by - July 17, 2019 10:24 pm
Appearing in lights onstage at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (July 17) made his annual appeal to ten out-of-state financial technology startups to consider setting up…
by - July 14, 2019 11:26 am
Alcohol at Razorback Stadium, ranking the region’s top CEOs and the prospect of a Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders. If you want opinions from residents of Benton and Washington counties, just…
by - July 11, 2019 1:53 pm
About five years ago people in the business and economic development world started talking a lot more about a shortage of skilled tradespeople and the quality of America’s workforce. Since…
by - June 30, 2019 9:37 am
University of Arkansas economist Mervin Jebaraj has plenty to talk about these days, including debt impact on Arkansans and a growing separation of incomes that he believes threatens democracy. Appearing…
by - June 23, 2019 5:03 am
Lunsford Bridges, former CEO of Metropolitan National Bank, retired more than five years ago after a five-decade career in the banking and finance business. A native of Pine Bluff, Bridges…
by - June 16, 2019 10:09 pm
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., told Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan that he supported retaliatory strikes against Iran after reports suggest that Iran led attacks on commercial shipping vessels in…
by - June 15, 2019 10:31 pm
Trucking pioneer Steve Williams has done things the “maverick” way for nearly 40 years. He founded Maverick Transportation in 1980 after the trucking industry was deregulated. With a one-room in…
by - June 10, 2019 3:59 pm
In retail as in life, connections are everything. On that premise, retail giant Walmart continues to invest in front-end and back-end technologies to drive efficiencies across its half-trillion-dollar global business….
by - June 9, 2019 9:52 am
Editor’s note: Jamie Gates, executive vice president of the Conway Development Corp., is a new monthly Talk Business & Politics contributor with his column, “Data Points.” Gates will explore data…
by - June 9, 2019 9:49 am
Lottery director Bishop Woosley has been a part of the executive team for the nearly 10 years of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, a public policy initiative championed by former Lt….
by - June 4, 2019 7:21 pm
Wal-Mart acquired a 52% stake of South African-based Massmart in 2011 for $1.58 billion as part of the retailer’s emerging market strategy. But eight years later the retail giant rarely…
by - June 2, 2019 10:07 am
Two casino resort CEOs believe their projects in Pope County can be of massive benefit locally and to the whole state. Bill Warner, CEO of Warner Gaming, and Dan Kehl,…
by - June 1, 2019 11:51 am
Dr. Margaret Ellibee, chancellor for UA-Pulaski Tech, has a pretty full pipeline of students wanting work. The notion that work is the be-all, end-all for higher education is a mindset…
by - May 21, 2019 8:01 pm
The 15th Annual Go Red for Women event held in Rogers on Tuesday (May 21) drew more than 1,000 people. Television host, author and mental health professional Dr. Phil McGraw…
by - May 19, 2019 10:06 am
With Arkansas farmers struggling from a combination of terrible weather, low commodity prices and tariff and trade wars around the globe, Democratic Party of Arkansas chairman Michael John Gray, a…
by - May 12, 2019 10:50 am
Wright Lindsey Jennings attorney Meredith Lowry spends her days helping clients protect their intellectual property. She’s also active in advancing the state’s technology sector and promoting more female entrepreneurs. And,…
by - May 12, 2019 10:23 am
Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin, R-Ark., said the debate over highway funding doesn’t need to end with just the current proposal that rolled out of the latest legislative session and he’s…
by - May 8, 2019 6:55 pm
Wisconsin-based Duluth Trading Co. will open its first store in Arkansas on Thursday (May 9) at 3200 S. 27th Street in Rogers, just south of AG Russell Knives and the…
by - May 5, 2019 10:15 am
A three-day window in the legislative session that saw lawmakers, industry stakeholders and the governor’s office come to the table for a compromise plan led to the $300 million highway…
by - May 5, 2019 10:14 am
It’s been a busy two months for Burt Hicks and the new executive team at Encore Bank, the former Little-Rock based Capital Bank. In mid-March, Hicks and several investor-managers moved…
