by - July 1, 2014 12:32 pm
Independence Day vacationers looking to hit the crowded highways during the long Fourth of July weekend will have to shell out a little more of their hard-earned dollars for fuel…
by - July 1, 2014 11:24 am
Senate hopeful Tom Cotton was all business on Tuesday. Cong. Cotton, the Republican challenger to incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor, received the endorsement of the National Federation of Independent Businesses…
by - July 1, 2014 10:18 am
Pinnacle Foods announced Monday (June 30) it has exercised its right to terminate the merger agreement with Hillshire Brands, originally announced in May. That move now clears the way for the…
by - July 1, 2014 9:32 am
After a rough start to 2014, all but six of the 17 publicly held companies in Arkansas posted higher stock prices through the second quarter ending June 30. The biggest…
by - June 30, 2014 10:35 pm
With a touch of fanfare, Arkansas lawmakers made quick work of the first day of the 89th General Assembly’s second extraordinary session. The House of Representatives met in the Old…
by - June 30, 2014 6:55 pm
Dan McKay, who has worked for five years as the CEO of Northwest Health System, has been named CEO of Sparks Health System in Fort Smith. McKay is the fourth…
by - June 30, 2014 5:37 pm
Dan McKay, CEO of Northwest Health System, is leaving his post of five years to take over as the new CEO of Sparks Health System in Fort Smith. “It is…
by - June 30, 2014 5:36 pm
Suppliers for Wal-Mart Stores were notified Friday (June 27) that the retailer is making two major changes – including raising the automatic deduction from a supplier’s account to $100,000 –…
by - June 30, 2014 4:59 pm
Andy Thompson has been named the new chief operating officer for Mercy Clinics in Northwest Arkansas. Thompson takes on his new role as Mercy is set to open two new…
by - June 30, 2014 4:18 pm
Sales tax revenues for the city of Fort Smith were down in May, with what appeared to be a narrowing of the revenue gap from the previous month's report evaporating….
by - June 30, 2014 3:44 pm
Springdale, a town of 70,000, has been underserved by Wal-Mart Stores but that’s about to change as the retail giant continues to blanket Northwest Arkansas with new stores. Wal-Mart announced…
by - June 30, 2014 1:40 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Greg Ashcraft, Little Rock, reappointed to the Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation. Appointment expires June 1,…
by - June 30, 2014 12:34 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods set up a $1 million endowment through the U.S. Poultry Foundation to support the organization’s “Ensuring the Future” campaign. “It’s no secret that the next generation will…
by - June 30, 2014 12:06 pm
Tyson Foods set up a $1 million endowment through the U.S. Poultry Foundation to support the organization's “Ensuring the Future” campaign. “It’s no secret that the next generation will have…
by - June 30, 2014 10:45 am
The latest magazine edition of Talk Business & Politics is hot off the press, including our cover story on Arkansas’ high-profile U.S. Senate race.
by - June 29, 2014 9:50 am
Van Buren-based USA Truck has earned the Peak Performance Award from FedEx SmartPost for the 2014 fiscal year. FedEx SmartPost recognized USA Truck for its superior performance. FedEx SmartPost specializes…
by - June 29, 2014 9:28 am
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross’ jobs plan includes cutting red tape, investing in education, reorganizing workforce strategies, and slicing taxes. But Ross says there may be more on the tax cut front that could be done to recruit companies and jobs to Arkansas.
by - June 29, 2014 9:06 am
A co-chair of a task force on teacher health insurance says after this week’s special session, his group plans to study privatizing the troubled school benefits program. Appearing on this…
by - June 28, 2014 6:57 am
For our weekend business and political readers: I SEE YOU Computers have learned to recognize faces. Fast Company reports, “Thanks to deep learning, computers recently matched humans at facial recognition.” Earlier…
by - June 27, 2014 3:58 pm
Talk Business & Politics will broadcast a portion of our Sunday TV show from the Old State House Museum, where the Arkansas House of Representatives will meet next week for a special session. Here’s the rundown.
