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XCelerate Invests $250,000 In Tagless Style

Rod Ford and his XCelerate Capital have made a $250,000 investment in Tagless Style, a sustainable clothing marketplace that “upcycles” second-hand clothing.

Charles Morgan On Life, Data, Entrepreneurship And Jeff Ubben

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.

Valentine’s Day Sales Projected At New Record Of $18.9 Billion

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.

Arkansas’ Tourism Tax Revenue Sets New Record In 2014, Sector Jobs Hit New High

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?

Proposed Amendment To Select Supreme Court Justices Filed

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.

State Chamber Planning Workforce Push

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.

Poll: Hutchinson, Cotton Break 50% With Early Job Approval Ratings

Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Sen. Tom Cotton are playing well with voters. How does Sen. Boozman, President Obama and the Arkansas Legislature fare?

Congressional Recap: 2016 Campaign Already Here

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.

Private Option Bills Clear House Hurdles

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.

Talk Politics Midweek Roundtable: How Long Will The Session Last?

Talk Business & Politics Editor-in-Chief Roby Brock, Political Animals Club President Rex Nelson, and Hendrix College political scientist Dr. Jay Barth discuss several political topics in this week’s roundtable.

Wal-Mart, Retail Sector Has Much To Gain By Opening Cuba

The easing of restrictions between the U.S. and Cuba could do much more than benefit Arkansas’ agricultural sector.

Arkansas’ Large Market Home Sales Up Nearly 4% In 2014

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.

After Tax Cuts And Private Option, Prison Debate On Legislative Agenda

Look for prison reform to be one of the next big agenda items for the Arkansas Legislature to tackle.

$100 Million NWA Capital Fund Unveiled At Economic Forecast Luncheon

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.

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.

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?

Entergy Arkansas unveils ‘Next Generation’ plan; will seek to extend nuclear licenses

Fort Smith business leader John Taylor has died

Car-Mart completes $161.3 million securities transaction

Officials ask public to be on the lookout for bird flu in flocks