by - June 16, 2015 1:34 pm
A food delivery service will begin its business Wednesday to cities in Northwest Arkansas. Officials with Chef Shuttle Northwest Arkansas said Tuesday they will start delivering to zip codes 72712,…
by - June 16, 2015 1:09 pm
The Little Rock Venture Center has announced a partnership with Entergy Arkansas to support a strategic sponsorship of the nonprofit’s Mentor Training Program, officials said Tuesday. Entergy Arkansas President and…
by - June 16, 2015 11:04 am
A regional group of investors will meet Thursday night to discuss issues and hear from a fellow inventor. Jim Melescue, president of The Inventors Club of Northeast Arkansas said Tuesday…
by - June 15, 2015 8:38 am
Pat O’Brien, a small business owner in Arkansas, recently attended a State Chamber of Commerce-organized trip to Cuba. He offers the following observations on a week-long journey.
by - June 15, 2015 8:02 am
Talk Business & Politics is proud to announce that Todd Jones, the founder and editor of ARScene.net, is teaming up with TB&P to spearhead more coverage of the startup, technology…
by - June 15, 2015 6:02 am
Friday marked a major milestone in the high-speed Internet world as new FCC rules went into effect to prevent broadband companies from selling portions of their network at a premium…
by - June 15, 2015 6:01 am
Blogger Dustin Bartholomew – a contributor at OnlyInArk.com – recaps the story of how My Brother’s Salsa went from family snack to a full-time food company. Writes Bartholomew: One of…
by - June 14, 2015 8:06 am
The world is shrinking and productivity is improving thanks to technological advances, and business leaders in the field say Americans – and Arkansans – will likely be twice as “connected” to their devices in the next five years.
by - June 13, 2015 3:20 pm
Four graduates of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service have been granted fellowships with Vital Voices Global Partnership and the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security…
by - June 13, 2015 8:27 am
TV PREVIEW: THE INTERNET OF THINGS This week on Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9 a.m. on KATV Channel 7: Sen. Tom Cotton. The state’s junior senator weighs…
by - June 12, 2015 6:17 am
The Inventors Club of Northeast Arkansas will host a special meeting Saturday (June 13) in conjunction with the FORGE IDEA Fest on the Arkansas State University campus, the club’s president…
by - June 11, 2015 8:02 pm
Clinging to the core operating principles of Sam Walton, but also retooling Wal-Mart Stores for the future is always on the mind of CEO Doug McMillon who has one foot…
by - June 11, 2015 7:37 am
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…
by - June 11, 2015 5:16 am
On Oct. 1, the coding system used by Arkansas medical providers for billing insurance companies and the government will change. Many providers probably won’t be ready, and if they aren’t, they will have trouble getting paid.
by - June 11, 2015 5:16 am
Workfront, a Utah company that specializes in cloud-based enterprise work management solutions, said it has enabled the State of Arkansas court system to standardize its project management process, increase efficiency…
by - June 10, 2015 4:00 pm
Advertising agency CJRW made five staff announcements on Wednesday in its digital division. CJRW touts itself as a full-service marketing, advertising, digital and public relations firm with offices in Little…
by - June 10, 2015 2:17 pm
Wal-Mart says it remains focused on helping return manufacturing jobs to the U.S., with the number of success stories growing and the 2015 manufacturing summit being moved to Bentonville to better connect buyers with products “that are ready to go.”
by - June 10, 2015 10:08 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), administrator of the Arkansas INBRE program promoting biomedical research across the state, has been awarded $3.9 million by the National Institutes of…
by - June 10, 2015 6:34 am
Despite winning high-profile Arkansas startup competitions, it gets harder to grow from idea to implementation. Stamina, perseverance and out-of-state help makes a difference and highlights a problem for the state’s startup scene.
by - June 9, 2015 4:14 pm
On this week’s business podcast edition of Talk Business & Politics: The City Wire’s coverage of Wal-Mart shareholders’ week Entergy Arkansas CEO Hugh McDonald’s retirement announcement Latest labor stats and…
