Author: Talk Business & Politics staff

Talk Business & Politics staff

Natural gas storage declines in September

Natural gas inventories in the lower 48 states have fallen since April to a level lower than they were in the same period in 2016, but they continue to be…

Iron Mountain to open new data management facility in Little Rock’s Otter Creek area

Boston-based Iron Mountain Inc., a publicly traded storage and data management firm, announced the opening of a new 23,000 square foot information management facility in fast-growing Otter Creek area of…

Sue Owens named executive director of Arkansas Heart Foundation

The Arkansas Heart Foundation (AHA) announced Friday (Sept. 29) the hiring of Sue Owens as its new executive director. Owens had been executive director at Economics Arkansas for the past…

Startup Crawl set for Friday (Sept. 29) in downtown Fayetteville

Startup Junkie Consulting and the Exchange are hosting a Startup Crawl 4-9 p.m. on Friday (Sept. 29) to highlight the Downtown Innovation District in Fayetteville. Startup Crawl will start at…

Arkansas Sen. David Sanders named director of Innovate Arkansas

Winrock International has named state Sen. David Sanders, R-Little Rock, director of Innovate Arkansas, a statewide initiative that helps scale technology companies. In his new role, Sanders will lead a…

Nuclear outages fall 10% in summer 2017

Outages at U.S. nuclear power plants were 10% lower or on average 4.6 gigawatts in the summer of 2017 (June through August), compared to the same period in 2016, according…

Legacy National Bank names Patrick Swope new CEO

The board of directors of Springdale-chartered Legacy National Bank announced Thursday (Sept. 28) the promotion of president Patrick Swope to CEO, effective Nov. 1. Swope assumes the title previously held…

State Education Commissioner says Little Rock School District could see board elections in 2018

Steve Brawner with Independent Arkansas reports: The Little Rock School District could have a school board election so it can be returned to local control as early as May…

Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame seeks nominees

The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame is seeking nominations from the public for its next class. The deadline is Nov. 1. The Agriculture Hall of Fame recognizes Arkansans who are…

Jonesboro hires Calloway as new grants administrator

The city of Jonesboro has hired Tiffny Calloway as its new grants administrator. Calloway, who spent the past six months at the Delta Regional Authority and the previous two years…

Delta Plastics named title sponsor for collegiate startup competition, Arkansas Governor’s Cup

Delta Plastics of Little Rock, a national leader in irrigation polytube manufacturing to serve the agriculture industry, has been named the new title sponsor for the Arkansas Governor’s Cup Collegiate…

Window maker to add 123 jobs in Mountain Pine

Morfe Manufacturing Co. announced it is expanding its facility in Mountain Pine, Arkansas, adding 123 new jobs and investing $3.8 million in a shuttered timber factory. Morfe Manufacturing makes windows…

Angele Forrest hired as president of Junior Achievement of Arkansas

Little Rock-based nonprofit Junior Achievement of Arkansas has hired Angele Forrest as its new president. Forrest will manage the work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy programs that currently reach more…

Federal regulators propose easier capital rules for small banks

U.S. banking regulators on Wednesday (Sept. 27) proposed a rule intended to reduce regulatory burden by simplifying several requirements in the agencies’ regulatory capital rule. According to the Federal Deposit…

Freight hauling capacity expected to continue to tighten, analyst says

Trucking capacity tightened in July as FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index remained positive with a reading of 5.75, according to a Sept. 22 report from transportation analyst FTR. The reading also…

Consumers to shop for used cars after hurricanes, but prices are rising

In the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, consumers are most likely to shop for a used vehicle, but they might look to buy new as used prices have been…

Winrock International receives grant from U.S. Department of Commerce

The U.S. Department of Commerce will give Winrock International a $279,202 grant for the Delta Innovation Fund (I-Fund) to create early-stage seed capital funds through the Economic Development Administration’s Regional…

CHI St. Vincent adds five physicians to state network

Little Rock-based CHI St. Vincent Heart Institute has added five new physicians in locations across the state, further enhancing the quality of care for the region. CHI St. Vincent Heart…

Home BancShares closes on Florida Stonegate deal

Conway-based Home BancShares, parent company of Centennial Bank, said it closed on its previously announced $778 million acquisition of Stonegate Bank of Florida. Upon closing, the total cost of acquisition…

Trucking industry backs confirmation of Ray Martinez to lead FMCSA

Chris Spear, president and CEO of American Trucking Associations, urged the Senate to “quickly confirm” Ray Martinez as head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Martinez is chief administrator…