by - December 21, 2014 8:01 pm
Editor’s note: This guest commentary was written by Jerry Jones, EVP of Acxiom Corp. and chairman of FASTER, a coalition of business leaders, educators and advocates supporting high-speed Internet in…
by - December 21, 2014 8:00 pm
A plan to help a new industry cleared a hurdle this week with Osceola city council members, Mayor Dickie Kennemore said Friday (Dec. 19). The council approved an ordinance to…
by - December 21, 2014 7:49 pm
Wal-Mart has named Enrique Ostalé President and CEO of its Walmart de Mexico and Centroamérica, effective Jan. 1, 2015. Ostalé is also chairman of the board of the Mexican retailer’s…
by - December 21, 2014 7:14 pm
Arkansas State University System President Dr. Charles L. Welch and Mid‐South Community College President Dr. Glen Fenter said progress continues toward a merger agreement between the two entities. Both the…
by - December 21, 2014 3:26 pm
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…
by - December 21, 2014 9:20 am
A new study from the Kauffman Foundation centered on women entrepreneurship concluded that more female business owners could have the same economic impact today that the entry of women in the 20th century labor force had generations ago.
by - December 21, 2014 7:58 am
Veteran banker and civic leader, Rob Brothers, announced his pending retirement after five years as the Home Region Program Director at the Walton Family Foundation. “Since his arrival at the…
by - December 20, 2014 8:37 am
TV PREVIEW: NEW CONTRIBUTORS & WOMEN IN BUSINESS On this week’s edition of Talk Business & Politics: Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson makes changes at the top. President Obama doing the same…
by - December 19, 2014 12:03 pm
Veteran banker and civic leader, Rob Brothers, announced his pending retirement after five years as the Home Region Program Director at the Walton Family Foundation. “Since his arrival at the…
by - December 19, 2014 11:38 am
Enrique Ostale was chosen by Wal-Mart to as its next CEO for Wal-Mart de Mexico. The retail giant made the announcement on Friday (Dec. 19). Ostale served previously at the…
by - December 19, 2014 10:35 am
Michael Newcity, the chief financial officer at Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp., will take a new role of chief innovation officer and president of ArcBest Technologies beginning Jan. 1. David Cobb…
by - December 19, 2014 10:04 am
Arkansas’ November labor report showed a positive trend in terms of labor force growth and shows a gain of almost 12,000 jobs compared to November 2013. The report included a…
by - December 19, 2014 9:41 am
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…
by - December 19, 2014 9:21 am
Arkansas’ jobless rate fell three-tenths of a percent in November to 5.8%. In October, the rate stood at 6.1% and one year ago Arkansas’ unemployment benchmark was at 7.5%. The…
by - December 19, 2014 7:55 am
ArcBest Corp. announced that David R. Cobb has been named Chief Financial Officer effective January 1, 2015, while previous CFO Michael E. Newcity takes on a newly created role as…
by - December 18, 2014 10:26 pm
Before Wednesday’s presidential announcement opening up relations with Cuba, the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce was planning a networking trip to the communist island nation. Now, the excursion may take on…
by - December 18, 2014 10:08 pm
Conservation work involving water has been around for nearly 70 years in Arkansas, but a relatively new program is hoping to help with water quality, quantity and habitat, a state…
by - December 18, 2014 9:31 pm
From our content partner, KAIT Ch. 8: A number of employees are out of a job after a Region 8 restaurant burned on Wednesday. Fire crews were called around the…
by - December 18, 2014 9:11 pm
The good vibes that Arkansas and U.S. consumers are getting from lower pump prices this holiday season will also make for hectic highways and busy airports as Americans with more disposable income plan getaways for Christmas.
by - December 18, 2014 6:23 pm
Arkansas State University System President Charles L. Welch said Thursday (Dec. 18) the university has made a pair of personnel moves for the system. Welch announced the promotions of Julie…
