by - August 4, 2016 1:11 pm
Mercy Fort Smith named to ‘Best Hospitals’ list
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith is one of only three hospitals in Arkansas to make the U.S. News & World Report annual “Best Hospitals” list. The hospital comes in second and…
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by - August 4, 2016 1:11 pm
Mercy Fort Smith named to ‘Best Hospitals’ list
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith is one of only three hospitals in Arkansas to make the U.S. News & World Report annual “Best Hospitals” list. The hospital comes in second and…
by - August 4, 2016 1:05 pm
U.S. layoffs pick up in July, energy sector continues to cut labor pool
The pace of layoffs ticked up in July, as employers announced plans to shed 45,346 workers from their payrolls, a 19% increase from 38,536 job cuts in June, according to…
by - August 4, 2016 8:53 am
Windstream earns a penny per share in the second quarter, beats market estimates
Windstream Holdings turned a small profit in the second quarter as the Little Rock-based telecom sold off all of its shares in Communications Sales & Leasing and cut debt by…
by - August 4, 2016 6:26 am
Startup Talk: Technology driving consumer auto sales, ‘connected cars’ will make up over half of global sales by 2020
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– TECHNOLOGY DRIVING CONSUMER AUTO SALES, ‘CONNECTED CARS’ WILL MAKE UP OVER HALF…
by - August 3, 2016 3:44 pm
Murphy USA second quarter earnings jump 77%, keeps focus on new store build-out
Murphy USA Inc.’s second quarter profits rose nearly 77% as the El Dorado convenience store operator doubled down on its strategy to grow away from Walmart parking lots and build…
by - August 3, 2016 1:03 pm
June jobless rates in all Arkansas metro areas lower than June 2015, all up compared to May
Editor’s note: This story is a component of The Compass Report. The quarterly Compass Report is managed by Talk Business & Politics, and sponsored by Lowell-based Zero Mountain Logistics, a…
by - August 3, 2016 11:25 am
Pollack, Dickinson to be honored by UALR College of Business
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock College of Business has selected Mark Pollack for this year’s Distinguished Alumni of the Year award, and named Thomas Dickinson, a 2007 graduate…
by - August 3, 2016 11:25 am
Pollack, Dickinson to be honored by UALR College of Business
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock College of Business has selected Mark Pollack for this year’s Distinguished Alumni of the Year award, and named Thomas Dickinson, a 2007 graduate…
by - August 3, 2016 11:00 am
Reopened Clinton Home part of 100-year celebration of National Park Service
Among the national parks in Arkansas celebrating the centennial year of the National Park Service is the newly reopened President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site in Hope….
by - August 3, 2016 10:48 am
Family physician, cardiovascular surgeon join Sparks Health System
Drs. Thanh Tan Le and Marc Stam have joined Sparks Health System, with Le working as a family physician at the Alma Family Medical Clinic and Stam a heart surgeon…
by - August 3, 2016 10:40 am
UALR and MIT partner on institute for chief data officers
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have partnered to create the first academic institute devoted solely to the professional development of chief…
by - August 3, 2016 10:40 am
UALR and MIT partner on institute for chief data officers
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have partnered to create the first academic institute devoted solely to the professional development of chief…
by - August 3, 2016 10:34 am
Northwest Arkansas United Way awards $770,000 to children’s poverty initiative
The United Way of Northwest Arkansas (UWNWA) has announced $770,000 in grants to organizations working to lift children out of poverty. This represents the first grants made under the UWNWA’s…
by - August 3, 2016 10:34 am
Northwest Arkansas United Way awards $770,000 to children’s poverty initiative
The United Way of Northwest Arkansas (UWNWA) has announced $770,000 in grants to organizations working to lift children out of poverty. This represents the first grants made under the UWNWA’s…
by - August 3, 2016 10:26 am
Arkansas State University chancellor resigns, search on for a new chancellor
Dr. Tim Hudson, who has served as the Arkansas State University chancellor since 2012, resigned from his post Tuesday evening, according to information released by the school. ASU President Dr….
by - August 3, 2016 10:07 am
USA Truck posts loss of $3.153 million for first half of 2016, cuts workforce and fleet size
Following two consecutive years of recovery, 2016 is shaping up to be a rough year for Van Buren-based USA Truck, with the company posting a $1.346 million loss in the…
by - August 3, 2016 9:17 am
Health Beat: Arkansas among states to participate in new CMS primary care model
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– ARKANSAS AMONG SEVERAL STATES TO PARTICIPATE IN NEW CMS NATIONWIDE PRIMARY CARE MODEL The…
by - August 2, 2016 5:16 pm
Townsell named marketing director for Centennial Bank, King promoted in Conway market
Donna Townsell has been named director of marketing for Centennial Bank, and Eric King has been named senior business development officer for the bank’s Conway market. Townsell, a senior executive…
by - August 2, 2016 5:16 pm
Townsell named marketing director for Centennial Bank, King promoted in Conway market
Donna Townsell has been named director of marketing for Centennial Bank, and Eric King has been named senior business development officer for the bank’s Conway market. Townsell, a senior executive…