by - November 9, 2018 2:01 pm
The University of Arkansas has received a $23.7 million donation from the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation. The gift was announced at the Campaign Arkansas volunteer steering committee meeting on…
by - November 8, 2018 5:40 pm
The Delta Leadership Institute (DLI), a program sponsored by the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has named 31 fellows to the 2018-19 Executive Academy. The fellows will participate in the 10-month program to improve their…
by - November 8, 2018 1:04 pm
Arvest Bank continued to be a top U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) lender within its footprint in 2018, based on loan production. That’s based on data for the SBA fiscal…
by - November 8, 2018 12:36 pm
A staffer for Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Thursday (Nov. 8) a new business venture. Robert Moery has launched a lobbying practice called Broadview Strategies. The full-service government relations and consulting…
by - November 7, 2018 5:09 pm
Veteran newspaper and television journalist Tina Alvey Dale has joined Talk Business & Politics as the Fort Smith metro reporter. She succeeds Aric Mitchell who joined the Fort Smith Police…
by - November 7, 2018 4:24 pm
Ouachita Baptist University has received a $1 million unrestricted gift from an anonymous donor. It’s the second year in a row that the Arkadelphia-based private college has received such a…
by - November 6, 2018 4:04 pm
U.S. residential heating oil and propane prices have risen 23% and 4%, respectively, at the start of the 2018-19 winter heating season, from the same time last winter, according to…
by - November 6, 2018 1:15 pm
Talk Business & Politics will offer complete and wide-ranging coverage of election returns on Tuesday (Nov. 6). Roby Brock will co-anchor coverage beginning at 7 p.m. on TalkBusiness.net, KATV.com, and…
by - November 6, 2018 10:39 am
The altruistic mindset lasts the entire year at Tacos 4 Life. But the Arkansas-based restaurant chain is putting an extra emphasis on giving in November. The company is partnering with…
by - November 6, 2018 10:19 am
The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) announced Tuesday (Nov. 6) the addition of four members to its board of trustees: Ronnie Dedman, president, AT&T Arkansas; David Peacock, president, Hytrol Conveyor Co.;…
by - November 5, 2018 7:46 pm
The final tally of Sebastian County voters in the 18-34 age demographic in the 2018 early voting cycle was 10.2% of total voters, up from 7.78% on Nov. 1. Early…
by - November 5, 2018 12:39 pm
The Fayetteville Ale Trail added four member breweries to the list of craft beer establishments that make up the self-guided trail across Northwest Arkansas. Crisis Brewing Co. and JBGB, both…
by - November 5, 2018 11:32 am
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services has a new board member. Edwin J. Lukas has been selected to serve on the company’s board of directors, according to a Monday (Nov. 5)…
by - November 2, 2018 3:19 pm
Despite a September dip, the residential housing market activity in Benton and Washington counties is still running slightly ahead of last year’s pace. According to the latest figures, real estate…
by - November 2, 2018 2:31 pm
U.S. crude oil production rose 3.7% to 11.3 million barrels per day in August, from 10.9 million barrels per day in July, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)….
by - November 2, 2018 8:15 am
The Bentonville contact center that handles customer and store calls for Walmart Inc. will close in the spring of 2019 to make room for the company’s new headquarters, according to…
by - November 1, 2018 4:43 pm
ArcBest blew past third quarter revenue and net income estimates thanks primarily to higher shipping prices, a “steady freight environment” and fuel surcharges. Net income in the quarter was $40.776…
by - November 1, 2018 11:40 am
Little Rock-based Baptist Health has closed on the acquisition of Sparks Health System operations in Fort Smith, Van Buren and clinics in western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. The move to…
by - November 1, 2018 10:32 am
Rogers-based firm Sage Partners is now an alliance member of New York-based Cushman & Wakefield. Financial terms of the partnership were not disclosed in a news release. Sage Partners will…
by - October 31, 2018 9:15 pm
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) announced Wednesday (Oct. 31) that it is partnering with The Venture Center in Little Rock to launch the ICBA ThinkTech Accelerator. The new…
