by - February 26, 2017 9:52 am
Arkansas Economic Development Commission Executive Director Mike Preston said there is brimming CEO confidence that has his agency’s pipeline of potential projects full. Preston, who appeared on this week’s edition…
by - February 26, 2017 9:35 am
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said he plans to be “very active” in the debate over replacing the Affordable Care Act. Appearing on Talk Business & Politics to discuss health care,…
by - February 24, 2017 6:36 pm
The Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce is expanding its Junior Leadership Academy program to accept students from more high schools in Sebastian County. JLA’s inaugural class, set to graduate…
by - February 24, 2017 3:31 pm
Public support of the Affordable Care Act has risen to its highest level since it was approved seven years ago, according to Pew Research Center. A total of 54% of…
by - February 24, 2017 1:52 pm
Doniphan Vitality, a non-profit organization, has received a $100,000 grant from the Delta Regional Authority, DRA, to conduct an innovation hub feasibility study in four southern Missouri counties and Sharp…
by - February 24, 2017 11:05 am
The Delta Regional Authority is investing $235,000 in infrastructure projects in southeast Arkansas and northeast Louisiana with the help of the Economic Development Administration. The projects will add 115 jobs…
by - February 24, 2017 11:01 am
U.S. imports of crude oil from Saudi Arabia and Iraq are at the highest level since 2012, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration. After hitting low points in 2014 and…
by - February 24, 2017 8:54 am
Southwestern Energy Co. announced plans to invest between $1.175 billion to $1.275 billion in fiscal 2017, a 66% boost from the company’s rebooted $770 million spending program in 2016 that…
by - February 23, 2017 6:26 pm
Known as the silent killer, heart disease claims one woman’s life every 80 seconds outpacing the deaths of all forms of cancer. To help change that reality, more than 1,000…
by - February 23, 2017 6:04 pm
Economic decline and depopulation have been hallmarks in the Mississippi Delta region for the last couple of decades. More than nine years ago Newport Economic Development Commission Executive Director Jon…
by - February 23, 2017 5:48 pm
A bill that would enable individuals in certain occupations to challenge regulations failed to advance past a House committee Thursday (Feb. 23) after opponents argued it would make it easier…
by - February 23, 2017 5:28 pm
A House panel on Thursday (Feb. 23) replayed almost verbatim a meeting from a week ago and ended up with nearly the exact same results – the rejection of the…
by - February 23, 2017 4:04 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson opened a national energy summit at the nation’s capital on Thursday (Feb. 23) by saying the U.S. needs to do more to protect the nation’s energy grid…
by - February 23, 2017 2:48 pm
The value of freight shipped in North America rose 0.4% to $87.1 billion in December from the same month in 2015, with three out of the top five modes of…
by - February 23, 2017 1:35 pm
The Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism in Little Rock has hired a new manager of group travel and motorcycle tourism. Brant Collins has co-owned an advertising agency in Little…
by - February 23, 2017 11:33 am
William Dudley, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, has a theory as to why consumers have not spent more of the money they have saved…
by - February 23, 2017 10:30 am
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 23, 2017 9:02 am
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the Feb. 20 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - February 23, 2017 8:55 am
Shares of Deltic Timber touched a 52-week high Wednesday after a Memphis-based investment firm said it and the El Dorado-based natural resources and timberland company were approached by “multiple parties…
by - February 23, 2017 8:45 am
An Arkansas retailer and Texas manufacturer are teaming up to produce two new “bed-in-a-box” products to capitalize on the growing online mattress sales market. The RiteBed will be produced at…
