by - November 1, 2016 5:21 pm
Tuesday’s version of Talk Business & Politics Daily features a sit-down interview with Ray Hanley, President and CEO of the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care. He’s been with AFMC since…
by - November 1, 2016 4:58 pm
Arkansas’ preterm birth rate rose from 10% to 10.8% in 2015, according to the March of Dimes, at the same time that the national rate also rose for the first…
by - November 1, 2016 4:33 pm
Clean Line Energy announced Tuesday (Nov. 1) it has hired the U.S. industrial giant GE to provide the high-voltage transformers for the controversial $2 billion wind-energy project expected to begin…
by - November 1, 2016 12:10 pm
Educated workforce shortages will become a problem across the country during the next few years, and the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce is set to tackle this problem in 2017….
by - November 1, 2016 10:54 am
Early stage breast cancer patients have access to a new vaccine aimed at shrinking tumors prior to surgery. The vaccine was developed by Dr. Thomas Kieber-Emmons at the University of…
by - November 1, 2016 9:33 am
Consumers in Arkansas say their personal finances have improved this year as have their expectations for the state’s business climate next year, according to the Arvest Consumer Sentiment Survey this…
by - October 31, 2016 7:02 pm
John Morris is retiring effective immediately from the Board of Directors at Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp., the company announced. Two directors were added, boosting board membership from 10 to 11….
by - October 31, 2016 6:47 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has opened a sales branch in Denver, according to a news release from the Lowell-based carrier. “As a leader in the transportation industry, J.B. Hunt is…
by - October 31, 2016 6:46 pm
The city of Springdale is building a 1,850-foot-long walking trail at Linda Childers Knapp Elementary school. The joint-use trail will be open to students and the public within a week, weather…
by - October 31, 2016 5:45 pm
A warmer than usual fall had home builders slinging hammers left and right with 214 new home starts in September in the region’s four largest cities. But commercial construction was…
by - October 31, 2016 3:06 pm
The Walton Family Foundation has donated $2 million toward the construction of a Springdale campus for NorthWest Arkansas Community College, the NWACC Foundation announced on Monday (Oct. 31). NWACC launched…
by - October 31, 2016 2:57 pm
Labor force participation continues to shift as traditional breadwinners leave the workforce or work part-time and the number has increased for women who provide income for families. The participation rate…
by - October 31, 2016 2:52 pm
St. Bernards Medical Center has expanded the first cancer treatment center in Northeast Arkansas. The newly renovated Ben E. Owens Cancer Treatment Center is fully operational, according to the hospital….
by - October 31, 2016 2:40 pm
Transfers to athletics of unrestricted education and general funds have increased an average of 49.3% statewide in the last five years and 19.1% over the last two years, according to…
by - October 31, 2016 2:21 pm
Community Health Systems has expanded the reach of its Shared Services Center across the former Phoenix Village Mall property in Fort Smith, Ark., with more than $3.5 million in improvements….
by - October 31, 2016 1:59 pm
As pump prices hover near or below $2 a gallon, Arkansas drivers are putting more miles on their cars as the state landed among the top 10 states with the…
by - October 31, 2016 1:23 pm
The Senate president pro tempore said the Legislature may self-impose a limit of two referred constitutional amendments and that one of them could change the process for voter-initiated proposals. Sen….
by - October 31, 2016 10:09 am
Tyson Foods donated $750,000 to The Jones Center for a project to renovate and expand its fitness center and food court, according to a news release from the Springdale-based meat…
by - October 31, 2016 7:14 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– WEALTHY GIVERS BELIEVE PHILANTHROPY, VOLUNTEERING HAVE MORE IMPACT THAN VOTING, POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS…
by - October 30, 2016 7:59 pm
Little Rock will celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week with a myriad of events to help celebrate and nurture small business and entrepreneurship. The events start November 14 and are hosted by…
