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Reed Family Named State Farm Family Of The Year

Nathan Reed said it was very humbling to join his father, Stanley Reed, in 2005 helping to plant crops on the family farm. That work was rewarded last Thursday when…

John Burris: Asa And Cool Hand Luke

The leadership of the Arkansas House of Representatives convened all new members last week for the Legislative Institute. It’s a weeklong series of events meant to prepare for the approaching…

Dax Moreton promoted at Arvest Bank Prairie Grove

Arvest Bank promoted Dax Moreton to loan manager in the Prairie Grove market. He replaces Steve Purdy, who is retiring in January after serving as loan manager in Prairie Grove…

Money Talk: Arkansas Banking Sector Continues To Heal

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…

PSC’s Colette Honorable One Hurdle Away From FERC Appointment

In the last week-and-a-half, Public Service Commission Chair Colette Honorable has cleared three hurdles and has only one final obstacle to overcome to be named to the Federal Energy Regulatory…

Regulatory Filing Details Compensation For Windstream’s Gardner, Thomas

A SEC filing indicates that recently resigned Windstream Holdings CEO Jeff Gardner will be entitled to roughly $5.1 million in compensation before he exits the company completely in February 2015….

Study: Millennials Concerned About Retirement, Face Different Challenges

Millennials are often characterized as the generation who live in the moment. But a new report disputes the image and suggests they are very fixated on their finances.

Freshmen Legislators Ready To Work On Issues Big And Small

After a week of orientation last week at the state capitol, 40 freshmen members of the Arkansas House of Representatives have a better handle on what to expect in January…

Gala at Peel Mansion Museum features gourmet wine dinner

Soft white lights, Christmas trees and gleaming wine glasses set the mood for The Gala at The Peel Mansion Museum and Heritage Gardens on Saturday night (Dec 13). “I enjoy…

Gov. Beebe talks about regrets, successes, life after he leaves office

Democratic Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe spent an hour on stage recently with political columnist John Brummett to discuss the outgoing governor’s political career, legacy and plans for retirement. The event,…

Asa and his code language

Ella Beth may have told her Pap paw Asa that computer coding was easy. But this week, Asa Hutchinson, aka Pap paw Asa and the Arkansas governor-elect, met some initial…

Political hindsight

Ophthalmologists, optometrists, and other eye care professionals would say that normal vision is 20/20. Based on that fact, an old aphorism stipulates that hindsight is 20/20, meaning we tend to…

Gov. Beebe Discusses Early Career, Legacy And Retirement With Brummett

Democratic Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe spent an hour on stage Wednesday with political columnist John Brummett to discuss the outgoing governor’s political career, legacy and plans for retirement.

Made In America: The Slowdown In Santa’s Supply Chain

Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a wrap-up of manufacturing news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for…

Northwest Arkansas Jobless Rate Below 4% For First Time In Six Years

The Northwest Arkansas jobless rate in October dipped below 4% for the first time since October 2008. What’s at work and how did other regions of the state fare?

Weekend Digest: The Old And The New Edition

TV PREVIEW: THE END AND BEGINNING OF AN ERA On this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics: Gov. Mike Beebe. He’s on his way out of office in January…

Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson Will Search For New Education Chief

Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson plans for current Arkansas Education Commissioner Tony Wood to remain in that post “for some time,” but will look to hire someone else over the longer term,…

Energy In-depth: Honorable’s FERC Nomination Clears Senate Panel

Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily…

State Regulators Postpone Stakeholder Meetings On Greenhouse Gas Until June

A state Department of Environmental Quality official said this week that no additional stakeholders’ meetings will be held to decide how Arkansas will meet the president’s stringent air pollution guidelines…

Potential perils of name calling

The Iowa State Bar Association released an opinion cautioning attorneys against calling each other unethical. Arkansas attorneys might want to pay attention to what the Iowa State Bar had to…

Waterpark, ACME property, Miss Laura’s on Fort Smith board study session agenda

Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: More consent decree work completed, Arvest Foundation 2025 grant tally

Former USA Truck execs buy the company, will remain based in Van Buren

Adobe Analytics: Online holiday sales grew 6.8% to $257.8 billion