by - July 21, 2015 9:01 am
Arkansas’ unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point in June as the state’s civilian labor pool grew by 200 workers, according to U.S. labor force data released Tuesday (July…
by - July 20, 2015 9:51 pm
Gains in employment, sales tax collections and building permits resulted in the best combination of grades for Arkansas’ top three metro economies since the first quarter of 2012.
by - July 20, 2015 9:14 pm
The Tennessee Automotive Manufacturers Association will host the 2015 Southern Automotive Conference, the region’s premiere automotive trade show, on Oct. 18-20 in Nashville.
by - July 20, 2015 6:51 pm
The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services will host a two-day training and strategy session beginning Tuesday to highlight key changes in the first major reform of federal job training programs…
by - July 20, 2015 5:59 pm
Jim Fram, President and CEO of the Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce and the Hot Springs Metro Partnership, will participate in the fourth annual Economic Development Forum at the…
by - July 20, 2015 5:13 pm
A Cargill pork feed mill in London that opened the same year Ronald Reagan became president will hold a ceremony on Friday to celebrate 35 years without a lost time…
by - July 20, 2015 10:11 am
Lockheed Martin reported robust second quarter earnings and easily beat Wall Street expectations as the defense contracting giant officially announced the $9 billion acquisition of Sikorsky Aircraft from United Technologies,…
by - July 19, 2015 7:31 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a wrap-up of manufacturing news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. SUCCESS…
by - July 16, 2015 7:03 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said Thursday that her office has submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Arkansas’ proposed Regional Haze plan following rejection of the state’s…
by - July 14, 2015 2:48 pm
Lockheed Martin will debut its first-ever live stream launch of the future USS Little Rock on Friday at the Marinette Marine shipyard in Wisconsin.
by - July 13, 2015 6:45 pm
River operators say the hard-hitting rains of the last three months have dealt the barge business the ‘worst economic blow’ since the Great Recession.
by - July 12, 2015 7:40 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a wrap-up of manufacturing news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. LOCKHEED…
by - July 10, 2015 6:28 am
UA Economist Kathy Deck dives into the jobs numbers across the state in this analysis and guest commentary.
by - July 10, 2015 6:15 am
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released its updated state-by-state report for its “Made in Rural America” initiative, highlighting the fact that the export of farm and ranch…
by - July 9, 2015 5:58 pm
Wal-Mart is making a habit of Christmas shopping in early July with its Open Call event that invited 340 suppliers into its backyard for a chance to pitch their nearly 600 inventions.
by - July 9, 2015 5:00 pm
Two Swiss companies with major operations in Arkansas will participate in a bilateral program between the U.S. and Switzerland that is aimed at expanding job ties between the allies.
by - July 8, 2015 3:30 pm
Wal-Mart Stores on Wednesday (July 8) unveiled its “Jobs in U.S. Manufacturing Portal” (JUMP) website that will provide updates on the retailer’s effort to reshore manufacturing and allow suppliers to…
by - July 8, 2015 3:25 pm
Wal-Mart officials opened the second day of their manufacturing summit with a video of legendary co-founder Sam Walton saying in a speech years ago that “buying American-made products should be…
by - July 8, 2015 9:48 am
This week, the Department of Labor published a proposed rule to extend overtime protections to nearly 5 million white collar workers, which the Obama administration says is a critical first…
by - July 7, 2015 8:17 pm
It’s the classic right time, right place story. Wal-Mart’s U.S. CEO Greg Foran just happened to be walking past the founders of Jarratt Industries, who didn’t hesitate to perform the classic elevator pitch. The rest is history.
