by - January 29, 2016 4:44 pm
The Beck PRIDE Center for America’s Wounded Veterans at Arkansas State University received a $25,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation, officials said Friday (Jan. 29). The grant will support capacity…
by - January 29, 2016 4:27 pm
Teen workers with disabilities will have the opportunity for a job coach through a memorandum of understanding between the state’s University of Arkansas-based PROMISE program and Arkansas Rehabilitation Services. The…
by - January 29, 2016 4:14 pm
The art of attracting, recruiting and retaining an existing applicant pool was the focus of the inaugural Northwest Arkansas Employee Solutions Summit held Friday (Jan. 29) in Fayetteville. The event,…
by - January 29, 2016 2:40 pm
The U.S. rig count has continued on its downward path as sliding oil and gas prices have pushed energy companies to suspend drilling operations and furlough work crews and support…
by - January 29, 2016 2:17 pm
The U.S. economy decelerated in the fourth quarter of 2015 thanks to less spending by consumers, a slowdown in local and state government outlays and tepid capital investments by American…
by - January 29, 2016 6:45 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ARKANSAS, U.S. GAS PRICES CONTINUE WINTER SLIDE, STATE PUMP SIGNS SHOWING AVERAGE OF $1.61…
by - January 28, 2016 7:05 pm
A top Verizon executive confirmed that the telecom giant may sell its Terremark data centers that the company only purchased five years ago, according to the transcript of the company’s…
by - January 28, 2016 6:00 pm
The National Restaurant Associations’s Chief Economist Bruce Grindy says the restaurant industry has been a chief component in the recovery from the Great Recession. From the beginning of the employment…
by - January 28, 2016 5:41 pm
Dawson Meadows this week is afflicted with diarrhea-of-the-mouth about the Fort Smith Marathon and how his thespian career interferes with his manly marathon plans. Also, Meadow’s advice to the city…
by - January 28, 2016 5:29 pm
Caterpillar Inc. on Thursday (Jan. 28) reported that its fourth-quarter and yearly sales saw double-digit declines in 2015, and also revised the company’s already tepid 2016 forecast with a warning…
by - January 28, 2016 5:04 pm
Roughly 6.4 million U.S. homes were seriously underwater – worth 25% less than the mortgage owed – at the end of 2015, which is 11.5% of all properties with a…
by - January 28, 2016 4:47 pm
Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services will pay its shareholders a 22-cent per shared cash dividend on Feb. 26, to shareholders of record on Feb. 12. The quarterly dividend was raised…
by - January 28, 2016 4:47 pm
Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services will pay its shareholders a 22-cent per shared cash dividend on Feb. 26, to shareholders of record on Feb. 12. The quarterly dividend was raised…
by - January 28, 2016 4:42 pm
Brad Parsons, a longtime employee of Baptist Memorial Health Care, is the new CEO of all Jonesboro operations for the Memphis-based hospital company. Following the resignation of Darrell King, former…
by - January 28, 2016 2:21 pm
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday proposed to approve Arkansas’ request to designate Crittenden County as attaining the federal 2008 ozone standard, a move that Gov. Asa Hutchinson…
by - January 28, 2016 1:21 pm
Former Arvest Bank banker Dennis Smiley will spend the next eight years in federal prison for the bank fraud he committed with 24 banks while obtaining 55 loans and wrongly…
by - January 28, 2016 7:00 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– VERIZON INVESTS $70 MILLION TO BOOST NETWORK SURROUNDING SUPER BOWL 50 SITE…
by - January 28, 2016 6:34 am
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research has awarded a $360,000 grant to a University of Arkansas physicist who studies semiconducting nanomaterials that could power a new generation of electronic…
by - January 28, 2016 6:34 am
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research has awarded a $360,000 grant to a University of Arkansas physicist who studies semiconducting nanomaterials that could power a new generation of electronic…
by - January 27, 2016 9:36 pm
NFL great and former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw praised the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences as hospital executives told the UA System Board of Trustees on Wednesday (Jan….
