by - May 22, 2016 7:45 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– JOBLESS RATE AMONG FOREIGN WORKERS IN U.S. DROPS TO…
by - May 21, 2016 2:50 pm
Arkansas State University officials announced Saturday (May 21) they have revamped the festival that honors Johnny Cash and raises money for the restoration and maintenance of his boyhood home in…
by - May 20, 2016 3:04 pm
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) has vetoed a bill passed by the GOP-controlled Legislature that sought to make it a felony for doctors to perform abortions in the state. In…
by - May 20, 2016 10:22 am
USA Truck is suddenly without a chief financial officer. Michael Borrows, who was hired in September 2014 as the CFO for the Van Buren-based trucking and logistics company, resigned Thursday…
by - May 20, 2016 10:22 am
USA Truck is suddenly without a chief financial officer. Michael Borrows, who was hired in September 2014 as the CFO for the Van Buren-based trucking and logistics company, resigned Thursday…
by - May 20, 2016 8:45 am
Home BancShares Chairman John Allison and members of the Conway-based banking group’s management team will ring the opening bell on the Nasdaq stock exchange on May 24 (Tuesday), company officials…
by - May 20, 2016 8:45 am
Home BancShares Chairman John Allison and members of the Conway-based banking group’s management team will ring the opening bell on the Nasdaq stock exchange on May 24 (Tuesday), company officials…
by - May 20, 2016 5:26 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– PLAINS ALL AMERICAN INDICTED IN CALIFORNIA FOR 2015 OIL SPILL Plains All American…
by - May 19, 2016 5:42 pm
An American manufacturing group has unleashed a jobs calculator to track progress – or the lack thereof – on President Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign goal of creating 1 million new…
by - May 19, 2016 5:39 pm
Billy Murray, an Arkansas angler and fishing expert, has been inducted into the National Bass Fishing Hall of Fame along with fellow 2016 inductees former President George H.W. Bush and…
by - May 19, 2016 5:21 pm
U.S. Sen.John Boozman, R-Ark., on Thursday (May 19) applauded Senate passage of the Fiscal Year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) bill that includes a provision enabling Arkansas to…
by - May 19, 2016 5:21 pm
U.S. Sen.John Boozman, R-Ark., on Thursday (May 19) applauded Senate passage of the Fiscal Year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) bill that includes a provision enabling Arkansas to…
by - May 19, 2016 8:57 am
Arkansas-based Power Technology, Inc. has received the President’s “E” award for exports. The announcement was made by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker for Power Technology’s contribution to expanding U.S….
by - May 19, 2016 6:00 am
Editor’s note: Story updated with changes and additions throughout. ––––––––––––––––– Net income for Wal-Mart Stores was down almost 8% in the fiscal first quarter, but the retailer posted higher revenue…
by - May 18, 2016 3:33 pm
A Walton Family Foundation grant of $2.4 million is funding a new University of Arkansas program geared to help low income students in 26 counties in Arkansas’ Delta region. The…
by - May 18, 2016 2:39 pm
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is calling for an increase in infrastructure investments related to natural gas production, crediting the energy source for its positive impact on manufacturing jobs…
by - May 18, 2016 2:31 pm
Blue Bell Creameries was named as one of the top vendors in the U.S. ice cream market, according to a new report from technology research and advisory company Technavio. Along…
by - May 18, 2016 2:27 pm
Jasper, Ark., will host the Buffalo River Heritage Festival featuring storytelling, music, and art related to the Buffalo River on Sunday (May 22). The event will take place at the…
by - May 18, 2016 12:32 pm
During a staff meeting on Wednesday (May 18), KATV officials announced that former news anchor Chris May will return to his post on the top-rated Little Rock television station on…
by - May 18, 2016 6:08 am
Oklahoma City-based LSB Industries said Tuesday (May 17) its new 375,000 ton ammonia plant in El Dorado, Ark., is operational and ammonia production is now underway. The company expects to…
