by - April 25, 2016 9:57 am
Tyson Foods has named Felicia Collins vice president, corporate communications. In this new position at Tyson Foods, Collins will lead the company’s public relations, social media and internal communications teams. She…
by - April 25, 2016 9:53 am
Rodney Edwards has been promoted to senior vice president, operations finance and accounting for poultry, supply chain and prepared foods manufacturing. He has been with the company for 40 years,…
by - April 25, 2016 9:53 am
Rodney Edwards has been promoted to senior vice president, operations finance and accounting for poultry, supply chain and prepared foods manufacturing. He has been with the company for 40 years,…
by - April 25, 2016 9:50 am
Allegations of bribery and violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) have cost Wal-Mart Stores $738 million in legal fees and compliance restructuring efforts over the past four years….
by - April 24, 2016 5:57 pm
America’s first whistleblower law was passed July 30, 1778. Michael McCray, a Pine Bluff native who worked in President Bill Clinton’s Department of Agriculture, said it didn’t protect him. McCray…
by - April 24, 2016 8:44 am
Editor’s note: A video interview with Gov. Hutchinson appears at the bottom of this post. Gov. Asa Hutchinson says the 75% threshold to pass appropriations bills is too high, traditional…
by - April 24, 2016 7:21 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– BMW OPENS UP NEW VEHICLE DISTRIBUTION FACILITY FOR FOUR-STATE…
by - April 22, 2016 3:53 pm
SUNDAY TV PREVIEW On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Channel 7 in Central Arkansas and now in Northeast…
by - April 22, 2016 2:45 pm
U.S. Sens. John Boozman, R-Ark. and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., have filed an amendment to block funding to the controversial Clean Line transmission line that will run through Arkansas and was…
by - April 22, 2016 7:12 am
Every delegate matters at the Republican National Convention July 18-21 in Cleveland, and Doyle Webb, Republican Party of Arkansas chairman, will help decide which ones actually count. Webb has been…
by - April 22, 2016 6:17 am
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has approved the popular name and ballot title for a proposed constitutional amendment that would direct the Legislature to set a cap of at least…
by - April 22, 2016 6:13 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– U.S. ENERGY OFFICIALS DISCUSS POWER GRID MODERNIZATION EFFORTS Representatives from the U.S. Department…
by - April 21, 2016 8:57 pm
The 2016 cohort of the Social Entrepreneurship Bootcamp returns for its second year in July at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute on Petit Jean Mountain. In partnership with the Clinton School…
by - April 21, 2016 6:27 pm
Southwestern Energy Corp. losses in the first quarter topped a billion dollars as the Houston-based driller adjusted its operations to weather the current industry downturn that has halted the company’s…
by - April 21, 2016 5:16 pm
At about 4:15 p.m. Thursday (April 21), as reporters waited in the Governor’s Conference Room, applause could be heard through the walls separating it and Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s executive offices….
by - April 21, 2016 4:32 pm
guest commentary by Dr. Eric Baker Editor’s note: Dr. Eric Baker joined the UAFS faculty in 2008 and has a doctorate in political science from the University of Florida. Opinions,…
by - April 21, 2016 4:12 pm
Delta Airlines cracked the top five on WalletHub’s list of the Best Airlines for 2016, leading in avoiding cancellations, delays, mishandled luggage and denied boardings while finishing No. 5 overall….
by - April 21, 2016 2:58 pm
Cumulative red meat production for the United States totaled 48.5 billion pounds in 2015, 2% higher than the previous year, according the annual meat processing report from the U.S. Department…
by - April 21, 2016 2:58 pm
Cumulative red meat production for the United States totaled 48.5 billion pounds in 2015, 2% higher than the previous year, according the annual meat processing report from the U.S. Department…
by - April 21, 2016 2:25 pm
Donald Judges was appointed as interim vice provost for distance education and head of the Global Campus, for the University of Arkansas, effective July 1. He will serve a full-year…
