Author: Talk Business & Politics staff

Talk Business & Politics staff

Arkansas’ jobless rate reaches record low of 3% in March

A more than 5% decline in the number of unemployed helped push Arkansas’ jobless rate to a new record low of 3% in March, and better than the 3.1% in…

Connections: Walton medical school hires assistant dean

The Alice L. Walton School of Medicine in Bentonville (AWSOM) has hired Ken Hopper as assistant dean for health systems science education. Hopper’s medical career spans 30 years serving in…

Chambers Bank promotes Curtis Spatz to chief strategy officer

Danville-based Chambers Bank has promoted Curtis Spatz of Prairie Grove to the newly created chief strategy officer position. With the new job, Spatz joins the bank’s executive committee as a…

Cashion Company expands leadership team

The Cashion Company Insurance and Bonding, LLC has announced an expansion of its leadership team. The new leadership group includes: Matthew K. Cashion, Jr., President Andrew Davie, Executive vice president…

Arkansas Farm Bureau pledges $500,000 for UAMS health career recruitment

The Arkansas Farm Bureau Foundation pledged a gift of $500,000 to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Regional Campuses to create the Arkansas Farm Bureau Annual Fund for…

First quarter net income, revenue post big gains for Home BancShares

Thanks in large part to higher interest rates, Conway-based Home BancShares posted an almost 60% net income gain in the first quarter compared with the same quarter in 2022. Per…

Former Arkansas Surgeon General Greg Bledsoe joins mental health company

Dr. Greg Bledsoe, the former Arkansas Surgeon General, has joined Dallas-based employee well-being company Kindly Human as a strategic advisor. The Kindly Human mental well-being technology platform provides 24/7 preclinical…

UAMS awarded $15 million for postpartum care study

A research team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been approved for a five-year, $15 million funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to…

Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center to host business classes in NEA in May

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University will offer several opportunities in May to learn about starting and growing a business. Several sessions will…

Department of Education launches new LEARNS website

The Arkansas Department of Education launched a one-stop website – https://learns.ade.arkansas.gov – to spotlight the Arkansas LEARNS Act and implementation. The site features a copy of the final law signed…

Walmart tech exec heads to Nordstrom

Jason Morris, a senior vice president of Walmart’s global technology division, has been hired as the chief technology and information officer at Nordstrom, effective May. 1. Morris will succeed Edmond…

Bentonville real estate firm promotes 2 to principal

Bentonville firm Focus Commercial Real Estate has promoted Oksana DeMaris and Lindy Janes to principal. Both have worked for the company since its launch in early 2021. Focus is a…

Arkansas soybean and corn farmers are now eligible for Margin Protection

Arkansas soybean and corn producers are now eligible for Margin Protection insurance under an expansion announced by the Risk Management Agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. RMA’s expansion of…

FNBC hires Kyle Davidson to run its Mountain Home operations

FNBC has hired Kyle Davidson as its community president in Mountain Home. He succeeds Chad Hudson, who has held the role since 2010, and will continue to serve FNBC as…

Walmart uses debt market to raise nearly $5 billion in capital

Walmart has returned to the debt market to raise about $5 billion in capital that will be used for general purposes, the company said. The retail giant is selling notes…

Farmers and Merchants Bank promotes two

The board of directors of Farmers and Merchants Bank and The Bank of Fayetteville announced the promotion of two employees to key leadership roles. Blake Holzhauer will serve as Chief…

Rural healthcare expert to present lecture at Fowler Center

Eric Shell, a nationally known healthcare consultant, will present a lecture, “The Future of Healthcare: Strategies for Success,” on Thursday (April 20), at the Arkansas State University Fowler Center. New…

Cherokee Nation touts $3 billion economic impact

The Tahlequah, Okla.-based Cherokee Nation on Monday (April 17) said the tribal nation provided a more than $3.04 billion economic impact on the Oklahoma economy in 2021. The report was…

Asa Hutchinson to formally launch Presidential bid April 26 in Bentonville

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson will officially announce his candidacy for the Republican nomination for U.S. President on April 26 in Bentonville. The event will be on the square in…

Arkansas Research Alliance adds Mike Ross, Daniel Brown to board of trustees

The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) named Mike Ross, senior vice president at Southwest Power Pool (SPP), and Daniel Brown, U. S. Steel’s senior vice president of Advanced Technology Steelmaking and…

NWA Council, Apprenticely to host startup hiring event in July

Survey provides insight into economic ‘risk & reality’ for women

Downtown Fort Smith arts events planned for early November

Lockheed Martin to boost job numbers in Fort Smith