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Three Tech Companies Locating In Downtown Conway, Creating 140 New Jobs

Three technology companies announced plans to locate new facilities in downtown Conway, investing $2.5 million and adding 140 new jobs.

UCA Studying Start Of Optometry School

The University of Central Arkansas says it will begin a feasibility study to possibly open a new school of optometry on the Conway campus. Tripp Umbach, a healthcare consulting group…

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Startup Talk: Hark! Who Are These Guys?

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…

Wal-Mart Hands Out 50 Pink Slips At Home Office

It’s time to start the new year at Wal-Mart Stores and that typically signals the end of the road for some corporate employees. The retail giant said it eliminated 50…

Unused Mitsubishi Plant At Chaffee Crossing Listed For Sale

The new, modern and unused 200,000-square-foot Mitsubishi manufacturing facility at Chaffee Crossing that once promised to be home to 400 good-paying jobs has officially been put on the sale block….

Wal-Mart hands out pink slips at home office (Updated)

It’s time to start the new year at Wal-Mart Stores and that typically signals the end of road for some corporate employees. The retail giant eliminated about 50 positions at…

Pharmacist, Retailer, Entrepreneur Stephen L. LaFrance Enters Business Hall Of Fame

In his early days as a pharmacist, USA Drug founder Stephen LaFrance established a prescription for success.

MLK-Lee holiday bill voted down, Senate committee OKs Private Option plan

A bill that would seek to eliminate a dual status for a state holiday fell short in committee Wednesday, and the Governor’s private option plan was approved by a Senate…

State Votes To Take Over Little Rock School District

Alexis Rogers with our content partner, KATV Ch. 7 News, reports: The Arkansas Department of Education voted Wednesday to take over the historic Little Rock School District. The board voted…

Sen. Cooper Explains Votes On Private Option

State Sen. John Cooper, R-Jonesboro, has been a staunch opponent of the state’s Private Option. It was a centerpiece of his campaign last year when he won a special election…

Unused Mitsubishi plant at Chaffee Crossing is listed for sale

Capitol Notebook: One Approved, One Down, One To Go On Private Option

A key Senate committee approved one bill and turned down another bill on the Private Option, while a House committee voted against a measure that would eliminate the dual status…

Tolbert: An Uncomfortable Discussion Worth Having

I admit to being surprised today to see that the House State Agencies Committee failed to pass out HB1113 sponsored by the committee’s chairman Rep. Nate Bell. This would have…

Uneven home price gains could limit home equity market growth in 2015

With Arkansas’ housing market on the mend in recent years, homeowners may be tempted to take out a home equity loan and banks and other financial institutions are likely eager…

Talk Politics Midweek Roundtable: State Board Of Education Takes Over LRSD

This week, Talk Business & Politics Editor-in-Chief Roby Brock, KATV’s lead capitol reporter Janelle Lilley, Clinton School dean Skip Rutherford, and Capitol Advisors Group John Burris were our roundtable guests. What does this week's panel think of the big news, which broke in the middle of our roundtable discussion?

Oklahoma court ruling threatens poultry industry in Arkansas

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson