by - February 15, 2015 9:22 am
Charles Morgan, the longtime leader of database giant Acxiom, served as its iconic CEO for decades. His new memoir, “Matters of Life and Data,” is an adventure for business readers.
by - February 13, 2015 5:45 am
American consumers are passionate folks when it comes to celebrating Valentine’s Day. A national retail group expects spending for the holiday to rise 6% this year.
by - February 11, 2015 10:53 pm
Collections of Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax needed only 11 of the 12 months of 2014 to set a new annual record. How big was the final number?
by - February 10, 2015 6:29 pm
Arkansas voters may decide next year on a plan to select – versus elect – the state’s Supreme Court justices, if a constitutional amendment proposal is referred to the voters by the legislature.
by - February 9, 2015 11:02 pm
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce is preparing a major campaign to call attention to the state’s workforce needs and opportunities. Meanwhile, legislators are preparing to consider a package of workforce-related bills.
by - February 8, 2015 9:01 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Sen. Tom Cotton are playing well with voters. How does Sen. Boozman, President Obama and the Arkansas Legislature fare?
by - February 6, 2015 7:33 pm
The state’s congressional delegation dealt with everything this past week from terrorism to health care to veterans’ issues. Here’s what happened in the nation’s capitol.
by - February 5, 2015 4:19 pm
A pair of bills involving the funding and operation of the state’s Private Option healthcare program are headed to Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s desk for signature.
by - February 3, 2015 8:51 pm
The easing of restrictions between the U.S. and Cuba could do much more than benefit Arkansas’ agricultural sector.
by - February 2, 2015 4:53 pm
The question for Arkansas’ home sales market going into 2014 was if the healthy pace of growth in 2013 could be maintained. It could, and it was.
by - February 1, 2015 9:13 am
Look for prison reform to be one of the next big agenda items for the Arkansas Legislature to tackle.
by - January 30, 2015 12:02 am
The Center for Business & Economic Research 2015 Business Forecast luncheon will start at 11:30 on Friday. Talk Business & Politics will be live-streaming the event for those who can’t make this must-attend conference.
by - January 27, 2015 10:43 pm
While the state’s jobless rate continues to fall, young African-American workers are still struggling to find work and the statistics are alarmingly disturbing.
by - January 26, 2015 9:10 am
The legendary music executive credits business concepts gleaned from his father and former Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller for his savvy dealings in the recording industry.
by - January 25, 2015 9:12 am
The State Senate takes a ‘baby step’ with audio live-streaming, and its leader says he thinks the votes exist to move the Governor’s health care vision forward.
by - January 22, 2015 10:54 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson delivered a major health care policy speech at UAMS and called on the state Legislature to renew funding for the private option through 2016 and develop a new plan for health care in Arkansas.
by - January 21, 2015 4:18 pm
Talk Business & Politics Editor-in-Chief Roby Brock, KATV’s lead capitol reporter Janelle Lilley, Max Brantley with the Arkansas Times, and GOP consultant Clint Reed with Impact Management Group discuss the day’s politics at our roundtable.
by - January 20, 2015 3:37 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said his mind is made up on the private option and he will make his vision for health care clear on Thursday in a major policy speech.
by - January 19, 2015 9:26 pm
India native Unni Peroth left Silicon Valley to develop early stage tech firms in Arkansas. He’s ready to take his new company, Bfonics, to the next level.
by - January 18, 2015 9:53 am
The Education Committees in the House and Senate feature many new faces deciding tough issues, a 10-10 partisan split in the House, and a chairperson focused on workforce education. But that’s not all.
