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Talk Business & Politics staff

FAA to give $5.4 million to five Arkansas airports

Five airports in Arkansas will receive more than $5.4 million in federal grants from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for construction and planning projects. On Monday (Aug. 7), the FAA…

Arkansas truck driving champions travel to Florida for ATA’s national championships

The 80th annual National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving Championships of the American Trucking Associations will take place Aug. 9-12 at the Orange County Convention Center in…

Tyson Foods hits 7 million pound donation milestone to Northwest Arkansas Food Bank

Springdale-based meat giant Tyson Foods and the regional nonprofit Northwest Arkansas Food Bank have been partners for 29 years to combat hunger in Northwest Arkansas, and the organizations recognized a…

Fort Smith chamber hosted manufacturing summit, workforce issue top concern

The Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce recently hosted the 2017 Manufacturing Summit on July 19 in partnership with Talk Business & Politics. More than 38 representatives from the manufacturing…

Wal-Mart news briefs: grocery pickup, Walmart Canada drops fee, new COO at Walmart India

Southern California is a highly competitive market for Walmart U.S. and with Amazon bearing down on the grocery front, Walmart U.S. rolled out curbside grocery pickup in 26 cities from…

Solar eclipse to affect solar power plants Aug. 21

A solar eclipse on Aug. 21 will impact electricity generation for about 1,900 utility-scale solar photovoltaic power plants in the United States, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. But…

Third quarter income down 7.6% for Tyson Foods, but revenue and income beat estimates

Third quarter net income for Tyson Foods fell 7.6%, but the company beat Wall Street estimates on earnings per share and total revenue. Net income for the company’s first three…

Arkansas Children’s Northwest gets $1.1 million closer to $70 million goal

Two recent events in Northwest Arkansas — the annual Color of Hope Gala and the Will Golf for Kids Tournament — combined to raise $1.1 million, putting Arkansas Children’s Northwest…

7 Arkansans graduate from Delta Leadership Institute

The Delta Regional Authority announced Friday (Aug. 4) the graduation of 49 individuals from its year-long Delta Leadership Institute. The Delta Leadership Institute is designed to spur economic development through…

ATA president pushes federal gas tax hike to pay for infrastructure plan

Chris Spear, president and CEO of American Trucking Associations, wants to see President Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure proposal paid for with an increase in the federal gas tax. “The fuel…

61% of global crude oil and petroleum products transported by sea

Almost 59 million barrels per day of crude oil and petroleum products were transported on maritime routes in 2015, representing 61% of the world total, according to the U.S. Energy…

Fed to test its Term Deposit Facility Aug. 10

The Federal Reserve will test the Term Deposit Facility (TDF), allowing for eligible institutions to remain familiar with term deposit procedures. On Thursday (Aug. 10), the Fed will provide for…

BlueInGreen hires sales, finance, engineering staff

The water treatment company BlueInGreen in Fayetteville has added three new staff members. Richard Quinn is regional sales manager, Theresa Case is finance and administrative manager and Jackson Shirey is…

NAM calls tax principles a real path forward

Turbulent two weeks aside, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) sees a “path forward” for the Trump administration and GOP-led Congress. NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons, speaking recently on…

J.B. Hunt, ArcBest land on list of Top 50 third-party logistics providers

Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services ranked 4th and Fort Smith-based ArcBest ranked 43rd on the 2017 Top 50 U.S. third-party logistics provider (3PL) by Armstrong & Associates Inc. The list…

Arkansas Transportation Report: Arkansas River traffic bounces back in June, YTD activity still down 5%

Editor’s note: The Arkansas Transportation Report is managed by Talk Business & Politics and sponsored by the Arkansas Trucking Association and the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce. Other transportation industry related stories can be…

Arkansas is one of 30 states with energy efficiency policies

Thirty states and the District of Columbia have energy efficiency policies that include mandates, voluntary goals or pilot programs, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. They are designed to…

FMCSA refreshes ELD website, Class 8 truck orders rise 81%

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently updated its website on the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate to make it more user friendly and to highlight important information. On Dec….

Bill Waddell to receive national award from American Bar Association

Little Rock attorney Bill Waddell, a partner at Friday, Eldredge & Clark, is one of five national recipients of a 2017 ABA Pro Bono Publico Award, given to individual lawyers…

ISM Manufacturing Index: Continued expansion in July

The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) has released its monthly Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for July, and the story told is another positive one with the PMI at 56.3%, a…