by - May 31, 2015 12:32 pm
Talk Business & Politics Podcast 5.31.15
This week on Talk Business & Politics: The state legislature does its part to help Arkansas land a $30 billion superproject in Camden. What might this mean for the Arkansas…
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by - May 31, 2015 8:40 am
Sen. Cotton Likes ‘Wide-open’ GOP Presidential Field
Arkansas’ junior senator, Tom Cotton, likes the crowded GOP field of potential Presidential candidates and says he’s a long way from making a decision on who he will support.
by - May 31, 2015 8:35 am
AEDC’s Mike Preston Explains What’s Next In Superproject Pursuit
While the Lockheed Martin superproject was well in the works before he was ever considered for the job as director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, Mike Preston knows that there…
by - May 31, 2015 8:34 am
Talk Business & Politics Roundtable 5.31.15
Talk Business & Politics’ Roby Brock, Jessica DeLoach Sabin, and Wesley Brown discuss the recent special session of the Arkansas Legislature. Why did Lockheed need the state’s participation to compete…
by - May 31, 2015 6:45 am
Broad Organizational Realignment Underway At Walmart U.S.
Walmart U.S. is in the process of a major organizational realignment under the supervision of Judith McKenna, chief operating officer for the retailer’s U.S. business unit. McKenna outlined the organizational…
by - May 31, 2015 6:41 am
Made In America: Arkansas Metro Areas Growing Manufacturing Bases
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a wrap-up of manufacturing news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here. ARKANSAS…
by - May 30, 2015 10:15 am
Broad organizational realignment underway at Walmart U.S.
Walmart U.S. is in the process of a major organizational realignment under the supervision of Judith McKenna, chief operating officer for the retailer’s U.S. business unit. McKenna outlined the organizational…
by - May 30, 2015 7:53 am
Weekend Edition: The Secrets Of JFK Edition
TV SHOW: SEN. TOM COTTON + THE STATE OF THE SUPERPROJECT This week on Talk Business & Politics: The state legislature does its part to help Arkansas land a $30 billion…
by - May 29, 2015 4:47 pm
River barges parked, six locks closed from Fort Smith to Pine Bluff
As of Friday morning (May 29), six of the 13 locks on the Arkansas portion of the Arkansas River system were closed. Locks were closed early Friday at Little Rock…
by - May 29, 2015 3:59 pm
Gillam, Dismang Discuss Special Session At NEA Political Animals
A three-day special legislative session, which ended Thursday in Little Rock, was productive and helped put several issues at the forefront of debate in the state, two legislative leaders said…
by - May 29, 2015 3:51 pm
Barges Parked On Arkansas River; Six State Locks Closed From Fort Smith To Pine Bluff
Editor’s note: The City Wire contributed to this report. As of Friday morning (May 29), six of the 13 locks on the Arkansas portion of the Arkansas River system were…
by - May 29, 2015 3:43 pm
UA Entrepreneurial Team Snags Top Reynolds Business Plan Prize
Under the direction of Dr. Carol Reeves, University of Arkansas graduate students Kenny Bierman and Phillip Turner received top honors in the Donald W. Reynolds Tri-State Collegiate Business Plan competition…
by - May 29, 2015 3:22 pm
Lockheed Martin Superproject Bill Signed Into Law
On Friday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed into law bills passed during the legislative special session and announced that five counties have been aded to the state’s disaster declaration after taking…
by - May 29, 2015 3:19 pm
Courtyard By Marriott Coming To Jonesboro
A Jonesboro based real estate firm announced this week they are working with a Tennessee-based company to bring a five-story, 106-room hotel to Jonesboro. Officials with Haag Brown Commercial said…
by - May 29, 2015 12:06 pm
Wal-Mart contributes $500,000 to flood relief efforts
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., and the Walmart Foundation donated $500,000 to organizations that are assisting with flood relief efforts in Texas and Oklahoma. In Henderson and San Marcos, Texas, Wal-Mart donated…
by - May 29, 2015 11:16 am
UA entrepreneurial team snags top Reynolds business plan prize
Under the direction of Dr. Carol Reeves, University of Arkansas graduate students Kenny Bierman and Phillip Turner received top honors in the Donald W. Reynolds Tri-State Collegiate Business Plan competition…
by - May 29, 2015 8:17 am
Union Pacific to invest $98 million in Arkansas lines, road crossings
Union Pacific plans to invest $98 million in 2015 to improve Arkansas’ transportation infrastructure, the company announced Thursday, with some of that to be spent on rail lines and road…
by - May 29, 2015 6:45 am
Energy In-depth: MISO Operations ‘Go Live’ On June 1
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - May 29, 2015 6:42 am
Jessica DeLoach Sabin: Why Immigration Will Be A Dominant Issue In 2016
On Tuesday, a panel of judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled against the request to lift the hold on President Obama’s executive actions…
by - May 29, 2015 6:31 am
Wal-Mart’s Newspaper Circular Gets A Digital Facelift
Wal-Mart’s age-old weekly circular tab insert in newspapers is being revamped into a digital catalog format that will have less focus on price and product and more on the retailer’s…