by - April 29, 2015 5:45 am
The National Business Group on Health (NBGH), a non-profit association of more than 400 large U.S. employers, announced on Tuesday what it called a ‘Shark Tank-like’ initiative designed to help…
by - April 28, 2015 6:03 pm
The latest podcast edition of Talk Business & Politics is available. On this week’s agenda: Robots, robots, robots Entergy Arkansas’ rate increase request The Federal Reserve Bank and its latest…
by - April 28, 2015 3:14 pm
Projects have been awarded to 22 telecommunications providers to improve the Arkansas Public School Computer Network (APSCN), which is the state’s broadband network for public schools. The Arkansas Department of…
by - April 28, 2015 10:16 am
Shares in Arkansas’ newest publicly traded entity Communications Sales & Leasing Inc., or CS&L, sprinted out of the gate on its first day of trading on Monday, vaulting to nearly…
by - April 28, 2015 8:00 am
Editor’s note: The following guest commentary was written by Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin. While April 15th is now behind us, there is one more state tax that businesses…
by - April 28, 2015 7:59 am
More than 35 tech professionals volunteered their expertise and talents to help 10 local nonprofits with website design and functionality at the third annual Northwest Arkansas GiveCamp. The event was…
by - April 28, 2015 7:09 am
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and deep-dive into education topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - April 28, 2015 5:16 am
“Pac-Man,” “Donkey Kong,” “Frogger” – if you miss taking a stack of quarters to the arcade to play those games, you might want to check out Z82 Retrocade in Sherwood. You won’t even need the quarters.
by - April 27, 2015 12:48 pm
Amidst a backdrop described by several podium speakers as a religious revival, Central Arkansas’ startup community held a celebration on Monday (April 27) to announce a major grant that will spark more activity in the state’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
by - April 27, 2015 8:31 am
Much like Silicon Valley tech giants Microsoft, Facebook and Google but on a smaller scale, Acxiom Corp. is garnering a reputation in Central Arkansas’ and beyond as a great place…
by - April 27, 2015 5:50 am
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 26, 2015 7:51 am
New reports lend additional credibility and importance to two upcoming events – the Arkansas Manufacturing Innovation Summit and North Little Rock’s Maker Faire.
by - April 25, 2015 8:02 am
TV PREVIEW: THE SESSION ENDS, HUCKABEE 2.0 & ENTREPRENEURSHIP This week on Talk Business & Politics: The legislative session ends, but there is still work to be done. What was accomplished,…
by - April 24, 2015 7:03 pm
Windstream Holdings Inc. completed the spinoff of what is believed to be the first publicly traded real estate investment trust to solely focus on acquiring and leasing communication distribution assets,…
by - April 24, 2015 8:10 am
A missed dinner with family provided the inspiration for an Arkansas State University graduate student to create a potentially revolutionary product. That product was the reason that several Arkansas State…
by - April 23, 2015 6:05 pm
Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have received a $438,317 grant from the National Science Foundation to help in nanotechnology research. The research grant will identify and characterize the…
by - April 23, 2015 6:59 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 - April 22, 2015 5:25 pm
Ron Loveless, the first CEO of Sam’s Club, met Sam Walton as a child when Loveless’ mom became Walton’s housekeeper. A friend and one-time executive of Walton and Jack Shewmaker…
by - April 22, 2015 4:13 pm
College students were rolling in the dough at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock on Wednesday. The 2015 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup named its winners across multiple categories…
by - April 22, 2015 12:32 pm
As customer relationship management (CRM) systems developed by such tech players as SalesForce.com, SAP and Oracle continue to populate the workplace, SumoText President and CEO Tim Miller said Wednesday that…
