by - October 3, 2017 6:06 pm
The state Department of Finance & Administration’s legal team is notifying nearly 100 companies who applied to win one of the eight highly sought-after pot-growing greenhouse licenses to let them…
by - October 3, 2017 1:54 pm
Arkansas’ economy continues to see broad-based growth in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 even as state revenue collections remained mostly flat, caused mainly by a continued decline in new…
by - October 3, 2017 10:43 am
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Transportation Report is managed by Talk Business & Politics and sponsored by the Arkansas Trucking Association and the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce. Other transportation industry related stories can be…
by - October 3, 2017 10:20 am
Wal-Mart Stores continues to strive toward a more efficient final-mile delivery solution in its retail business, and the latest play is the purchase of New York City-based startup Parcel for…
by - October 2, 2017 7:11 pm
Arkansas’ contribution to the nation’s massive $1.4 trillion student loan bubble actually got smaller in 2014, moving the state off another “bottom ten” financial ranking of U.S. states with the…
by - October 2, 2017 6:16 pm
In the aftermath of the recent hurricanes, the outlook of the trucking industry has improved, but more drivers might leave it for higher paying jobs close to home as they…
by - October 2, 2017 4:59 pm
Despite recent setbacks for a project first announced in August 2014, the CEO at Boston-based Highland Pellet Inc. said Arkansas’ first full-scale wood pellet mill is still on schedule to…
by - October 2, 2017 3:47 pm
Trucking stocks have been trading at above historical levels as the number of mergers and acquisitions rise, freight demand improves, supply tightens and pending government regulations prop up shares of…
by - October 2, 2017 9:31 am
Simmons Foods’ investment of $300 million into a modern chicken slaughter and primary processing facility has some wondering if jobs will shift from other operations in Van Buren and outside…
by - October 1, 2017 10:42 pm
It hasn’t been real easy being a Hog fan this football season. A Thursday night Little Rock opener against an FCS team was followed by a scant 7-point performance against…
by - October 1, 2017 9:44 am
Economist Mervin Jebaraj likes what he sees in the current economy, but has his eye on several metrics and semantics to gauge future economic growth. Jebaraj, interim director of the…
by - October 1, 2017 9:44 am
Time to unveil something new, something fun for the 2018 campaign season. You want to keep up with all of the folks announcing and running for office, don’t you? Who’s…
by - October 1, 2017 9:37 am
The Frank and Barbara Broyles Foundation announced this week that the 2017 Broyles Award ceremony will be broadcast live and commercial free on KATV Channel 7, December 5th at 12:00…
by - September 30, 2017 11:20 pm
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., is putting his support behind a Senate resolution that a progressive Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group says will help big banks and other financial concerns take…
by - September 29, 2017 5:55 pm
Tyson Foods CEO Tom Hayes said the company’s “time of transformation” led to 450 job cuts at the corporate offices in Springdale, Chicago and Cincinnati. Insiders tell Talk Business &…
by - September 28, 2017 9:50 pm
Cody Hiland has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas. U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., who supported Hiland for the…
by - September 28, 2017 7:13 pm
Arkansas’ second consecutive opponent has an Aggie for a mascot. If the Hogs aren’t 1-1 against Aggie-mascoted teams come early Saturday afternoon, expect social media to light up like the…
by - September 28, 2017 6:25 pm
Arkansas has more than 3,000 manufacturers and many of them are in need of skilled labor to produce their products. Manufacturing Day will be held Oct. 6 across the country,…
by - September 28, 2017 4:48 pm
As fiscal 2017 winds to a close for Springdale-based Tyson Foods, the meat giant is again cutting corporate jobs as part of a stated goal to have a leaner operation…
by - September 28, 2017 3:58 pm
Online grocery purchases comprise about 3.4% of total sales for supermarkets offering the service, but that average is improving to 5.2% for retailers with the service for a minimum of…
