Author: Talk Business & Politics staff

Talk Business & Politics staff

Coal-fired electricity generation in South falls to 29%

In the South, the amount of electricity generated with coal fell to 29% in 2016, from 50% in 2006, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Over the same period…

Milken Institute chair Michael Milken is keynote speaker for annual Business Forecast Luncheon

Michael Milken, chair of the Milken Institute, will be the featured speaker for the 24th-annual Business Forecast Luncheon, coordinated by the University of Arkansas Sam M. Walton College of Business…

Arkansas Works enrollment declines 6% in October, up from September

The number of people enrolled in Arkansas Works fell 6% to 309,719 in October, from 330,488 in the same month in 2016, according to the Arkansas Department of Human Services….

University of Arkansas hires University of Houston AD for same job (Updated)

Editor’s note: This story is updated with confirmation from the University of Arkansas of the new hire. ––––––––––––––– The University of Arkansas has announced it will hire Hunter Yurachek as…

Appalachia shale gas production has tripled since 2012

Shale gas production in the Appalachia region has been driving an overall increase in U.S. natural gas production, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Production in the region, which…

Arkansas River traffic through October at highest level since 2013

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…

Little Rock’s Rose Law Firm, state’s oldest business, hangs shingle in Fayetteville

Arkansas legal heavyweight Rose Law Firm has entered the Northwest Arkansas market. Fayetteville attorneys Mark M. Henry and Adam Hopkins of the Henry Law Firm have joined Rose Law Firm,…

Arkansas Farm Bureau re-elects its president and vice president

Randy Veach and Rich Hillman were re-elected president and vice president Friday (Dec. 1) of the Arkansas Farm Bureau. Delegates elected seven other board members and filled a vacant board…

Sales of used Class 8 trucks rise 37%, trailer orders up 50% in October

Class 8 same-dealer used truck sales rose 37% in October, from the same month in 2016, according to ACT Research. Class 8 trucks are the largest class of big rigs…

New boat company announced in Flippin

A new fishing boat manufacturer was announced Friday (Dec. 1) in Flippin. Vexus Boats, under the parent company Advanced Marine Performance LLC, will produce both aluminum and fiberglass fishing boats…

Mercy to host 24th annual fundraiser featuring country artist Chris Lane

Mercy Health Foundation, which financially supports healthcare provider Mercy, will host its 24th annual fundraising gala O’ Night Divine Charity Ball on Saturday (Dec. 2), featuring country music artist Chris…

Arkansas ‘Walks through History’ and ‘Sandwiching in History’ tours planned for 2018

The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program announced on Friday (Dec. 1) the schedules for its “Walks Through History” and “Sandwiching in History” tours for 2018. In the “Walks Through History” program,…

University of Arkansas professor to headline annual four state cattle conference

Attendees at the fifth annual Four States Cattle Conference will learn about the latest advice for navigating that marketplace, from advances in forage recommendations to cattle management methods and risk…

Martin says time is not right to run for Arkansas governor’s office

Arkansas Democrats have lost at least one prospect for governor in 2018. Earlier this week, former State Rep. Jay Martin of North Little Rock said he was eyeing a run…

Tyson Foods announces departure of general counsel David Van Bebber, appointment of Boeing exec as replacement

David L. Van Bebber, who joined Tyson Foods in May 1986 as part of the Lane Processing Inc. acquisition and has served as general counsel since May 2008, will leave…

UALR’s Bowen School of Law receives $1 million from cigarette settlement

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s William H. Bowen School of Law has received more than $1 million that will create a more affordable pathway to a law degree…

Cotton move to CIA director would provide two options for Gov. Hutchinson

Speculation just a few months ago that U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., might become the next Central Intelligence Agency director is becoming a more real scenario based on numerous reports…

Ecoark Holdings announces OTC stock symbol change

Ecoark Holdings Inc. of Rogers said Thursday (Nov. 30) it has received regulatory approval to change its stock symbol trading on the OTC Markets. Effective Friday, the company’s common shares…

Walton Foundation commits $3 million to foster diversity in museum leadership nationwide

The Walton Family Foundation of Bentonville and the Ford Foundation of New York City each have pledged $3 million over three years for a joint effort to address the issue…

Massey Foundation gives $2 million to Advance Arkansas scholarships

The Massey Family Charitable Foundation has committed $2 million to the Advance Arkansas scholarship fund at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, according to a press release from the UA….