by - July 8, 2015 4:12 pm
Wal-Mart Stores on Wednesday (July 8) unveiled its “Jobs in U.S. Manufacturing Portal” (JUMP) website that will provide updates on the retailer’s effort to reshore manufacturing and allow suppliers to…
by - July 8, 2015 4:04 pm
Home Bancshares and its subsidiary, Centennial Bank announced the election of Brian Davis as chief financial officer, treasurer and director of the holding company and bank by each respective board…
by - July 8, 2015 3:30 pm
Wal-Mart Stores on Wednesday (July 8) unveiled its “Jobs in U.S. Manufacturing Portal” (JUMP) website that will provide updates on the retailer’s effort to reshore manufacturing and allow suppliers to…
by - July 8, 2015 3:25 pm
Wal-Mart officials opened the second day of their manufacturing summit with a video of legendary co-founder Sam Walton saying in a speech years ago that “buying American-made products should be…
by - July 8, 2015 3:15 pm
Wal-Mart officials opened the second day of their manufacturing summit with a video of legendary co-founder Sam Walton saying in a speech years ago that “buying American-made products should be…
by - July 8, 2015 1:56 pm
The retail center formerly anchored by Kroger on Caraway Road in Jonesboro is getting a new look, a new name, and new tenants, officials said Wednesday. Gary Harpole, Managing Partner…
by - July 8, 2015 1:38 pm
Content partner KATV Ch. 7 News reports: The City of Hot Springs agreed on Tuesday night to a counter offer from Gary Hassenflu, the owner of the Majestic Hotel. The…
by - July 8, 2015 1:07 pm
The federal Department of Labor published this week a proposed rule to extend overtime protections to nearly 5 million white collar workers, which the Obama administration says is a critical…
by - July 8, 2015 12:15 pm
Miami-based Ryder Systems recently expanded its compressed natural gas (CNG) truck fleet services into Arkansas, with Fort Smith-based Boyd Metals and Greenwood-based Alpha Packaging being the first two customers. Robert…
by - July 8, 2015 12:15 pm
The American Taekwondo Association International tournament began this week in Little Rock. ATA estimates 20,000 people will generate nearly $5 million for the greater Little Rock economy during the World…
by - July 8, 2015 10:05 am
The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services won’t deny doctors’ wrongly coded Medicare claims in a new coding system for a year as long as the claims are in the right family of codes, but Arkansas doctors aren’t out of the woods yet.
by - July 8, 2015 10:01 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Translational Research Institute has awarded seven researchers about $350,000 for pilot studies. The annual awards of approximately $50,000 each are made to studies…
by - July 8, 2015 9:48 am
This week, the Department of Labor published a proposed rule to extend overtime protections to nearly 5 million white collar workers, which the Obama administration says is a critical first…
by - July 8, 2015 6:49 am
Talk Business & Politics is proud to announce the launch of two more microsites dedicated to in-depth industry news: Healthcare and Tourism. Read more and check out the new sites.
by - July 8, 2015 6:32 am
Health departments across the country will receive more than $840 million in cooperative agreements from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to improve and sustain emergency preparedness of…
by - July 8, 2015 6:31 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. FITCH: U.S….
by - July 7, 2015 9:24 pm
A 38-acre development with several standout professional firms in Jonesboro serving as anchors will be built in the center of town, one of the developers of the project said Tuesday night.
by - July 7, 2015 9:07 pm
Collections of Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax during the first four months of 2015 totaled $4.247 million, up 7.25% compared to the same period in 2014. So far in 2015, tourism is on a record-breaking pace.
by - July 7, 2015 9:04 pm
The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal court to accept a consent decree with oil giant ExxonMobil to resolve alleged violations of environmental regulations stemming from the 2013 crude oil spill from the Pegasus Pipeline in Mayflower.
by - July 7, 2015 8:54 pm
The Venture Center is pitching a new contest called Pitch ‘N Pint on July 25th, 6:00 pm at the Flying Saucer in downtown Little Rock. Like any good startup competition,…
