by - February 11, 2015 7:19 am
If there is a comeback kid in the Arkansas corporate world, it would have to be Van Buren-based USA Truck. Officials with the long-haul trucking and logistics company announced 2014…
by - February 10, 2015 10:31 pm
Greg Standridge defeated former State Rep. Stan Berry in a GOP runoff election to replace former State Sen. Michael Lamoureux. Standridge unofficially won the Senate District 16 seat with 2,673…
by - February 10, 2015 10:13 pm
XCelerate Capital – founded and managed by nGage Labs Rod Ford – has formed a new private seed stage venture fund focused on what many say is the toughest level…
by - February 10, 2015 7:17 pm
Arkansas voters may decide next year on a plan to select – versus elect – the state’s Supreme Court justices, if a constitutional amendment proposal is referred to the voters…
by - February 10, 2015 7:02 pm
A more than $230,000 difference between two bids for the city of Fort Smith’s auto and property insurance did not present an easy choice for members of the Fort Smith…
by - February 10, 2015 6:52 pm
P.A.M. Transportation Services was on course for record earnings to end 2014, but a recent $5.6 million lawsuit and anticipated settlement over minimum wage violations reduced profits for the fourth…
by - February 10, 2015 6:29 pm
Arkansas voters may decide next year on a plan to select – versus elect – the state’s Supreme Court justices, if a constitutional amendment proposal is referred to the voters by the legislature.
by - February 10, 2015 6:19 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson named three new cabinet-level positions on Tuesday. Hutchinson announced Becky Keogh as Director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), Lt. Colonel Matt Snead as Director…
by - February 10, 2015 5:15 pm
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce is preparing a major campaign to call attention to the state’s workforce needs and opportunities. Meanwhile, legislators are preparing to consider a package of…
by - February 10, 2015 5:10 pm
Timing is everything when it comes to hitting the curve balls that are the constantly changing trajectories of the retail sector. History is also a great coach, which is something…
by - February 10, 2015 4:34 pm
Hendrix College will host a TEDx series on Sunday, Feb. 22 from 1-4 p.m. at Worsham Hall in the Student Life and Technology Center on the school’s Conway campus. Talk Business & Politics is proud to be involved.
by - February 10, 2015 3:53 pm
P.A.M. Transportation Services was on course for record earnings to end 2014, but a recent $5.6 million lawsuit and anticipated settlement over minimum wage violations reduced profits for the fourth…
by - February 10, 2015 3:46 pm
Just a day after a $692.175 million appropriation bill for the University of Arkansas system was filed in the Arkansas General Assembly, UA officials issued a report that the flagship…
by - February 10, 2015 3:45 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson named three new cabinet-level positions on Tuesday. Hutchinson has announced Becky Keogh as Director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), Lt. Colonel Matt Snead as…
by - February 10, 2015 3:40 pm
On the heels of announcing nationwide hiring of 80,000, The Home Depot says it is looking for 270 new workers in Central Arkansas. “Winter temperatures across most of the country…
by - February 10, 2015 3:23 pm
The group seeking to change the form of government in Fort Smith collected just short of 400 signatures during their first full week of the petition process. Take Back the…
by - February 10, 2015 2:40 pm
State Banking Commissioner Candace Franks, who also leads the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Tuesday morning (Feb. 10). Franks’…
by - February 10, 2015 2:36 pm
A House committee approved a bill Tuesday dealing with religious conscience after a lengthy discussion over religious beliefs and constitutional principles. The House Judiciary Committee approved House Bill 1228, sponsored…
by - February 10, 2015 2:08 pm
Northwest Arkansas, a cradle of entrepreneurship, is well-versed on the importance of the small business community. The region helped birth three Fortune 500 companies that still call it home. “Small…
by - February 10, 2015 10:52 am
Arvest Bank promotes Roger Bryles to vice president, trust client advisor for Arvest Asset Management. Bryles has worked as a trust client advisor for Arvest Asset Management for more than…
