by - June 29, 2016 1:33 pm
Editor’s note: This story is a component of The Compass Report. The quarterly Compass Report is managed by Talk Business & Politics, and sponsored by Lowell-based Zero Mountain Logistics, a…
by - June 29, 2016 12:12 pm
Bank of the Ozarks Inc. said today (June 29) it received final regulatory approval from the Federal Reserve for its previously announced merger transactions with St. Petersburg, Fla.-based C1 Financial,…
by - June 29, 2016 12:12 pm
Bank of the Ozarks Inc. said today (June 29) it received final regulatory approval from the Federal Reserve for its previously announced merger transactions with St. Petersburg, Fla.-based C1 Financial,…
by - June 29, 2016 11:51 am
The Medical Applications of Science for Health (M*A*S*H) Program kicked off Monday (June 27) from Sparks Hospital’s Charles Shuffield Education Center. The two-week program is designed to give an overarching…
by - June 29, 2016 6:02 am
When The Iron Yard’s Little Rock campus held its demo day for the third cohort on May 20th, word was out that it would be their last. The company announced…
by - June 29, 2016 5:53 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– UAMS RECEIVES NIH GRANT FOR FIRST COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA DANGERS A team…
by - June 28, 2016 8:05 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) has won the Association of Defense Communities’ Base Redevelopment Excellence Award for its efforts at Chaffee Crossing. U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, made a…
by - June 28, 2016 7:44 pm
The costs to manufacture many goods in the United States remain only slightly higher than in China and when factoring in logistics and transportation costs it’s a wash, according to…
by - June 28, 2016 5:13 pm
Looking for a great place to celebrate the Fourth of July? The Ozark Folk Center has some old-fashioned fun in the works. And the Historic Arkansas Museum will be serving…
by - June 28, 2016 4:25 pm
A longstanding legislative battle may be getting easier in the court of public opinion and a future legislative battle has widespread citizen support in one direction. A new Talk Business…
by - June 28, 2016 11:34 am
In an effort to expand its online products in a big way, Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores said each of the more than 450 entrepreneurs pitching nearly 800 products during Tuesday’s Open…
by - June 28, 2016 9:37 am
In two related settlements, one with the United States and the State of California, and one with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), German automaker Volkswagen AG has agreed to…
by - June 28, 2016 9:11 am
Editor’s note: Story updated with many additions and changes throughout. –––––––––––––––––– Exide Technologies has received a $30.7 million “cost-sharing” grant from the federal government to upgrade its Fort Smith battery…
by - June 28, 2016 8:18 am
Consumers in Arkansas are feeling more confident about the macro economy and that could fuel higher spending in the back half of the year, according to the third release of…
by - June 28, 2016 8:15 am
Although corporate profits picked up steam in the first quarter, strong business and labor growth was still unable to lift the nation’s economy out of the continued slump that began…
by - June 27, 2016 10:08 pm
Mark Raines, longtime veteran TV journalist and communications executive, has been named Vice President and Director of Public Relations at CJRW. Raines, a Cabot resident, joined CJRW in 2014. He…
by - June 27, 2016 10:08 pm
Mark Raines, longtime veteran TV journalist and communications executive, has been named Vice President and Director of Public Relations at CJRW. Raines, a Cabot resident, joined CJRW in 2014. He…
by - June 27, 2016 6:38 pm
Fort Smith sales tax collections are trending in the wrong direction to begin 2016, with one Fort Smith Director saying the numbers are “a surprise” and could force the city’s…
by - June 27, 2016 5:20 pm
Through the first five months of 2016 the four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas have issued new residential and commercial construction permits valued at $504.646 million, up about 100% from…
by - June 27, 2016 5:06 pm
As fallout in international financial markets continued on Monday following Britain’s vote last week to exit the European Union, potential negatives in Arkansas are uncertain even as investors shed most…
