by - March 26, 2016 7:34 pm
As drones continue to be a more utilized technology, the maturation of the industry is taking place. Efforts are in place to ensure safety and bring the technology to new…
by - March 26, 2016 6:31 pm
Layne Turner, a plant and soil science major at Arkansas State University, is the recipient of the Katherine Franzen Memorial Scholarship for the spring semester. Franzen was a farmer and…
by - March 26, 2016 6:31 pm
Layne Turner, a plant and soil science major at Arkansas State University, is the recipient of the Katherine Franzen Memorial Scholarship for the spring semester. Franzen was a farmer and…
by - March 26, 2016 7:15 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 now in Northeast Arkansas…
by - March 25, 2016 12:32 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services recently ordered 4,000 new dry van trailers equipped with added safety components engineered to prevent vehicles from sliding under the trailer on impact. The Wabash National…
by - March 25, 2016 12:32 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services recently ordered 4,000 new dry van trailers equipped with added safety components engineered to prevent vehicles from sliding under the trailer on impact. The Wabash National…
by - March 25, 2016 11:35 am
Editor’s note: Story updated with a statement from Golden Bridge, a group organized to oppose the Clean Line project, and a statement from the Sierra Club of Arkansas. ––––––––––––––– The…
by - March 25, 2016 11:19 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson touted his legislation in the upcoming health care special session as “historic” and “unique” during a press conference Friday at the Capitol. Legislators will gather April 6…
by - March 25, 2016 9:29 am
Arkansas’ jobless rate fell two-tenths of a percentage point in February to an all-time low of 4.2%, well below the nation’s unemployment rate of 4.9% and well ahead of year-ago…
by - March 25, 2016 8:26 am
The U.S. economy is still performing well short of expectations as the nation’s Gross Domestic Product activity only grew at a weak 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2015, according…
by - March 25, 2016 8:01 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– U.S. PUMP PRICES HIT $2 A GALLON FOR FIRST TIME IN 2016 Average…
by - March 24, 2016 8:17 pm
Two competing draft bills circulating among legislators would provide financial rewards for cost-efficient care and penalties for poor performance, but they would do it in different ways. One would create…
by - March 24, 2016 5:56 pm
U.S. Census estimate updates released Thursday (March 24) show that the Northwest Arkansas metro area accounted for most of the state’s population growth in the past five years, and only…
by - March 24, 2016 4:05 pm
Anxieties about the Arkansas economy have grown significantly in the first quarter as business executives are increasingly concerned that economic conditions in 2016 will be much worse than in 2015,…
by - March 24, 2016 4:05 pm
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of Talk Business & Politics focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side…
by - March 24, 2016 3:51 pm
Little Rock-based Garver USA has given the University of Arkansas $250,000 toward the construction of a new Civil Engineering Research Center. The new 25,000-square-foot facility will be located in the…
by - March 24, 2016 3:51 pm
Little Rock-based Garver USA has given the University of Arkansas $250,000 toward the construction of a new Civil Engineering Research Center. The new 25,000-square-foot facility will be located in the…
by - March 24, 2016 3:48 pm
McKee Foods has partnered with city of Gentry to develop outdoor trails in the Flint Creek Nature Area that will also include a stocked lake for fishing, fishing dock and…
by - March 24, 2016 3:48 pm
McKee Foods has partnered with city of Gentry to develop outdoor trails in the Flint Creek Nature Area that will also include a stocked lake for fishing, fishing dock and…
by - March 24, 2016 3:26 pm
Fort Smith businessman, cattle rancher and quiet philanthropist David McMahon has died. He was 84, and would have been 85 on Saturday (March 26). McMahon, along with wife Mary Ann,…
