by - September 7, 2017 5:34 pm
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said Thursday (Sept. 7) the retail giant has plans for a second headquarters that will employ about 50,000 workers. He dubbed the project “HQ2” and said…
by - September 7, 2017 5:16 pm
Legislation that would have delayed the electronic logging device mandate was defeated in the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday night (Sept. 6), and industry leaders and analysts were positive on…
by - September 7, 2017 4:39 pm
Between 300,000 and 500,000 vehicles might have been destroyed or damaged beyond repair because of the flooding in Houston caused by Hurricane Harvey, and as a result, the price of…
by - September 7, 2017 4:31 pm
Denver-based fresh food startup Solve For Food has secured an initial investor — IV Ventures — in its mission to raise $13 million in capital to construct a food innovation…
by - September 7, 2017 4:15 pm
A spokesman for the Arkansas Insurance Department (AID) has confirmed to Talk Business & Politics that insurance regulators are looking into allegations that Wells Fargo illegally forced some of its…
by - September 7, 2017 1:12 pm
Longtime film and television actress Kathleen Turner will serve as honorary chair this year for the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, scheduled for Oct. 6-15 at the Arlington Resort Hotel…
by - September 7, 2017 12:11 pm
Little Rock-based Business World has announced a succession plan resulting in the appointment of longtime employee Stephen Carlisle as CEO. Carlisle is the oldest son of founder and former CEO…
by - September 7, 2017 11:48 am
The Nature Conservancy, Ink Dwell art studio of San Francisco and the Downtown Springdale Alliance have chosen the tower at Springdale Municipal Airport as the setting for a public art…
by - September 7, 2017 11:41 am
A team of science and agriculture researchers at the University of Arkansas are working with researchers from two other institutions on a project to develop a chemical process that converts…
by - September 7, 2017 11:07 am
The price of electricity rose 1.5% between 2006 and 2016 — similar to the 1.6% annual rate of inflation over the same period, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration….
by - September 7, 2017 11:03 am
Officials with Fort Smith-based Cooper Clinic and the Mercy Health System clinic in Fort Smith announced Thursday (Sept. 7) they are in discussions about a possible merger. The announcement follows…
by - September 7, 2017 10:20 am
Tracy Kerrins, global head of credit and banking technology at Bank of America, will be a keynote speaker at the Women in Technology Conference on Oct. 16 at the John…
by - September 6, 2017 6:40 pm
Calling the state’s opioid epidemic a “growing challenge,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (Sept. 6) announced the immediate creation of a statewide standard for the widespread use of naloxone, an…
by - September 6, 2017 6:38 pm
Walmart has pledged to spend an additional $250 billion to buy American made products through 2023 and the big spending push will benefit Nice-Pak, a company that makes a variety…
by - September 6, 2017 5:20 pm
Reshma Saujani, founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, encouraged nearly 300 middle school-aged girls to pursue careers in technology. On Wednesday (Sept. 6), Wal-Mart announced a multi-year sponsorship and…
by - September 6, 2017 4:08 pm
Rosalind Brewer has landed at Starbucks as its chief operating officer and group president where she will begin working Oct. 2. Brewer spent five years as CEO of Sam’s Club…
by - September 6, 2017 3:10 pm
Tulsa-based Magellan Midstream Partners, a major Gulf Coast refined productions transporter that delivers gasoline and other motor fuels into Arkansas’ market, announced plans Wednesday (Sept. 6) to build another 135-mile,…
by - September 6, 2017 3:02 pm
Hurricane Irma, shaping up to be the most powerful storm ever recorded in the Atlantic, has already impacted Northeast Arkansas. Cancellation of one of the most highly anticipated college football…
by - September 6, 2017 2:52 pm
Pump prices across Arkansas have jumped nearly 25 cents over the past week as Hurricane Irma approaches the Florida coast, prompting fears of gas shortages and price-gouging that could spike…
by - September 6, 2017 2:36 pm
Bentonville-based retail giant Wal-Mart Stores has brought back its holiday layaway program, opened its 1,000th store for online grocery pickup and unveiled several toy exclusives among this year’s child-tested toy…
