by - November 13, 2016 7:43 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– LOCKHEED COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL TEST OF U.S. MILITARY’S NEW TACTICAL…
by - November 12, 2016 9:58 am
TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Channel 7 in Central Arkansas and in Northeast Arkansas on…
by - November 11, 2016 4:57 pm
Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon on Friday asked Hoyt Williams, a 93-year-old World War II veteran who works as a greeter in Trion, Ga., if he had any advice for…
by - November 11, 2016 3:43 pm
A series of public meetings are planned to gain feedback on the development of a Buffalo River Watershed Management Plan. It’s the first step taken by the Beautiful Buffalo River…
by - November 11, 2016 3:26 pm
AFHJ Architects, the oldest active architecture firm in Fayetteville, has joined with Bentonville-based Harrison French & Associates (HFA), the largest architecture and engineering firm in Northwest Arkansas, according to…
by - November 11, 2016 2:57 pm
Chris Sultemeier, executive vice president of logistics for Walmart U.S., will retire Jan. 31 – the end of the company’s fiscal year. The announcement was made by Wal-Mart Stores CEO…
by - November 11, 2016 1:55 pm
Four entrepreneurs pitched investment in their companies to about 30 angel investors and others at the Natural State Angel Association (NSAA) gathering on Thursday (Nov. 10). The NSAA, a program…
by - November 11, 2016 11:42 am
An Oklahoma-based investor has paid $56.8 million to acquire the nine-story Bentonville Plaza office building and 16 additional acres, near the the headquarters of Wal-Mart Stores. Square Deal Capital Inc.,…
by - November 11, 2016 11:09 am
Five-hundred cyclists from throughout the world landed in Bentonville on Thursday (Nov. 10) for the International Mountain Bicycling Association World Summit, and Gov. Asa Hutchinson took the opportunity to announce…
by - November 11, 2016 7:38 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– REGULATORS SHUT DOWN DRILLING IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AFTER 5.0 EARTHQUAKE The…
by - November 10, 2016 6:37 pm
When Dr. Kathy Loyd arrived on the Arkansas State University campus she had one child and another on the way. She brought with her five transcripts from other schools she…
by - November 10, 2016 6:22 pm
Heavy trading pushed Dillard’s Inc. stock up more than 11% ahead of the Little Rock-based department store retailer’s disappointing third quarter earnings report, yet after hours trading was giving back…
by - November 10, 2016 6:05 pm
In an effort to boost online sales and give shoppers an easier experience Walmart U.S. has added a mobile check-in feature for its stores with an online grocery pickup service….
by - November 10, 2016 4:31 pm
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville will celebrate the fifth anniversary of its opening on Friday (Nov. 11). About 2.7 million people have visited the museum, and more…
by - November 10, 2016 3:38 pm
A $70.5 million remodel of the Robinson Center culminated Thursday (Nov. 10), on time and on budget, in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on a stage that is 31 feet lower than…
by - November 10, 2016 3:30 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 - November 10, 2016 3:12 pm
A growing population and shortage of physician specialists has Arkansas Children’s Hospital looking at technology as a way to bridge the gap, particularly in rural areas. Dr. Robert Steele, a…
by - November 10, 2016 1:08 pm
As President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan hangs in the balance with the likely selection of a new U.S. Supreme Court justice under a Donald Trump presidency, U.S. energy officials…
by - November 10, 2016 12:51 pm
The Natural State joined with California, Nevada, Massachusetts, Florida, and North Dakota in approving a combination of recreational and medical marijuana initiatives, causing increased demand that now has Rhode Island-based…
by - November 10, 2016 10:15 am
There’s no right or wrong plan for business success. Kurt Lind says the strategy for his Fayetteville-based startup might be corny to some. Whatever the approach is, Lind believes in…
