by - June 27, 2016 6:38 pm
Fort Smith sales tax collections are trending in the wrong direction to begin 2016, with one Fort Smith Director saying the numbers are “a surprise” and could force the city’s…
by - June 27, 2016 5:20 pm
Through the first five months of 2016 the four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas have issued new residential and commercial construction permits valued at $504.646 million, up about 100% from…
by - June 27, 2016 5:06 pm
As fallout in international financial markets continued on Monday following Britain’s vote last week to exit the European Union, potential negatives in Arkansas are uncertain even as investors shed most…
by - June 27, 2016 4:19 pm
More polling released this week from Talk Business & Politics and Hendrix College shows Gov. Asa Hutchinson with a strong job approval rating – although it has slipped from previous…
by - June 27, 2016 3:58 pm
Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken and Deputy City Administrator Jeff Dingman are part of the panel interviewing candidates for the open Fort Smith Fire Chief position. Interviews began on…
by - June 27, 2016 12:04 pm
A law approved by Texas legislators in 2013 that resulted in a significant reduction in the number of abortion facilities has been blocked with a 5-3 vote of the U.S….
by - June 27, 2016 10:58 am
Dassault Falcon Jet announced on Monday (June 27) that its flagship 8X aircraft outfitted in Little Rock has been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), preparing the way…
by - June 27, 2016 10:46 am
Ozarks Electric Cooperative Corp. has turned to the power of the sun to offer its Arkansas customers renewable energy by offering subscriptions in a new multi million-dollar solar field east…
by - June 27, 2016 6:05 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– FED CLOSELY MONITORING LIQUIDITY IN GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS FOLLOWING BREXIT VOTE…
by - June 26, 2016 8:56 am
First District Rep. Rick Crawford said citizens’ constitutional rights have to be respected in the volatile, high-profile gun control debate in Congress in the aftermath of the Orlando shooting. Crawford,…
by - June 26, 2016 8:53 am
A new survey among frequent Arkansas general election voters finds Republican presumptive Presidential nominee Donald Trump with an 11-point lead over Democratic presumptive Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. The latest poll…
by - June 25, 2016 7:47 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 - June 24, 2016 5:36 pm
Guests came hungry and left full at the second annual Taste of Northwest Arkansas on Thursday (June 23) at the Walmart AMP in Rogers. Two thousand attendees paid $30 each…
by - June 24, 2016 3:25 pm
Although Arkansas stocks emerged bruised and battered from Friday’s frantic business day after the United Kingdom’s referendum to exit membership in the European Union, most state concerns were able to…
by - June 24, 2016 3:16 pm
Arkansas’ congressional delegation expressed support for Great Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, or at least expressed support for Great Britain. In an interview, Rep. Rick Crawford, who represents…
by - June 24, 2016 2:52 pm
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission voted Friday to approve recommendations meant to slow the spread of a fatal neurologic disease affecting deer and elk, though it tabled one idea…
by - June 24, 2016 6:02 am
Editor’s note: Each Friday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Energy In-depth,” a round-up of energy and regulatory news. ––––––––––––––––– MURPHY OIL COMPLETES $746 MILLION SALE OF SYNCRUDE CANADA, WILL PAY…
by - June 24, 2016 12:19 am
For the first time ever, Americans are spending more eating out than on groceries as fast food restaurants improved the quality of the service, according to the newly released American…
by - June 23, 2016 4:05 pm
Prospective suppliers from across the country will line up in front of Walmart and Sam’s Club buyers on Tuesday (June 28) for the retail giant’s third “Open Call,” which is…
by - June 23, 2016 4:04 pm
Several of Arkansas’ Republican elected officials reacted favorably Thursday to a tie vote by the U.S. Supreme Court that effectively upheld a lower court ruling against President Obama’s policy of…
