by - June 15, 2020 7:32 pm
The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) has released the latest tourism economic impact information to the Little Rock Advertising & Promotion (A&P) Commission, reflecting multi-million dollar losses in…
by - June 15, 2020 7:24 pm
For hundreds of years, the dark, nutrient-rich soils of the Arkansas Delta supported cotton farming. For more than a century, trade in this plant made this the most prosperous region…
by - June 15, 2020 7:20 pm
High school students in the communities where Tom and Mary Manning were raised will be eligible for a new scholarship program established in the couple’s name at Arkansas State University….
by - June 15, 2020 6:22 pm
Documents requested by Talk Business & Politics show that Sebastian County and Fort Smith officials are making plans to talk later this month about the future of a Confederate statue…
by - June 15, 2020 3:35 pm
There is no slowdown in the rise of COVID-19 cases in Arkansas, especially in the state’s northwest corner that accounted for 46% of the 390 new community cases reported Monday…
by - June 15, 2020 3:08 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (June 15) signed three executive orders that bypass legislation and expand COVID-19-related civil liability immunity for businesses and make provisions for workers to seek compensation…
by - June 15, 2020 12:05 pm
Walmart.com and Canadian-based Shopify have joined to expand marketplace offerings on the retail giant’s flagship site. Jeff Clementz, vice president of Walmart Marketplace, said the deal comes as Walmart.com continues…
by - June 15, 2020 11:56 am
A project for helping Arkansas science- and technology-based startups apply for and obtain federal grant funding was announced Monday (June 15). Science Venture Studio (SVS) will provide an in-the-trenches approach…
by - June 15, 2020 10:49 am
North Little Rock-based Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) announced Monday (June 15) a partnership with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems and Ouachita Electric Cooperative (OECC) to build a 2-megawatt solar…
by - June 13, 2020 6:05 pm
Modeling recently prepared and presented by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences shows that new COVID-19 cases in Arkansas could reach around 1,350 per day by Sept. 27, with…
by - June 13, 2020 12:50 pm
BSR Real Estate Investment Trust announced it has acquired Retreat at Wolf Ranch Apartments, a 303 suite, garden-style residential community in Georgetown, Texas and the Austin Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)…
by - June 13, 2020 12:36 pm
Paul W. Keith of Hamburg was sworn in as the President of the Arkansas Bar Association on June 12. The swearing-in ceremony by Chief Justice Dan Kemp took place virtually…
by - June 13, 2020 12:13 pm
After months of social distancing, Arkansans are ready to play some football, but less than a majority think college football should resume this fall. A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix…
by - June 13, 2020 10:48 am
Who knew adult bicycles would be one of the hottest selling items as consumers look for ways to entertain themselves amid the COVID-19 pandemic? Arnold Kamler, CEO of New Jersey-based…
by - June 12, 2020 5:30 pm
In its recent interim report, the Arkansas Economic Recovery Task Force cited the need for liability protection for businesses from COVID-19-related lawsuits. The report indicated that members of the task…
by - June 12, 2020 5:29 pm
For the wellbeing of our state in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, we need Arkansas businesses to provide goods, services, and jobs. We have already seen the economic devastation…
by - June 12, 2020 3:13 pm
Arkansas Children’s announced Friday (June 12) it would make a number of cost-saving cuts including layoffs of 25 workers. “We are collectively living through the most difficult health crisis of…
by - June 12, 2020 3:09 pm
There have been 2,896 new known COVID-19 cases reported in the previous week (June 5-June 12), which is 33.5% of all reported cases since the pandemic began March 11. Friday’s…
by - June 12, 2020 1:22 pm
June marks the fourth consecutive month in which Walmart U.S. eCommerce CEO Marc Lore has sold a sizable number of shares in open market trading. The most recent transaction took…
by - June 12, 2020 11:46 am
Little Rock-based Southwest Power Pool, the regional transmission organization that manages the electric grid for much of the central United States, recently set records for the highest share of electricity…
