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On today's show, although the the number of charging stations in Northwest Arkansas is modest, there a few statewide initiatives to help grow the electric vehicle infrastructure. Plus, local music, a new episode of "Sound Perimeter" and Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders talk about rolling out the LEARNS Act.
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Roby Brock, with Talk Business & Politics, talks with Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders about recently passed legislation and what priorities are next for her administration.
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On today's show, the Fayetteville Public Library is set to host Period Poverty & Menstrual Equity - A Short Film & Roundtable Discussion. Also, university teams compete for venture capital in the University of Arkansas Office Entrepreneurship and Innovation's 2023 Heartland Challenge. Plus, a possible special session of the Arkansas Legislature to address Medicaid and more.
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The four teams from Vanderbilt, Brown, Johns Hopkins and Clemson Universities were picked from 12 semi-finalists in the University of Arkansas Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s 2023 Heartland Challenge. Saturday was the final day of the three-day competition in Bentonville.
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Interest rates are up, and this week's Northwest Arkansas Business Journal with Paul Gatling examines how the residential mortgage business is doing in Northwest Arkansas.
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On today's show, a total solar eclipse is expected to bring in a record-number of tourists to Arkansas in 2024. Plus, Tyson Foods workers protest at a meatpacking plant in Van Buren, a new episode of "I Am Northwest Arkansas" and the Washington County Historical Society is set to commemorate the Battle of Fayetteville this weekend. Also, state measure cutting individual and corporate income taxes is signed into law.
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Fort Smith building permits continue to rise, the Janet Huckabee River Valley Nature Center is expanding and Newtons Jewelers in the city will close.
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Arthur Orduna, the new executive director of the Venture Center, sits down with Roby Brock to discuss his vision. The conversation is part of this week's Northwest Arkansas Business Journal.
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A busy news week ends with a groundbreaking in Bentonville, a discussion about the future of Mount Sequoyah and a flurry of activity at the Arkansas Capitol.
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Michael Tilley, executive editor of Talk Business and Politics, said sales tax collections in Fort Smith continue to increase. Also increasing: the possible cost of Crawford County Library System changes.