Energy Forecasters See Much Steeper Fuel Prices
Arkansas diesel prices are a dollar higher than a year ago, while retail gasoline prices have risen for the sixth straight week, according to the...
Arkansas Legislature Looking At Job Creation, Retention
The first two months of the 88th General Assembly resulted in very few bill filings related to economic development and job growth with the exception...
Parks & Tourism Unveils $8 Million Marketing Plan
After seeing the new 2011 marketing presentation for the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism, it’s obvious why the department actively fought a recent legislative...
Can Tax Cuts Capitalize On Arkansas’ Recession Strength?
Rep. Davy Carter (R-Cabot), chairman of the House Revenue and Tax Committee and regional bank president for Centennial Bank, says he wants to capitalize on...
Former Uca President Lu Hardin Pleads Guilty In Federal Court
Lu Hardin - the former president of the University of Central Arkansas, a former State Senator, and one-time rising political star - has plead guilty...
Arkansas Consumer Confidence Report: Caution And Concern
Talk Business is pleased to announce our newest tool for business and economic leaders - the quarterly Arkansas Consumer Confidence Report sponsored by Delta Trust...
Midstream Moves Stir Shale Play Activity
While shifting ownership of upstream assets in the Fayetteville Shale have garnered Wall Street attention, smaller pipeline companies are also making deals to gain entry...
Arkansas Truckers Weigh In On U.s.-mexico Rules
Thoughts are mixed at the local level about the effect of Thursday’s (Mar. 3) announcement that the U.S. and Mexico would implement long-delayed cross-border trucking...
Companies Agree To Shut Down Gas Wells
Speculation that natural gas drilling in the Fayetteville Shale play could be responsible for a swarm of recent earthquake activity and problematic water quality led...
Clean & Green: Snyder Environmental
Asbestos is an ugly word, but for one Arkansas company it's a beautiful dilemma. Snyder Environmental has quickly become one of the state's leaders in...
Arkansas Bank Profits Rise Substantially In 2010
Arkansas banks’ yearly profits in 2010 jumped nearly 80 percent from a year ago as expenses and sets asides for trouble loans continue to decline,...
Scholarships Awarded For Computing Students
The Arkansas Academy of Computing (AAoC) granted 14 $500 scholarships to students at five different Arkansas universities, part of an effort to advance education and...
Local Pump Prices See Biggest Jump Since Katrina
Local pump prices in Arkansas jumped 20 cents in the past week, the second highest one week increase since Hurricane Katrina and a penny higher...
Net Customer Losses Sting Allied Wireless Results (updated)
Atlantic Tele-Network Inc.'s wireless subsidiary, Allied Wireless (Alltel), struggled in the fourth quarter of 2010 capping off a transitional period that at least one telecom...
