by - September 24, 2016 7:50 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 - September 23, 2016 5:00 pm
Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Springdale received a $3 million gift from the Walton Family Foundation to establish a 37-acre wellness campus, outdoor labyrinth and nature trail at the Northwest Arkansas…
by - September 23, 2016 4:47 pm
Lecheek Nutrition announced Friday (Sept. 23) a $6.7 million expansion of its facility in Harrison that could result in 100 news jobs over four years. The company now employs 70…
by - September 23, 2016 4:06 pm
In what is not a surprise to anyone watching the Arkansas banking sector, the Arkansas State Bank Department announced late Friday (Sept. 23) that it took possession of Mulberry, Ark.-based…
by - September 23, 2016 1:59 pm
In the fight to end child abuse in Benton County, Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon and his wife Shelley pledged to match donations raised, up to $50,000, at the 12th…
by - September 23, 2016 8:14 am
Home BancShares Board Chairman John Allison is selling 2.65 million company shares for “estate planning purposes.” With a $22 per share value as the offering price, the deal could gross…
by - September 23, 2016 8:14 am
Home BancShares Board Chairman John Allison is selling 2.65 million company shares for “estate planning purposes.” With a $22 per share value as the offering price, the deal could gross…
by - September 23, 2016 5:06 am
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of keeping on the November ballot the Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act, one of two initiatives related to medical marijuana, but the initiative…
by - September 22, 2016 9:36 pm
Dr. Cole Goodman unwillingly stepped away from his career as a plastic surgeon in 2009, but he had a tearful message for the community of Fort Smith Thursday night. His…
by - September 22, 2016 8:46 pm
Editor’s note: Welcome to the fifth season of Tusk to Tail – the sport of tailgating as organized, performed and perfected by a group of Hog fans who have been…
by - September 22, 2016 5:48 pm
Thursday’s Talk Business & Politics Daily features interviews with serial entrepreneur John James of Fayetteville and Arkansas Economic Development Commission director Mike Preston. James, whose Hayseed Ventures is working with…
by - September 22, 2016 4:54 pm
The number of individuals enrolling in public health care through the private option climbed to 317,289 in August. Meanwhile, Gov. Asa Hutchinson has asked state health officials to create a…
by - September 22, 2016 4:07 pm
Fort Smith businessman Brandon Woodrome, who ran for an Arkansas House seat in 2008 and attempted in 2010 to broadly change Arkansas’ tax code, has pleaded guilty in federal court…
by - September 22, 2016 3:30 pm
The price-tag Wal-Mart Stores may pay for alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act just went higher than the $858 million the retailer will have spent by the end…
by - September 22, 2016 2:52 pm
Consumer spending in Northwest Arkansas rebounded in July pushing the September sales tax revenue report up 9.69% over last year among the region’s four largest cities. Fayetteville, Bentonville, Springdale and…
by - September 22, 2016 10:02 am
The Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport will receive $5.9 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to rehabilitate the taxiway at Adams Field. The grant money will be used…
by - September 22, 2016 10:02 am
The Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport will receive $5.9 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to rehabilitate the taxiway at Adams Field. The grant money will be used…
by - September 22, 2016 9:50 am
More than 200 former ITT students in central Arkansas are still unsure of their futures after the parent company of the for-profit school filed for bankruptcy after shuttering more than…
by - September 22, 2016 4:02 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– MAJORITY OF BUSINESSES, ECONOMIES NOT READY FOR DIGITAL PLATFORMS Research released by…
by - September 21, 2016 8:21 pm
Candlemaker Burt Hanna, rice and grain operators and even an oil importer in Arkansas are ready to do business with Cuba, held back only by an embargo rendered 56 years…
