by - February 16, 2016 1:05 pm
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. announced plans to spend $190 million expanding its chicken business which included a $35 million investment in Nashville, Ark., the company said Tuesday (Feb. 16). The investment…
by - February 16, 2016 1:03 pm
U.S. District Court Judge P.K. Holmes III recently ordered former banker Dennis Smiley to pay $4,914,929 million in restitution to eight banks owed money from loans he acquired over nearly a…
by - February 16, 2016 1:03 pm
U.S. District Court Judge P.K. Holmes III recently ordered former banker Dennis Smiley to pay $4,914,929 million in restitution to eight banks owed money from loans he acquired over nearly a…
by - February 16, 2016 9:32 am
Little Rock-based Energy Security Partners LLC and Pine Bluff officials announced Tuesday (Feb. 16) that Jefferson County is being considered as the top location to build and operate a potential…
by - February 16, 2016 7:07 am
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Campus Talk,” a recap and roundup of education news. ARKANSAS TECH PRESIDENT RECOGNIZED FOR DIVERSITY EFFORTS: Dr. Robin E. Bowen, president of Arkansas…
by - February 15, 2016 7:48 pm
Entergy Arkansas Inc. reiterated Monday (Feb. 15) that its annual “fuel and purchased power cost” adjustment for declining energy expenses will largely offset a projected increase from the utility giant’s…
by - February 15, 2016 7:48 pm
Entergy Arkansas Inc. reiterated Monday (Feb. 15) that its annual “fuel and purchased power cost” adjustment for declining energy expenses will largely offset a projected increase from the utility giant’s…
by - February 15, 2016 4:19 pm
Voters around the state head to the polls Tuesday, starting a 10-month campaign season with hundreds of races on the ballot. Early voting begins Tuesday (Feb. 16) around the state,…
by - February 15, 2016 2:10 pm
Agents in the Fort Smith metro area should be pleased with January home sales volume up 37% in Sebastian County and 31% in Crawford County over the same month last…
by - February 15, 2016 11:42 am
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) on Monday (Feb. 15) announced that three research studies on the impact of tourism in Oklahoma show direct travel spending reached an all-time high of…
by - February 15, 2016 11:42 am
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) on Monday (Feb. 15) announced that three research studies on the impact of tourism in Oklahoma show direct travel spending reached an all-time high of…
by - February 15, 2016 10:50 am
One country has decided to use eagles to take down illegal drones. The Washington Post tells the story of how eagles are trained to hunt drones. According to the Post…
by - February 15, 2016 10:43 am
Editor’s note: Notes from the Campaign Trail is a compilation of various political insider tidbits and is sponsored by Little Rock-based Capitol Advisors Group. –––––––––––– CHIEF JUSTICE RACE SEES INSTAGRAM…
by - February 15, 2016 12:59 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––– FDIC RELEASES 2016 STRESS TESTING FOR BANKS WITH ASSETS OF $10 BILLION OR…
by - February 14, 2016 8:15 pm
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– COMMERCE DEPARTMENT’S BUDGET FOCUSES ON EXPANDED U.S. MANUFACTURING CENTERS…
by - February 14, 2016 3:21 pm
One might think even with a superficial knowledge of history and religion we would see the advantage of avoiding God-based government or government-based God. That was the beginning line of…
by - February 14, 2016 2:48 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) has floated the idea of cutting the state’s largest economic development incentive program as a funding source for highways, but the idea is being resisted by…
by - February 13, 2016 6:25 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated with press conference statements from President Barack Obama, and analysis from former Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel. –––––––––––––– U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who was…
by - February 12, 2016 10:32 pm
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 Arkansas…
by - February 12, 2016 8:56 pm
President Barack Obama’s 2017 budget received a proverbial cold shoulder this week from the state’s congressional delegation, while discussions continued over agriculture and the overall federal budget. The following is…
