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Let the speculation begin!...

The twitters and facebooks have been all a flurry with what the democratic primary in the 2nd district is gonna look like now that Rep. Snyder is no longer running. We figured might as well throw some fuel on the fire! Here is who we have heard about: Bill Halter Mark...

Building A Vibrant Startup Com...

In the latest issue of the Arkansas Times, I wrote a short piece about a big idea we have at Capsearch. Our big idea is building a more vibrant high-tech community in Arkansas. I borrowed largely from Paul Graham of Y Combinator, he has great stuff to say about...

Make better decisions faster...

All real-time data systems have some latency, but the goal is to minimize the time from the business event happening to a strategic action or notification being initiated. Analyst Richard Hackathorn describes three types of latency: -Data latency; the time taken to...

The Importance of Real-Time Da...

Decision-making in a vacuum doesn’t work. You must have correct and timely data to make any decision.  Data is the lifeblood of any organization engaged in affecting change, communicating a winning message, and collaborating successfully with partners....

Lobbyists Spending hits record...

Lobbyists spend nearly $850 million in July of this year, $2.5 billion spent so far in 2009....

Bank of the Ozarks wins lotter...

Bank of the Ozarks wins lottery biz
Bank of the Ozarks secured the banking contract for the Scholarship Lottery at todays commission meeting. An insteresting aside, the Commumications Group who recently won the lottery advertising contract is also the advertising firm for Bank of the Ozarks. From...
recent from Legislation The Scholarship Plan: More from Speaker of the House Robbie Wills
Submitted for the record, more from Arkansas Speaker of the House Robbie Wills on the Arkansas lottery. This week, the Legislature focuses on the scholarships part of the plan. Wills delivered these remarks in a joint meeting at the Capitol last week. The full document, after the jump. ...
recent from House You Ask, We Deliver UPDATE 2: Trevor Drown not affiliated with the TEA Parties
You Ask, We Deliver UPDATE 2: Trevor Drown not affiliated with the TEA Parties Dreaming of financial disclosure reports and all the fried catfish (and more) your digestive system can handle? Me, neither. Not yet, anyways. The internets are stirring and we at Capsearch are listening. Update:  We received an email from a friend of Trevor Drown, Independent candidate for US Senate.  We...
recent from Senate You Ask, We Deliver UPDATE 2: Trevor Drown not affiliated with the TEA Parties
You Ask, We Deliver UPDATE 2: Trevor Drown not affiliated with the TEA Parties Dreaming of financial disclosure reports and all the fried catfish (and more) your digestive system can handle? Me, neither. Not yet, anyways. The internets are stirring and we at Capsearch are listening. Update:  We received an email from a friend of Trevor Drown, Independent candidate for US Senate.  We...
recent from Miscellaneous Let the speculation begin!
The twitters and facebooks have been all a flurry with what the democratic primary in the 2nd district is gonna look like now that Rep. Snyder is no longer running. We figured might as well throw some fuel on the fire! Here is who we have heard about: Bill Halter Mark Stodola Paul Suskie Preston Scroggin ...