by - July 7, 2014 10:29 pm
Signature Bank’s holding company White River Bancshares was among six remaining TARP participants to see their shares auctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department last month. The Treasury has been trying…
by - July 7, 2014 5:56 pm
An initiated act to raise the state’s minimum wage and a proposed constitutional amendment to allow liquor sales in all 75 counties in Arkansas both submitted more than the minimum…
by - July 7, 2014 4:19 pm
MedExpress Urgent Care announces the opening of three new convenient care centers in Northwest Arkansas, beginning with a new location in Springdale on July 9. The Fayetteville and Bentonville centers will…
by - July 7, 2014 3:39 pm
Building permits in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren were a combined $15.69 million in June, up 32.3% from the same month last year when permits only totaled $11.859 million…
by - July 7, 2014 3:34 pm
Signature Bank’s holding company White River Bancshares was among six remaining TARP participants to see their shares auctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department last month. The Treasury has been trying…
by - July 7, 2014 3:15 pm
A Rogers startup is looking to turn the restaurant supply industry on its head and a group of MBA students from Columbia University in New York have been on hand…
by - July 7, 2014 2:31 pm
Baptist Health broke ground Monday (July 7) on a new $130 million, 37-acre site in Conway. The 216,000 sq. ft., 96-bed hospital will be located on the west side of…
by - July 7, 2014 11:54 am
The outlook for the pork sector has been tempered by the continued threat of PEDv, — Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus — which has affected more than 7 million pigs in…
by - July 7, 2014 11:09 am
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce will host a Young Manufacturers Academy July 28 – August 1 at six community college campuses and at the Little Rock School District’s Metro…
by - July 7, 2014 10:19 am
Wal-Mart’s British supermarket chain Asda will eliminate 1,360 jobs in store management as it reorganizes operations to better align with the growing online grocery business. The company stated that 4,100…
by - July 7, 2014 9:23 am
Pine Bluff-based Simmons First National Corp. says it will donate the Eudora branch of Delta Trust & Bank, which it acquired earlier this year, to Arkadelphia-based Southern Bancorp Bank. Southern…
by - July 7, 2014 8:59 am
North Little Rock-based Edafio Technology Partners, a managed services IT company located in Arkansas, is merging with Coleman Technologies, an Arkansas-based IT services company for medical clinics. The combined firms…
by - July 7, 2014 8:53 am
Armed with $250 billion to spend on U.S. made products through 2023, Wal-Mart Stores is holding its first “Open Call” for suppliers on Tuesday (July 8). The day full of…
by - July 7, 2014 6:29 am
Serving up Southern favorites and authentic eats, this Brinkley restaurant hasn’t missed a day in 20 years. Rex Nelson profiles this legendary Arkansas institution.
by - July 7, 2014 6:25 am
In the arms race for the latest in technology, threats to businesses and individuals are increasing and the future may make us all more productive yet vulnerable. Doomsday scenarios where…
by - July 7, 2014 6:24 am
Editor’s note: This guest commentary was written by Patti and Ken Leith, the founders of Bentonville-based EDGES, Inc. and Fort Collins, Colorado-based (e)Gauge, Inc. You can review more of their…
by - July 6, 2014 8:42 pm
Editor’s note: Steve Brawner is a freelance journalist and Talk Business & Politics contributor. His syndicated columns appear in Arkansas newspapers and TalkBusiness.net. He can be reached by e-mail at @[email protected]. Follow him on…
by - July 6, 2014 9:18 am
In a Talk Business & Politics interview, GOP gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson spelled out aspects of his jobs plan for Arkansas. He also noted his interest in reforming the state’s regulatory agencies.
by - July 5, 2014 10:11 am
Gov. Mike Beebe will meet with new and existing economic prospects on the European continent with high hopes of having more to discuss when he returns.
by - July 5, 2014 7:04 am
From the CEO of Pepsi to a new Pew Center study on American politics to crazy 4th of July laws, it’s the red, white and blue edition of our weekend digest.
