by - July 1, 2015 6:23 pm
The North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce has begun accepting applications to fill its top staff position after longtime President & CEO Terry C. Hartwick announced his decision to step…
by - July 1, 2015 6:21 pm
Little Rock-based advertising, marketing and PR powerhouse CJRW said it will open for business in its new headquarters on Main Street on July 13th and in the process, the agency…
by - July 1, 2015 5:09 pm
Employment in the Fort Smith metro was up more than 3,200 jobs in May compared to May 2014, but the number of jobs in the area remains well below pre-recession…
by - July 1, 2015 5:03 pm
The well-oiled machine that is the Northwest Arkansas economy continued in May to set employment records, and added more than 11,000 jobs to the bustling metro area since May 2014….
by - July 1, 2015 5:01 pm
Global meat giant JBS, the parent of Pilgrim’s Pride Chicken, announced plans to buy Cargill’s U.S. pork business for $1.45 billion, subject to regulatory review and approval. The deal includes…
by - July 1, 2015 4:44 pm
This Arkansas summer is hot and right along with it the July/August magazine edition of Talk Business & Politics is hot off the press. It’s packed with lots of news, interviews and commentaries, including an in-depth interview with new AEDC director Mike Preston.
by - July 1, 2015 2:29 pm
American consumers continue to rally their support around “Made in USA” products with 45% admitting that such a label is “extremely” or “very” important to them, according to a new…
by - July 1, 2015 9:15 am
Pace Industries, an aluminum, zinc and magnesium die casting company based in Fayetteville, announces the merger with Port City Group in Muskegon, Mich. The merger will provide die casting, machining,…
by - July 1, 2015 9:15 am
It’s been a tough six months for most of the publicly held companies based in Arkansas, with just five of 17 firms showing a share price gain from Jan. 1 to June 30.
by - July 1, 2015 9:13 am
It’s been a tough six months for most of the publicly held companies based in Arkansas, with just five of the 17 tracked by The CIty Wire showing a share…
by - July 1, 2015 9:11 am
Pace Industries, an aluminum, zinc and magnesium die casting company based in Fayetteville, announced it is merging with Port City Group in Muskegon, Mich. The merger will provide die casting,…
by - July 1, 2015 9:10 am
Gregory Banks has been named director of sales for Van Buren-based USA Truck. He fills the role vacated by Greg Goodner, who was promoted to director of dedicated sales for…
by - July 1, 2015 8:29 am
Gregory Banks has been named director of sales for Van Buren-based USA Truck. He fills the role vacated by Greg Goodner, who was promoted to director of dedicated dales for…
by - July 1, 2015 7:23 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. RESEARCH SHOWS…
by - July 1, 2015 6:09 am
Todd Greer with SpotRight is one of the presenters at Wednesday morning’s 1 Million Cups event in downtown Little Rock. Greer, a former Acxiom executive, led a recapitalization of the…
by - July 1, 2015 5:02 am
Jacob Kauffman with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: Lt. Governor Tim Griffin said the Council on Common Core Review will not issue recommendations as early as he…
by - June 30, 2015 8:59 pm
The Truth in Advertising group has found more than 100 items sold on Walmart.com that were incorrectly identified as “Made in the U.S.A.”
by - June 30, 2015 8:00 pm
Active entrepreneur Cotton Rohrscheib is stepping down from Pleth, a Conway-based web agency he co-founded a decade ago, to pursue other opportunities. In a post on his blog, Rohrscheib said…
by - June 30, 2015 7:43 pm
EquityNet is a Fayetteville-based company that has operated a leading crowdfunding platform since 2005. The company’s platform membership has grown to more than 120,000 including entrepreneurs, investors and companies throughout…
by - June 30, 2015 6:58 pm
The fields at Joe Mack Campbell Park in Jonesboro may be green in August, but city officials are hoping that another kind of green – as in revenue – will help boost the city’s sales tax coffers.
