by - September 9, 2015 7:26 am
“Competency-based education” – advancing college students based on their knowledge and skills rather than credit hours – could help Arkansas meet the goal of having 60% of Arkansans with a…
by - September 8, 2015 8:06 pm
Nearly two weeks after the Pentagon announced Oshkosh Defense as the winner of the first phase of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle contract, Lockheed Martin filed a protest Tuesday challenging…
by - September 8, 2015 4:10 pm
Auto parts giant Denso Corp., which operates an advanced manufacturing facility in Osceola, has quietly initiated a campaign to promote the use of small industrial robots to U.S. manufacturers as…
by - September 6, 2015 5:22 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. MANUFACTURING…
by - September 1, 2015 5:51 am
U.S. weekly rail traffic grew 0.4% to 567,943 carloads and intermodal units compared to a year ago, according to the latest report from the Association of American Railroads.
by - September 1, 2015 5:50 am
TrueCar Inc. said Monday that August’s revenue for new vehicles will likely reach $49 billion for the month, up 0.7% versus the same period last year. The U.S. economy and…
by - August 30, 2015 7:49 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. WSJ:…
by - August 27, 2015 7:20 pm
A proposed federal environmental regulation was likely “arbitrary and capricious,” caused “irreparable harm,” and had an adverse effect on the public interest, a federal judge ruled late Thursday. In the…
by - August 27, 2015 10:04 am
In the “second revision” of the nation’s real gross domestic product, or GDP, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis data shows that the U.S. economy advanced at a robust annual…
by - August 26, 2015 6:46 pm
Big River Steel has pre-sold nearly a quarter of the steel it is expected to produce over the next seven years, the company’s CEO told a legislative committee Wednesday.
by - August 26, 2015 6:25 pm
As Oshkosh Defense cheered the Pentagon’s announcement on Tuesday that it was the winner of the highly-sought after $30 billion Joint Light Tactical Vehicle contract, Lockheed Martin officials were left…
by - August 26, 2015 7:10 am
Japanese auto supplier Denso announced Tuesday it plans to add 500 jobs and invest $400 million to expand its electronics manufacturing capabilities and build a new warehouse at its manufacturing…
by - August 25, 2015 7:10 pm
AEDC Chief Mike Preston expressed disappointment in the outcome of the state’s JLTV effort, but said Arkansas put the best possible bid on the table.
by - August 25, 2015 3:10 pm
Always a bridesmaid, never a bride. Arkansas lost another bid for a superproject.
by - August 25, 2015 7:41 am
Lockheed Martin has made its case and now, nearly 10 years in the making, the JLTV project announcement is expected within the next three weeks.
by - August 24, 2015 9:35 pm
The World Trade Center of Arkansas in Rogers received its third round of grant funding from the State Trade Export Program (STEP). This year’s award totaled $207,535. The grant was…
by - August 24, 2015 9:33 pm
This coming weekend and the next few weeks will be busy for the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub. The August MAKE event at the Innovation Hub will be MAKE it Brew…
by - August 24, 2015 12:09 pm
The Arkansas Forest Resources Center has unveiled a newly redesigned Arkansas Timber Price report that provides average market prices for the state’s wide variety of timber products. The report, which…
by - August 23, 2015 6:51 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. MADE…
by - August 20, 2015 2:43 pm
Big River Steel disclosed a series of leadership appointments on Thursday in the wake of the unexpected death of its former chairman and CEO John Correnti. Correnti, 68, passed away…
