by - April 23, 2025 4:24 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Wednesday (April 23) that he has formed a Financial Fraud Task Force to be led by his office. “Financial fraud isn’t a new problem,…
by - April 23, 2025 12:03 pm
Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll was in Camden, Ark., Tuesday (April 22) for the official opening of a General Dynamics manufacturing plant expected to assemble 50,000 artillery shells a…
by - April 23, 2025 11:27 am
John Brown University in Siloam Springs will begin a professional flight program this fall. According to a news release, JBU is the only Christian college in Arkansas to offer an…
by - April 23, 2025 11:10 am
University of Arkansas alumnus Will Feland contributed $1 million to the UA’s Land of Opportunity Scholarship campaign, according to a Wednesday (April 23) news release. The gift establishes the Will…
by - April 22, 2025 9:45 am
The Education and Health Services sector in the Northwest Arkansas metro posted the largest year-over-year job gain in March, and the sector posted the largest percentage gain in the previous…
by - April 22, 2025 7:21 am
Arkansas Capital Corporation (ACC) announced Tuesday (April 22) it has changed its name to ACC Capital, effective April 8, 2025. The new name reflects the growth of the organization’s client…
by - April 21, 2025 7:13 pm
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) announced a $1 million gift provided to the university from the estate of Hildegard Karlin. The multilevel gift establishes a new endowment,…
by - April 21, 2025 3:04 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal will recognize the 17th annual Fast 15 class at a May event in Fayetteville. Marshall Saviers, CEO and principal of Cushman & Wakefield/Sage Partners, will…
by - April 21, 2025 2:53 pm
Arkansas PBS will livestream the sold-out event “An Evening With Katie Couric and Olivia Walton: Stories that Shape Us” at 6 p.m. Thursday (April 24), according to a news release….
by - April 21, 2025 2:03 pm
Northwest Arkansas Council CEO Nelson Peacock counts this year’s legislative session as a big success for the region. At the tail end of the regular session of the 95th Arkansas…
by - April 20, 2025 7:35 pm
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, shared his thoughts on the response to flooding and storms across his expansive 4th Congressional District of Arkansas. In a recent Talk Business &…
by - April 20, 2025 7:09 pm
Talk Business & Politics recently hosted a roundtable conversation on farming with Agricultural Council of Arkansas President Joe Mencer of Lake Village; Vice President Jeff Rutledge of Newport; Past President…
by - April 20, 2025 8:50 am
In a wide-ranging interview, Gov. Sarah Sanders reflected on the recently concluded legislative session and shared her priorities heading forward. Sanders sat down with Talk Business & Politics Editor-in-Chief Roby…
by - April 19, 2025 1:29 pm
The City of Fort Smith continues to make progress addressing water leaks on an aging system that tallied more than 2,500 leaks in 2022. The number of confirmed leaks at…
by - April 18, 2025 5:21 pm
Year-over-year job gains in Education and Health Services and Professional and Business Services were largely responsible for the modest February employment increase in the Fort Smith metro, according to the…
by - April 18, 2025 5:12 pm
Joe Vitiritto, president and CEO of Tontitown-based carrier PAMT Corp., formerly P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc., received a 1.9% pay increase in 2024 while his total compensation declined 31.2%, according to…
by - April 18, 2025 9:38 am
Arkansas’ jobless rate rose to 3.7% in March from 3.4% in March 2024, with the year-over-year number of jobless rising 10%. Job gains in the state’s education and health services…
by - April 17, 2025 6:57 pm
The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) announced the hiring of Stasha King Irby on Thursday (April 17) as its new vice president of sales and services. Irby returns…
by - April 17, 2025 6:08 pm
The Arkansas Tech University Board of Trustees recently approved a $170.291 million budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. The budget includes a more than 2% increase in student tuition and…
by - April 17, 2025 12:23 pm
The University of Arkansas’ Sam M. Walton College of Business is expanding its Master of Science in Supply Chain Management program to the Dallas metropolitan area in fall 2025. This…
