asa Hutchinson on his health care plans for the state “surprised many people,” said state Rep. Greg Leding, D-Fayetteville, one of the few surviving…
by - January 25, 2015 12:01 pm
The NorthWest Arkansas Community College culinary arts program has reached capacity yet more students are seeking to join the program. A solution to potentially growing the program was one of…
by - January 25, 2015 9:28 am
A key freshman legislative leader and two industry representatives were optimistic that a solution could be fashioned to wind down the private option and create a longer-term solution to health…
by - January 25, 2015 9:27 am
LobbyUp.com’s Bradley Phillips begins a new segment for the legislative session on Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9 a.m. on KATV Ch. 7. The online bill tracking…
