by - July 3, 2015 4:45 pm
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by - July 1, 2015 7:02 pm
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in June for the 30th consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 73rd consecutive month, according to a monthly survey of the nation’s supply executives.
by - July 1, 2015 6:23 pm
The North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce has begun accepting applications to fill its top staff position after longtime President & CEO Terry C. Hartwick announced his decision to step…
by - July 1, 2015 9:15 am
It’s been a tough six months for most of the publicly held companies based in Arkansas, with just five of 17 firms showing a share price gain from Jan. 1 to June 30.
by - June 29, 2015 7:44 pm
President Obama’s broad agenda to regulate dirty air emissions suffered a setback on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should have considered…
by - June 29, 2015 5:47 am
Editor’s note: Guest columnist Tommy Foltz, a long-time resident of Little Rock, is Executive Vice-President of the Houston-based Consumer Energy Alliance, which has a nationwide network of 400,000 individual consumers…
by - June 26, 2015 12:09 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 - June 25, 2015 5:36 pm
The federal government should spend more money on highways, and the best way to do that in the short term is by raising the gas tax, a U.S. Chamber of Commerce executive says.
by - June 25, 2015 1:30 pm
Arkansas severance tax collections fell more than 50% in May from year ago levels as the state’s rig count plummeted to single digits and drilling crews are leaving the state for other richer wet shale plays across the U.S.
by - June 24, 2015 7:33 pm
Plains All American Pipeline and Delek Logistics Partners LP announced Tuesday they have commenced an “open season” process for a proposed new pipeline that would ship crude oil into the…
by - June 24, 2015 6:43 am
A joint venture group led by Houston-based pipeline giant Kinder Morgan has filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) seeking approval to construct and operate a new…
by - June 23, 2015 10:14 am
The deadline for petitioners to intervene in Entergy Arkansas Inc.’s $167 million rate case filing closes today (Tuesday, June 23), one day after the state Public Service Commission (PSC) staff…
by - June 22, 2015 10:42 pm
Clif Chitwood, an official with the Great River Economic Development group in Mississippi County, attended the Paris Air Show with Gov. Hutchinson and other business leaders from around the state.
by - June 22, 2015 10:29 pm
Nucor Corp., which operates three steel mills in Northeast Arkansas, lowered its second quarter expectations as the Charlotte, N.C.-based steel giant continues to cope with global oversupplies driven by cheap…
by - June 22, 2015 10:27 pm
A Jonesboro city employee is joining the Arkansas State University Delta Center for Economic Development as a deputy director, where she will work with grant administration. Heather Walker-Clark served as…
by - June 22, 2015 9:51 pm
A new study by researchers at Duke and North Carolina State universities shows that Arkansas’ fledgling biomass and wood pellet businesses could see huge growth over the next decade, thanks to European renewable energy goals.
by - June 22, 2015 1:21 pm
Southwest Power Pool (SPP) named Matt Morais associate general counsel for markets and regulatory policy. In this role, Morais will be responsible for legal and regulatory policy issues involving Federal…
by - June 22, 2015 7:35 am
Williams Companies, the Tulsa, Okla.-based natural gas pipeline and terminal operator, turned down an unsolicited buyout offer valued at 64 cents per share or $48 billion, the company announced on…
by - June 19, 2015 8:53 am
Pump prices in Arkansas and across the nation have unexpectedly climbed higher even though many market experts continue to believe prices are nearing a seasonal high.
by - June 18, 2015 9:04 am
A spokesman with Magellan Midstream Partners said the Tulsa-based pipeline company is in the final stages of permitting and acquiring easements for a distribution system that is expected to bring…
