by - December 6, 2016 5:42 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors tasked City Administrator Carl Geffken and staff to find $275,000 in cuts to the general fund to pay for 1% cost of living adjustment…
by - December 5, 2016 7:49 pm
Bills were filed Monday (Dec. 5) by an Arkansas legislator-elect that would outlaw “dismemberment abortions” and would dedicate funds from the 2000 tobacco settlement to assist the developmentally disabled population….
by - December 5, 2016 7:25 pm
Construction is set to begin on “The Greens,” an estimated $6 million apartment complex adjacent to the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine that will serve as student housing for some…
by - December 5, 2016 6:28 pm
Fayetteville wants to be known as the “Startup City of the South,” and a multipronged plan is in motion for it to build on its strengths and validate the reputation,…
by - December 5, 2016 4:17 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. has selected Chicago as the home of its newly created $150 million capital venture fund focused on investments in food innovation and technologies. The fund’s first…
by - December 5, 2016 3:36 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has created an Office of Transformation to make state government more efficient and to streamline its operations, his office announced Monday. The office will formulate a statewide…
by - December 5, 2016 2:40 pm
The loss of congressional earmarks has required states to lift a heavier load when it comes to infrastructure projects, which Arkansas has done, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Monday. Hutchinson was…
by - December 5, 2016 2:36 pm
A Transamerica Corp. spokesman said Monday (Dec. 5) that the Baltimore, Maryland-based life insurance and retirement services giant will cut some 800 jobs across the U.S. as part of companywide…
by - December 5, 2016 7:48 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– RISING STUDENT LOAN DEBT RAISES BIG QUESTIONS FOR U.S. ECONOMY The…
by - December 4, 2016 5:55 pm
A sold-out crowd of 1,500 business and community leaders saw an animated video about Mercy Hospital’s proposed new patient tower and heard about other expansion plans during the 23rd annual…
by - December 4, 2016 5:34 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson will meet with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Director Sylvia Burwell Monday in Washington in hopes of securing a waiver for his Arkansas Works Medicaid…
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…
