by - November 24, 2015 7:35 am
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and deep-dive into education topics. CONGRESS REACHES COMPROMISE ON “NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND” FIX: U.S. House and Senate lawmakers…
by - November 23, 2015 9:45 pm
Bentonville, Arkansas, had about 21,000 residents a decade ago. That’s when Kalene Griffith arrived in town to take over at the helm of the city’s tourism office, Visit Bentonville. Griffith,…
by - November 23, 2015 6:26 pm
China has largely been a black hole for Tyson Foods in terms of earnings but the Springdale-based meat giant said Monday (Nov. 23) it is shifting from food service to…
by - November 23, 2015 6:16 pm
Simmons First National Bank Chairman and CEO George Makris on Monday told Talk Business & Politics that the former jewel of South Arkansas is going to have to answer some…
by - November 23, 2015 4:11 pm
The legal woes of the Little Rock Technology Park Authority became more entangled Monday (Nov. 23) as the authority filed a condemnation lawsuit against Little Rock Attorney Richard Mays Sr….
by - November 23, 2015 7:12 am
Editor’s note: This story is updated with changes and additions throughout. Tyson Foods finished its fiscal year on a record-setting pace, with total sales of $41.373 billion up 10.1% over…
by - November 23, 2015 6:45 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. FIS CEO TO HEADLINE LR CHAMBER 150TH ANNUAL MEETING: Gary Norcross, President and Chief…
by - November 22, 2015 9:27 pm
The trains are headed back to Helena-West Helena after being gone for nearly a year, with residents happy about the situation. Local officials hailed the return of rail service to…
by - November 22, 2015 11:24 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) has signed a “letter of intent on investment cooperation” with Chinese-based Shandong Sun Paper Industry Joint Stock Co. to pursue a $1.3 billion pulp mill to…
by - November 22, 2015 9:58 am
This week’s Talk Business & Politics roundtable featured KATV’s lead capitol reporter and weekend anchor Janelle Lilley and TB&P contributor, banker and highway commissioner Frank D. Scott, Jr. Talk Business…
by - November 22, 2015 8:43 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. NISSAN’S MISSISSIPPI PLANT BEGINS PRODUCTION OF THE TITAN XD PICKUP TRUCK: Nissan officially…
by - November 21, 2015 9:00 am
Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. and President and CEO Judy McReynolds were honored Thursday (Nov. 19) by the Women’s Forum of New York at the third biennial Breakfast of Corporate Champions…
by - November 21, 2015 9:00 am
Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. and President and CEO Judy McReynolds were honored Thursday (Nov. 19) by the Women’s Forum of New York at the third biennial Breakfast of Corporate Champions…
by - November 21, 2015 8:54 am
Arvest Bank has exceeded its 1 Million Meals goal by raising a total of 1,652,870 meals in the fight against hunger. Launched in 2011, Arvest’s 1 Million Meals campaigns have…
by - November 21, 2015 8:54 am
Arvest Bank has exceeded its 1 Million Meals goal by raising a total of 1,652,870 meals in the fight against hunger. Launched in 2011, Arvest’s 1 Million Meals campaigns have…
by - November 21, 2015 8:39 am
Drones have many different uses and several enterprising people are breaking new ground. Is it possible to 3-D print drones? How about use it in the ocean or deliver food?…
by - November 20, 2015 6:32 pm
TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics with Roby Brock, which airs Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Ch. 7: U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark.,…
by - November 20, 2015 5:54 pm
Local philanthropist Johnelle Hunt helped kick off a $15 million capital campaign for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) with a $5 million contribution toward construction of a new…
by - November 20, 2015 5:03 pm
Slowly on its way up the Mississippi River, heading toward North Little Rock is the USS Hoga, a United States Navy, Woban-class district harbor tugboat that’s been the subject of…
by - November 20, 2015 1:34 pm
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) this week issued the long-delayed final rules on Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) for the trucking industry, opening the door for the…
