by - May 2, 2011 7:00 pm
With two months left in the current fiscal year, Arkansas finance officials say that gross receipts and individual income taxes combined with fewer refunds than expected are driving state revenues.
by - May 1, 2011 7:00 pm
Low natural gas prices are forcing companies in Arkansas’ Fayetteville Shale play to move in different directions to cope.
by - May 1, 2011 7:00 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe has sent a letter to President Obama requesting a major disaster declaration for 57 Arkansas counties impacted by severe storms, tornadoes and floods beginning April 14.
by - May 1, 2011 7:00 pm
Revenue from its newly acquired Baldor division helped ABB see first quarter revenue jump 18%, the highest growth in two years.
by - April 29, 2011 7:00 pm
Little Rock-based Delta Trust and Bank makes its annual pilgrimage to Omaha, Nebraska to hear from Berkshire Hathaway officials, including legendary investor Warren Buffett. Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway are among the most respected leaders in the investment community and their reports and prognostications offer major insight on the current and future expectations for the economy.
It is the fifth year that Delta Trust has taken a group of interns from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) on the trip – described by some as the "Woodstock for Capitalism" – and 3 of them have agreed to share some of their experiences with Talk Business as the weekend unfolds.
by - April 28, 2011 7:00 pm
There was a variety of banking news reported on Friday afternoon as Arkansas financial concerns reported losses, dividends, new acquisitions and the closing of a recapitalization plan.
by - April 28, 2011 7:00 pm
Companies doing business in Arkansas are reminded to pay their annual franchise taxes to Secretary of State Mark Martin’s office by Monday, May 2. Traditionally, May 1 is the filing date, but the due date falls on a Sunday this year.
by - April 27, 2011 7:00 pm
On Monday, Entergy Arkansas announced that it and several other Entergy Corp. subsidiaries would join regional electricity grid operator Midwest ISO, but the local rival, Southwest Power Pool, is making its case.
by - April 27, 2011 7:00 pm
Rising water on the Mississippi River could boost the gambling fortunes of at least one Arkansas gaming venue.
by - April 27, 2011 7:00 pm
One of the bigger stories this week in the national trucking industry centered on the surprising poor first quarter earnings report released Monday (April 25) by Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp.
by - April 27, 2011 7:00 pm
The Small Business Administration’s Arkansas District Office named their 2011 Small Business Person and Champions of the Year at a luncheon hosted by the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas and emceed by Talk Business host Roby Brock.
by - April 26, 2011 7:00 pm
Fed Chief Ben Bernanke’s first press conference offered changes in economic forecasts, but at least three economy watchers say not much new was learned about the economy.
by - April 26, 2011 7:00 pm
Like many of its peers, P.A.M. Transportation posted a major quarterly loss for a variety of factors plaguing the trucking industry.
by - April 26, 2011 7:00 pm
Seven of Arkansas’ eight metro areas saw March jobless rate declines compared to February 2011 and March 2010. Pine Bluff saw a decline in the rate compared to February but was up compared to March 2010.
by - April 25, 2011 7:00 pm
Natural gas driller Southwestern Energy, the leading production company in Arkansas’ Fayetteville Shale play, officially opened its $25 million, 120,000 sq. ft. regional office in Conway.
by - April 25, 2011 7:00 pm
The Little Rock Zoo went all out for Earth Day last week. The zoo’s newest residents – African penguins – helped highlight a push for water conservation as their home at Penguin Pointe recycles and re-filters the water it uses.
by - April 25, 2011 7:00 pm
Arkansas’ second largest telecom is preparing to make affordable, high-speed Internet access and the computers to connect to it available in state.
by - April 25, 2011 7:00 pm
Come August 6th you can take advantage of a sales tax exemption on your back-to-school items, but if you’re an early planner, you’re in luck: the details have already been worked out.
by - April 13, 2011 7:00 pm
The world’s largest retailer wants a say in Arkansas’ energy efficiency rulemaking.
by - April 13, 2011 7:00 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., announced record first quarter earnings despite a struggling economy, rising fuel prices and rough winter weather.
