by - January 7, 2016 5:53 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 Arvest Bank. Supporting sponsors of…
by - January 7, 2016 5:38 pm
For the next session of Uncommon Communities at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute, it’s all about the dollars and cents. The theme of the next session, to be held at the…
by - January 7, 2016 5:38 pm
For the next session of Uncommon Communities at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute, it’s all about the dollars and cents. The theme of the next session, to be held at the…
by - January 7, 2016 3:25 pm
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Tourism Ticker is sponsored by the Arkansas Hospitality Association. –––––––––––––––––– September and October were good months for Arkansas’ tourism sector, with hospitality tax collections among 17…
by - January 7, 2016 2:41 pm
Bill Way has taken over as president and CEO of Southwestern Energy Co., succeeding longtime company executive Steve Mueller who has been CEO since 2008, company officials announced after the…
by - January 7, 2016 2:07 pm
A strong economy, coupled with what appears to be a growing reluctance to announce layoffs during the holidays, contributed to December experiencing the lowest number of monthly job cuts in…
by - January 7, 2016 12:49 pm
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives along with the U.S. Park Service is offering a reward of up $7,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of…
by - January 7, 2016 12:41 pm
The FIRST Robotics Competition Arkansas will host a kickoff event on Saturday (Jan. 9) at 9 a.m., at Harding Academy in Searcy. The event is part of the worldwide 2016…
by - January 7, 2016 8:47 am
Arkansas is home to major military installations, numerous National Guard and Reserves units, and military manufacturers. Gov. Asa Hutchinson would like to keep it that way. Hutchinson announced the creation of…
by - January 7, 2016 8:45 am
Jimmy Moses grew up steeped in the history of Little Rock, especially its downtown. His great-grandfather, Herman Kahn, moved to Little Rock from Frankfurt, Germany, in 1870. Kahn and his…
by - January 7, 2016 8:34 am
More than 125 small businesses have begun the enrollment process in Arkansas’ small business health insurance exchange, and 25 have completed the process in the two months the exchange has…
by - January 7, 2016 7:09 am
Dr. Ashok Subramanian, the dean and professor of business at Buena Vista University, has been hired to lead the College of Business at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith….
by - January 7, 2016 7:09 am
Dr. Ashok Subramanian, the dean and professor of business at Buena Vista University, has been hired to lead the College of Business at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith….
by - January 7, 2016 6:44 am
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. THE IRON YARD, INNOVATE ARKANSAS AND WINROCK ANNOUNCE $30,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR UPCOMING…
by - January 7, 2016 6:16 am
The first round of retail layoffs have been announced in 2016 as Macy’s will eliminate more than 4,500 jobs as part of another restructuring plan that includes the closure of…
by - January 7, 2016 6:16 am
The first round of retail layoffs have been announced in 2016 as Macy’s will eliminate more than 4,500 jobs as part of another restructuring plan that includes the closure of…
by - January 6, 2016 10:09 pm
Verizon Communications Inc. has started a process to sell its data center assets, hoping to fetch more than $2.5 billion, people familiar with the matter told Reuters in a news…
by - January 6, 2016 9:57 pm
The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016 opened its doors on Wednesday to the largest exhibit floor in the show’s 49-year history, with 2.4 million net square feet of exhibit…
by - January 6, 2016 8:53 pm
The Northeast Arkansas Fairgrounds in Jonesboro was busy Tuesday as farmers and producers both learned about the year that has passed and what the future may hold. The Arkansas Soybean…
by - January 6, 2016 8:53 pm
The Northeast Arkansas Fairgrounds in Jonesboro was busy Tuesday as farmers and producers both learned about the year that has passed and what the future may hold. The Arkansas Soybean…
