by - September 12, 2016 4:00 pm
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on Monday (Sept. 12) announced that “Manufacturing USA” is the new brand name for the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation. The network consists of…
by - September 12, 2016 3:42 pm
Defense giant Lockheed Martin announced Monday (Sept. 12) that the first Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead rocket has rolled off the production line at company’s industrial manufacturing…
by - September 12, 2016 3:42 pm
Defense giant Lockheed Martin announced Monday (Sept. 12) that the first Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead rocket has rolled off the production line at company’s industrial manufacturing…
by - September 12, 2016 3:37 pm
Meat and poultry processes are expected to turn out less beef, pork and chicken this year, while turkey production is projected higher, according to the World Agriculture Supply and Demand…
by - September 12, 2016 3:37 pm
Meat and poultry processes are expected to turn out less beef, pork and chicken this year, while turkey production is projected higher, according to the World Agriculture Supply and Demand…
by - September 12, 2016 3:31 pm
The health of the state’s banking economy is sound but competition in the Northwest Arkansas market is taking a toll on net interest income while at the same time regulatory…
by - September 12, 2016 2:53 pm
State Highway and Transportation Department Director (AHTD) Scott Bennett on Monday (Sept. 12) offered Arkansas lawmakers their first chance to review dozens of state highway construction projects that are pumping…
by - September 12, 2016 1:48 pm
Fort Smith metro business expansions are helping the regional economy finally gain traction in terms of job gains after more than seven years of post-Great Recession declines. But revelations about…
by - September 12, 2016 12:53 pm
Jonesboro building permit values totaled $122 million for the first seven months of 2016, up an impressive 43% compared to the same period in 2015. The increase was largely fueled…
by - September 12, 2016 12:40 pm
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and the state’s Surgeon General Dr. Greg Bledsoe on Monday (Sept. 12) dialed up their push to oppose the two medical marijuana amendments on the November…
by - September 12, 2016 11:20 am
On a recent Tuesday afternoon it was business as usual at the Future School of Fort Smith. But it doesn’t take long to realize here, “usual” means anything but. The…
by - September 12, 2016 11:02 am
It is no secret that Wal-Mart’s pending acquisition of Jet.com in the U.S. and recent partnership with JD.com in China are strategic plays the retail giant hopes will help its…
by - September 12, 2016 6:02 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– SIMMONS FIRST COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF TENNESSEE BANK, ASSETS TOP $8 BILLION Simmons…
by - September 11, 2016 8:00 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– NEW COMMERCE DEPARTMENT REPORT SHOWS U.S. METRO AREAS SET…
by - September 10, 2016 12:23 pm
Two local entrepreneurs came out winners in the G60 Pitch Contest in Bentonville, Thursday, August 25. Thirty-two presenters pitched to a crowd of 150 entrepreneurs, creatives and community supporters at GRIT…
by - September 10, 2016 7:51 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 KAIT-NBC,…
by - September 9, 2016 3:59 pm
The $156 million Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway was dedicated Friday (Sept. 9) in a ceremony at the campus. The 260,000-square-foot hospital employs about 325 and will eventually employ more than…
by - September 9, 2016 2:16 pm
Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jay Chesshir told members of the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce that Arkansas is not where it needs to be…
by - September 9, 2016 8:58 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) Director Mike Preston will make their second trade visit to China in 2016 when they head back to the Far East…
by - September 9, 2016 6:12 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– FIRST STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY SUMMIT TO BE HELD FRIDAY AT HEIFER…
