by - September 2, 2015 1:06 pm
Plano, Texas-based Anderson Merchandisers, a retail-services agency, recently hung a new shingle in Bentonville within close proximity of Wal-Mart Stores and its suppliers, according to company officials. The third party…
by - September 2, 2015 12:44 pm
While the pace of job growth is not as strong as most Arkansas metro areas, the Fort Smith region had job growth of just over 2% in July, with the…
by - September 2, 2015 12:40 pm
The most recent impressive pace of Northwest Arkansas job growth that began in early 2014 continues, with the number of jobs in July up more than 4% and the size…
by - September 2, 2015 11:27 am
Arvest Bank in Northwest Arkansas is partnering with 14 local organizations for the 1 Million Meals initiative, a two-month, bank-wide effort to provide one million meals or more to those…
by - September 2, 2015 11:05 am
Apple, as a retailer, sets the bar high with its state-of-the-art, non-traditional formats in select major metropolitan areas. The technology giant recently applied for $1.5 million building permit for a…
by - September 2, 2015 10:42 am
Arkansas tax revenue collections began the fiscal year (July 2015-June 2016) with a 0.8% dip, but rebounded in August with a 4.6% gain, which pushed year-to-date gross revenue up almost…
by - September 2, 2015 9:58 am
Arkansas tax revenue collections began the fiscal year (July 2015-June 2016) with a 0.8% dip, but rebounded in August with a 4.6% gain, which pushed year-to-date gross revenue up almost…
by - September 2, 2015 9:48 am
Talk Business & Politics Startup/Tech/Entrepreneur writer Todd Jones pulls together his handy round-up of state and national headlines worth exploring. Here’s the latest: COMICS AND ENTREPRENEURS This past Saturday was…
by - September 2, 2015 9:29 am
September 7, 1998 was a big date in Google history. That was the date that Sergey Brin and Larry Page were handed a check for $100,000, and ever since then,…
by - September 2, 2015 8:57 am
The percentage of people in America without health insurance has dropped to 9.2%, while fewer people are avoiding seeking health care because of cost, the Centers for Disease Control and…
by - September 2, 2015 7:20 am
The second reading for a proposed one-cent sales tax in Jonesboro sailed through the city council Tuesday night, while the council approved the first reading of a proposed $20 million…
by - September 2, 2015 5:47 am
The September/October 2015 magazine edition of Talk Business & Politics is out and will be hitting mailboxes over the Labor Day weekend. Read about our feature stories and access the online edition here.
by - September 2, 2015 5:17 am
Invitations are in the mail and a campaign launch is underway. Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Courtney Goodson will kick off her campaign for Chief Justice of the state’s high court…
by - September 2, 2015 5:16 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. INDUSTRY STUDY…
by - September 1, 2015 7:10 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge issued an opinion Tuesday (Sept. 1) that could impact a Sept. 8 vote in Fayetteville on an ordinance that would include civil rights protections based…
by - September 1, 2015 7:00 pm
Sarah Whites-Koditschek with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: A cancer physician, a choreographer, a home-economics pioneer, and a NFL pro-bowler are among Arkansans named to the Black…
by - September 1, 2015 6:13 pm
Arvest Bank announced Hannah Duke Kennedy has joined the institution as a private bank advisor in Springdale. She will office at 3858 South Thompson Ave. Kennedy previously was a manager…
by - September 1, 2015 5:29 pm
Cong. French Hill told the Rotary Club of Downtown Little Rock that the proposed deal with Iran will lead to a Middle East arms race and will unfreeze assets that the Iranians will use to fund terrorist organizations.
by - September 1, 2015 3:42 pm
Apartment vacancy rates in every market in the two-county area are at the lowest levels ever recorded by the Skyline Report – so low that new construction is needed to…
by - September 1, 2015 3:24 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson today called on the state’s higher education leaders to help create a new funding formula for colleges and universities and said a portion of the state’s lottery…
