by - April 14, 2015 4:30 pm
Talk Business & Politics Business Editor Wesley Brown and Editor-in-Chief Roby Brock discuss the top business headlines of the last few weeks. Topics on this week’s agenda include: The start…
by - April 13, 2015 5:28 pm
A pair of Arkansas start up companies had their moment in the sun taking part in a nationally-known business program in New Orleans late last month. Jonesboro-based eVest Web and…
by - April 13, 2015 5:23 pm
For Little Rock artists, musicians and food truck operators, the 5th annual Etsy Indie Arts and Music Festival is right around the corner. The popular “Shop Local, Listen Local, Eat…
by - April 13, 2015 5:22 pm
A new e-commerce site, Maayde.com, aimed at showcasing Arkansas-based businesses with locally made products from the state’s artisan community has officially launched.
by - April 13, 2015 9:48 am
The growth of the Delta will involve people, businesses and organizations constantly thinking outside the box, the executive director of the East Arkansas Planning and Development District said in a…
by - April 13, 2015 9:36 am
In a regional competition with 13 other universities, a team of civil engineering students from Arkansas State University was the overall winner in steel bridge construction. The bridge team also…
by - April 13, 2015 5:41 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 12, 2015 6:36 am
Is manufacturing giant Caterpillar poised to take on Little Rock’s Acxiom, Experian and other data tech firms in the emerging area of artificial intelligence and predictive analytics? In the past…
by - April 10, 2015 5:46 am
As mobile phones have become an extension of the body more consumers are gaining confidence in how they use these smart devices, especially when it comes to banking. A new…
by - April 9, 2015 7:11 pm
A plan to blend the work of university research and private sector efforts to build a strong future for the Delta can pay big dividends, the federal co-chairman of the…
by - April 9, 2015 7:09 pm
Sean Roades is a kid on a mission. The eighth-grader at MacArthur Junior High School in Jonesboro is working on a plan to put a mural in downtown Jonesboro. He…
by - April 9, 2015 5:24 pm
Editor’s note: Robin Smith, author of this article, is a freelance writer whose creative and editorial pieces have appeared in local print and online venues. She is the Founder &…
by - April 9, 2015 12:06 pm
Two closely connected Conway-based tech companies announced plans Thursday to move their corporate headquarters to downtown Little Rock in the fall, adding heft to the city’s fast-growing Creative Corridor.
by - April 9, 2015 5:30 am
For Arkansas entrepreneurs taking their first steps into the startup world, First Community Bank of Batesville is offering financing through a federal program aimed at promoting early stage business development…
by - April 9, 2015 5:29 am
The U.S. Department of Commerce officially launched the Startup Global initiative on April 2, the first in a series of pilot program educational events. The event took place at 1776,…
by - April 8, 2015 3:37 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson told a group of startup executives and entrepreneurs visiting Little Rock that one of his educational visions is for 20% of Arkansas students to eventually take computer coding classes while in high school.
by - April 8, 2015 3:28 pm
Traveling startup entrepreneurs from the Midwest and West Coast shared their adventures, successes and travails at this week’s edition of the 1 Million Cups at the downtown Little Rock Venture…
by - April 8, 2015 9:23 am
A growing global middle class will provide opportunities for American exporters, but domestic companies will need support to compete with foreign firms who receive help from their own governments, the…
by - April 7, 2015 4:10 pm
Talk Business & Politics Business Editor Wesley Brown and Editor-in-Chief Roby Brock discuss the top business headlines of the last few weeks. Topics on this week’s agenda include: Workforce education…
by - April 7, 2015 9:42 am
The representatives of 35 universities and other private and public institutions in eight states will join with the Delta Regional Authority Thursday to form a consortium for research and innovation that will have a long-term positive economic impact on the region, leaders say. Arkansas State University will have a key role.
