by - January 30, 2019 11:00 am
Tyson Foods is recalling approximately 36,420 pounds of chicken nugget products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically rubber, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s…
by - January 29, 2019 7:06 pm
A Senate panel on Tuesday (Jan. 29) rejected a proposal to replace two relatively obscure statues at the nation’s capitol with similar monuments for Little Rock civil rights activist Daisy…
by - January 29, 2019 7:04 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Dr. Tim Langford of Little Rock, a 1983 graduate of Arkansas State University, to a second five-year term on the ASU Board of Trustees. A…
by - January 29, 2019 6:50 pm
Arkansas Delta Byways will present the annual Delta Awards ceremony, recognizing tourism achievement in Eastern Arkansas, during festivities Feb. 15, at the Grand Prairie Center, 2709 U.S. Hwy., 165, in…
by - January 29, 2019 6:46 pm
U.S. steelmaker Nucor Corp., which operates three large steel mills in Northeast Arkansas, on Tuesday (Jan. 29) reported record fourth quarter and year-end profits as the company continues to benefit…
by - January 29, 2019 6:20 pm
Fort Smith-based Beaty Capital Group, owner of TempleLive in downtown Fort Smith, announced Tuesday (Jan. 29) it is completing the first phase of an estimated $8 million, two-phase renovation of…
by - January 29, 2019 5:04 pm
Walmart U.S. CEO Greg Foran has been focused on improving store efficiencies and making shopping easier for the retailer’s 140 million weekly customers. Foran told Talk Business & Politics in…
by - January 29, 2019 2:49 pm
Last year, Arkansas lawmakers debated the role pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, should play in the state’s health care system. PBMs negotiate rebates and price concessions from big drug companies…
by - January 29, 2019 2:38 pm
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Transportation Report is managed by Talk Business & Politics and sponsored by the Arkansas Trucking Association and the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce. Other transportation industry related stories can be…
by - January 29, 2019 2:07 pm
Carriers still expect truck driver pay will rise as freight demand remains strong but not at the level it was at this time in 2018. Trucking companies are offering “innovative…
by - January 29, 2019 10:41 am
Stephens Insurance LLC announced Tuesday (Jan. 29) that Miles Stephens will become CEO, effective June 3, 2019. Headquartered in Little Rock, Stephens Insurance LLC is an affiliate of Stephens Inc….
by - January 29, 2019 9:50 am
A Chicago-area real estate firm has taken ownership of a multifamily asset in Rogers for $48.4 million. A subsidiary of Inland Real Estate Investment Corp., based in Oak Brook, Ill.,…
by - January 28, 2019 5:29 pm
A new report by the progressive Brookings Institution think tank predicts that automation and artificial intelligence (AI) will disrupt virtually all U.S. industries in the coming years, taking note that…
by - January 28, 2019 5:10 pm
State Rep. Dan Douglas, R-Bentonville, on Monday surprised some legislators and policymakers at the State Capitol by filing a potentially controversial bill that combines portions of legislation he sponsored in…
by - January 28, 2019 4:59 pm
The first industrywide assessment survey of Arkansas beef producers in more than a decade discovered producers are concerned with who will follow in their footsteps, how their operations may be…
by - January 28, 2019 4:55 pm
Crossmark, a marketing and merchandising services firm, announced a new alliance with Fayetteville-based WhyteSpyder designed to provide clients with immediate digital merchandising solutions to grow online sales. David Newman, chief…
by - January 28, 2019 4:31 pm
Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are expected to decline in 2019 and 2020 after rising 2.8% in 2018, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The 2018 increase was the…
by - January 28, 2019 3:16 pm
Arkansas-based companies Tyson Foods, George’s Inc., Simmons Foods and OK Foods are each named as defendants in a civil lawsuit filed Jan. 25 by Florida-based restaurant operator Darden Restaurants in…
by - January 28, 2019 2:53 pm
The leader of the Arkansas State Senate says proposed tobacco tax increases, including those affecting currently untaxed e-cigarettes, could begin to take shape by the end of the week. Senate…
by - January 28, 2019 11:12 am
A Christmas present seven years ago helped stoke an entrepreneurial fire for Jordan Wright. “My dad bought me a [Big] Green Egg,” said Wright, who left a corporate career in…
