The Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Arkansas on Friday released its annual look at the state, regional, national and global economies. We speak with Mervin Jebaraj, director of the center, to learn more about what the report contains.

The State of the Union address is tonight. In his weekly conversation with Roby Brock of Talk Business and Politics, political writer John Brummett offers his thoughts on the annual Presidential address.

Kevin Hall, a professor of engineering at the University of Arkansas, will lead an Honors College Signature Seminar next fall titled "Engineering Antiquity." On Feb. 12, he'll offer a public preview of that seminar, and today he talks to us about ancient engineering and how it influences the field today.

Author William Matson will speak at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Museum of Native American History in Bentonville. He'll be joined by Crazy Horse family elder Floyd Clown, Sr.. The two will discuss and sign their collaborative book Crazy Horse: The Lakota Warrior's Life and Legacy.

The Arkansas School Safety Commission last year made 30 recommendations to school districts in an effort to improve safety at schools in the state. One of those recommendations was to establish clear means of communication to ward off danger. We hear how Bentonville Public Schools uses a student safety tipline to help.

Cuban-born pianist Alfredo Rodriguez will perform with Pedrito Martinez at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. Robert Ginsburg, host of Shades of Jazz every Friday at 10 p.m. on 91.3, recently spoke with Rodriguez about his music.

Becca Martin Brown , features editor at the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, tells us about a noted photojournalist who will give a presentation at the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville. We also hear about the Ed Stilley exhibit at Shiloh Museum of Ozark History and more.

Michael Tilley, from our content partner Talk Business and Politics, checks in with some stories from the past seven days. We hear about opposition to a proposed temporary sales tax to help complete the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith, the expansion of Temple Live to Cleveland, Ohio, and more.

The Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission has hired Alliance Transportation Group to study and develop a plan to improve public transit in northwest Arkansas.

The 5th annual Black History Month, hosted by Compassion Fayetteville , is expanding its reach this year to more of northwest Arkansas.