by - March 16, 2015 2:02 pm
Logistics giant J.B. Hunt Transport Services posted healthy revenue and profits in 2014 which translated to hefty bonuses for the company’s top executives, according to the company’s Proxy filing with…
by - March 16, 2015 12:19 pm
Central Arkansas will play host next month to a two-day, first-of-its-kind Arkansas Manufacturing Innovation Summit where companies across the state will be able to spotlight cutting edge manufacturing innovations and…
by - March 16, 2015 12:14 pm
One of Arkansas’ largest manufacturers has announced a $200,000 endowment to the College of Engineering at Arkansas State University that will be designated for scholarships to assist talented engineering majors….
by - March 16, 2015 6:01 am
Launching a business is hard, even for a celebrity like Jessica Alba. Stone Ward’s Emily Reeves tells Alba’s story from her perch at SXSW.
by - March 16, 2015 5:27 am
Editor’s note: Emily Reeves, director of digital innovation and insight planning for advertising powerhouse Stone Ward, will be providing contributions to Talk Business & Politics from the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive festival…
by - March 15, 2015 11:44 pm
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has recently acquired Georgia O’Keeffe’s Jimson Weed/ White Flower No. 1, (1932, oil on canvas), which will debut in a focused exhibition, Georgia O’Keeffe:…
by - March 15, 2015 11:30 pm
Butterfield Trail Village recently opened a new aquatic center with pool, fitness and spa facilities, and a new assisted living cottage on its 44-acre campus in Northwest Arkansas. Butterfield is a retirement community in…
by - March 15, 2015 9:28 pm
This Sunday’s Talk Business & Politics program features: Sen. Tom Cotton. He’s stirred the conversation on the Obama administration’s negotiations with Iran. Has anything changed though? And what could happen…
by - March 15, 2015 12:34 am
State lawmakers head back to Little Rock to deal with several compelling issues, including workforce training, criminal justice reform, and health care. The tenth week of the session starts Monday…
by - March 15, 2015 12:32 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. SUPERIOR…
by - March 14, 2015 8:29 pm
Todd Jones with ARScene.net has a solid write-up of today’s Pi Day events at the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub in downtown North Little Rock’s Argenta district. A number of students…
by - March 14, 2015 7:08 pm
Blogger Amanda Fiveash, a frequent contributor at OnlyinArk.com, shares her experiences in Mountain View learning about the past, present and future of Stone County Ironworks. The hand-forged iron works maker…
by - March 14, 2015 7:29 am
Editor’s note: Emily Reeves, director of digital innovation and insight planning for advertising powerhouse Stone Ward, will be providing contributions to Talk Business & Politics from the South by Southwest…
by - March 14, 2015 7:02 am
TV PREVIEW: THE TOM COTTON LETTER On this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9 a.m. on KATV Ch. 7, tune in for the following:…
by - March 13, 2015 10:47 pm
Arkansas’ publicly traded concerns held their own this week as many U.S. stocks got caught in the broader market’s downdraft with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 falling for the…
by - March 13, 2015 9:25 pm
Former Arkansas Agriculture Secretary and former Riceland Foods CEO Richard Bell passed away on Friday, Talk Business & Politics has confirmed. Bell, a 2003 inductee in the state’s Business Hall of Fame,…
by - March 13, 2015 8:57 pm
Arkansas’ publicly traded concerns held their own this week as many U.S. stocks got caught in the broader market’s downdraft with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 falling for the…
by - March 13, 2015 3:20 pm
On Friday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the members of the Governor’s Council on Common Core Review to be chaired by Lt. Governor Tim Griffin. Hutchinson said earlier this week that…
by - March 13, 2015 3:16 pm
On Friday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson submitted the name of a Craighead County man to serve as the state’s Secretary of Agriculture. Wes Ward of Lake City was selected for the…
by - March 13, 2015 12:45 pm
Fresh off his departure from Fox News and a new foray into Presidential politics, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee may be wading into the radio ownership business. Huckabee will be…
