by - August 2, 2016 10:34 am
George Catsavis knows about facing opposition in an election. In 2010, he took on Patrick Jacobs and won a two-year term by a 57% to 43% margin. He would face…
by - August 2, 2016 10:18 am
The Jonesboro metro area has enjoyed historically low unemployment during the last two years, but city leaders knew wage stagnation was a problem, and there was a need to be…
by - August 2, 2016 9:51 am
Conway has landed another Fortune 500 company. Already home to top-tier companies such as Acxiom, HP, International Paper and Kimberly-Clark, Insight – a global provider of information technology solutions –…
by - August 2, 2016 9:50 am
After ending fiscal 2016 with a $177 million surplus, state tax collections in the first month of the new budget year came in well below forecast as a number of…
by - August 2, 2016 8:37 am
Editor’s note: Story updated with additions throughout. ––––––––––––––– Tyson Foods and its founding family announced Tuesday (Aug. 2) a $15 million gift toward the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Northwest now under…
by - August 2, 2016 8:04 am
Entergy Corp.’s profits jumped 272% from a year ago as the New Orleans-based parent of Entergy Arkansas saw strong growth in its utility operations and robust industrial sales to both…
by - August 1, 2016 6:45 pm
U.S. Sen. John Boozman on Monday (Aug. 1) said comments by GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump about the family of a Muslim-American Army captain killed in action were “out of…
by - August 1, 2016 6:11 pm
Several parts of northern Jonesboro suffer from economic blight as the city’s downtown needs to be more accessible to students from Arkansas State University. The Jonesboro City Council will consider…
by - August 1, 2016 5:55 pm
Bob the Builder has to be some kind of tired. Top to bottom the Northwest Arkansas construction pace has pushed new residential and commercial permit values from January through June…
by - August 1, 2016 5:30 pm
A few months do not make a trend, but Walnut Ridge Mayor Charles Snapp is hoping recent building permit numbers are a sign business is improving in his hometown. In…
by - August 1, 2016 5:01 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 - August 1, 2016 11:17 am
After stable growth through the first half of 2016, business growth in Arkansas has slowed as manufacturers across the regional economy face difficulties in competing abroad because of the strong…
by - August 1, 2016 8:05 am
Fayetteville residents are being asked to hike their property taxes to help fund an almost $50 million Blair Library expansion that would double the facility size as well as maintain…
by - August 1, 2016 7:57 am
Robin and Gary George of Springdale have made an additional gift of $1 million to the construction of Arkansas Children’s Northwest. The George Family donated the land for the new…
by - August 1, 2016 7:39 am
Robyn Dawson is one of two challengers vying for incumbent George Catsavis’ Ward 4 Fort Smith Director position. Dawson has lived in Fort Smith for 37 years and considers it…
by - August 1, 2016 7:15 am
Editor’s note: This is the third of four stories about the VC FinTech Accelerator program at the Little Rock-based Venture Center. Link here for the first story in the series…
by - August 1, 2016 7:08 am
A New York City securities and class action law firm has proposed a $300 million settlement with Wall Street financial service giant State Street Corp. on behalf of the Arkansas…
by - July 31, 2016 1:08 pm
The mission of Mountain View-based Stone County Ironworks is to create heirloom treasures. CEO Corky Baker and full business partner son Andy Baker design heirloom-quality products and, by extension, hand…
by - July 31, 2016 8:10 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– MAMMOTH MEMPHIS INDUSTRIAL SITE CLOSE TO LANDING FIRST INDUSTRIAL…
by - July 30, 2016 7:44 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…
