by - January 22, 2018 3:37 pm
Union membership in Arkansas climbed to the highest level in nearly a decade in 2017 as nearly 5.1% of the state’s 1,209,000 employed wage and salary workers have an affiliation…
by - January 22, 2018 12:34 pm
Consumer attitudes about food and meal occasions continue to change leaving food manufacturers, restaurants and grocery retailers struggling to figure out where and how they fit into the grow pie,…
by - January 22, 2018 11:28 am
Rising home costs helped contribute to a milestone last year in the Northwest Arkansas housing market. Real estate agents combined to sell $2.208 billion worth of residential properties in 2017…
by - January 21, 2018 3:42 pm
The Bariatric & Metabolic Institute at Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock just celebrated its inaugural year of operation completing roughly 200 surgical procedures designed to help diabetics like Todd…
by - January 20, 2018 10:25 am
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said Friday that he is confident that the U.S., Canada and Mexico will come to a resolution on a new North American Free Trade…
by - January 20, 2018 8:58 am
The Smackover Formation, more than 33,000 acres extending over Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana, is receiving attention from Canadian-based Standard Lithium as a possible source for the production and development of…
by - January 19, 2018 4:36 pm
The controversial herbicide dicamba cannot be used by Arkansas farmers during the bulk of the 2018 growing season. The Arkansas Legislative Council voted Friday (Jan. 19) to invoke an Arkansas…
by - January 19, 2018 4:23 pm
The U.S. retail sector is “over-stored,” according to analysts who continually point to numerous store closure announcements from Payless ShoeSource to Macy’s. No-frills Dollar General is bucking that trend, with…
by - January 18, 2018 9:49 pm
A lawsuit filed by the City of Little Rock against two exploratory mayoral candidates claims that the would-be challengers for the capital city’s top spot are breaking the law. Little…
by - January 18, 2018 6:09 pm
Thaddeus Caraway’s greatest contribution to U.S. politics and government may be linked to his untimely death. The longtime congressman and U.S. senator died abruptly Nov. 6, 1931 from a blood…
by - January 18, 2018 5:17 pm
A Windstream Holdings spokesperson said Thursday (Jan. 18) that the company, which fought off a bid by a New York vulture fund in November to push the Little Rock telecom…
by - January 18, 2018 4:17 pm
It was marine antifreeze in Alaska, and protein powder in California. Flannel shirts were tops in Wyoming and Green Bay Packer bath mats in Wisconsin. In Alabama it was crayons,…
by - January 18, 2018 3:34 pm
North Arkansas College (NorthArk) appears to have located its Crow cawer, according to a new statement provided to Talk Business & Politics by Labette Community College (LCC) Director of Public…
by - January 18, 2018 10:46 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services said tax reform led fourth-quarter earnings to rise 227.8% as the company’s effective tax rate was -175.65%, compared to 37.63% in the same period in 2016….
by - January 18, 2018 10:30 am
Little Rock-based Bear State Financial Inc. closed out its final earnings period Thursday, (Jan. 18) as a publicly traded concern. For the period ended Dec. 31, the Arkansas community bank…
by - January 18, 2018 10:10 am
Acquisition-hungry Home Bancshares Inc. closed out the fourth quarter and 2017 with well over $14 billion in assets, aided by a blockbuster Florida merger and a year-ending surplus resulting from…
by - January 17, 2018 7:18 pm
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, believes a path to citizenship for qualifying “Dreamers” already exists and a new amnesty program is not the solution. In an interview with Talk…
by - January 17, 2018 6:17 pm
Australia’s BHP Billiton announced Wednesday (Jan. 17) it plans to move forward with an exit strategy to divest its U.S. onshore operations, which includes the global mining giant’s Fayetteville Shale…
by - January 17, 2018 5:28 pm
The gas station and convenience store industry has evolved, and few nationwide brands continue to grow their footprint while some have closed. But Arkansas-based, family-owned Workman’s Travel Centers looks to…
by - January 17, 2018 3:28 pm
Retail giant Wal-Mart has partnered with a DisposeRX, a startup founded in 2015 aimed at safer and convenient disposal of Class II prescriptions such as opioids. Wal-Mart said it chose…
