by - September 20, 2024 6:20 am
Standard Lithium Ltd. and Equinor announced Friday (Sept. 20) that its jointly-owned U.S. subsidiary, SWA Lithium LLC has been selected for up to $225 million from the U.S. Department of…
by - September 19, 2024 3:36 pm
The Arkansas State University Board of Trustees on Thursday (Sept. 19) in a special meeting approved nearly $48 million in capital projects at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, including a…
by - September 19, 2024 3:10 pm
Retailers set up for Halloween in August in hopes of enticing consumers. Halloween spending in 2023 was $12.2 billion, the largest spend on record and 15% more than 2022. The…
by - September 18, 2024 9:20 pm
Arkansas PBS has scheduled four U.S. Congressional debates that will air daily starting Oct. 7. The debates will livestream at myarpbs.org/elections and air live on Arkansas PBS daily Oct. 7-10….
by - September 18, 2024 7:04 pm
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. plans to sell $65 million shares to repay a portion of the balance of its revolving credit facilities. Any remaining proceeds would be used for “general…
by - September 18, 2024 10:24 am
The transportation sector and trucking in particular have been mired in an economic downturn for more than a year, and several stakeholders within the sector told Talk Business & Politics…
by - September 17, 2024 9:16 pm
A federal report issued Tuesday (Sept. 17) showed a gain in July job openings in Arkansas, but included an almost 20% drop in hires and a more than 14% increase…
by - September 17, 2024 3:44 pm
A number of civic organizations and a developer will collaborate to build more than 100 houses in Newport. Thousands of commuters come to the city each day to work and…
by - September 17, 2024 3:33 pm
Mass timber products have become significant to many large construction projects in Northwest Arkansas thanks in part to the advocacy of Peter MacKeith, dean of the University of Arkansas Fay…
by - September 17, 2024 3:14 pm
Consumer spending in August ticked higher and pushed overall retail sales – excluding automobiles and fuel – up 2.11% from a year ago. Core retail sales that also exclude restaurants…
by - September 16, 2024 6:48 pm
U.S. consumers spent $9.9 billion online buying groceries and consumables in August, up 7% from a year ago, according to a Brick Meets Clicks/Mercatus Group survey completed Aug. 31. The…
by - September 16, 2024 4:06 pm
Walmart’s Marketplace business helped the Bentonville-based retail behemoth cross $100 billion in online sales last year. That was a milestone, but Walmart is doubling down with its bet that the…
by - September 16, 2024 9:00 am
Humans and machines were both in motion at the Phillips Corporation showroom in Little Rock Sept. 12-13. The showroom hosted a two-day Haas Automation “Don’t Fear Automation” Demo Days event…
by - September 16, 2024 7:58 am
Republican Secretary of State John Thurston is the frontrunner in his race for Treasurer of State and a massive group of undecideds remain up for grabs in the election for…
by - September 15, 2024 8:42 am
A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College Poll shows that three issues that may appear on the November ballot have chances of passage ranging from certain to possible. The new…
by - September 15, 2024 8:41 am
President Joe Biden’s job approval rating is relatively unchanged from a previous reading, while Gov. Sarah Sanders has support for her job performance from 50% of Arkansas voters, according to…
by - September 13, 2024 1:53 pm
Arkansas’ economy in the second quarter of 2024 continued to see substantial gains in non-farm employment and the construction sector, while manufacturing and hospitality faced employment declines. According to The…
by - September 13, 2024 7:55 am
Having won over 60% of the vote in Arkansas in his two previous Presidential general elections, it should be no surprise that former President Donald Trump has a commanding lead…
by - September 12, 2024 3:15 pm
The Northwest Arkansas real estate market experienced strong home sales and low vacancy rates in multifamily and commercial properties in the first half of 2024, according to Arvest Bank’s new…
by - September 12, 2024 2:13 pm
For Hog fans in Arkansas yet unfamiliar with two of the state’s largest publicly-held companies, good news. The logos of Bentonville-based Walmart and Springdale-based Tyson Foods will be on the…
