by - December 22, 2014 12:00 am
John James Co-Founds Online Content-Publishing Company
The Acumen Brands Inc. CEO, along with former project manager/business analyst Blake Puryear, launched Phactual LLC in late October.
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by - December 5, 2014 12:35 am
Ethics Commission Wraps Up Cases Involving Legislative Candidates
While 2014 has been a busy year in Arkansas politics, it’s been an even busier year for the Arkansas Ethics Commission. The regulatory agency has taken a “final action” on more than a dozen complaints against legislative candidates.
by - November 17, 2014 8:12 pm
Debt collectors and prosecuting attorneys’ letterhead
It took about five years, but the American Bar Association (ABA) released an opinion stating that prosecuting attorneys shouldn’t give their letterhead to bill collectors. According to a formal opinion…
by - October 23, 2014 5:09 am
Tolbert: Grasping At Straws – Allegations Of ‘Mystery’ Payment From Cotton Campaign
In the final days of a campaign, opposition research dumps can get a bit silly. I have previously written about some of the more dirty oppo research efforts, but the…
by - October 22, 2014 6:01 am
Jane Kim: Pandemic Means Plan But Don’t Panic
Editor’s note: This guest commentary is provided by Jane Kim, an attorney and partner at Little Rock-based Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP. These days, televisions and newspapers are full of…
by - October 16, 2014 4:19 pm
John Brummett To Partner With Talk Business & Politics
John Brummett, award-winning political columnist with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, will join Talk Business & Politics as a contributor to its magazine, television and radio platforms. Brummett will remain a full-time…
by - October 8, 2014 8:31 pm
Judge dismisses FOIA lawsuit against city of Fort Smith
After a day of testimony from city directors and Fort Smith City Clerk Sherri Gard, the city of Fort Smith was dismissed by Circuit Court Judge James Cox from a…
by - September 22, 2014 6:51 pm
Marshals Museum fundraising still important after groundbreaking
The U.S. Marshals Museum will break ground Wednesday (Sept. 24), the 200th anniversary of the Marshals Service's founding. But even with dirt moving at the planned museum's site along the…
by - September 1, 2014 9:36 pm
Get unstuck
Business owners are trained to think about the future. There are seminars on goal settings, business planning, and budgeting. There are books on management succession, strategic planning and disaster recovery…
by - July 23, 2014 5:54 pm
U.S. Marshals coins unveiled in Washington, Fort Smith
Joint events in Fort Smith and Washington, D.C., Wednesday (July 23) unveiled the design of a U.S. Marshals commemorative coin to be minted later this year. The official unveiling of…
by - July 21, 2014 12:00 am
Former Walton College Achiever Adding to Lifes Work at Auburn
Bill Hardgrave, now dean of the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business at Auburn University, believes in letting life guide you.
by - June 29, 2014 6:19 pm
The President’s war
The recent advances of the ISIS insurgency in Iraq, which threatens to undo what this country poured so much blood and treasure into is disturbing to many Americans, particularly veterans…
by - June 28, 2014 12:19 pm
LaMar to leave UAFS public relations post after 42 years
Sondra LaMar, long-time public relations director at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, is leaving UAFS at the end of June, marking almost 42 years working in higher education….
by - June 25, 2014 3:32 am
Cook: Media Misses Major Fact in 1975 Hillary Clinton Legal Case
In the past week, various national media outlets have covered the story of a 1975 Hillary Clinton legal case in which she was required to defend an accused rapist. Unfortunately,…
by - June 17, 2014 5:07 pm
Tolbert: The Facts On The Asa Hutchinson ‘Birthday Party’ Ad
With the primary now in our rear view mirror, prepare for a deluge of political ads from both sides slinging everything they can at one another. Many of these ads…
by - May 31, 2014 7:57 am
Weekend Digest: The Beam Me Up, Scotty Edition
For our weekend business and political readers: POPULAR FRANCHISESForbes ranks some of the best and worst franchises of 2014 in its annual survey of companies. Franchising has been a popular…
by - May 30, 2014 9:38 am
Knesek Guns receives ‘E’ Award from U.S. Department of Commerce
Van Buren-based Knesek Guns Inc. was recognized with the “E” Award from the U.S. Department of Commerce. The award, which was presented to Knesek employees by U.S. Secretary of Commerce…
by - May 26, 2014 5:05 pm
Battling with documentation
Growing up my mother often would warn me as an inducement to behave or face the consequences, “Be sure your sins will find you out.” I have found throughout my…
by - May 19, 2014 2:23 pm
GOP candidates for Lt. Gov. disagree on need for the office
Three people are running for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor and one of them wants to be the last person to hold the office. But the man leading the…
by - May 10, 2014 5:36 pm
Calls for Judge Piazza impeachment follow gay marriage ruling
At least one member of the Arkansas House of Representatives has confirmed that he is pursuing impeachment against Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza following his ruling Friday (May 9)…