by - January 29, 2018 8:10 am
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 28, 2018 8:44 pm
After the 2016 Presidential election, Stephens Inc. CEO Warren Stephens was determined to do something to turn around public opinion on “capitalism.” Citing the performance in the Democratic primaries of…
by - January 28, 2018 2:28 pm
The state’s pharmacists say they are losing money on average for every prescription they fill for patients covered by health insurance exchange plans administered by Blue Cross and Ambetter since…
by - January 28, 2018 9:48 am
As part of Talk Business & Politics “2018 State of the State” magazine, three Arkansas executives offered their insights on the upcoming year and their expectations. Former Deltic Timber CEO…
by - January 26, 2018 7:00 pm
Northwest Arkansas continues to be Arkansas’ economic engine, with Jonesboro also showing good numbers in recent years, according to Mervin Jebaraj, director for the Center of Business & Economic Research…
by - January 26, 2018 4:09 pm
The Conductor, a Conway-based organization focused on growing the entrepreneurial ecosystem, will present a National Collegiate Venture Competition to celebrate successful student entrepreneurs from college campuses around the United States,…
by - January 26, 2018 10:48 am
Liza Landsman, president of Jet.com for the past two years, is reportedly exiting the retailer in the next couple of months. After a long career in finance, Landsman pivoted to…
by - January 25, 2018 7:32 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority on Tuesday (Jan. 25) approved a two-year contract extension for FCRA Executive Director Ivy Owen. The approval came with a 3% pay increase for Owen,…
by - January 25, 2018 4:41 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has rejected the language for a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow up to three casinos in restricted parts of the state with tax revenues…
by - January 25, 2018 4:07 pm
Arkansas State University has hired Maurice Gipson to be the first cabinet-level chief diversity officer, Chancellor Kelly Damphousse said. Gipson worked the past three years as an assistant vice chancellor…
by - January 25, 2018 3:42 pm
Two long-planned, controversial and expensive multistate energy projects with similar routes across Arkansas – one high-wire and the other underground – appear to be at opposite ends of their life…
by - January 25, 2018 3:24 pm
Move over kidney pie. One year after expanding to the Middle East, Fayetteville-based restaurant chain Slim Chickens now has its sights set on Europe. The company announced Thursday (Jan. 25)…
by - January 25, 2018 3:13 pm
Arkansas had record soybean and cotton yields in 2017, and corn yields were significantly higher, according to the United States Agricultural Department. Information about these farms and farmers in the…
by - January 25, 2018 3:04 pm
Wal-Mart is making room for its new corporate headquarters by relocating some distribution center operations in Bentonville and Fort Smith into a 1.03 million square foot warehouse space now under…
by - January 25, 2018 2:33 pm
Use of the tech-enabled guest rental service Airbnb continued to increase this past year in Arkansas, according to the company, which said it logged about 78,400 guest arrivals and brought…
by - January 25, 2018 11:00 am
Conway Regional Health System has announced the hiring of Marcus Elliott as its director of corporate health services. Elliott will serve as the health system’s representative to community employers and…
by - January 25, 2018 7:48 am
The number of residential building permits issued in Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities last year was collectively down 18% from the previous year. According to the data from each city,…
by - January 25, 2018 7:00 am
Texas native Erin McCarroll Williams has been hired as the communications coordinator for the Arkansas Forestry Association. She studied communications and graphic design at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville,…
by - January 25, 2018 6:44 am
Poteau, Okla.-based Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center will serve as a clinical rotation facility for students at Fort Smith-based Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM). Rrotations will begin in July 2019…
by - January 24, 2018 7:42 pm
Kum & Go has completed a $1.75 million purchase of 1.53 acres on Chenal Parkway, at the southeast corner of Wellington Hills Road. The company plans to build a 6,210-square-foot store…
