by - June 22, 2015 4:51 pm
A bonus purchase of dark meat chicken recently announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture is expected to lift the share prices of Tyson Foods Inc., and its poultry competitor…
by - June 22, 2015 2:46 pm
Williams Companies, the Tulsa, Okla.-based natural gas pipeline and terminal operator with operations in Arkansas, turned down an unsolicited buyout offer valued at 64 cents per share or $48 billion,…
by - June 22, 2015 2:16 pm
Following a meeting last week with Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson at the Paris Air Show, Aerojet Rocketdyne, a world leader in the development and manufacturing of aerospace and defense products,…
by - June 22, 2015 1:21 pm
Southwest Power Pool (SPP) named Matt Morais associate general counsel for markets and regulatory policy. In this role, Morais will be responsible for legal and regulatory policy issues involving Federal…
by - June 22, 2015 12:16 pm
Steve Schotta is stepping down as executive director of the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter and Greg Russell is stepping up from marketing director to fill the position effective July 1….
by - June 22, 2015 12:02 pm
Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores says a report generated by union groups regarding the retailer’s use of tax havens to shield U.S. taxes is “flawed.” Wal-Mart spokesman Randy Hargrove called the report…
by - June 22, 2015 11:57 am
CASA of Northwest Arkansas is launching "Life Long Links" to help older foster youth find families. The program was funded by a $63,495 grant from the Walmart Foundation. Teens targeted…
by - June 22, 2015 7:35 am
Williams Companies, the Tulsa, Okla.-based natural gas pipeline and terminal operator, turned down an unsolicited buyout offer valued at 64 cents per share or $48 billion, the company announced on…
by - June 22, 2015 7:28 am
The 2015 edition of BarCamp Little Rock was held Saturday, June 20th on the campus of the University of Arkansas Little Rock. The popular “unconference” featured several speakers from the…
by - June 22, 2015 7:21 am
The ninth annual UCA IT Careers Camp was held this past week. Students from all over the state in grades 9-12 were on the campus of the University of Central…
by - June 22, 2015 6:59 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - June 22, 2015 6:59 am
Our state has a problem. We don’t handle contract procurements very well. Recently, the Department of Human Services (DHS) has received deserved attention for mismanaging multiple eligibility contracts. It’s a…
by - June 21, 2015 9:51 am
Americans paid off $34.7 billion in credit card debt in the first quarter of 2015 while racking up a whopping $55 billion in additional card debt so far this year,…
by - June 21, 2015 9:11 am
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of The City Wire focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side is…
by - June 21, 2015 9:01 am
The road between startup and success is long and tiring, but for entrepreneurial team Ram Ganesan and Pavan Kumar the prospects of raising a cool million dollars to further their…
by - June 21, 2015 8:39 am
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 - June 20, 2015 7:29 am
TV PREVIEW: HILLARY VS. HUCKABEE This week on Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9 a.m. on KATV Channel 7: New polling data highlights the job approval ratings…
by - June 19, 2015 1:51 pm
The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services will receive $6.362 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to support Arkansas’ efforts to improve reemployment services and to develop innovative job-training programs….
by - June 19, 2015 10:29 am
A year-over-year gain of more than 46,000 jobs kept Arkansas’ jobless rate at 5.7% during May. The month marked the 11th consecutive month the rate has been at or below…
by - June 19, 2015 8:53 am
Pump prices in Arkansas and across the nation have unexpectedly climbed higher even though many market experts continue to believe prices are nearing a seasonal high.
