Author: Talk Business & Politics staff

Talk Business & Politics staff

DSV announces plan to sell USA Truck

Denmark-based DSV is seeking to sell USA Truck – once a publicly-held company based in Van Buren – as part of its integration of German-based DB Schenker. DSV acquired Schenker…

Connections: New hires, promotions announced at regional planning commission

The Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission has added three employees in recent weeks. The commission, which provides a variety of planning and special project services, also promoted an employee. NEW…

Walmart promotes two execs to top financial roles

Dwayne Milum, 50, was appointed senior vice president and controller of Walmart Inc., effective Feb. 1, 2026, to start the company’s new fiscal year. He succeeds David Chojnowski, who will…

Highlands Oncology receives innovator award

Springdale-based Highlands Oncology, the region’s largest cancer-care provider, recently received a 2025 Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC) Innovator Award. Highlands Oncology was recognized for its remote monitoring model that…

Hightag sells shares in crowdfunding campaign

Bentonville-based sportstech startup Hightag Inc. recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign after expanding into winter sports. Hightag installs automated cameras throughout sports facilities to automatically capture footage of Hightag users…

Walmart pauses participation in H-1B visa program

Following a monetary change to the process by the Trump administration, retail giant Walmart is reportedly halting job employment offers to applicants who require H-1B visas to work in higher-skilled…

2026 Arkansas Business Hall of Fame inductees announced

Coffee, doors, steel, and employee staffing and recruiting are some of the products and services provided by executives inducted into the 2026 Arkansas Business Hall of Fame. The inductees were…

Benton educator named 2026 Arkansas Teacher of the Year

Stephanie Williams, a music teacher at Mountain View Elementary School in the Benton School District, was named the 2026 Arkansas Teacher of the Year on Tuesday (Oct. 21). Williams was…

Harding University receives $1 million to establish Christian Workers Institute

Harding University has received a grant of $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment to help establish the Christian Workers Institute. The program, which will be directed by the Harding School…

Garvin named director of Fort Smith human resources department

Eric Garvin, who has been with the city of Fort Smith human resources department since 2018, has been named the city’s director of human resources. His first day on the…

Gov. Sanders announces appointments

Gov. Sarah Sanders announced Monday (Oct. 20) the following appointments: Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission Kalika Rogers, Bryant, to the Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission. Term to expire July 1,…

Searcy-based agency Think Idea Studio opens Bentonville office

Think Idea Studio, a Searcy-based marketing and advertising agency, announced Monday (Oct. 20) that it has opened a Bentonville office and hired Brit McKenzie as business development executive. McKenzie will…

Payment of insurance premiums, street signals on Fort Smith Board agenda

Insurance agreements, a wash bay for trash trucks and other sanitation vehicles, and payment for more than $1.5 million in traffic signal work are part of a relatively light Fort…

12 organizations receive Arkansas Governor’s Quality Awards

The Arkansas Institute for Performance Excellence (AIPE) honored 12 Arkansas organizations at the 31st Annual Governor’s Quality Award Celebration, held at the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock on Thursday…

Fort Smith Metro Daily News Briefs: Election education, firefighter grant, and cancer screens

Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Election Information The Leadership Fort Smith Alumni Association is partnering with the Sebastian County Election Commission for a “Ballots &…

Adjusted third-quarter net income, revenue rise for Simmons First but below estimates

A restructuring of Simmons First’s balance sheet that included the sale of $2.4 billion in securities resulted in a loss of $562.8 million in the third quarter. The adjusted quarterly…

Bank OZK quarterly net income up almost 2%, revenue up 6.3%

Third-quarter net income at Bank OZK was $180.5 million, up 1.9% compared with the same period in 2024, the Little Rock-based bank reported Thursday (Oct. 16). Earnings per share of…

New day care center planned at Chaffee Crossing

The founders of Creekside Learning Academy plan to break ground at 10 a.m. Friday (Oct. 17) on an 8,000-square-foot infant and child day care center near the Arkansas Colleges of…

West Little Rock’s Paramount Building sells for $4 million

The Paramount Building, a Class A office property located at 11025 Anderson Drive in Little Rock was sold Monday, Oct. 6 for $4,009,730.26. Isaac Smith of Colliers | Arkansas represented…

Craig Wilson named CEO of Arkansas Center for Health Improvement

Craig Wilson has been named president and CEO of the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) following a national search. He was the organization’s interim leader since January and before…