by - February 4, 2016 1:31 pm
Heavy downsizing in the retail and energy sectors, including recently announced layoffs by Walmart and oil field service giant Halliburton, pushed monthly job cut announcements to their highest level since…
by - February 3, 2016 6:29 pm
Tyson Foods has promoted Dan Zelenka to vice president of laboratory services, replacing Neal Apple who retired in mid-December. Zelenka began his career with Tyson Foods in 1986 as a…
by - February 3, 2016 6:29 pm
Tyson Foods has promoted Dan Zelenka to vice president of laboratory services, replacing Neal Apple who retired in mid-December. Zelenka began his career with Tyson Foods in 1986 as a…
by - February 3, 2016 12:38 pm
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of Talk Business & Politics focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side…
by - February 3, 2016 7:59 am
Tyson Foods is expected to earn more than $352 million in net income for its first quarter of fiscal 2016 even with weak chicken and pork prices, according to Wall…
by - February 3, 2016 7:13 am
Editor’s note: Story updated with section at the end of this report. –––––––––––––––– It was tough fourth quarter for Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp., with a decline in tonnage and shipments…
by - February 2, 2016 3:46 pm
A pair of Jonesboro residents recently became the newest members of a state economic development group with several items on the agenda, one of the members said Monday. Gov. Asa…
by - February 2, 2016 6:34 am
The Walmart Foundation has given Oregon State University $810,000 to research “environmentally conscious” methods of dying fabric. The company sees higher education as the key to innovation. The U.S. Conference…
by - February 2, 2016 6:34 am
The Walmart Foundation has given Oregon State University $810,000 to research “environmentally conscious” methods of dying fabric. The company sees higher education as the key to innovation. The U.S. Conference…
by - February 1, 2016 2:59 pm
Arkansas is the nation’s fifth most dependent state on the gun industry, and the most dependent in the South, according to WalletHub, a personal finance website. The company’s analysts studied…
by - February 1, 2016 11:29 am
A leading economic indicator for a nine-state region stretching across Midwest America shows that Arkansas businesses saw robust expansion in January which helped to lift the state’s economy above “growth…
by - January 31, 2016 7:51 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. ORGANIZED LABOR HOLDS STEADY AT 14.8 MILLION MEMBERS IN 2015:…
by - January 29, 2016 6:00 pm
Global economic growth is slowing with China struggling and Europe coming off a two-year recession. The U.S. fourth quarter GDP grew at a disappointing 0.7%, but economists at the University…
by - January 28, 2016 5:29 pm
Caterpillar Inc. on Thursday (Jan. 28) reported that its fourth-quarter and yearly sales saw double-digit declines in 2015, and also revised the company’s already tepid 2016 forecast with a warning…
by - January 28, 2016 2:21 pm
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday proposed to approve Arkansas’ request to designate Crittenden County as attaining the federal 2008 ozone standard, a move that Gov. Asa Hutchinson…
by - January 27, 2016 5:22 pm
In just a little more than two years, Columbus, Ohio-based Spartan Logistics has grown from hoping to utilize 100,000 square feet of the former Whirlpool warehouse in Fort Smith to…
by - January 26, 2016 9:37 pm
Springdale-based NOWDiagnostics, manufacturer of blood test kits, has moved all of its plastic housing production from China to its home base in Arkansas. The company cited efforts to improve quality…
by - January 26, 2016 12:15 pm
Lockheed Martin turned in a strong fourth quarter performance on Tuesday (Jan. 26) as the nation’s largest defense contractor completed the $9 billion acquisition of helicopter maker Sikorsky Aircraft and…
by - January 26, 2016 10:17 am
Arkansas’ jobless rate fell below to 5% for the first time since June 2001 as the state’s labor pool climbed to 1,337,500 in December, according to the figures released Tuesday…
by - January 25, 2016 5:20 pm
U.S. manufacturers began the year with a rebound in output and new business growth from the lows seen during December, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)…
