Author: Talk Business & Politics staff

Talk Business & Politics staff

Bon Jovi coming to Verizon Arena in March

The Bon Jovi “This House is Not for Sale” 2018 tour is coming to Verizon Arena March 20 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Jan. 19 at 10 a.m….

Two Arkansas companies land on Entrepreneur magazine’s 360 list

RevUnit of Bentonville and Team SI of Little Rock were named in Entrepreneur magazine’s third-annual 360 list for 2017, representing the magazine’s choices for “Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America.“ Entrepreneur…

Walton Family Foundation considering trail system development south of Siloam Springs

In a May 2016 survey about quality of life in Northwest Arkansas, a Walton Family Foundation report said parks and trails are the most used amenities in the region, with…

Talk Business & Politics to add monthly newsmagazine in Northeast Arkansas, other changes coming in 2018

Talk Business & Politics will launch a monthly print publication in Northeast Arkansas beginning in March 2018. The tabloid-size newsmagazine will feature business and political leaders and trends in the…

DENSO to work on next-gen power devices

DENSO, headquartered in Japan with a manufacturing facility in Osceola, Ark., will join Kyoto University startup FLOSFIA Inc. to develop a next-generation power semiconductor device expected to reduce the energy…

Index indicates growth in U.S. manufacturing sector

The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) has released its monthly Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for December, and the story told is another positive one with the PMI at 59.7% —…

VIC Technology launches new company

VIC Technology Venture Development of Fayetteville has formed the company Zebra Analytix, in order to develop and commercialize technology exclusively licensed to VIC from Virginia Tech University, VIC announced Wednesday…

Arkansas Heart Hospital acquires Malvern Diagnostic Clinic

Little Rock-based Arkansas Heart Hospital has added to its statewide network with the acquisition of the Malvern Diagnostic Clinic. Financial terms were not disclosed in a news release sent Wednesday…

Mountain bike skills park planned at Jones Center

The Jones Trust will build a 2.75-acre mountain bike skills park on The Jones Center for Families campus in downtown Springdale, according to a press release from the organization. The…

Delta Dental gives more than $500,000 for oral health programs

Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation will give $518,855 to 20 nonprofit and community organizations for oral health programs in Arkansas. The foundation, through its community grants program, will donate the…

ATA praises approval of driver recruitment, anti-trafficking bills

American Trucking Associations applauded the approval of the Jobs for our Heroes Act and the Combating Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act. The previous streamlines the process for active-duty military,…

Former Cooper Clinic CEO named a director with El Pollo Loco

Doug Babb, a corporate attorney for then Beverly Enterprises and former CEO of Fort Smith-based Cooper Clinic, has been appointed to the board of directors of El Pollo Loco Holdings,…

Ice cream innovator Albert Yarnell has died

A man who delivered ice cream on a bicycle in his youth to help his family business thrive died Sunday. He was 94. Albert Yarnell, the son of Ray Yarnell,…

J.D. Lowery named to board of Southern Economic Development Council

J.D. Lowery, manager of economic development for electricity provider Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp., has been appointed to the board of directors for the Southern Economic Development Council. Lowery will serve…

Airline industry group opposes proposal to increase passenger fees

Airlines for America, a trade organization for U.S. airlines, opposes increasing fees passengers pay when flying out of commercial airports, and if Congress approves a proposed increase, it might lead…

Mercy to begin construction on $4.1 million clinic in north Bentonville

Mercy will start construction on a 7,400-square-foot primary care clinic in north Bentonville next week, according to a Tuesday (Jan. 9) news release. The $4.1 million clinic is among seven…

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P.A.M. increases driver pay up to 40% based on experience, route

Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services announced it has increased driver pay rates up to 40% as it works to attract drivers to the company. The mileage pay rate has increased…

Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame announces 2017 class

The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame will have six new members after an induction ceremony March 2 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Little Rock. Once the new class is…

Wal-Mart, Cheerios, Ellen DeGeneres team up for ‘Moments of Good’ campaign

Comedian and television host Ellen DeGeneres and General Mills-owned Cheerios have teamed up retail giant Wal-Mart Stores to extend a marketing campaign that celebrates paying it forward with good deeds…