by - June 23, 2015 7:03 pm
The Walton Arts Center held a ground-breaking ceremony Tuesday (June 23) celebrating the $23 million expansion and renovation of the Fayetteville center. The groundbreaking also kicks off the closing of…
by - June 23, 2015 5:38 pm
A data breach involving millions of current or former federal employees unveiled several major cracks in the armor of the federal government’s information systems, several witnesses told Sen. John Boozman,…
by - June 23, 2015 5:35 pm
A $45.7 million expansion project at Frito-Lay in Jonesboro is one step closer to reality Tuesday after the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission gave the go-ahead for work on the project…
by - June 23, 2015 4:54 pm
TB&P Business Editor Wesley Brown and Editor-in-Chief Roby Brock debated a variety of topics on this week’s business podcast edition of Talk Business & Politics. Those topics include: Pipeline Wars…
by - June 23, 2015 4:52 pm
The used car business is good these days, but not good enough to secure cash performance-based bonuses for America’s Car-Mart’s top two executives. CEO Hank Henderson and chief financial officer…
by - June 23, 2015 4:15 pm
The traveling public pulled back in May compared to May 2014, with enplanements down at Arkansas’ three largest commercial airports. Of the three airports, only the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport…
by - June 23, 2015 3:35 pm
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is among a growing number of retailers that said they will remove Confederate flag merchandise from stores and its e-commerce sites in the wake of…
by - June 23, 2015 3:31 pm
Sarah Whites-Koditschek with our content partner, KUAR-FM 89.1 News, reports: After several days of political wrangling over which assessment to use for public schools students in Arkansas, Little Rock School…
by - June 23, 2015 2:47 pm
At least two retail watchers say the change of board leadership at Wal-Mart Stores is a good move. They suggest that Greg Penner is more than just a son-in-law to…
by - June 23, 2015 2:44 pm
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is among a growing number of retailers that said they will remove Confederate flag merchandise from stores and its e-commerce sites in the wake of…
by - June 23, 2015 1:17 pm
On Wednesday, the 20-member Working Group on Highway Funding will hold its first meeting to discuss the state’s road funding options. Six years ago, the Blue Ribbon Committee on Highway Finance did the same thing.
by - June 23, 2015 12:12 pm
The number of consumers in Arkansas looking to make a major household purchase over the past six months rose 5 points in March as wages saw a slight increase and…
by - June 23, 2015 10:14 am
The deadline for petitioners to intervene in Entergy Arkansas Inc.’s $167 million rate case filing closes today (Tuesday, June 23), one day after the state Public Service Commission (PSC) staff…
by - June 23, 2015 10:02 am
The number of consumers in Arkansas looking to make a major household purchase over the past six months rose 5 points in March as wages saw a slight increase and…
by - June 23, 2015 9:53 am
Denso Corp. officials said Tuesday that the Japanese auto parts giant has received Ford Motor Co.’s coveted Aligned Business Framework (ABF) award for its full line up of compressors and…
by - June 23, 2015 7:30 am
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and deep-dive into education topics in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - June 22, 2015 10:42 pm
Clif Chitwood, an official with the Great River Economic Development group in Mississippi County, attended the Paris Air Show with Gov. Hutchinson and other business leaders from around the state.
by - June 22, 2015 10:29 pm
Nucor Corp., which operates three steel mills in Northeast Arkansas, lowered its second quarter expectations as the Charlotte, N.C.-based steel giant continues to cope with global oversupplies driven by cheap…
by - June 22, 2015 10:27 pm
A Jonesboro city employee is joining the Arkansas State University Delta Center for Economic Development as a deputy director, where she will work with grant administration. Heather Walker-Clark served as…
by - June 22, 2015 10:24 pm
The decision to hire a Tennessee-based company to complete a hazard mitigation plan for Craighead County brought a lot of back-and-forth Monday as Craighead County and Jonesboro officials debated over…
