by - December 21, 2016 8:30 am
On Jan. 1, Conway Title Services and Escrow Inc. will change its name to Waco Title Co. The company was acquired by Springdale-based Waco Title in 2007, but continued to…
by - December 21, 2016 7:46 am
Twenty-six Arkansas hospitals received more than $4.5 million in performance bonuses from Arkansas Medicaid and Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care. The bonuses were part of the annual Inpatient Quality Incentive…
by - December 21, 2016 6:47 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– WALGREENS PARENT TO SELL 865 RITE AID STORES TO FRED’S PHARMACY FOR $950 MILLION…
by - December 20, 2016 5:23 pm
The co-founder and president of Stone Ward Advertising in Little Rock and the president and CEO of Murphy USA Inc. in El Dorado will join the Little Rock branch board…
by - December 20, 2016 4:15 pm
An Oklahoma City oil and gas company has agreed to pay $1.4 million to settle charges it used illegal separation agreements and fired a whistleblower who raised concerns internally about…
by - December 20, 2016 12:31 pm
For the 10th consecutive year, Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services has been named a top Military Friendly employer by G.I. Jobs, a publication of Victory Media helping military veterans…
by - December 20, 2016 9:57 am
UARK Federal Credit Union in Fayetteville celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015, and marked the year by breaking ground for a new, larger building on the north side of town….
by - December 20, 2016 9:54 am
One of the oldest buildings that make up Tyson Foods’ headquarters on Don Tyson Parkway in Springdale is getting a $9 million makeover. Worth Sparkman, a spokesman for the nation’s…
by - December 19, 2016 5:51 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (Dec. 19) announced the following judicial appointments. Meredith Switzer Rebsamen, Hot Springs, as District Judge of the Garland County District Court, First Division. Term begins…
by - December 19, 2016 1:51 pm
Susan Altrui is the new director at the Little Rock Zoo, one of the state’s most popular attractions. Arkansas’ only accredited zoo, the Little Rock Zoo opened 91 years ago,…
by - December 19, 2016 12:44 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD CREDIT CARD BALANCE TOPS $16,000 IN 2016 According to…
by - December 18, 2016 12:30 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– FATAL WORK INJURIES AT HIGHEST LEVEL IN EIGHT YEARS,…
by - December 16, 2016 1:19 pm
Tyson Foods announced Friday (Dec. 16) the appointment of Cheryl S. Miller to its board of directors. Miller, 44, is the chief financial officer for AutoNation Inc., a Fortune 500…
by - December 16, 2016 11:37 am
Monthly U.S. natural gas production has fallen after reaching a peak of 75 billion cubic feet per day in April 2015, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration. In 2015, production…
by - December 16, 2016 11:10 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– EPA RELEASES ‘FRACKING’ STUDY IMPACT ON U.S. WATER RESOURCES The U.S….
by - December 15, 2016 5:09 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay a former employee $75,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced this week….
by - December 15, 2016 4:17 pm
Little Rock marketing and communications firm CJRW on Thursday (Dec. 15) announced the promotion of advertising veteran Jill Joslin to president of the company. She takes on the title previously…
by - December 15, 2016 11:51 am
The Bentonville-based Walmart Foundation, the corporate giving arm of Wal-Mart Stores, will donate $290,000 to the Jones Center for Families in Springdale to help fund programs and services, the center…
by - December 15, 2016 11:26 am
Two regular visitors on Sunday (Dec. 11) found a 1.73-carat diamond at the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro. The finders, Jack Pearadin of Murfreesboro and Doug Nelsen of…
by - December 15, 2016 10:45 am
Mark Elrod of Conway has been elected chair of the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission, and Mary Joe Rogers of Stamps has been re-elected as vice chair, the commission announced on…
