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Last Call For Fast 15 Nominations

Today is the deadline to submit nominations for the 2015 Fast 15 class.

Former Alltel CEO Scott Ford Testifies With Bill Gates, Ben Affleck In D.C.

Scott Ford, former CEO of Alltel Corp. and the current top executive at Little Rock private investment firm Westrock Group LLC, testified Thursday before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on…

Energy In-depth: Energy Companies With Arkansas Ties Get Lean As Commodity Prices Dip

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 for free here….

Arkansas Officials, Businesses Hope To Boost Exports In 2015

The business of exports is not without its challenges given regulatory hurdles, the rising value of the U.S. dollar and Congressional inaction with respect to Free Trade Agreements proposed with…

NWA Population Rises Above 500,000; Fort Smith, Pine Bluff Decline

New estimates from the U.S. Census show that Northwest Arkansas’ population grew 8.3% between April 2010 and July 2014, while the Fort Smith metro census estimate declined 0.31% in the…

Legislators act on executions, drug screening, wine imports and campaign financing

With potentially a week to go in Arkansas’ 2015 legislative session, lawmakers stepped up their committee and floor action to push through bills dealing with corrections, executions, drug screening, wine…

Gov. Hutchinson outlines job plans, wants two Constitutional amendments

Only hours removed from hiring the state’s next economic development chief, Gov. Asa Hutchinson outlined his vision for an aggressive platform on Thursday that he said would allow Arkansas to…

Capitol Notebook: From Campaigns To Corrections, Lawmakers Kick It In Higher Gear

With potentially a week to go in the current legislative session, lawmakers stepped up their committee and floor action to push through bills dealing with corrections, executions, drug screening, wine…

Lottery Bills Approved During Late Night Session

A debate of the future of the state’s lottery capped another primetime session of the Arkansas General Assembly, as the House approved two lottery-related bills. Lawmakers were also busy as…

Windstream Board Approves REIT Spinoff, Declares Prorate Cash Dividend

Windstream Holdings Inc. announced that the company’s board of directors has given final approval, subject to certain terms and conditions, for the tax-free spinoff of select telecommunications network assets into…

Felting with Fiber

Gov. Hutchinson Outlines Jobs Plan, Wants Two Constitutional Amendments

Only hours removed from hiring the state’s latest economic development chief, Gov. Asa Hutchinson outlined his vision for an aggressive platform that he said would allow Arkansas to compete globally for better jobs and sustained growth.

Talk Business & Politics Podcast 3.26.15

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: Paid maternity…

Actress/director Joey Lauren Adams hosts film discussion at Crystal Bridges

The key grip, gaffer, and casting director took equal billing with the actors at the “Film and Discussion > Action!” at Crystal Bridges on Wednesday (March 25). Actress/director and native…

TEAL Night in Tahiti

Arkansas officials, businesses hope to boost exports in 2015

The business of exports is not without its challenges given regulatory hurdles, rising value of the U.S. dollar and Congressional inaction with respect to Free Trade Agreements proposed with the…

Early Saw Mills of Benton, Carroll, and Madison Counties

Noted Historian and Author, June Westphal, to Speak at Hobbs State Park on Early Saw Mills of Benton, Carroll, and Madison Counties In the years following the Civil War more…

NWA population rises above 500,000, Fort Smith metro census declines