Author: Roby Brock

Roby Brock

Fort Smith Tea Party Forum Offers Peek at 2012 Elections

A River Valley Tea Party forum provided a glimpse of campaign rhetoric for next year.

Tyson Foods Renewable Fuel Venture Lands U.S. Navy Contract

Dynamic Fuels, a joint venture between Tyson Foods and Syntroleum Corp., was awarded a contract to supply the U.S. Navy with 450,000 gallons of renewable fuels.

November Revenue Report Sees Slip In Personal Income Taxes

State finance officials are probably hoping it’s not a November to remember. They’ve certainly seen better ones in terms of revenue growth. Two major components of tax collections missed their…

Arkansas Forestry Commission Laying Off 36 Workers

The Arkansas Forestry Commission will lay off 36 of its nearly 300 employees on Jan. 13.

State Economic Officials Announce Federal Lending Program

Arkansas officials will receive $13.1 million to help boost small business lending as part of a new federal initiative aimed at job growth.

October Home Sales Up Slightly, Full Year Totals Improve

The Arkansas Realtors Association reported October home sales — which showed a mixed bag of results in the major markets — slipping slightly, but sales still showed some improvement year-to-date.

Crystal Bridges Names Laura Jacobs Communications Director

Laura Jacobs will serve as director of communications for the newly-opened Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Jacobs will coordinate and oversee all the marketing, public relations and branding for…

Acxiom Selling Background Unit for $74 Million

Acxiom Corp. has agreed to sell its background screening unit, Acxiom Information Security Systems (AISS), to Sterling Infosystems, the third largest background screening company in the world.

Republican Party of Arkansas Hires Lambert For 2012 Political Charge

The Republican Party of Arkansas announced that Michael Lambert of Conway will serve as its new Victory Director for the 2012 election cycle. Talk Business’ Jason Tolbert reported on the…

Power Move: Entergy To Spin Off Transmission Assets

Entergy Corp., parent company of Entergy Arkansas, today announced a divestiture and merger transaction that will spin off its electricity transmission business to ITC Holdings Corp. in a $1.775 billion deal.

Arkansas Razorbacks Head Back To Dallas and Cotton Bowl

The University of Arkansas accepted a bid to participate in the 2012 AT&T Cotton Bowl.

Hot Springs’ Mountain Valley Water Eyes an IPO

Mountain Valley Spring Co., the Hot Springs-based bottled water company, filed notice with federal regulators that it intends to become a publicly-traded firm.

Hammonds To Retire From Bankers’ Group

Ken Hammonds, CEO of the Arkansas Bankers’ Association, will retire from the statewide bankers’ representative group at the end of this year. Hammonds, a 45-year banking veteran, has led the…

Veach, Hillman Re-elected To Lead Arkansas Farm Bureau

Randy Veach and Rich Hillman will continue as president and vice president, respectively, of the Arkansas Farm Bureau following their re-election Friday. Delegates also re-elected seven board members during the…

November Revenue Report Sees Slip In Personal Income Taxes

State finance officials are probably hoping it’s not a November to remember. They’ve certainly seen better ones in terms of revenue growth.

State Health Insurance Exchange ‘Quashed’

In a press release sent this morning, State Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford said that planning efforts for “an Arkansas-run Health Benefits Exchange have ended.”

Ryerson To Add 20 Jobs At Little Rock Factory

Ryerson Inc., a leading processor and distributor of metals in North America and Asia, is planning a major renovation and expansion of its Little Rock service center.

Whirlpool Severance Benefit Plan Outlined

Whirlpool employees in Fort Smith received Thursday (Dec. 1) an “Effects Update” that outlines the “separation benefits” the company will offer hourly and salaried employees.

UAMS Endows Chair In Honor Of Stanley Reed

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and friends and family of the late Stanley Reed announced the creation of an endowed chair that will support emergency medicine at…

Law School Dean To Step Down, Return To Classroom

Dean John DiPippa of the UALR William H. Bowen School of Law announced plans to step down and return to the classroom effective June 30, 2012. DiPippa will resume full-time…