by - December 2, 2016 9:36 am
The U.S. jobless rate fell to 4.6% in November as the health care and professional and business services sectors continued to add new jobs to the nation’s economy, according to…
by - December 1, 2016 5:26 pm
More research will be necessary to determine whether the waste storage ponds at C&H Hog Farms in Newton County have contaminated the groundwater and soil in the Buffalo River watershed….
by - December 1, 2016 4:40 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 - December 1, 2016 4:22 pm
The benchmark chicken price index known as “Georgia Dock” did not publish prices to its website on Wednesday (Nov. 30). The Georgia Department of Agriculture said the “Georgia Dock Price…
by - December 1, 2016 4:18 pm
Jonesboro has received preliminary approval for at least $90 million from the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, and the city will have to provide a $7.8 million match, Mayor Harold…
by - December 1, 2016 4:12 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) will offer nonstop American Airline flights to Washington, D.C., starting in April. The daily flights will depart XNA at 7 a.m. and arrive at…
by - December 1, 2016 4:02 pm
The State Review Board of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program will consider 13 Arkansas properties for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places when it meets on Dec. 7…
by - December 1, 2016 4:02 pm
After a Texas federal judge halted the Obama administration’s overtime rules that would have begun Thursday (Dec. 1), some supporters of the Department of Labor’s new regulations are afraid the…
by - December 1, 2016 3:27 pm
A cyber security company that developed an anti-hacking tool tried to give it to the state, which in part had supported the company’s startup, but was unsuccessful. Fayetteville-based Neo Cyber…
by - December 1, 2016 3:11 pm
In addition to the presidential win for Donald Trump and the recent decision by a U.S. appeals court to stay the Clean Power Plan, the coal industry received more good…
by - December 1, 2016 3:03 pm
Legacy National Bank of Springdale has purchased two acres for $2 million in Bentonville with plans to build the institution’s sixth banking center in Northwest Arkansas. According to a deed…
by - December 1, 2016 2:37 pm
Williams Baptist College consistently had at least 500 full-time students each year since the Great Recession began in 2008, but the number dropped to 435 this fall, a 13% decline…
by - December 1, 2016 2:25 pm
The Rogers Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at its next meeting for an 85,000-square-foot assisted living development near the front gate of Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers. The…
by - December 1, 2016 10:31 am
Debit-card fraud losses increased 44% in 2015, while debit card issuers’ average cost per transaction fell slightly in the same year, according to a news release from the Federal Reserve…
by - December 1, 2016 10:07 am
University of Arkansas Prof. William McComas has been named as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, recognized by his peers for contributions to science education….
by - December 1, 2016 6:22 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES INDUSTRY IN 2016 TO SEE $18 BILLION…
by - November 30, 2016 7:09 pm
Kevin Roper, the Wal-Mart truck driver who in 2014 crashed into a van injuring several passengers including comedian Tracy Morgan and killing James McNair, has pled guilty to vehicular homicide…
by - November 30, 2016 7:04 pm
More than 10,000 children were found to have been maltreated at home in fiscal year 2016, while 24% of the 35,493 maltreatment reports to the Arkansas Child Abuse Hotline were…
by - November 30, 2016 6:42 pm
A recent National Retail Federation study indicates that 56% of consumers will purchase and give away gift cards this holiday season – the second most commonly purchased item. According to…
by - November 30, 2016 5:37 pm
More than half of the employers surveyed in November across the St. Louis Fed’s Eighth District expect to increase hiring and wages over the new 12 months, but many are…
