by - December 4, 2016 9:55 am
Arkansas Department of Human Services director Cindy Gillespie says she has legislators’ attention for changes to impact the serious foster care crisis in Arkansas, and she’s hoping the new federal…
by - December 4, 2016 8:29 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– FARM INCOME FORECASTED TO SEE DOUBLE-DIGIT DECLINE IN 2016…
by - December 3, 2016 3:01 pm
A panel of women working in information technology for Acxiom, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Tyson Foods and Wal-Mart Stores took questions from about 150 young women who are students from…
by - December 3, 2016 11:53 am
Gross tax collections in Arkansas came in below forecast and year ago levels in November as nervous state lawmakers hope strong holiday sales boost state coffers ahead of the 2017…
by - December 3, 2016 7:58 am
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 in Northeast Arkansas on…
by - December 2, 2016 10:31 pm
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– U.S. SHALE PRODUCERS RAPIDLY EXPANDING PIPELINE CAPACITY FOR NATURAL GAS EXPORTS…
by - December 2, 2016 10:00 pm
A 15-year-old had a surprise birthday party. He received an iPod, a Razorbacks hat and some other gifts. What he really wants is a family. The young man, Anthony, is…
by - December 2, 2016 4:58 pm
Just over a month before the 2017 legislative session begins, more than 40 bills have been pre-filed as Arkansas lawmakers prepare for a budget-tight session that includes a proposed $50…
by - December 2, 2016 4:32 pm
Trucking organizations and executives strongly support a new federal rule creating a national database of drug and alcohol test results for commercial truck drivers. On Friday (Dec. 2), the Federal…
by - December 2, 2016 3:01 pm
David Wright is confident parks, trails and fine cuisine will remain a priority and continue to build on the quality of life for residents and visitors to Bentonville and Bella…
by - December 2, 2016 1:52 pm
Wal-Mart is actively emailing customers who use its Savings Catcher application asking them to review certain items from their recent grocery receipt as part of an effort to boost its…
by - December 2, 2016 1:29 pm
Arkansas’ state-supported higher education institutions spent more than $166 million on athletics in fiscal year 2016, a 7.4% increase from the year before, while athletic revenues from a variety of…
by - December 2, 2016 1:20 pm
Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Randy Zook said globalization will continue in the administration of President-elect Donald Trump. He also expects marijuana legislation to “take the oxygen…
by - December 2, 2016 9:36 am
The U.S. jobless rate fell to 4.6% in November as the health care and professional and business services sectors continued to add new jobs to the nation’s economy, according to…
by - December 2, 2016 5:41 am
The upcoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump could alter the $480 million federal consent decree leveled against Fort Smith, according to City Administrator Carl Geffken. Fielding a question from City…
by - December 1, 2016 5:26 pm
More research will be necessary to determine whether the waste storage ponds at C&H Hog Farms in Newton County have contaminated the groundwater and soil in the Buffalo River watershed….
by - December 1, 2016 4:40 pm
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of Talk Business & Politics focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side…
by - December 1, 2016 4:18 pm
Jonesboro has received preliminary approval for at least $90 million from the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, and the city will have to provide a $7.8 million match, Mayor Harold…
by - December 1, 2016 4:02 pm
After a Texas federal judge halted the Obama administration’s overtime rules that would have begun Thursday (Dec. 1), some supporters of the Department of Labor’s new regulations are afraid the…
by - December 1, 2016 3:27 pm
A cyber security company that developed an anti-hacking tool tried to give it to the state, which in part had supported the company’s startup, but was unsuccessful. Fayetteville-based Neo Cyber…
