by - October 30, 2015 6:14 am
Reduced consumer spending and a dip in manufacturing pushed third quarter financials for ArcBest below market expectations. But for the first nine months of 2015 the transportation and logistics company…
by - October 30, 2015 12:18 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - October 29, 2015 9:56 pm
The Parrot Island Waterpark brought good news for the Fort Smith Board of Directors and Sebastian County Quorum Court at Thursday’s (Oct. 29) special study session. Rick Coleman of American…
by - October 29, 2015 9:48 pm
While the number of employed slipped a little from August, the September jobs picture in Northwest Arkansas remained on a positive track with the number of employed up 3.42% year-over-year….
by - October 29, 2015 9:44 pm
Although the Fort Smith region still has fewer people employed than prior to the Great Recession, the jobs picture is improving, with the number of unemployed declining in September and…
by - October 29, 2015 10:03 am
The jobs picture improved in September for the central Arkansas and Jonesboro metro areas, with the Little Rock region seeing an almost 4% year-over-year gain in the number of employed…
by - October 28, 2015 9:52 pm
Chicken-wing eating preachers, drone flying, and daily bathroom breaks are part of the report this week from Dawson Meadows. He also talks about “fresh packets” being dropped on members of…
by - October 28, 2015 6:19 pm
Arkansas is spending too many health care dollars to keep long-term individuals in nursing homes and not enough for less expensive home- and community-based options, a health care consultant told legislators.
by - October 28, 2015 4:46 pm
Murphy Oil Corp. on Wednesday posted a huge loss of nearly $1.6 billion in the third quarter as depressed oil and gas prices cast a broad shadow across the Arkansas…
by - October 28, 2015 8:03 am
Murphy USA Inc. announced before Wednesday’s opening bell that it entered into a five-year supply agreement with West Coast retailer marketer Core-Mark to be the primary non-fuel wholesale distributor to…
by - October 26, 2015 1:18 pm
Guest commentary from the office of Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) Teachers like Gerri McCann are our schools’ secret weapons. As a high school French teacher from the Manila Public School…
by - October 26, 2015 1:14 pm
The finalists for the fall 2015 A-State Business Plan competition, hosted by Arkansas State University’s College of Business, were named Monday (Oct. 26) by university officials. In the business plan…
by - October 25, 2015 4:30 pm
story by David Rice Editor’s note: Welcome to the third season of Tusk to Tail, a special “web reality” presentation of the tailgating experience as organized, performed and perfected by…
by - October 22, 2015 5:28 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free…
by - October 18, 2015 4:44 pm
In a previous post, I wrote on how quickly the world can be plunged into war. World War I is an example of how, in a series of cascading events,…
by - October 13, 2015 9:09 pm
Only a year remains until the Presidential election – the special time that only comes once in a leap year, when us little people choose which person in Washington, D.C….
by - September 30, 2015 12:35 pm
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. UAMS’ NWA…
by - September 30, 2015 12:33 pm
A series of 32 technical assistance trainings to help mayors, county executives, other elected officials, and economic developers strengthen local economic development and build resilient communities will kick off in…
by - September 30, 2015 12:28 pm
A new program at Arkansas State University will allow students to finish their degrees in three years. The plan for three-year bachelor’s degree programs rolling out this fall is “Degree…
by - September 30, 2015 12:25 pm
Hytrol Conveyor Company Inc. and the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce are teaming up on Oct. 1 to host an event honoring local manufacturers. The Manufacturing Day event will be…
