by - October 11, 2016 4:26 pm
Officials with the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association (AAEA) offered several policy recommendations on Tuesday (Oct. 11) concerning two recent dockets that some local energy experts say could determine the future…
by - October 11, 2016 1:58 pm
In today’s Talk Business & Politics Daily, State Sen. Joyce Elliott, D-Little Rock, and TB&P analyst John Burris discuss the recent Trump controversies and how they are affecting the GOP…
by - October 11, 2016 10:22 am
Lower employment, job gains and positive growth among most of Arkansas’ metro areas this year has pushed consumer confidence to its highest level in two years, according to the recent…
by - October 10, 2016 7:49 pm
As natural gas has overtaken coal as the nation’s major source of energy for power generation, U.S. residential electricity prices are forecasted in 2016 to decline for the first time…
by - October 10, 2016 5:50 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors mulled dwindling options for the 2017 healthcare plan for city employees at a special study session on Monday (Oct. 10), with Jerry Guy of…
by - October 10, 2016 5:00 pm
Tyson Foods has taken a 5% ownership stake in plant-based protein company Beyond Meat based in El Segundo, Calif., joining The Human Society of United States and Bill Gates who…
by - October 10, 2016 4:15 pm
The board of directors of Deltic Timber Corp. announced the retirement of Ray C. Dillon as the company’s President and CEO. D. Mark Leland, a current member of the company’s…
by - October 10, 2016 12:17 pm
The Arkansas Hospital Association and the Arkansas Medical Society have endorsed Issue 4, the proposed constitutional amendment directing the Legislature to set caps of at least $250,000 on non-economic damages…
by - October 10, 2016 12:08 pm
The Fort Smith distillery for France-based Pernod Ricard has assumed bottling of the company’s popular Malibu Rum label, Gov. Asa Hutchinson and executives from Pernod Ricard USA and Wal-Mart Stores…
by - October 10, 2016 6:08 am
The second quarter economic story of Arkansas’ four key metro areas was much like the first quarter story: unchanged from the previous quarter, but healthy, with continued job gains and…
by - October 10, 2016 5:47 am
The acquisition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal by Natural State Media, the parent company of Talk Business and Politics, is complete. The Journal was previously held by Tami and…
by - October 10, 2016 5:37 am
story by David Rice 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…
by - October 9, 2016 2:38 pm
Guests sampled a variety of food, beer, wine and cocktails at the second annual Sip and Savor event benefiting the Boys and Girls Club of Benton County (BGCBC) on Thursday…
by - October 9, 2016 1:24 pm
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– USDA LAUNCHES NEW APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FOR VETERANS Secretary of…
by - October 9, 2016 12:24 pm
The Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale has tapped Jenni Taylor Swain, former vice president of programming for the Walton Arts Center, as executive/artistic director. Taylor Swain confirmed she…
by - October 8, 2016 1:40 pm
2016 may be one of the most volatile in the past decade for investors. In a near-zero percent interest rate climate, investors are chasing yield in the equity market, which…
by - October 8, 2016 7:47 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 - October 7, 2016 5:59 pm
Kevin Turner, CEO of Citadel Securities and former chief operating officer of Microsoft Corp., spoke on the significance of artificial intelligence, including digital personal assistants and machines that can “outthink…
by - October 7, 2016 5:39 pm
One of the state’s biggest cheerleaders did his best to convince techies from around the country that Arkansas is a great place to grow a technology company. Gov. Asa Hutchinson…
by - October 7, 2016 1:54 pm
President Barack Obama’s administration has done “more for the advancement of manufacturing” than previous administrations, according to Dave Rowland, president and CEO of the Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance. Rowland was in…
