by - April 6, 2015 9:50 am
Regions
by - April 6, 2015 9:48 am
Joseph St. Cloud Irwin – “Railroads to Splendor: Family Roots”
by - April 6, 2015 9:21 am
Arkansas Sales & Use Tax Workshop for Business
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center presents “Arkansas Sales & Use Tax” on June 4 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM at Beall Barclay & Company in Fort Smith….
by - April 6, 2015 9:18 am
Free & Local: Small Business Marketing Workshop
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center presents "Free and Local: Small Business Marketing" on May 21 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM at the Fort Smith Public Library in…
by - April 6, 2015 9:16 am
Free HR Basics for Business Workshop
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center presents “HR Basics for Business” on May 19 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at SPMI in Van Buren. No matter how many…
by - April 6, 2015 9:14 am
QuickBooks for Beginners Hands-On Workshop
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center will present “QuickBooks for Beginners” on May 6 from 1:00 to 4:30 PM at Beall Barclay & Company in Fort Smith. This…
by - April 6, 2015 6:55 am
John Burris: Doling Out Credit In The RFRA Debate
A debate engulfed our state last week. It’s faded now, as quickly as it came. We argued over an acronym that most of us could not have accurately spelled after…
by - April 6, 2015 5:37 am
Money Talk: UA Hires Publicly Traded Firm To Handle Financial Aid Disbursements, Refunds
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 for free here….
by - April 5, 2015 8:09 pm
Arkansas House Leader, Senate President talk RFRA, session finale
Senate President Jonathan Dismang and Speaker of the House Jeremy Gillam said they are satisfied with the outcome of the controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) that nearly derailed the…
by - April 5, 2015 7:49 pm
Christians need to quit whining about religious freedom
Freedom. Good word. Who doesn’t love “freedom” … at least in the abstract? Conceptually, “freedom” flourishes as an abstraction. After all, who’s for “captivity,” “confinement” or “oppression?” Freedom wins by not being…
by - April 5, 2015 7:24 pm
Notes on the grumpy season
It’s that time of year again. It arrives the same time each year. A sign this time is here is the number of usually smiling people you see with scowls….
by - April 5, 2015 7:08 pm
Clinton’s ‘dare to compete’
“Dare to compete” is the title of one the chapters in Secretary Hillary Clinton’s best-selling autobiography, “Living History.” In that chapter of the book, then U.S. First Lady Clinton recalls…
by - April 5, 2015 3:56 pm
River Valley Student Art Competition (Grades 7-12)
April 6 – 24, 2015 Opening Reception: Sunday, April 12, 1-4PM The CAE in collaboration with RAM offers a judged art competition for children grades K – 12,…
by - April 5, 2015 8:33 am
Senate President, House Speaker Discuss RFRA And Session Finale
Senate President Jonathan Dismang and Speaker of the House Jeremy Gillam said they are satisfied with the outcome of the controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act that nearly derailed the regular legislative session in the last full week.
by - April 5, 2015 5:23 am
Congressional Recap: Hammerschmidt Remembered
The state’s congressional delegation as well as other members of the House and Senate were back in their home districts this week as part of a two-week long spring recess….
by - April 5, 2015 4:55 am
Made In America: U.S. Factory Orders Beat Forecast, Buck Slump For Manufacturing
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 free here. U.S….
by - April 4, 2015 11:30 am
Hutchinson Announces Members Of Computer Science Task Force
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the members of a new Computer Science Task Force on Friday. The purpose of the group will be to research and recommend computer science and technology…
by - April 4, 2015 10:34 am
Michael Cook: Honoring David And Barbara Pryor
Last November’s election results not only marked the end of Democratic dominance in Arkansas politics, but it also highlighted the end of what could be called “the Pryor era.” From…
by - April 4, 2015 7:11 am
Weekend Digest: The Tom Cotton, Miley Cyrus And Birthday Cake Edition
TV PREVIEW – MR. PRESIDENT & MR. SPEAKER This week on Talk Business & Politics: The 90th General Assembly brings its business to a close for all intents and purposes. Speaker of…
by - April 3, 2015 3:03 pm
Governor’s Cup Business Plan Competition Today, Winners Named April 22
The winners of the 15th annual Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition will be announced April 22, but the finalists were competing on Friday. The event is…