by - June 18, 2015 3:52 pm
UA Names New Chief Business Officer
Colleen Briney has been named the new associate vice chancellor for business affairs at the University of Arkansas.
Regions
by - June 18, 2015 3:48 pm
Washington D.C. often a training ground for Wal-Mart corporate jobs
There may no longer be a direct flight from the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Washington D.C. but there is a direct link between the two cities as the latter…
by - June 18, 2015 3:36 pm
Talk Business & Politics Podcast 6.18.15
Talk Business & Politics latest “pure politics” podcast is out and available for download. This week, TB&P’s Jessica DeLoach Sabin and Roby Brock discuss a variety of topics, including: The…
by - June 18, 2015 3:05 pm
Poll: Most Arkansans supported religious freedom restoration law
By a nearly two-to-one margin, Arkansas voters believe in the state’s so-called Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), which was passed by state lawmakers after a contentious and controversial national and…
by - June 18, 2015 2:59 pm
PrivacyStar Develops New Android App To Block Harassing Phone Calls, File Complaints
PrivacyStar has developed a new Android app that will let mobile phone users choose to answer or block harassing or illegal phone calls, and then file a complaint directly with…
by - June 18, 2015 2:57 pm
Credit card balances rise nationwide despite increased reduction of debt
Americans paid off $34.7 billion in credit card debt in the first quarter of 2015 while racking up a whopping $55 billion in additional card debt so far this year,…
by - June 18, 2015 2:46 pm
Wal-Mart pushes supercenter rehab with ‘fast, friendly and in-stock’ focus
Execs at the world’s largest retailer are all about new store formats and innovation, but they aren’t letting go of the big box. Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon recently told…
by - June 18, 2015 2:36 pm
UA names associate vice chancellor for business affairs
Colleen Briney, assistant dean for finance in the College of Engineering, has been named the new associate vice chancellor for business affairs at the University of Arkansas, effective July 1….
by - June 18, 2015 2:23 pm
Football 101
by - June 18, 2015 1:12 pm
Bo Mattinglys Talk Radio Show Moving to ESPN Affiliate in NWA
Sports Talk With Bo Mattingly will also be heard on ESPN 1290 AM, starting June 29.
by - June 18, 2015 11:18 am
CFPB Announces Two-Month Delay in Mortgage Disclosure Rule
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says it will push back introduction of a controversial mortgage disclosure rule that could threaten delay of real estate closings as the industry struggles to adapt to the new rules.
by - June 18, 2015 10:10 am
Former Judge Maggio To Be Sentenced Nov. 20
A former circuit judge who pleaded guilty to bribery late last year will go before a federal judge this fall for sentencing, according to court documents filed late Wednesday. Mike…
by - June 18, 2015 9:24 am
Arkansas Baptist Students Finish 7th In Nationwide Stock Market Competition
A group of Arkansas Baptist High School students got an early taste of business and success as they participated for the first time in the Capitol Hill Challenge. The students…
by - June 18, 2015 9:04 am
Magellan Arkansas Fuel Pipeline In Final Stages, Expected To Be Operational By Mid-2016
A spokesman with Magellan Midstream Partners said the Tulsa-based pipeline company is in the final stages of permitting and acquiring easements for a distribution system that is expected to bring…
by - June 18, 2015 8:43 am
Gerdau offers scholarship to local students
Madison Martinez, a student at the University of Arkansas, and Lauren Smith, a student at Van Buren High School, will receive a scholarship offered by Gerdau. They are two of…
by - June 18, 2015 8:26 am
The Video Wire: Static, vodka and Tugboat Willie
Dawson Meadows works through the static this week to walk us through the news and things to do and comparing his youthful “vodka-fueled” habits to those of successful welder Devon…
by - June 18, 2015 8:14 am
Poll: Arkansas Voters Weigh In On Religious Freedom Restoration Act
By a nearly two-to-one margin, Arkansas voters believe in the state’s so-called Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), which was passed by state lawmakers after a contentious and controversial national and state debate.
by - June 18, 2015 7:09 am
Study: Traditional Schools Outpace Charters In Funding
Traditional schools received an average of $2,706 more per pupil than charter schools in 15 states in fiscal year 2011, a gap caused by traditional schools receiving more public funding,…
by - June 18, 2015 7:06 am
U.S. Biobased Products Industry Contributes $369 Billion, 4 Million Jobs To Economy
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Wednesday a new report showing that the U.S. biobased industry is generating substantial economic activity and American jobs. He also announced changes under the 2014…
by - June 18, 2015 6:57 am
Startup Talk: New Report Shows Americans Eating Up Wireless Data
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 daily for free…