by - February 22, 2016 4:06 pm
The Arkansas Farm Bureau named Chuck Tucker to the new position of senior vice president of organization and administration, which will report directly to the executive vice president. Also, Evan…
by - February 22, 2016 4:06 pm
The Arkansas Farm Bureau named Chuck Tucker to the new position of senior vice president of organization and administration, which will report directly to the executive vice president. Also, Evan…
by - February 22, 2016 3:57 pm
Arkansas Farm Bureau President Randy Veach has been selected as president and chairman of the board of Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company. Veach, a third generation farmer from Manila,…
by - February 22, 2016 3:57 pm
Arkansas Farm Bureau President Randy Veach has been selected as president and chairman of the board of Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company. Veach, a third generation farmer from Manila,…
by - February 22, 2016 3:40 pm
Last week, Talk Business & Politics reported on a $3.7 billion potential liquids-to-gas (LTG) project that could locate in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Energy Security Partners, led by Arkansans Ret. General…
by - February 22, 2016 7:05 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– WARREN STEPHENS CELEBRATES 30 YEARS AT THE HELM On Feb. 18, Stephens Inc….
by - February 21, 2016 9:59 am
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, says the Fourth Congressional District could benefit greatly from increased trade with Taiwan. He also says he may walk into the voting booth for…
by - February 21, 2016 8:37 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. OBAMA TO LEAD U.S. DELEGATION TO GERMANY INDUSTRIAL TRADE SHOW:…
by - February 20, 2016 11:36 am
Tyson Foods has spent the past three years trying to transform itself from a commodity-based meat protein producer into a global food company. Front and center in this Tyson Foods…
by - February 19, 2016 2:42 pm
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on Friday, Feb. 19) submitted to Congress the first legislative reports required of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI). The NNMI annual report…
by - February 19, 2016 12:31 pm
International rig operator Transocean Ltd. has laid off 140 workers after El Dorado-based Murphy Oil Corp. canceled a deepwater rig contract that explores for oil and gas in the Gulf…
by - February 19, 2016 10:48 am
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced this week that the U.S. Department of Agriculture and partners across the nation will direct up to $720 million towards 84 conservation projects around the…
by - February 19, 2016 8:16 am
We are out of words. Out. Of. Words. The Video Wire is a collaboration between Talk Business & Politics and Things To Do In Fort Smith. …
by - February 19, 2016 8:04 am
A standing room only audience of more than 1,200 gave Daymond John an enthusiastic welcome as he took the stage at the Fayetteville Town Center Thursday (Feb. 18) to outline…
by - February 19, 2016 6:59 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. DALLAS-BASED UTILITY GIANT OFFERS VIRTUAL SOLAR POWER TO TEXAS HOMEOWNERS: Dallas-based TXU…
by - February 18, 2016 6:10 pm
Higher than expected loan losses and fewer overall unit sales drove America’s Car-Mart profits downhill in the third quarter ending Jan. 31. The Bentonville-based buy here, pay here car dealer…
by - February 18, 2016 5:32 pm
Job growth and gains in sales tax revenue in Northwest Arkansas and the central Arkansas metro areas continued into the third quarter of 2015, according to The Compass Report. The…
by - February 18, 2016 4:05 pm
Steven B. Jones and Phillip W. Carter were both sentenced to federal prison Thursday morning in connection with a bribery and corruption probe involving a bribery scheme and the…
by - February 18, 2016 12:32 pm
JOLT HACKATHON The second cohort of the JOLT Hackathon will be Feb. 27-28 at the Venture Center in Little Rock. The event will be an opportunity for participants to engage…
by - February 18, 2016 12:14 pm
The turnaround mission for Walmart U.S. is in its second year of leadership behind Walmart U.S. CEO Greg Foran, but estimates that better revenue and operating profits are another year…
